New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-03-23

~ Boauchamp, and then
became her happy bridegroom. It
then seemed to him impossible that
he could evince the happiness he felt
by showing too much happiness and
devotion. Even the caprices Of the
charming Matilda-and she had them
rendered her thousand times more
engaging in his eye, and it cost him
nothing to give way to them.
It was about this time that he
dispatched a letter to his uncle, Colo
mel Vavasour of three or four pages Of
panesyric, crowded with notes Of ad-
miration, which the old bachelor per-
used, as he said, with terror.
During the second month Sir Charles
began to perceive that Matilda (whom
until then be had believed all perfec-
tom had some triHing faults, and
even the first time he hazarded a slight
difference OF opinion.
''Ah, Charles" she said, "you love
me no longer.
Not love you'' exclaimed he;
"rather than think SO do what you
please, act as you will, order, com
mand, and SO the lady had ller own
way.
Her mother, too, with whom he was
always in the wrong, came to pass a
few days with them, after which time
they had not a peaceable moment.
Ashamed at last ofhis weakness, the
young husband resolved to seize on
the first pretext, no matter what, for
recovering his authority.
They were invited to a ball at a
neighboring country seat, where they
would have met q certain young
widow, a Lady Oussulton, of whom
Badly vasour-thanks to the kind
offices Of her mother-had taken it in
to her head to be cautiously Jealous.
Matilda refused to go, and absolute
ly forbade her husband to 90, too
But he stood firm, and told her it
would be All act of marked disrespect
If they were both to refuse the invita-
ton; that she might do as she pleased,
but that he should most certainly ac-
cept it, even if he went alone.
Lady Beauchamp at once said that
he was tyrant, who wanted to muir
der her poor child; to which Sir
Charles responded by telling her plain
ly not to interfere betwixt husband
and wife
The night came. Sir Charles felt a
little uneasy at his wife's silence, but
plucked up courage andresolved to go
through with it. As the clock struck
he roseto depart, upon which Matilda
rushed to the window, threw it wide
open, and, with a terrible caImness in
her eye, told him that ii he stirred a
step she would throw herself out!
Before he could approach-before
lie could prevent her-she had precipi-
tated herself from it! By a provi-
Dental chance, however, there
happened to be q wagon loaded with
hay standing just beneath, and she
fell on it without hurting herself in
the least.
Lady Beauchamp immediately took
her daughter to the manor house,
leaving Sir Charles in the elegant
lodge where they had spent the honey
moon
And SO matters had remained for a
month, Sir Charles lingering at the
lodge, without being able to catch
sight OF his wife; until at last, driven
to despair, the fond young husband
had written letter, imploring for
giveness, the delivery of,which he en-
trusted to Mrs. Grace Peabody, the
wife OF a farmer whose dwelling
abutted on the park gates.
But the messenger returned in do
lorous mood, with no answer from
Matilda; her mother was with her,
and she took the note from her, in
spite Of the information that it was a
letter which Sir Charles had written
10 his wife, and to no one else
No" said Grace to Sir Charles
she never answered q word to that;
but she sat herself down and scrib-
bled away, and at last she handed it
to me, saying, Give the poor mad
snan this
1t was a note to Sin Charles, com
anencing: This is our ultimatum.
My daughter will only consent to re-
'ceive you on one eondition--that
you acknowledge Your fault, return
to the manor-house and make an
ample apology both to me and to
4. her"
At this moment chaise drove.
rapidly UP to the lodge-gaues. and
forthwith descended /, stout elderly,
misunderstanding gentleman, inquiril,g
LIS WaV to he manor horse and