Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-03

tracted by me in England ?'n
The faintest tinge of color rose to Mrs. Der
ing's nose; additional color; for her bushes
seemed never to patronize her cheeks, but pre-
ferred going where the tint that should have
animated them was now established perma-
nently.
"Not since your marriage, my darling-I do
FORE
II was now Theresa's turn to blush; and the
rich red hue that dyed check, and brow, and
throat, showed her mother that prosperity had
refined her feelings, and that difficult task
was before her.
But the mother had less delicacy than the
daughter; she did not respect the feelings of
shame which thus spoke in Theresas face and
choked her very utterance she ratified on, in
different to the seorn which was settling on
the countcnance of her child; and explained
to her, with the most fluent effrontery, that
the bills which she had brought over with her,
and which she insinuated that Theresa must
pay, were contracted at the different expensive
shops in town at which the trousseau of The
resa had been procured
In silence Theresa listened; in silence she
overlooked them and then, when each had
been carefully examined, she exclaimed
"Mamma, do wonder you are not ashamedW
The sentence was an outburst of earnest and
honest indignation, thrown as it were from her
curling lips, with all the fervency of the most
utter contempt but it failed to make due i'm
preston on one whom life of similar acts
had rendered callous to public opinion.
Mrs. Dering, on the contrary, laughed; she
actually laughed, and said-"Oh, Theresa,
marriage has altered your
And Theresa, still glowing with vexation,
gave vent to torrent of reproaches.
s'IIow you can possibly come here, mamma
here where even am but guest how you
can come with that array of blls-bills con-
tracted by you, without, fear, the slightest
intention on your part of ever paying them
yourself surpasses my comprehension Well
do recolect in our young days the many ways
and means we resorted 70, when such odious
latters as these came upon us but never,
never, mother, have you yet stopped to any
thing like this p
sATy dearest Theresa!p protested Mrs. Der
ing, "you are dreaming: count these bills up
once more-see the sum to which they amount
how could you ever have imagined that out
of my small means could have paid them
myself?'
81 did imagine it, retorted her daughter
aand expected it too little thought should
ever have the humiliation of asking my hus-
band to pay for the very clothes in which he
married me p
"Of course do not expect you to say any
thing to Mr. Chetwode,' said Mrs Dering has
tily; "surely, with your handsome pin-mc-
ney-"
HWith that, mamma, you have nothing to
do you do not know my resources, nor my
: expenses. Only tell me, how is it you cannot
: defray these bills?p
/ "Because Inever intended said the mother
G determined not thus to be put down by he
A child. 81 told you before you were married
n that if gave you trousreau such as Mr.
n Chetwode's wife should have, it was not in m.
d power to pay for it so here are the bills. Yoi
:
b. at Tunbridge Wells"
n Theresa considered n moment; and then sh
n had faint recollection of some letter, sayinl
it something about Mr. Keating's insisting OF
: having no bills, and Mrs. Dering's resolution
il to manage better when it came to Theresa
Y turn This she did remember; but she ha
Il never dreamt that the sentence ''manage bette
, when ii came TO Theresa's turn bore this sig
y nifcation.
l. "And really and truly you cannot pay them
y, she said.
d II cannot; they amount to nearly half m
m yearly income, and lived on cheese-parinp
/, to pay for what Gcorgy had on her marriage
= which was not nearly so much as bestowe
on you
II "Bestowed" repeated Theresa, in cor
of contcmptnons murmur; "a very inappropriat
m term, mothern
,e "lt looks vssSmuch as ifyou will make N
tv bestow them" retorted Mrs. Dering, angry
y her turn, and inwardly terrified lest Theresa
n her husband should decidedly refuse her r
lc quest u tell you honestly, Theresa, if Cl
NJ mcnce had not written me most imperine
in and threatening letter, never would have m,
he seIfin this nbiect position"
he Theresa pride, not her heart, was touche
and she gathered up the papers.
II aNot word more said she, "not syll
re ble further, on so odious subject ] will tai
ref the only course which my duty suggests; al
that is, will place these accounts in the han
let OF my husband
ed "You will ruin me y cried Mrs Dering; "y
lst certainly are mad, Theresa expose me to
Chetwodc. when the sole reason that incit
d me to the extravaganza was love for you, a
in pride in your appearanceW
ed "Al the more likely that you will be forgi
Of en- returned There's Sat all events, that
ed the only course choose TO pursue. The bl
q. amount to G2l5. ] will not stop to inquire
tly Won if had the lilac gace silk dress chare
ne. by Clcmcnec Mt eleven guineas-nor this VIII
en- capotc and fcathers-nor this pelerine of ri'
ex- est blonde-nor a mantelet de yelours-l
obi several other items which certainly ne
formed part of my trousseau. Do not spe
he- mamma II only makes matters worsc' a
,cm suddenly sci1ng the papers, Theresa dar
ack out of the room.
ter Mrs Dering had not expected her to wind
as the conversation in this abrupt manners t
ank she sat trembling in that quiet little room
IN herself, alike alarmed Mt her position and