Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-21
! Story oflthe Wedding Ring.
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By BERTHA M. CLAY.


;, speeches ever delivered IL the House
4 Of Commons JgR'
a III he wottld but become one OF U.s.
: said the great Tory leader. with sigh
!. IF we could but get him over on
/. our side" said the Liberal chief.
But Mr. Dale had taken a line OF his
own and he adhered to it. He was the
poor mans friend-some of his
!, speeches were one long burning TRADE
I, against the rich and their treatment OF
/, the poor. lie was prejudiceG and
! bgoted, but his wonderful eloquence,
j his passionate words, carried with
them certain force of1conyiction, He
; was rich himself master Of a fine es-
, tate--but he was no arlstocrat. He
thanked Heaven that he had sought to
buy no mans soul with gold, Shrewd
/, men who read his speeches, said there
must be a secret attached to his life;
he could not hate the arlstocracy so
much unless he had suffered through
one Of them.
But no one even family guessed that
he hated the aristocracy because an
old aristocrat had tempted his fair
young wife to leave him.
] lie had become one OF the leading
men Of the day-a power and a voice
in the land, Lord Carlswood, who was
a great admirer of talent, admired him,
although he deplored his principles.
"He has not only talent, that man."
he said, referring to him-"he has
positive genius. admire him even
for his honest hatred; but | wish that
his talens were all enlisted on our side
Il wish that he were one OF us.
People talked a great deal Of him; 1t
was said that, although he was so
fierce a democrat, even Royalty adj
mred him, and that princes had
praised his eoqence Still, he would
not enter what was called fashionable
society fifF
He was walking one day though the
park with Major Henchly, a great
friend Of his, and they saw the car
riages of the ladies who were going to
the Drawing Room. ,t ls.s,e.au
The Major, a fervent admirer of fair
women, stopped to look anthem, and,
4 was forced to the same Suddenly his
face grew pale. and the breath came in
thick hot easps from his lips His
hand clasped the arm of his COM
Ipanon 4ga
who is that?" he asked, in fierce,
hoarse whisper,
Major Henchley looked
l., ~ l.Nn,.gs,l nf,., NAr,JJron
The granddaughter OF Lord Carlswood
She Is a magnificent woman, I do not
think she had her equal in London
may, in all England d"
Mrs Waldron'' repeated Mr.. Dale,
| in a low voice.
do not put the question that no one
1 falls To ask. Who is her husband p
People ask that, do they? Well.
am inclined to initiate them, Who is
/ her husband''
Il cannot tell you; she made some
| low marriage / believe
I Does a low marriage mean that she
married poor man. asked Mr..
4 Dale.
/ Il suppose So do not know.
/ have heard. in common With the rest
/ of The world, that she married beneath
her. and is separated from her hus-.
Iband."
Because he is low-l can under
stand that am what is called "a self
made man, Major, II high bred
lady looked kindly on me. and an al
lance were formed should you think
she had contracted low marriage
Because of you2' cried the major,
Certainly not Why, you are one OF
the most rising men OF the day."
1T is difficult to discover what al
low marriage is" said Mr. Dale; but
the strange pallor did not die from
his face He was unlike himself for|
the whole OF the day after he had en-
! lord Carlswoods grandChild. =.
There were many who remarked at
the drawing room that the beautiful
Mrs Waldrcn looked unlike herself,
she was not SO brilliant. not so radi-
ant, thcre was more Of thought on her
+ brow, Of care in her eyes; her smile
was not So bright, her repartee not so
4 ready.
I Il was the truth The pleasures OF
the world were beginning to pall
iupon Ismay Perhaps she had exhaust
/ edtheut too QucRly. She had drained
the cup of pleasure To its very dregs,
there was nothing left "a her 70 wish
for nothing TO desire ~
Her life for ten long years hao
+ been one series OF brilliant triumphs
the world had worshipped her and
during that time she had lived without
I love without tenderness. engrossed IL
vanity pleasure, and love OF luxury
/ She was in the very pride OF her mag
utfcynt womanhood now and she was
beginning 70 feel tired OF frivonty
"a wish for something better
She was at a ball one evening and
some one presented her with q beau