Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-04-18

| degree the charms that distinguish
high-bred southern beauties, having q
low, musical voice, q graceful carriage
and manner that were delightful She
was as devoid Of an im~perious. unbend-
ing will as a singing bird, and Mr.. In
derhill sighed as the thought came to
him that il his wife had only bean as
considerable as Miss Nuberforce was
they might be now living happily TO-
gether.
II was summer time, and in order %
| escape the heat and di>coutcrts q Ire
city, Mr.. Underhill proposed - Mss
Wilberforce n day that they >1cu1
towards evening lake j bcaa tur >o1ss1
Island. and there witness the grand
spectacular performance Gcsu - le
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gladly accepted
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with pleasure Szs-S -s vHr
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fair g the z beside hin 1a- rs
companion II happy days u -a
and he sighed q he c51-e- 4= 1a
wreck Of the romant.e 6-=z- x a
then entertained
Raising his eyes. he encountered IL
gaze Of a naughty and anEr woman
who stood about twenty lee, from hin
Completely thrown of his guard be
exclaimed: Great heavens there sur
wife.
Much surprised, Miss Nilbert1ro4
looked first at Mr.. Underhill and then
at his wife. Miss Wilberforce blushed
deeply as she bowed to Mrs. Underhill.
companion, a young man Of distin
guished appearance, who gracefully
raised his hat in recognition.
After a brief. fierce gaze, Mr.. and Mrs
Underhill, without bowling, turned
aside their heads.
5 81 did not know that you were
, married man, Mr.. underhill," sal,
l Miss Wilberforce, in tones whicl
showed that she was ~displeased, be
cause the fact had been concealed from
= her.
Feeling deeply the awkwardness o
r the situation, Mr.. Underhill stammere,
out;
1 IL am not exactly married"
What do you mean?'
. why, II mean that l am trying t
: get a divorce"
5 DO you not love your wife?"
We'll, did love her; but she Away
r wanted to have her own way, and /
q did not always want her to have it"
r Perhaps you desired to have You
q way. too, and would not respect he
wishes"
> NJ. Underhill moved nervously in hi
: chair.
. Il would not be my wife's slave.
j. humiliating for a man to be ruled b
4 q woman
e i presume il is; and it is also humi
d ialing tor a woman TO be deceived by
nman-
MY dear Miss Wilberforce, | can a
sure you that ! meant no harm, as
have intended TO show you no moi
than friendly attentions. l thought
would be unnecessary and just as plea
h ant not to mention the disagreeab
If fact that | was seeking a divorce"
Undoubtedly it seemed better to yo
to take such a course"
= A long silence ensued, during whiC
Mr.. Underhill, a man both honorab
If and sensitive, felt, as the saying i
n completely used up"
h Miss Wilberfofce's important reasc
for being disturbed was not known /
l. her companion. For Henry Nathan
lie in whose conversation Mrs. Underhi
RS appeared to be much interested, she e
~ tertained a tender feeling which 81
Sc had believed was fully re~ciprocated.
first she felt provoked that Hen
I'd should be with a woman about to
ir divorced, but oon her fairness OF mil
lie caused her to think that Henry migl
ch if he knew the fact, justly criticize h
ly for beingin the company of the woman
.ir husband.
as Miss Wilberforce possessed, in a
III markable degree, the quick intuiti
peculiar to her sex, and, after watch
he the countcnances of Mr.. and Mrs. I
re derhill for a few moments, and rec
re Letting that what Mr.. Underhill h
re- said showed that he still loved his wi
as she came to the conclusion that tn
lid really desired a reconciliation, but I'll
~. each was too proud to make any ov'
,at lures. 1t a a peculiar situation,
Id which three, and perhaps four, persu
es, were uncomfortable. The circu
lie. stances threatened to widen the {
lite between the estranged married coup