South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-10-30
THEINTELLlcENCER
FRIDAY. OCTOBER so. 1881
TRUE DEVOTION.

Alltyne looking proudly At her pretty
daughter. suspecr, ny d. ar Mag
81. It Is your mission TO airs and
dance.
Lady Allevnc was wealthy and
Margaret wss her only chilli. Her
whole life was epent in rendering Ter
daughter hsppy, 90 Mrs Margaret ~.s
petted 10 hcP hearts content. To
lock Iretty and bewitchinQ, To be or.
rayed like Solomon 10 all his glory
hom morning ill night, I'd pa>s her
time in. an endless succession OF Bel
eravian gaicty. was her cbiid's mis-.
alcn. according 20. Lady Aiieynes
idea, 80 Margaret received nll the
gifts fortune showered upon her as
matter Of course and enjoyed life a.
her mother expected.
At last Margar.t met her fate to
tho great wonderncut Of her rriend,.
in the PERSON OF John CIR ham, q veal.
! 'hy young mo, g! ant OF L'verpno' for
Margaret Alley ne. with her baby face
and coquettish manner. WAS the last
person IN The ~orli' you would ima-
CINE the grave business. man, would
love. End be the most, unlikely Of all
Der enters to carry off the belle.
i But Margaret did love him, he was
so grave and clover.
So, amidst the congratulations OF
bis fri, hds, and the tears OF her pa.
lents, John Graham bore his bride
CD To his home.
He WAS very much In love With
pretty Margar {. The soft, rose
flushed fac, the tender blue eyes.
the crinkled golden hair never lost
their charm for him. But he never
dreamed that this little fragile crea.
ture could bear the burden Of life
with him. M. that dinpled face WAS
only made for smiles. 60 he INDUCED
and caressed her. hut his cares hsr
bore alone.
The large fortune left by Johns
father had been doubled; but nov,
by, the simultaneous failure OF two
or three asms he had trusted, AMI thu
vifainJ OF, . confidential Clerk, the.
wealthy merchant sa9 him e.f ON the
brink Of ruin.
Love rendered Margaret keen sight.
ed; she gu ckly perceived that oil VAS
M. right with her husband. HIS
wan ag3ard face frightened her.
But. dearly as she loved him, she
was too proud to look TO his conf
dencs, 10 both were wretched, though
eacA end avored to conceal il from
the o her.
When .ohn saw hat ruin WAS in
'vitab'o, he wrote 10 LAZY Allevns,
frankly disclosing The state Of affair Z.
The IN lher insisted that her daugh.
ter should return to her her husband
could claim her when fortune again
SMILED upon him; but. in the mesh.
time Margaret was better with her;
10 spare her anxiety 1t was better
she should not know OF her husbands
d nicu ties.
With q heavy heart. John agreed
to all Lady Alleyne's dem .nds. Mar.
esrc.'s love was the only brightness
left 10 his life {; but of .urse, il sbe
could De happier with her mother. he
could sscr fec It. His stern. pale
and constrained manner affected Mar
g .ret when be toId'ber he de fred het
to accept her mother . invitation.
He no longer loves me--he wishes
me to leave him, the poor child cried
afterwards. in passion OF tears.
Blu. tsfo.e him she presented 4
calm exterior, and John Graham
thought THAI his young wife. like the
res, Of the world was ready to desert
him.
SO Margaret returned to The home
of her girlhood. calling all her pride
to her assistance, to enable her to sp-
pear ind .fereni, but her heart was
rent by bitter pangs. for she had per .
suaded herself that her husband no
longer loved her. Whole nights
speut in tears leaves traces pretty
Margaret grew pale and thin, and La
dg Alleyue began to fear that, after
all. her tenderness could not coDsti.
tute her dsrling's happiness. Sill
the girl never complained, bat bore
her burdsn in perfect silence.
OJe nigh. Margaret was at ball
given by an intimate friend. She
had danced great deal and being
very tired, sal down near On open
window; q heavy curtain entirely
concealed her. Two gentlemen we're
standing near. and she heard the con
veTsaIion distinctly.
So John Grahsm, Of Liverpool, is
bankrupt was sorry to hear IL,
he Is an hoUest fellow said one.
Yes, answered the other; saw
him ia Liverpool last week he look 6
wretchedly. You know be married
Miss Alleyne. . pretty little dol
without an idea, and What is worse
without heart now she has desert
ed bin In bis Adversity. Il is rather
hard when a mans wife will not aid
him 20 bear his trouble.
! Margarers heart gave . great
bound. How she had misjodg-d
him; how true and tender he vas
lie was alone 10 his trouble, surely
her place Was at bis eide. Then
Needless Of comments. she left heI
hiding place..
The next day John Graham's state
" mansion vas 70 be sold. lie bad
taken graf pride in bic home; .
thousand tender associations we're
oonnectaA Wiih evarv roonn H0g