The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-02

sometimes partly from one ana partly
from the other"
1T happened that at the expiration OF
homage OF the tenth or eleventh fruit
of the marriage some difficulties were
started concerning the rules and Condi-
lions OF declaring the Young party of
age ana giving him as a member of
the family, the management Of his
patrlmonN. Jonathan became possess
ed with the notion that an arrange
meht ought to be made that would pre-
vent the new farm from being settled
and cultivated, as in the latter in
stances. indiscrimnatcly by persons re
moving from his and Marys estates
and contine the privilege TO those go-
ing from his own. and In a pcrversc
humor which had seized him he lis
tened to suggestions that Mary had
undue advantage from the selection
OF head stewars OPresidents), which
had happened to nave been much Of
tencr out OF her tenants than his.
Now the prejudice suddenly taken
up by John against the equal right OF
Mary's tenants to remove with their
property 10 new farms was connected
with popularity in Mary's person not
yet noticed. Strange as il may appear,
/ the circumstance is not the less true
+ that Mary, when child, had un-
/ fortunately received from certain
African dye a stain on her left arm,
which had made it perfectly black and
: withal somewhat weaker than the
/ other arm. The misfortune arose from
ship from Africa loaded with the
article which had been permitted to
/ enter river running through her cs-
/ tate, and 10 there dispose of a part OF
/ the noNious cargo The fact (slavcry
I i'll the South was we'll known TO John
at the time of their marriage, and if
he considered il an objection. il was
, in Il manner reduced TO nothing by
! the comely arm and pleasing features
/ OF Mary in every other respect. and
, also by her good sense and amiablc
/ manners. and in part. perhaps, by the
i large and valuable estate she brought
I with her.
In the unlucky fit, however which
was upon him, he. Jonathan. looked at
the black arm and forgot all the rest.
/ TO such pitch OF feeling was he
. wrought up that he broke out into the
grossest taunts upon Mary for her mis-
fortune. not emitting at the same time
to remind her OF his forbcarancc To eX-
/ crt his superior voice in the appoint
mcnt Of a head steward.
He had now. he said. got his eyes
fully opened; he saw everything in a
new light, and was resolved TO act
accordingly. AS 10 the head steward
! tthc President OF the United States).
he would let her see that the appoint
mcnt was virtually in his power. and
she might take her leave OF all chance
of ever having another OF her tenants
advanced to that station.
LAS 10 the black arm, she should. If
the color could not he taken out. either
tear off the skin from the flesh or cut
off the limb. For il was his fixed de-
termination that one or the other
should be done or he would sue out :,
divorce, and there should be an end
of all connection between them and
their estates.
81 have examined he said. well
the marriage settlement, and flaws
have been, pointed out To me that never
occurred before. by which shall be
able TO set the whole aside. White
as am all over ! can no longer CON
sort with one marked with sucn a &C
formity as the black on your per-
son.
Mary was SO stunned with the Ian
guagc she heard that it was some
time before She could speak ut all AS
her surprise abatcd. she was. almost
chokcd with the anger and indign"-
ton which was swelling in her bosom.
Generous and piacable as ncr temper
was. she had such proud senSibility
that she could not suppress the violence
OF her emotions as To the unjust and
degrading treatment Of Jonathan. Her
| language. accordingly, for moment,
was such as those emotions prompted.
Hut her good sense and her regard for
John whose qualities as II good nus
band she had long experienced, soon
her tone 10 that of sober reasoning
4 and afccti"nate cXpostuiation.
My dear husband. YOU what a
4 passion YOU nave put me into, but ii
is now over, aud | will cndcaVor to cX-
4 press my thoughts with a caImncss and
good feeling which become the rc1a :
tons of a wife and husoanr AS TO
4 the case of providing for our child
] little. (rhs may he Missouri) we
: both have such tender regard FOR
4 him and such a desire to see him on
4 II level with his brethren as TO his
4 chance for making his fortunc In Inc
4 cuitics which nave occurred will IN
a some way he got over Rut | cannot
n pass so lightly over the reproachcs
Il which you have cast on the color q,
4 my left arm, and on the more frequent
appointment OF my tenants than of
yours TO the mead stewardship from our
joint estates.
Nov, To the FIRST point. YOU
seem To have forgotten. my worthy
partner. that this iunrmity was fully
4 known TO You before our marriage ana
a is proved TO be so by deed of settle
ment Itself. At that time you made
y no objection whatever to our union
y and, indeed. how could you urge such
y an objection when you we're conscious
mat you yourself were NOT entirely
4 free from like stain on Your own
person?
The fatal African dye, as you well