The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-01

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recoiieot CONTINUED Mrs. .Kpowle. sthat
John Stenhotse was not I had fszirv. z
neither low born nor ~ sducat4d.- ~ roe
living soul had eyo< brssthed' < ;iyIlS6fS'
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cursed money. my husband said. Mr..
Kendall wanted her to make what he called
O. suitable marriage-that is, where every
thing was right and proper-monsy equal,
position equal - all done according to
, rule-gentleman coming o counting for q
month or two, lady smilingly receiving
public attentions, then gentleman going
hrst to ask papas consent, and, that given.
making formal offer, and being accepted
and married Immediately in grand style,
with six bridesmaids, and twenty carriages
With white horses, just as we had day.
she couldn't help it. saw from the first
she was weak. gentle creature. Why,
she used to so into mysteries and fsinting
mtg when would have faced that old ty-
rant with heart as hard as his own. Bless
my hfel would have fought through o
regiment Of soldiers for the sake Of INV
Edward; but she, the frail, trembling lamb
.
And the large, loud Lancashire woman,
with the womanly heart, dropped tear or
two which she smothered in her laced
pocket-hankerchief, and turned out of the
quiet street in Mayfair, where the two ladies'
toHMssrd tHs Queen Anne Street. -
"For," said she, al must get q peep at
her when she goes away. was very fond
Of poor Emily Kendall"
"But tell me the rest Of her story"
pleaded Mrs. Smiles. Indeed, I will
never repeat it. And whom should re-
peat to2 for scarcely know anybody in her
circle, and she is now removing quite out
OF 1t. suppose she will settle perma-
hently in Liverpool2"
"Yes; John Bowerbank has one Of the
handsomest houses in all Birkenhead. His
long widowhood alone hindered his taking
his place at tho very top Of our Liverpool
society. Now he will do it, for ne ls q So
cial man, and likes show, quite different
person from poor John Stenhouse; who
woald have spent evening after evening by
his own fireside with his books or his pi-
ano-playing-he was the finest musician
l ever knew, and built chamber organ
with his own very hands. I have it still,
for he left il 10 me when he went abroad"
why did he 60 abroad?"
IN tell you, ct least SO ts- as know,
for he was very communicative up to O
certain point, and then he ceased, and held
his tongue entirely, and couldn't pump
o mile of the subject, the look of his face
frightened me. He was terribly in love
with Emily Kendall"
It's bad thing to be terribly in love,
and not at all conducive to the comfort Of
society,"" observed Mrs. Smiles, sententi-
ously; but Mrs. Knowle was too full of her
own remembrances to reply.
.h.k- L., -
John Stenhouse's letter, down came Mr..
Kendall to Liverpool after his daugh-
ter. Oh, the daily storms we lived in
morning, noon and night-the interviews
in our dining room and in the poor little
things bedroom, for she took to her bed
the very first day. How we argued and
reasoned, and comforted, and advised,
and my good man, for we felt to those two
young people just as if they were our own
ment that childless people often feel when
they see how other people throw away their
blessings, what could have possessed the
old father to see his only daughter almost
dying before him, and 60 on killing her,
for her own good, he said; but, as every
body else said, just for his own pride and
vexation at thwarted authority. Money,
John. Stenhouse had been in the position of
John Bowerbank, Mr.. Kendall would have
gone down on his knees and worshiped dAim;
l know he would. AS it was, he Just kicked
him out of DOORS"
1That was rather ungentlemanly."
IL don't mean literally. Mr.. Ken.
dal is never that. Besides, he had
his own credit to keep up; he had
always borne the character Of be-
ing the best OF fathers, as perhaps he had
boon till this happened. We are oil of us
Tsry perfect creatures SO long as we are
nut tried. Gracious mel when looked
to-day OF that stately, handsome ola gem
-tleman, who, when he was asked, Who
giveth this woman to be married to this
man2 looked SO smilingly and benignant,
and remember what I've seen him look
like! It's queer world, a very queer
world, my dear"
agreed In everything with everybody at the
time.
well, the poor young fellow was dis
missed. OF course there was no help for
it; the girl being under age, the father had
the law in his own hands. Nothing short
Of an elopement, which no honorable man
like John Stenhouse would ever have
dreamed of, could have saved poor Emily.
And thon her money her detestable
once. Every bit Of honest pride In him
father thinks, all the world will think, that
i wanted her for her money he used to
say; and sometimes this feeling was go
strong In him that fancied he was half
inclined to draw back and give her up. But
] told him not to be such coward, for it
was cowardice; fear Of the wicked tongues
and not Of the good ones. Nobody who
saw sweet Emily Kendall and honest John
Stenhouse would have doubted that they
were marrying for love---real love. But
and it's nearly two. O'Clock, and they were
to leave OF half-past, the bridegroom and