2 WHAT IS A WIFE. What ia a wife ? A fellow soul That shares our joys and troubles— But halvas our pleasures on the whole. And all our sorrow doubles. What is a wife? Our reverse side, tte was not alto gether faultless —qnt altogether free from what we must call prudential cousidera lions;and although she ha 1 a real, hearty love for Edward, and did in her secret soul intend to marry him, I can bear wit ness how sorely she often tried him ; and it was through this that he was at lucki ly prevailed upon to leave her and go abroad, and try to forget her.” Edward * bowjed to the Baroness, and seemed grateful f »r her advocacy. "And then I must add this,” she con tinued, “in 'excuse f do things when a certain person has asked you, than the friend of ibis moment would have ob tained of you, if she had trie i." “Such a change as that one must hear the best way one can.’* replied the Couni. “Bit as to whrt concerns Caarlotte’s fir.-t husband, I e-ul-J not endure him, because BT A CTKIC. A Novel he parted so sweet a pair from one anoth er—-areally pre-deatined pair, who once brought together, have na reason to fear the five years; or bethinking Of a second or third marriage.”^ ' “We must try,” Charlotte said, “to make up for what we then allowed to slip from na.” “Aye, and you must keep to that,” said the Count; “yohr first marriages,” be continued, with some vehemence, “were exactly marriages of the true detestable sort. And, unhappily, marriages genera’- ly, even the best, have (forgive me for us ing a strong expression) something awk ward about them. They destroy the deli cacy of the relation; everything is made to rest on the broad certainty out of which one side or other, at least, is too apt to make their own advantage. It is all a matter of course, and they seem on ly to have got themselves tied together, that one or the other, or both, may go their own way the more easily.” At this moment, Charlotte, who was de termined once for all that she would put an end to the conversation, made a' bold effort at turning it, and succeeded. It then became more general. She and her husband and the Captain were able to take part in It. Even Otliiie had to give her opinhn); and the dessert was enjoyed in the happiest humor. It was particu larly beautiful,, being . composed almost entirely of the rich summer fruits in ele gant baskets, with epttgnes of lovely flow ers arranged in exquisite taste. The new laying-out of the park came to be spoken of; and immediately after dinner they went to look at what was g< iag on. Oltilie withdrew, under pre tence of haring household matters to look to ; in reality, it was to set to work again at transcribing. The Count fell into conversation With the Captain, and Charlotte afterwards joined them. When they were at the summit of the height, the Captain good oaturediy ran .back to fetch the plan, and in his absence the Cbunt said to Charlotte ; “He is an exceedingly pleasing person. He is very well-informed, and his knowl edge is always ready. His practical pow er, too, seems methodical and vigorous. What he Is doing here would be of great importance in higher sphere.” Charlotte listened to the Captain’s praises with an inward delight. She col lected herself, however f -aod composedly and clearly confirmed what tbe Count had said. But she was not a little startled when he continued: “This acquaintance falls most oppor tunely for me. I know of a situation for which he is perlecily suited, and I shall be doing the greatest favor to a friend of mine, a man of high rank, by recommend*, ing to him a person who is so exactly ev erything which he desires.” Charlotte fell as if a thunder strobe had fallen on her. The Coant-did not observe - - - - it; women, being accustomed at all times to bold themselves in restraint, are always able, even 1n the m» si extraordinary cas- es, to maintain an apparent composure ; J but she beard not a word more of what ; the Count said, though he went on speak ! >nk- I “When I have made np my mind upon j a thing.” he added, *T am quick about it. II have put my letter together already in j my bead, and I shall write it Immediate j ly. You can find me some messenger, ! who can ride off with it this evening.” Charlotte was suffering agonies, Slar i tied wi h the proposal, and shocked at herself, she was unable to utter a word. Happily, the Count continued talking of his plans for the Captain, the desirable j blene&s of which was only too apparent ; to Charlotte. It was lime that the Captain returned. He came up and unrolled bis design be fore the Count. But with what changed eyes Charlotte now looked at the fridnd whom she was to lose. In her necessity, she bowed and turned away, and (harried down to the summer-house. Before she was half way there, the tears were streaming from her eyes, and she flung herself into the narrow room in the little hermitage, and gave herself up lo an ag ony, a passion, a despair, of the possibili ty of which, but a few moments before, she had not had the slightest conception. Edward had gone with the Baroness in the other direction towards the ponds. This ready witted lady, who liked to be in the secret about’everything, soon ob served. in a tew conversational feelers which she threw out, that Edward was fluent and free-spoken in praise of Ottilie. She contrived in the most natural way to lead him out by degrees so complexly, that at last she had not a doubt remaining that here was not nienly an irteipienl fancy, but a veritable, fulf-grown pas- sion Mtrried women, if they have no par ticular love for one another, yet are si lently in league together, especially against young girls. The conse quences of each an inclination presented themselves only too quickly to her world-experienced spirit. Added to this, she had been already, in the course of the day, talking to Charlotte about Ot tii-e; she had disapproved ni her remain ing in the country, particularly being a girl of so retiring a character; and she had proposed to lake Oudie with her to ihe residence of a friend, who was just then bestowing great expense on the edu cation of an only daughter, and who was only looking about to find some welMie posed c'mpaaion for her—to pat her in the place of a second chdi, ami let her share in every advantage. Charlotte bad taken lime to consider. But now this g-mpse of the Baroness into E l* aid’s THE RADICAL; heart changed what bad teen bat a sng gestionat once into a settled determina tion ; and the more rapidly she made op her mind about it, themore she seemed to flatter Edward's wishes. Never was there any more self possessed person than - this lady; and to have mastered ourselves in extraordinary cases, dispose os to treat even a common case with dissimulation— it makes na inclined, as we have bad to do so orach violence to ourselves; to ex tend oar control over others, and hold ourselves in a degree compensated in what we outwardly gain for what we in wardly have been obliged to, sacrifice. To this feeling there is nflenjoioed a kind of secret, spiteful pleasure in the blind, un conscious ignorance with the vic tim walks on into a is pot the immediately doing as we please which we enjoy, but the thought of the surprise and exposure which is to follow. And thus was the B lioness malicious enough to invite Edward to come with Charlotte and pay her a visit at the grape-gather ing ; and, to bis question whether they might bring Ottiie with them,: to frame an answer which, if he pleased, he might interpret to bis wishes. Edward bad already begun to pour out bis delight at the beautiful scenery, the broad river, the bills, the rocks, the vine yard, the old castle, the water-parties, and the jahibe at the grape gathering, the wine-pressing, etc., in all ot which, in the innocence of bis heart, he was only exuberating in the anticipation of the im pression which these scenes were to make on the fresh spirit of Ottilie. At this mo ment they saw her approaching, and the Baroness said quickly to Edward, that be had better say nothing to her of this in tended autumn expedition—things which we set our heart upon so long before, so often failing to come to paas.ffEdward gave bis promise; but he obliged bis companion to move more quickly to meet her; and at last, when they came very cbse, be ran several steps in advance. A heartfelt happiness expressed itself in bis whole being. He kissed herhaod as be pressed into it a nosegay of wild flowers, w hich he had gathered on the way. The Birooesa felt bitter to the heart at the sight of it. At the same time that she was able to disapprove of what was really objectionable in this affection, she could oot bear to see what was sweet and beautiful in it thrown away up3n a poor paltry girl. When th y bad collected again at the supper table, an entirely different temper was spread over the party. The Count, who bad in the meantime written bis let* ter and dispatched a messenger with it, occupied himself with the Captain, whom he bad been drawing out more and more ~»spending the whole evening at hissidp. talking of serious matters. ess, who sat on the Count's*, right* fSund but small amusement in this;-nor didßd ward findany more. The Utter, Jrasl)e* cause he was thirsty, and then because be was excited, did not spare the wine, and attached himself himself entirely to Ot tilia, whom he had made sit by him. On the other side, next to the Captain, sot Charlotte; for her it was hard, it was al most impossible, to conceal the emotion under which she was suffering. The Baroness had sufficient lime to make * her observations at leisure. She perceived Charlotte's uneasiness, and oc* cupied as she was with Edward’s passion for Ottilie, she easily satisfied herself that her abstraction and distress were owing to her husband’s behavior; and she set herself to consider in which way she could best compass her her ends. Supper was over, and the party remain ed divided. The Count, whose object was to probe the Captain to the bottom, bad to try many tarns before he could arrive at what he wished with so quiet, so Utile vain, but so exceedingly laconic a person. They walked up and down together on one s-ide of the saloon, while Edward, excited with wine and hope, was laugh ing with Ottilie at a wind >w v and Char lotte and the Btrouess were walking backwards and forwards, without speak iag, on the other side. Their being so silent, and their standing about in this uneasy, listless way. bad its effect at last in- breaking up the rest of the parly. The ladies withdrew to the rooms, the gentlemen to the other wing of the cas tle; and so this day appeared to be con eluded. TO BE CONTINUED. An Irishman who bad jasi landed, went to see bis sister who was married to a Yankee. Tbe couple lived very happily together, and when Pal came, the gentle man took him over his place to show it to him. Pat, at the evidences of prosperi ty, said to bis brother in-liw ; “Begnrra, you are very happy here with this fine property to Uve on ; me sister bed good luck, tutirely, so she bed, in getting you tor a husband.” ‘‘Ah. yes,” responded the married man, “we would be very happy but for one thing.” “And what’s that?” asked Pat. • “Ah, Pat,” returned the gentleman “I am sorry to say that we have no cbil dren. “No children I” exclaimed Pat; “thin, begorra, it’s not my sister's fault, for she had two before she left Ireland, and that is the raisen me father sint her to Ameri ca!” Thebe was a row at Oconto, Wisconsin* lately, in which a Bohemian was stabbed only eighteen times He was at iced in life, but in death he is sadly divided. Beevity iz the child of silence, aal a g'ale krcdlt tew tbe old map. FRIDAY, JUNE 27,1873. f- Q A^SHAII, AT T Oft NET AT LAW, BEAVER, PENN A. OFFICE INTHE COURT HOUSE. [deSO-ly JAMES GAMBBUN. JOHN Y.MABKb. QAHBB ON A MARES, A TTORr&B YS AT LAW . BSTATE ; . 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