The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1869-06-04

"And l never. never will recognize her
as one of the family" exclaimed Maria,
actually pale with anger. 'Charley, how
dare you degrade us 20
at is an honor" returned her brother,
calmly, Ruth is jewel of the first water,
more the pity that you are blind to its
sparkle"
"But, Charles, my son." pleaded the
mother, ''we have SO depended on your
making wealthy alliance"
"Motber, I am so sick of this scheming
and manouvering," passionately spoke out
the young man. depend upon it, shall
| never become the hanger-on to a rich wife.
I have too much respect for myself ever
to be bought and sold in the matrimonial
market. I love Ruth, and shall marry her.
And from this position no storm of tears,
reproaches or upbraidings could induce
him to swerve one hairs breadth. 1t was
not pleasant to be seen, this domestic whirl.
wind but was not Ruth Murray worth it
all
"And when will you be my wife, Ruth @
"Only wait until February, Charley"
pleaded the blue-eyed damsel. 81 have
but one relative in the world-my uncle
and he is coming home from abroad. 1
should like him to be present at my we'd
ding"
So Charles Trevor waited. much against
his will.
Maria came into the drawin groom one
evening, full charged with the fashionable
on dI of the day.
Mamma, everybody is talking about
this Sir William Murray, who has just ar
rived from India. Mr.. Lacy says that he
was commauder-in-chief there and is i'm
mensely rich /; moreover, that he is bach
elor, and his niece is to be his sole heir
ess. Couldn't we contrive to make her
acquaintance Oh, if Charles was mt such
an infatuated madman about this dress.
making girl.''
''It is the same name." mused Mrs
Trevor surely, they cannot be connect
ed''
Maria laughed cOntemptuously.
General Murray connected with a,dress-
maker ! That looks likely, don't it 90
And Mrs. Trevor owned to
the idea had been a vague and
one.
The wedding was 70 be quiet fR1t -
insisted upon this, and. as she walked
the church dressed in neat. gay. tavsi
ing guise, leaning confidently on the
of her future husband, a sudden memory
flashed across Charles Trevor's brain.
81 thought you expected an uncle. Ruth?'
''He will meet US at the church Charley
"And you've never even told me his
name, Ruth"
"His name-is General Sir William Muir
ray
"Wha atl-nOt tie General Sir William
Murray ?"
''I think there is but one General Sir
William Murray" said Ruth, smiling at
her lovers astonishment.
''Hallo !'' calculated Charles, stopping
short and staring down into the blue eyes
sand are you the heiress that halfthe world
is gossiping about ?''
81 believe SO, Charles.''
Charles Trevor never spoke another word
until the marriage ceremony required his
voice, and hardly knew whether he was
awake or dreaming, when his wife intro
duced him to tall, white haired old gen.
telman who had given her away, as ''Un-
Gle William
young man," said the General, ''my
niece tells me that she married you under
false pretensions do you regret the trans
action %
"Not bit of it," said Charles, heartily,
''I don't care whether she is dress maker
or heiress, SO long as she is my own little
Ruth
cit was her own caprice,'' said the vet
ersn laughing. "The fact is, Ruth was so
afraid of becoming the victim of some de-
Vouring fortune ne-hunter-''
''Thst she turned dress maker in self
Defense" said Ruth, finishing her unele's
sentence for him. ''Kate Wardley and
Miss Mackenzie. who had once been my
mothers maid, were alone coguizant of
my secret, and they have kept it WE'LL
Now it is no more secret. Oh, Charley!
how trembled that night at Wardley
Place, lest you should withdraw your love
when told you was only q dressmaker.'
81 loved you, Ruth said honest Char
les, all unconscious that any other explana-
tion was necessary.
And Ruth looked triumphautly at her
uncle, with eyes that said, Have I not won
prize p
Uncle William wiped his spectaeles and
said nothing. To him Ruth was the dear
Asss.thing in all the world, and he could