The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-29
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romantic, yet the very care she eScr-
cised to avoid any appearance Of SEN
timent was dictated By the sacred
ness in which she held her ideals.
Naturally these tendencies seized
upon congenial food, and the rever-
end regard SIZE bestowed upon pro-
ssic, middle.sged gentleman was moro
akin 10 love than the innocent maiden
knew.
'What is Mrs. Ka-slake like?' she
asked one day, as her father returned
from visiting the invalid. -,
IT suppose she was pretty once, "
answered the rector, not diaincliaed to
talk over his neighbors, and after a
pause went on, "Karslahe ss;d she had
a lovely complexion when &c fell IN
lo7o with her at some suburban dance,
but T expect that was sign OF sick
ness. She is week DOW. Tho foolish
fellow married while still in the t11te-
laee Of an army coach, and I fancy
they had rough time ei it at first.
The children all died, ezcep: :hc one
daughter, who is married.
Violet sighed in responce.
Mr.. Merrick might have added that
the struggles Of suhalterns wife had
not been calculated to develop Mrs.
Karslake's intellectual powers, which
were never large. Sac was hard and
peerish, accepted her husbands davo-
tion as a right, and was inclined &c
despise him for his limitiess patience
and attention. She vented on BIN the
disappointment of all un5atlatei cray
ing for gayety. forever thwnrted by
illness. and in his great compassion
for her suffering he accepted the claim
10 martyrdom without thought Of
his own voluntary sacrifice.
When her worn out ]rane ~ length
sucaumhcd tc the complication OF dis
eases which had to-meGtcd 1t SO long,
the husbands gcief was desperate. His
daughters flying visit gave ii!n. little
consolation. She hal Inherited from
her mother Inc blush rose skin and its
attendant drawback oE le!ica:y, COM
b;n.nS with is a feather brain and al
cso:ist;c heart cn!irely occupied with
her own pretty self:
dear papa looked after mamma Sc
we'll! He WAS miserable j; anybody
else did ANYTHING ior h.r-" So
naturally Ethel djG! nothing int amnse
herself, even before sac married at
eighteen the rich young b=A:;*r who
spoiled her to her utmost co:iF2Ht.
Mourning was becoming 70 Ethel,
and she was considered to look $50
interesting, poor dear!" at the fun
erai, but she found CoomOe damp.
therefore Roger took her nome next
dnv, and they wirtercd aboard on &C
ccurt Of her lungs.
81 wonder j.arslake aid not 60 with
them," commented Mr.. Merfic!. 1T
would have done him world OF
good It did not occur 70 the worthy
clergyman, in rece;p; Of comfortable
stipend, that foreign travel is exDeu-
si7e, and that the Major was too proud
to accept obligations from his son-in-
law, even if the latter had made the
suggestion. Roger ho,i displayed some
inclination tha5 way, but the idea Lad
been promptly quenched by Ethel,
who opposed lnsSincti7ely any expen-
1iture other than Oh herself.
'lt's all the better Tor me that he IS
staviEr on here" continued the rec.
tor; Il should have missed him ter
Yibiy. I cannot think low / existed
before be- came. None Of ;je Haople
about here have any interest beyond
local matters" "
'sThe Major IS SO c,cyer," returned
Violet, with conviction. There is
nothing he has not read or thought
about; but he is dreal!aiiY depressed
now. j. am afrail re will never re-
cover the blow Of Gr*. Karslakes
death"
"He is a very goal ;eiiov,' said
Mr.. MerricI;. Chat I have observed
that ''inconsolable viaowers generally
marry again"
tt was certainly & little 1,;:hp at
Woolhover that vet "ntH!nn, and
Janet, though au excellent house
lceper, wos not much Of 4 companion
1or all Intelligent man, consequently
the Major spent move Of i.is time At
the rectory tEan ever. lie hal made
some other acquain tances IN The neigh
borhood, but the Nerricks suited him
best, besides he Was ky nature indo-
lent, and the rectory was only five
minutes walk from lis own low white
house buried in trees.
Eiolet's heart achel when. from her
window overlooking The churclyard,
she saw him often stand lpy the fresh
green mourd. Owing to tha rainy
weather no monument coHiil be erect
ed till spring, and the girl laid flowers
all winter long on tae grave which his
SORROW made sacred to her. lie never
said any word Of thanks, bat she felt
ne knew who tended so carefully the
spot where his heart lay buried. The
violcts she hal planted thcre were
blossoming when the masou;S men dug
them up to firmly tix the marble slab,
which was placed il costly comma;no-
ration of "Cathariue, the be.ovel wife
of-etc.' Major Karsake wore q few
vioiets in his outtonhole that night,
when he spent his usual musical hour
at the Mcrricks, but there were vic
lets in the Woodbower garlen, and
indeed of every garlan. o; mossy
Coombe.
When the monument was finished
the widovcr went away for y change;
he had developed rheumatism in lamp
Deyonshire.
you'll write sometimes, karslake"