Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-08

10 utf SuFpI4Set Wueu lISy reached
home the table in the nretty little
p4rlor was set, decorated with beauti-
-tl towers, the bride-cake being placed
d The middle between--wocst of all! -
40 bottles Of champagne.
ord RIVERS was amused at her
.ankly expressed horror. He thought
a-d thought justly, that this was one
3. the most original CT weddings
4here was no kiss, no caress, no wish
Ing OF happiness or Joy; not that that
Mastered, for he was in an elysium of
love and Violet in maze of delight.
she laughed when Miss Anterior
looked at the table, and uplifting her
hands, cried
"Bride-cake and champagne in my
housed"
They generally accompany love and
marriage said Lord RIVERS.
They generally accompany extrava-
gance and ruin" cried Miss Anterior,
ard she steadfastly refused to touch
Of drop CT the sparkling wine.
This is my first glass of cham
payne" said Violet; Il have often
thought how delicious it must be, but
have never tasted it,
Il hope your life will 5e as clear,
shining, and bright as the wine in your
glass, cried the young husband.
Miss Atherton gazed solemnly at
her.
Il hope it will be your last, Violet.
You have married an extrayagant man,
who will never rest until he has ruined
himself. | hope you viii have more
sense than to fall in with his absurd
notions"
Il shall try my best TO be sensible,
aunt replied the fair young bride,
She could laugh now that she would
soon be away, but Miss Atherton's
GOODNESS and sharp, biting tongue had
always been a great trouble to her.
The beautiful face of the young bride
on her wedding morning was pale as
white rose. The novelty, the bright
life before her were delightful but she
missed what enhances the happiness
of most girls-a mothers kiss and a
fathers CHEEKY blessing
When the obnoxious champagne was
finished, and some little inroad had
been made into the bride cake, it was
time to go. Lord RIVERS mad detained
the carriage that they might drive to
Darlington railway station. When
Miss Atherton heard that, She subsidized
into stony silence no other words
were needed or used.
"The end OF all this extravaganza
must come" she repeated to herself
again and again; those people VINO
would sleep upon roses must feel the
thorns, seeming to derive great sat
islaction from the thought
The moment came in which aunt and
niece babe each other Ia, ewell; and
then Violet looked into he stern cold
face with weeping eyes.
Give me one kind word, one kind
wish, aunt" She said. at seems cruel
that | should leave what has been my
home without one kind word"
You have pleased yourself; you
have married a man who seems to
think extravaganza a virtue. / have
& few words ttr you,-words of pIoph-
ecy--that you VIII find thorns, sharp
and long, In your orange blossoms"
Years afterward the worls returned
to Violet's mind, and she knew that
they indeed had been prophetic.
Lord RIVERS overheard them and
FASTENED to her. 1t was useless now
for Miss Atherton to look Mortified or
turn aside He took Violet IN his arms
before her very eyes and kissed her
She was his wife. and no one could in
terfere.
DO not listen, darling he erica
there is not one single horn in your
beautiful orange blossoms. and, If
there were, | would take 1t away If
Aunt Alice cannot say goodbye to you
kindly, we will leave her without"
Miss Atherton did not yield; she was
firm to the last; and they parted from
her without even the semblanee of
good wish.
She viii come back to me ye.," was
her comment as the carriage drove
away, and then-then | shall see the
thorrS amid the orange blossoms"
But, when they had gone. when the
last sound Of the carriage wheels had
died away, and no echo came OF the
horses feet then the blignted, imbit-
tered heart bled Oh, why had Heaven
been so good to this girl. fair of face,
and so cruel to her? Why had love
been sent to her as a fever of pain. as
q fever Of misery? Yet 20 this girl it
was a golden dream of happiness, real
iced for the present, even if it ended
i'm the hlackuess and bitterness Of
death She paced up and down the
eorden paths, by which the hollyhc ks
grew and her whole soul reyolted
against the decree Of Heaven. Why
was she old. worn, and hacgard? Why