The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
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love for you has lost all respect and
trust"
Bitter words! Spoken in haste
and anger The fruit OF the artfully-
nurtured suspicion and jealousy of a
year. When laul Britain married
the penniless Eda Morpeth, there
had been secret anger and cOldly-ut-
tered CONGRATULATIONS in the stately
house OF his father, where he took
his bride 10 spend the first year OF
her marriage. His mother and his
sister Laura had nothing in common
with his wife. They were naughty,
keen-sighted, cool women OF the
world; she, a little, gentle, loving,
clinging child, utterly simple, with but
little tact, and an absolute incapacity
70 believe that every one didn't mean
precisely what they said. A more un-
fortunate combination OF qualit es
could hardly have entered the cold
shadow OF Britain Hall. She never
saw her little violations OF etiquette,
and her soft, childish speeches were
seized and held up TO the light for
her husbands inspection and medita-
tion by her merciless relatives-in-
law.
She felt she could not see, the
cruel sarcasm, the cold condemnation
hidden Inder the smooth speech and
smile. She shrank away, dismayed
ana grieyed, when her timid over
lures at reconcil alton and affection
were rejected; she knew that IN a
hundred ways she annoyed and irri-
tated her proud and arbitrary hus-
band, but never knew how to better
the matter. She burned with secret
Indignation at the daily Injustice
done her, yet never knew how TO
vindicate herself in her husbands
eyes or assert her rights.
The only one Of the family who
showed her kindness was Dick Lea
forth, her husbands cousin, gay
young Lieutenant, >Tho came there
TO spend some weeks with his Aunt
Britain. Dick thought her the very
pretUiest little goluen haired, blue
eyed woman that he had ever seen in
his life; and presently discovering
her. condition of moral serfdom, with
a secret curse on feminine brutality
and her husbands stupidity, donned
her colors and fought her battles for
her. He ii was who parried the
sharp thrusts Of her mother and
sister-in-law-whoh had always aready
excuse for her little social shortcom-
ings and pleasure OF some kind TO
propose when he saw her dropping
and dc, ,ected.
Liking the frank, kind-hearted fell
low with all her heart, she saw moth
ing OF the storm that was darkening
above her: she never saw the signifi-
can't look or heard the tone with
which her hus and was informed that
"Eda was somewhere with Dick. as
usual" When he was ordered off in
service he wrote her frequently-the
merriest kindest letters in the
world. She wished TO show them 70
Paul, but he declined to look at
them.
Didn't he like her to write TO
Dick?
He had nothing to say on the sub
ject; she must be her own Judge in
case of the kind,
The little woman was puzzled and
unhappy, but she continued 10 write
to Dick. When he again came back
her Joy was extreme and she never
dreamed of trying TO hide it, All
her old animation and glee came
back; she romped with Dick like
little child; and Paul seeing her one
day pelting him with flowers, felt the
long jealousy Of his heart
leap up into fiery flame of resent
ment and froze the very soul within
her by the words with which this
story commences.
"Henceforth he had lost for her
all trust and respect" The words
rang in her ears day and night Con-
tinually she saw his cold. stern face
as he turned away from tne kiss she
would have given him and heard his
measured, freezing tones.
What sort OF affection could that
be which was robbed of trust and re-
pectP Childish as she was, Eda's whole
heart rebelled against the very
thought Of such love.
cue tAdmlueu DtI pdSO IIlc ONtI
and over again; s.e sought in vain
for faults 10 justify so harsh sem
tence. IL she had not loved Paul as
woman seldom love, then and there
his dominion had ended and his in.
justice had erected barrier between
them that he could have never
crossed; hut she had given her hus-
band her whole heart and soul; loved
him absolutely; could find nothing
pleasant without him: could imagine
nothing de 'irable In life bereft OF this
love; so she set herself TO win
him back. She was shut out en-
trely and designedly from his con-
fidence, even in the most trifiing
matter Paul sat continually with
his mother aud lister In solemn con-
clave. TO which she was not ad-
mitted: the very servants knew more
than she OF family matters and do
nestle details. II Paul was troubled
she was never told the reason: II he