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people wr@S impressions, and yet she bore
the important title of-Mrs. Dudley Rving-
ton. Her husband, who was decidedly
grave and sedate, thought she did not sup.
port his name with sufficient dignity, aud
he sometimes undertook to lecture her on
what lie considered her ''liltle E.ilng;" but
with some mischievous reply she was always
sure to put to flight his gravity.
Every one wondered how two people so
totally unlike as Dudley Eivingtou and
Lizzie Rising had ever been drawn together;
but it is a true saying that people like their
opposltcs, and Mr.. Rivington, who was Il,
first shocked, then amused bv Lizzie's
pranks, at length found himself in love with
the little hoyden; while Lizzie, who stood
i'll considerable awe of this gentleman, gradu.
ally found her respect deepening into di:
tercnt feeling. And so they were married,
and, different though they were, no word Of
d'scord ever marred their happiness. H.
bore good naturedy with her mischivvoas
disposition, but at times lie would cast
about in his own mind for some way to
cure her.
my DEAR" said Mr.. Riving'on, one day,
as he entered the apartment where his bride
was sitting, Il have heard something very
strange"
"What is it 2" asked Lizzie
81 have heard that your parents were
very much opposed to our union, and that
We were obliged to elopc at night by jump
ing out of the back window, and that then
we had gone Immediately to the clergyman,
and had been married without the knowl.
edge Of our parents. who, in consequence
had disinherited you, and had refused to
have anything to do with you"
allow very strange!" exclaimed Lizzie,
show could such a report have originated q
"llave you not said something in fun
which might have given risr to it!
NO, said Lizzy, thnughtiully, and then
she added, ooh, now l remember. The
other day, when Sally Brewster wis
lcre-you know she has perfect horror Of
old gentlemcn-she asked me in her inno-
cent wav, bow came to marry person so
much older than myself, "For my own part"
said she, Il never shou ii wish to marry an
old man, and pa and ma wouldn't let Inc if
l did."-She is such an honest little crea-
,urr, and always takes everything SO literally
That | wished to antonish her, so replied,
Il sprang out Of back window at night,
when my parents were asleep, and WAS
married qnite early the next morning" l
suppose that must have been the way the
story originated, aud it has gained, Of
course, by circulation"
But Lizzie, what did possess you to say
such thing!" continued Mr. Rivington.
"Only for mischief meant to have un-
deceived her before she left me, but for
got H."
"Do You think it right 10 say what is not
true, even in fun, Lizze?' asked her hus-
band, with grave look.
''But it was strictly true Dudley; for
do you not recollcct my telling you that
the night before we were married, became
alarmed by the cry Of fire next door, and
sprang out Of the window which was near
the ground, and as soon as the first feeling
Of fear was over, returned to wakcn nv
father and mother.
"What you said then was true in the
letter but was it SO in the spirit q asked Mr..
Rivington, as he gazcd earnestly into his
wifc's face"
"Now, grandpa" said Lizzie, as she strok.
cd down his whiskers, "pleasc don't preacl,
me sermon, for was only in fun when
Said 1t, and think people might understand
:" dreadfully matter ol
.>- make your assertions
with SO grave a face you must expect pco.
{ pie totbink that you mean what you say.
>>>Lizzis laughed, and wondered what made
her husband SO very sober, and wished that
he was a little more playful; while lie in
bis turn wished that his wife was not quite
SO full Of spirits. But he lad still consider
able annoyance togo through with, before
Lizzie gave up this "litlle failing"
: IT was in vain that he talked to her
about dignity; ehar egcs you) u dance WITH
j. mischief as she FASTENED 70 him.
One day he went up I'd his wife as she
was looking out ofthe yindow, and, putting
lis arm. aroand her. ifauiredswhy she was