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The Cedartown
By Jno. W. Radley.
Official Organ of Polk and Haralson Counties.
Subscription $2 Per Annum.
VOLUME IV.
CEDARTOWN, GA„ THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1878.
NUMBER 28.
r R 0 F E SSI 0 JV al
gT.ANOE fk KING
attorneys at law,
CKDMtTOWN, GA.
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THE DIVORCED.
BY A LADY OF THE SOUTH.
CHAPTER I.
Tho grout world of London was
thrown into consternation ut the di
vorce of Clarence Molyueux and
Florence his wife, nee Lasoellea.
Ae a general thing, Mrs. Grundy
does not approve of her maidens ef
florescing, from Misses to Mudames,
nnd from Mudames to Misses, and so
she is apt to look unkindly on the
men who are instrumental in those
violent changes of designation, pray,
who can get on without the world’s
good opinion; true enough, »ve may
despise it, but wo must bow to it be
fore we can use it or turn it to our
own ends. No ono must dure defy
public opinion. If we do, a hue and
cry is raised, and in tho conflagra
tion that succeeds, some life is sure
to go to destruction.
Clarence Molynoux was a man
among men, a gallant soldier in tho
field, a charming companion in tipi
mess room, Or at tho club, accom
plished in music, painting,Sculpture
as in tho hardier arts, of ‘‘rod and ri
fle. Speaking most continental lan
guages with equal facility, his man
ners exquisitely tender and gentle,
his voico us melodious af^tho Italian
ho spoke so beautifully—his face and
form oue of unusual beauty and man
\j ers In Ltmiors. Tobaccos ancl Cigars, Proprlo- iUl -
tors SMITH** Chi.ebuatkd Stomach Bityicm, jj ncB8 H18 father had left'hlB old
Agents ami Proprietor* Rcil-Llue Hti-nmora. ion . , . . ,
percent, saved to «n dealers bj'Wf'jW 1 English home in order to retrench
u*. Fir# proof Wnrehouse. Clmrco for woignmi, «
bale- All v
*o. Charge ror weigning
for sale, 10 cents per
i*U lM a trial order or consignment.
Manhood: How Lost, How Resturad!
Igffigg .Tint pnWiMioil. • new edition
3B
■uted l.—u. on Hie
on tbp oontineut tho usmil plan ru-
inod noblemen . of Lhe British Ieloa
adopt.
But Glarouco Molynoux’a, old un
cle died ut this juncture, loft him a
princely fortune: on biaaccession, b
tt A or S#m1n li wcilkiiv’<n, itrrolmiinty •PW- 1 twiiiiu"-, WU mo uuneuim., ....
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’Hm"colei Crated au tho
clcurly demonstrates, fi
I'ul practice, that tho uli
abuse may be indlcally
3Hevery
miflferer, no’nmttcr what lit* comlltipn n»ay bo, mr
curwIiunBClf cheaply, prhraloly, and «’Uially,
r^'Tlils lecture Hlioultl he iu the hand* of cvc
vo,itn nnd fivorv man iu the laud.
Sent under seal, In a plain euvnlopo, to any a
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Has just received a full line of
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I have nlso opened a magaificent
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EEPAI MUST Or
a proud position in English society;
to which his old name, his great
wealth and intrinsic worth so justly
entitled him. Every one loved him,
from his charger that, followed him
like a dog, to the. young cornets who
in their debts and difiloulties found
in him a friend to sympathize and
aid; elegant and fashionable as was
Clarence Molyueux, never did he re
fuse help to those he loved; and his
good heart embraced the world—alas!
he was soon to rush to his doom.
Soon in thoughtless play, twist tho
first gleaning silky threads of the fa
tal cord which would cliug to him,
fastened beyond hope of release as
long as life shall last. Aid me. If tho
truth were, always in our minds, or
the future always plain before us,
should we make the fifty false steps
that the wisest amongst men, is cer
tain to me, before half his sands are
run. If they knew before night the
sea foam would be whirling high
and the curlews screaming in human
fear, and the gay littlo boat lying
keel upwards on the salt ocean surf,
would tho pleasure party set out so
fearlessly in lhe morning sunshine
with ebampuigne flowing, bright eyes
glancing, and joyous laughter ring
ing over the golden sands^ind up to
the fleecy heavens—Ahl no.
Soon after Clarence Molyueux
came to London he was the rage.
His good looks, brilliant mental qual
ities, his fascination of manner, made
him the “star” of the season. He
caressed, besieged, spoiled and
flattered to an extent that would
have turned any other man’s head,
however it seemed to make no im
pression on him—withal he was a
dangerous man with ladies, he un
derstood them so well, for in fencing,
whether with the foils or the tongue,
the great secret is to be cool, since in
proportion to your tranquility, grows
your opponents exasperation; a fa
vorite maxim of our Adonis was al
ways “look under woman’s words as
under their veils, they mean words
to embellish, as well as to hide.”
fit was well known with all Moly-
neux’s great popularity aud brilliant
success he had never been really in
love only a passing fancy with him
occasionally. Well it was in the sec
ond, may bo third Winter of his Lon
don career he was found paying his
most devoted attentions, his warmest
court to Miss Lascelles, a cold bean*
Of WATCHES,
CLOCKS and
JEWELRY,
Promptly don# and GUARANTEED. Remember I tiful blonde whom the World BUSpeot-
rrompi y LEDBETTER Agt. ’ • - - - • ■ ■»
Meeks’ Building.
* gentle as she appeared—every one
marrtded, first at his bad tuole, sec
ondly at her indifference, for indiffer
ent she undoubtedly was; in this re
spect, so different from all other la
dies who were favored by this popu
lar favorite. Some people ill nutur-
edly said, he was attracted by her
stupidity. That his own vitality
was so intense, her torpidity seemed
a welcome rest, n perfect repose; wliat
he so longed for. Once ho was heard
to say to a bosom friend—“what I
want i3 a calm woman, a slow wo
man, a majestic woman, one of those
sparkling, vivacious, clmtt.y women
would be tho death of mu.” llis
friend responded:
“Oli, Clarence you are destined
from your very temperament to love,
singularly an I wed strangely—how-
over I do believe those culm majes
tic statuesque’s do gut the best of it
in the long run.
Ladies wondered what’gentlemen
could see in Miss Lascelles to rare
over. It was her cold passionless
white beauty. There is a royalty
about beauty, leal beauty, that the
world spiteful as it is, never fails
to recognize. It is like the dia
mond or talent, always commands
a fine market price. Miss Cased lea
was tho most perfect type of blonde
beauty, cold as an ice-berg, statoly as
a proud ship under full sail. You
would be struck by her in a crowd of
a thousand, as the fairest of all tho
peerless beauties. She bad no gifts
us a conversationalist, never exerted
herself to please or amuse any ono, to
all, old or young, handsome or ugly,
rich or poor, high born or lowly, she
was alike.
'She exhibited a profound indiffer
ence, that made some equally indiff
erent—disgusted others, and a ma
jority it piqued, of the latter was
Clarence Molyueux, always a pro
found iidu-.ina of the bloiidu typo of
beauty. His ‘eyes ivWd on Mica L.
with more than ordinary admiration,
but when hu found she treated him
precisely a i she did the silliest pert-
est set of the regiment, lie was dis
agreeably astonished, his pride was
touched. He was by no means used
to be beaten, least of all by a woman
in a game of hearts where he had
over been only too successful. The.
icy resistance she made, quickly
transformed his passing admiration
intojm exciting chase, which led
him farther than he intended to go.
Headstrong, reckless, unlucky fellow,
it were easy to turn the west wind
lrom its course as it sweeps wild and
free over the sea and land, us by
words of counsel, words of warning
attempt to stem the self willed, head
long current of a man’s love. How
his friends grieved over his wild in
fatuation, for they loved him well
for his true nobility of soul. Half
the so called unselfish one sided love
in this world is pure obstinacy. It
is amusing to hear people speak of
uu tiring persevere nee, winning the
heart even of the coldest, that no wo
man loves who cannot be won over
by the disinterested love of any man
provided he holds on. Oftener than
not the man holds on from spite and
pique; determines the world and the
women shall not laugh at him. Ten
to one us she advances lie retreats; as
she thaws he freezes, revenging him
self for her indifference.
A man wil 1 forgive you for break
ing his heart, for blighting his name,
for losing his money; but lor wound
ing his vanity, never.
’ The spectacle of the grandest man,
the most gallant soldier of her maj
esty’s regiment, indeed the most pop
ular man in London paying court,
serious court to tho inspired icicle,
tho solemn goddess Miss Lascelles
filled all beholders with amazement.
Some thought he was amusing him
self; others that he was truly in earn
est—was infatuated by her majestic
cold loveliness. The ladies were be
side themselves with envy and jeal
ousy that a cold hearted, unlearned,
indifferent woman should be loved
by one of the noblest, most genial,
sunny hearted, gifted, daring, dash
ing soldiers, to say nothing of his bo-
iug the “best parte,” the decided
catch of the season.
As to Miss Lacellea, the most con
summate coquette living, could not
have played her game better. To all
appearances she had thoroughly mas
tered the grand axioms of the most
finished flirt: first, attract; then be-
Lni
cello’s
' the
’itch; then recede: keep cool; in her
use coldness not acting, her nature
was as frigid as the zones of Green
land and Iceland. She was a mulish
creature without one ray of imagi
nation, or one artistic aspiration, or
her heart had melted under a love
so ardent, a wooing so charming an
that, now hers.
Time passed yi, six weeks—two
months, nay throe, her .oddness did
not thaw under his ecrtitr.iucd devo
tion, nay he had not advanced ono
inch, yet ho showed not the slightest
inclination to abandon tho attack,
but to hold tho fort until forced to
capitulate or yield—lie allowed the
most unfaltering deathless ardor in
this “affair du cocar " The men
quizzed him, his frienddeplored
lus infatuation. The la nes, ah bless
them spoiled him more
compensate for Mi
“froidcHr*’ Well one
London world was electrified by the
announcement of the engagement of
Col. Molyueux and Mi s Luscdlee,
and tlmt the marriage was to come >
off very speedily. It w.i-3 a nine day
wonder, we do not know which ex
cited most astonishment, that h
should have proposed ' or that, fill
should have accepted him. Ilor
coldness continued. u:>»i her utter in-
dift’civnoecombined wiiji it, until two
days before their engagement, some
thing in the interim occurred to
make her chungi her mind. What
it was, no one could find out. They
appeared everywhere aft au engaged
couple. Now, thero was nothing to
contrast in their behavior for he was
as cold as she. Si range, was it not?
People wondered it liis warm gener
ous loving heart had become petri
fied. The world predicted the en
gagement would come to naught—
there would be no marriage. The
world was miaUkc.r., iu'uid come off.
It Was n brilliant affair; pomp, show,
pageantry, ringing of bells, the great
church of St. Pauls wus t.mtcfully
decorated witk^pure white lilies,
white roses anagreen trailing leaves
of water plants, under the floral bell
u work of rare artistic loveliness stood
by far the handsomest couple ever
wedded in this venerable Uathfdral.
Alter the touching aud beautiful
mony was over, which for life
hound these two, “husband and wife.”
As they walked down the broad
aisle, while from the grand organ
pealed forth the wedding march*
flooding tho edifice with melody, all
exclaimed—how handsome the groom
how perfectly lovely the fair bride.
While the engagement lasts she is so
switching, so charming, so tender
of hn feelings, so oblivions of l.ie
Mings, so lenient to his faults, is
y if one dares to say anything
unkind of him; pets his horse;
thinks the scent of his cigar a de
lightful aroma.
Twelve months afterward, I mean
after marriage, see her then, (unless
she ho a veal good woman, and who
can tell,) her liusband’s friends have
the cold shoulder, the meanest din
ner, miserable wine; and he, poor
fellow, fifty curtain lectures per even
ing; inviting his friends to his own
house—and the hsbund wonders if
thecross8 slattern who comes down
lute lo a cold breakfast, can by any
it v be identical with tho etnil-
possi
ing* winning, blue-eyed beauty who
so politely poured out his coffee at a
daylight breakfast at her father's
homestead, when be was visiting her
brother.
Ti e maxim familiar to all
young man is married who is marri
ed,” seemed fully exemplified in CJlar-
Alas, that one’s hands must be
badly burned ore lie gets exporion
Even the great Shakespeare took to
wife an ignorant rosy-cheeked peas
ant girl at eighteen. Poor, poor fel
low, think of him, with all his gr
im tired powers, struggling for utt
a nee, the great wealth of poetry
within him, tingling all his prosy
hard life, with rose line and lily fra
grance. Genius-giving power, with
God-like vision, to see fairies ill tin
dni i-.-s and cowslips, and know by
intuition the voices in nature un
heard by common ( ail und the fierce
passions of kings—lhe ghniouf
workings of the. stmt-'-jii! n; tho tierce
scheme of 1 So v.vrid i m which lib
social posiiion excluded him.
CHAPTER II.
Well, the handsome couple went
over to Paris on a bridal tour, and
there remained three mouths; then
returned colder, more indifferent
than ever. Evidently it wus a mu
tual coldness. Some said they actu
ally showed hatred for one another.
Col. Molyueux seemed scarcely him
self. His friends mourned this sad
transformation of their bon. comrade,
once so buoyant, so genial, now
gloomy misanthropic. His uiifortu-
tuuate marriage seemed to have
aroused the very worst feelings of his
nature. That we all have a dark
and bright side to our character,
none will deny. Under certain cir
cumstances Clarence Molyueux
ht have goue through life a noble,
chivalric gentlemen, the soul of hon
or, the pride of his sect aud a blessing
to country. Wow the dark side was
brought to light, and he wa3 a won
der to himself. That he was utterly
disappointed in his expectations of
wedded happines, you had only to
look in his lace once so bright; smile
so winniug; look so fearless. There
was a new look now in his face. One
of defiance and distrust. Persuade
a man against a marriage, you force
him into it. No one should meddle
with lovo affairs. The more undesi
•able the connection, the more you
interfere, the more surely will the
subject” grow obstinate as a mule
uuder the treatment. Try to injure
a lady with any gentleman over
whom she has cast “the glamou,”
and out of sheer spite, a sort of
wrong headed, wrong hearted chival
ry, he ’will swear she is divine, and
act upon it, too.
There is a singular magic in that
gold circlet badge of servitude, which
changes the sweetest, gentlest, ten-
dereBfc betrothed into a domestic fiond.
Jlc.v -/mriouK hih.'kc.speare, with
his divine sonlund Cod-like.inspira
tions—oh how he must have yearned
for a',;kindred spirit-—he whose, soul
was filled with passionate ideals.
Juliet, Portia, Ufti'inione aud Ophe
lia. To know and l’eel his wife felt
nono of those things; was incapable
of appreciating the God-like genius.
Wlule lie, wutchiug the stars shoot
from their spberesjsiie, the wileoi bis
young manhood, culled him a moon
k fool, and to come in and mind
the baby while she cooked his supper.
While he was weaving glorious
'houghts that would dazzle a world,
and to which they reverently list n
lay, tlmt inappreciutive wife of bis
would snub him, cross him; tell him
that his boy and girl needed shoes
uml stockings, and she wished she
had married the rich mill owner.
Well do all young married men
know “a fellow feeling was strong in
bis heart” for them when be uttered
that memorable seuWnce ol h
young man married is a man that is
married. Oh it is a dreadful lute to
get in the matrimonial maelstrom too
soon. “Ladies,” says a
“are the exact antipodes of olives;
the one begins with salt, but leaves
U3 blessed with a delightful rose
aroma. The other is nectar to com
mence with, but turns to gall.”
Poor Clarence, some blamed bin
or his gold ness and utter indiffer
ence to his peerlessly beautiful wife.
But a few in this case knew he had
abundant reason or excuse for his
conduct. She bad never loved him
—never intended to accept his offer,
for she loved with all the devotion
her cold soul was capable of, a young-
man poor as herself, consequently
not acceptable to her parents.
Oh, the power of money 1 It is to
English parents what glory was to
the ancicut Romans, or now is to
French. Only have plenty of money
and all the world will offer you the
greatest dinners; mamas their most
beautiful daughters; be able to dine
eu prince at home and you will bo
invited out every day in the year.
But to Mrs. Molyneux, she was
true to her lover—when suddenly she
learned he was faithless to her; hud
married a great heiress. She did not
faint or weep—turned a shade whiter
—and in less than six hours accepted
Col. Molyneux. Was his promised
wile alter months of bare toleration ol
his attentions. Only a sense of hon
or made him marry her, for she bo-
came distasteful to him ere he bad
I been engaged a week to her. He
hence the coldness so commented on
by the world in lhe days of their en
gagement.
When they bad been married about
c or eight, months Col. Molyueux
opened, accidentally, a letter address
ed to liis wife. Its contents were
8Uoh ns made him search her portfo
lio for others in the same Land-wri
ting. lie found out lie bad been
profoundly hood winked; deceived
by tho handsome block of ice he had
made his wife—duly aet forth in
black and white, ho found out she
had loved truly but not wise or well,
another man. flow that want of
money on both sides had been the
barrier in the way of their union.
And bis, the lover’s marrying a rich
woman, was the occasion of his being;
accepted as a husband. Further
more he discovered she still pussiou-
atoly loved this wedded lover. Nay,
Abe had repouted ly seen him since her
marriage, and was soon to meet him
again. She, sluggish as she seemed,
wus perfectly reckless in this her on
ly love. Very little was wanting in
her part to establish a (act that
would have freed him by law. Nev
er was the subject mentioned between
them She missed her letters. Drew
her own conclusion. Took excellent
care to b ‘ very cautions aud circum
spect. So much so her greatest ene
my could not find u single stone to
throw at her.
Molyneux felt himself ill lined.
Men always do when they find a wo
man has not brought the triple (low
er of innocence, beauty and goodness
to meet the dry husks lie is gracious
ly pleased to provide. Aud it' be bad
liked her, little before now, he posi
tively loathed her, and with his
characteristic promptness and reck
lessness, made up hid mind, ns she
gave him no redress, be would .com
pel her to make it on her own ac
count, for free of her he determined
ho would be, and ordered his con
duct (to the world) to be such a
ushion as no woman of pride or
self respect would live under his
oof another day.
Oh to record this of one whose
fe had hitherto been so stainless, so
ihivalrous, so noble.
His wife’s family were furious, her
friends prodigal with pity. Siie, her-
If, uttered no word of complaint;
appeared faultlessly attired, us usual,
with perfect ease and unconcerned,
behaved, in short, with such perfect
propriety that by those who did not
know her, she was regarded us model
of wifely propriety, long suffering
and forbearing, while those who
knew her, for what she was, specula
ted what her tactics would be.
fflie world called her a stupid wo
rn. The world was mistaken. She
was a very clever woman. She had
made herself thoroughly acquainted
with tiie law of divorce, aud knew
the remedies of husbands and wives
were by no means similar. Could
her husband have proved her mis
conduct, he at once could have ob
tained a divorce. Wore she to pro
ceed against him, she could only ob
tain a judicial separation, under
which she would not be free t6 mar
ry again, and this, by no means,
would have served her ends. So she
stooped so lo
rituUd us h<
in his house
phere l
• object- would
But lie n«v«r
it, inteiifidv ir-
lie wan it her remaining
.) ami tainting its Rtmos-
lur loathsome presence.
Foiled in this Mrs. Molyneux quietly
sat down and waited for him openly
to desert her.
Just lit tin’s juncture the wife v f
tlie man site loved died, leavi g him
rich and fre . A . ur.d r that . ’ ar
ia n
ill co,
sign. \V
the most
Made the
gnawed at her vi
hilly, but she i
calm, cold., indilnprenJ; r
friends as usual; went lo
the opera—every where—u
spotloss English matrou.
most polite r spouses when her.hus
band wus enquired for, by the world,
with incomparable suavity and un
concern; in short, Mrs. Molyneux
win the wonder of onr-half the Lon*
i!on wo 1 Id, while her husband WttS
the scandal of the other.
I’oor Clarence was a sad Boapo
grace iu those thus. The good
groaned, turned their eyes to Heaven
and devoutly paused by the other
side, while many a good Samaritan,
tho fair oner, were willing to extend
• l>eu
human kindiu*
Heart sick, that t
man should occupy
his name, receive hi
too hard for man t.i
out liis commission
wretched \vo-
is house, bear
’rienda became
•ar, so. he sold
d left London
\ dingly busy
—dame rumor
asserting his exemplary wife. After
bearing insult, beyond measure with
Christian fortitude, was desert •!.
That her husband did not Dave alone,
but was accompanied by one young
lovely as a painter’s ideal—but no
one could lmve sworn whether ho
was so accompanied or not, certain
no one saw them, while his spotlr-.is
\Jile Bpuke ‘dim evi.Yy where. “If
my Iri iband baa wronged any urn?
ho is too noble hearted not to repair
the wrong by marrying the wr need,”
so sooti as be legally can, cloaking' a
deep motive in such assertions.
When Mrs. Molyneux found her-
a.-If deserted by her husband, she re
turned to her mother’d home, and
there dwelt in the sight of tho world,
lived a modest,Virtuous life, resigned
to all God’s afflictions; her every ac
tion, subject to the most rigid scru-
iny, until such a tirflc ns tho case
Molyueux vs Molyueux should be
decided.
Well, at lust the
gained, and in the
world, she ia spoiled*
or blemish, her repul
as the lily, pure as
none point—nay dare
huger of calumny. Very crowded
was St. Pauls the first sabbath, the
beautiful divorced appeared—she was
the cynosure of all eye?—cold, chaste,
pure us the snow-drops on her ex
quisite white bonnet, which rested on
her beautiful blonde haif. Well she
bore the scrutiny. The gentlemen
said; “how gloriously beautiful i:- our
ice queen,” she ought not to he so
severely censured, for she always
showed Molyneux she did not lore
him.
| The ladies ah they said one whose
divor
Was
i of the
bout flaw
un .'iiVlied
point the
watched and waited, aud bided her tastes was so exquisite in dress
ime with a cat-like persistence and
patience that must have nearly driv
en him wild. He felt in those days
that our divorce laws were very in
sufficient.
Oh, it was terrible for him to feel
and know that he had lettered him
self by u tie that would draw him
down, crush out all his hopes, chain
down liis life, foster hia very heart
strings. There at Ilia hearth mus
sit the embodied cure. There in his
liome must it remain until God re
leased him. Oh, that some unions
are legal is a disgrace. At the same
time, divorce seems of all the niceties
of legislation, the most ticklish and
unsatisfactory to adjust. If the door
in divorce were shut, there is un evil
bearable; and if you opeu it too
wide, more harm may acorns.
Clarence was like the caged eagle.
And like the eagle debarred from
sunlight, will find some road to life,
light and liberty, or die beating hia
wings in helpless effort.
It was Buid Mrs. Molyneux did her
beBt to get her husband to strike her
by provoking him beyond endurance.
dearly then. Wa» diBonchunted, | that she might establish the ohargs
should have shown it in not going
out the very first sabbath she was
free. Who, mama asked a bright
eyed little girl, ig that cold white
beautiful rnoman. That is Mrs.
Molyneux, my child, she is a cold
hearted woman, ofccupy.iug the un
enviable positiou of being neither-
wife, maid or widow. She, Mrs. Mol
yneux, figured for one or two years,
one of the queens of society, not
loved—admired by some, for her
cold beauty. Then sho wedded Mr.
T)e Signc whom she had loved from
her early girlhood, rumor suys, they
are very happy. And where is Olar-
enco Molyneux? The saddest stories
are summed up in the fewest words:
he is a wanderer in far off lands, lead
ing en aimless life, ambition dead, a
hopeless future. Ool. Molyneux, said
an English lady of rank, why his di
vorce will not make the difference of
a rush to him, he will be eagerly
welcomed to our very best society,
and free to choose a wife from our
proudest families,' but he never did.
ono little experience marred a noble
life, and made him an exiled misan
thropic man..
JM.HV