The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-01

merely confidential adviser ?" asked
Miss Ration, sarcastically.
81 hope to have the honor of being
both at future day." replied Frank,
quietly. He handed Mary into the
carriage with as much ease as though
she were titled lady; and springing
in beside her, they drove off, leaving
Rose upon the sidewalk, surprised and
chagrined.
Upon their way to L. street,
neither one spoke, so l will take the
opportunity to inform my reader that
Mary, an only child, had lost her father
five years before; he left her nothing
but a good education and an invalid
mother. She had attempted teaching
several times, but she was unsuccessful;
for, although she was a fine scholar, she
was too quiet, too clever, too good
natured for an instructor so, to sup
port herself and mother, she had re-
source to her needle.
1t was before one of the many
"model houses" SO called which are
one of the Boston notions--and a very
good notion they are, too,-where
Franks carriage stopped. Up. two
pair of stairs were the rooms of Mrs.
Edmands and her daughter; into these
he was shown, or, rather, into one of
them, very neatly furnished parlor.
In one corner stood a piano, and over
it was suspended guitar; in another
stood a what-not, upon which were
few of the standard poets, two volumes
of late novel, fresh cut magazine, a
work basket, a portfolio of sheet music,
and very few other articles; upon the
walls hung works of Mary's pencil; and
everything in and about the apartment
bore signs of ease and comfort, which
might have been looked for in vain in
houses of greater pretensions.
" You play, then - remarked Frank
to Mary, after he had been introduced
to her mother; and his eyes for the
third time rested upon the piano.
Yes, sir, / am very fond of music,
when. l can devote my time to it; but
find little time for practice now"
/" Do you sing 2"
Z" In my way"
"Will you favor me with this ?'' and
Frank took up "Gentle ANNIE" which
lay upon the piano.
"With pleasure - and Nary took
her seat at the instrument and sang, in
fine taste, first the piece asked for, then
another piece which Frank wished to
hear; then they sang a Duet, then
Frank sang a comic song with good
effect; and there is no telling how much
longer the would have sung, had not
the bell of neighboring church rang
the hour Of noon SO loud as to call
Stanley to a sense of duty. He apollo
i gized for detainilg them so long, but
he had really forgotten himself in such
excellent company. He then informed
them of his uncle's death, the advice
and property he left to him, his posses
sion of the property, and his doubts in
regard to the advice; of Miss Ralton's
deception in claiming Mary's needle
work as her own, of his thoughts of
marrying, and of his thoughts of her
and one or two fashionable young ladies
the morning that he found the purse.
He then invited Mary and her mother
to make his house their home for a
year, at least; there Mary could find
time to devote to her music, her draw
ing, and her books; and if, upon a
ripper acquaintance, they were mutually
pleased, he should be happy to make
her Mrs. Stanley.
| Need / tell nv readers that Mrs.
Edmands was surprised ? all my other
characters have been in their turn, why
should not she? Frank was surprised
when he learned that Rose Ration did
not net those anti-maccassars Mary,
when Frank expressed his determine
ton to visit her mother, and Miss Raj
ton, when she saw him hand her seam
stress into his carriage with so much
grace; now,. as it is nothing more than
right that Mrs. Edmands should take
! her turn, dear reader, please consider
her surprise.
4 Notwithstanding her surprise, the
more Mrs. Edmands thought of Franks
offer, the more she was inclined to ac-
cept it, and it was but few weeks ere
they were both domiciled beneath the
roof of Stanley Hall. A large room,
with windows facing to the south, was
assigned to Mrs. Edmands; the walls
, hung with Mary's drawings, and her
parlor furniture was here; in recess
by window Frank had placed an arm
chair, and to this room Mary and he
came every afternoon and read, played,
and sung to her mother; was she not
/ a happy mother? Her health had i'm
proved very much, and she often rides
out with Mary and Frank.
II ~
Last night there was a wedding at
Stanley Hall. Mary Edmands is no
, more; as they stood before the man
/ of God, and. she vowed to love, honor
and obey, Frank forgot alike Rose Raj
ton and her fibs, and the advice of his
uncle. Mrs. Edmands thinks it was a
, most fortunate loss when Mary dropped
that purse; but. Frank always inter
rupts, by reminding her of the loss to
him if he had failed to advertise it!
eW A man who sold popcorn, IN
the hall of the Chicago post Office, not
agreeing with Mr.. Buchanan on the
great National Democraf;o ouoct;ov, "a