Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-01-28

OF her rank, that he fell into the hun
der Of thinkfng Beatrice anxious for
his wite's success in society, In after
years, when he realized what the fair
Young wife had suffered, he wondered
that he had been SO blind
The season in London was a failure,
The graceful, delicate lovelipess ot
his wife could not fail in winning
friends. but even in the manner ot
these who loved her best he read some,
thing of regret for her, and pity for
himself. He did not like, when he
took her, magniicently dressed, and
looking most "divinely fair" To some
grand party or ball, 10 hear whispered
praises of her always poisoned by the
remark She was the daughter OF
some country lawyer; he married be,
meath him" II was gall and worm,
wood To Vivian,
After some long and anxious thought
he resolved upon going abroad for a
year or two Society is differently
constituted abroad, aud he had great
hopes thar in those elegant circles
his wiie might learn to feel herself at
home Florence was the city nc de.
cided upon, partly for its own sake,
ard partly because some of his own
friends were staying there,
Mrs. Selwyn had proposed that her
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he was not willing, He loved his
mother, and admired Beatrice The
fatal time had come when Lady
ViolanteS society no longer sutticed
for MIN
So they came to Florence when
Rupert was three years old and they
had remained there since, Lord
Vivian owned to himself after a
time, that the change had not been of
so mucn benefit as he expected,
There, as at home, Lady Niolante was
timid frightened. and failed in self,
most. There she was greatly al,
mired, her fair, angelic style of
beauty was something wonderful to
the sons of the south. Such faces,
such hair as hers, were only seen in
pictures; they raVcd about her; but
when it was discovered that La belle
Anglaise' did not like tiirtations. did
not care for compliments, detested the
name of gallantry, avoided rather than
sought their homage, they took up the
tone that had driven Lord Vivian from
England, and spoke OF Lady Selwyn
as one who had married above her
station.
She was mutterably lonely, being al
heart still "A simple, loving child.
She no longer clasped her tender arms
round her husbands neck, and asked
him If he repented, feeling sure of a
that ii was a mistake. She was alone
in this strange land, fricndless, and
almost desolate. The one love of her
heart, the one comfort of her life, the
one source of her happiness, was her
child He was all her own; she could
love him in her own simple, loving
way, without repulse He believed in
her thinking her the fairest and
grandest of all Gods creatures. He
was her companion and friend; yet
through him she suffered perhaps
most cruelty of all. Her method OF
training him was called old-tashioned
her teaching obsolete, and on this, the
bright August morning when oul
chapter opens, she felt heartsick ano
weary.
Suddenly she looked up, for from
among the orange trees came a burst
of silyery laughter that seemed in har
mony with the sunshine and flowers
Quickly as possible she dried hcl
tears and stood awaiting the stranger
Imagine, reader, a woman combin
ing the charms of a Greek goddess and
a Partisan coquette: woman won
drous to behold in her superb classica
loYeliness and easy, graceful, winning
manner; the Countess Satani, the
belle of Florence, who might have
been Helen of Troy, from the fata
fascination and charm she hal fol
men.
A tall, slender figure. proportions
like the Venus Of Milo. a form fault
less and beautiful. graceful dtgntied
every motion full of poetry. every
movement full Of elegance every at
titude displaying fresh loveincss
Her very walk was a study as she
now from between the odorous orange
trees she seemed to float rather than
to walk.
Imagine a fact perfect as those
which charmed the old Greeks. cen
turtles ago; a low. broad brow; short
upper lip, and an arched under one
eyebrows straight end dark, eyes that
resembled a purple heartease with a
golden light shining through II;
features that were simply perfect, and
over all ripple of laughter and fun
that was irresistible; laughter in the
wondious eyes and on the beautiful
mouth, an air Of gayety and winsome
lightheartedness that was bewitching
''Ah, Lady selwyn She said in her