The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-05-11
She's nothing but dress,maker =

one nOtiiing Dut ure5s-maker J!
Nonsense, Maria, you must be mistak
en-
But I'm not mistaken, mamma ] saw
her this very morning at Miss Macken,
ze's and she tried my dress on with hel
own hands J.
Surely, my love, Kate Wardley would
never invite a young person in that socia
position To-
But, mama, the Wardleys are 80 odd
you never know what freaks they may be
guilty Of. The idea of a common dres.-
makers prtsuming to associate with those
who are so far above her
stop a moment, said Charles Trevor,
advancing into the room. I have yet to
learn in what respect Miss Murray is al
all inferior to any of the guests at Ward
ley Place In my estimation, for her
beauty, grace, and intellect place her far
above any young lady there +
There mamma. told you just how it
WAS ! said Maria, turning to her mother,
Charles has been just foolish enough to
become infatuated with her baby face.
wish we had never gone to the Wardley
Pace
'My dear boy urged Mrs. Trevor, you
surely cannot be in earnest
Mother, said Charles quietly, Il am
so deeply and entirely in earnest that |
shall ask you within Few days to wei.
come Ruth Murray as your sons wife.
Charles y gasped bis mother. ARE you
insane ?
will you receive her as second
daughter, mother ?
Never =
And ] never will recognized her as one
of The family exclaimed Maria. actually
pale with anger. 'Charles how dare you
so degrade us 7
1T is an honor, returned her brother,
calmly Ruth is jewel of the first wa
ter-mores the pity that you are blind to
its sparkle
But Charle'-my son., pleaded the
mother, I'VE have so depended on your
making wealthy alliance
Mother. am 40 sick of this schemine
and manGuverlng, passionatcly spoke out
the young man. depend upon it, | nev.
er shall become the hanger-on to rict
wife. have too much respect for my
self ever to be bought and sold in the mat,
rimcnial market love Ruth Murray
and shall marry her.
And from this position no storm o
tears, reproaches, or upbraidlngs could in
duce him swerve one hair S breadth.
was not pleasant to be seen, this domestic
whirlwind: but was not Ruth Murray
worth it all
and when will you be my wife, Ruth'
Only wait until February, Charles,
pleaded the blue eyed little damsel. :
have but one relation in the world-m,
uncle-and he is coming home from n
broad. | should like him to be presen
at my marriage.
So Clrales Trevor waited, much agains
his will.
Maria Trevor came into the drawing
room one evening, full charged with tn
fashionable on dit of the day.
Mamma, everybody is talking abou
this Sir William Murray, who has arrive,
from lidia, Mr.. Lacy says he was Com
mander in chief there, and is mmense
rich; more over that he is a bachelor, an
his niece is to be his sole heiresS. Couldn'
we contrive to make her acquaintance
Oh, il Charles wasn't such an infatuate,
mailman about this dress-making cirll'
'It's the same NAME unused Mrs. Ire
vor; surely they cannot be Connected
Maria laughed contemptuously.
General Murray connected with dress
maker! that looks likely, don't it,
And Mrs. Trevor owned to herself tha
the idea had been very vngue and vision
AIRY one.
The wedding was TO be very quiet
Ruth had insisted upon ihis-and as sh
walked to the church dressed in Il nea
gray travelling guse, leaning confidenil
on the arm of her future husband, sud
den memory flashed across Charles Ire
vor's brain.
i though you expected an uncle
RUTH
'IHe will meet us at the church
Charles.
And you've never even told me hi
name
! His name' &c eneral Sir William MuI
ray.
What, not Me General Sir Williar
Murray"
Il think there is but one General 81
William Murray. said Ruth smiling O
her lovers nstonishment.
'Hallo!' calculated CT aries, stoppn
short and staring down into the blue eye
'and are you the heiress that half the worl
is gossiping about?'
Il believe so, Charles.
Charles Tervor never spoke ano,he
word until the marriage ceremony require
his voice, and hardly knew whether h
was awake or dreaming, when his liitl
wife introduced him to the tall, white
haired old gentleman, who had given he
away, as Uncle William
Young man, said the General, m
niece tells me she has married you unde
false pretences-do you regret the transac
ton!
Not bit Of IT., said Charles, heartily
i don't care whether she's dress make
or heiress, ms long as she is my owl
little Ruth
1t was her own caprice, said the vete
ran, laughing. The fact is, Ruth wa
SO afraid Of becoming victim to som
| deyourinp fortune. .hunter-'