The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-10-12
for home have for you-a home, though
lowly, will make you happy"
"Whither you 90 | will CO."

carriage they took at the depot in the city
had drawn up before one of long blocl
of brown stone houses in a splendid par
of the city.
"What do you mean ?" she demanded
as she accompanied her husband up the
broad steps to the door.
"I mean" he replied, "that this is the
home, and this is the workshop"
And he led her in. Among other
rooms to which he conducted his wife was
one fitted up as a workshop, where, as he
said, he was accustomed to indulge his
love for mechanical work, after having,
as he assured her, regularly served his
time at learning a trade.
Mrs. MAXWELL stood and looked at him
intently.
"This is your house ?" she asked
ayes, madam"
"And you are not poor, but rich ?"
"You speak the truth, Mrs. MAXWELL" ."
"And why did you play this jest upon
me?
"To see whether you really loved me
for my own sake"
"Ah, pretty, indeed And suppose you
don't love me ?"
"But 1 do"
"Humph ~
So there was little family quarrel on
the spot.
"Now invite your father and mother
to came and see u.s." said Mr.. MAXWELL,
after the clouds had cleared away some
what.
81 will" she replied, 81 will But
first you must 60 with me to see them,
and to pacify them, in view of what we
have DONE"
"Very we'll"
In few days they started out in a
carriage on their errand Mrs. Mainwcl
gave the directions to the driver, and her
husband could not help expressing his
wonder at the increasing squalor Of the
neighborhood through which they rode
The carriage drew up at longth before a
miserable looking tenement house and
stopped.
"Where the duce are you taking me ?"
asked MAXWELL, looking sharply at his
wife.
"Come and see," was her reply, as she
proceeded to step from the carriage.
"Here-wait,' he exclaimed, after his
hesitancy let me get out first and help
you out. What does this mean ?"
"Follow me-" was her reply.
She led him up stairs-up, up, though
throngs, and dirt, and smells,to the fourth
story. Here she opened a door without
knocking, and the two entered. The wo-
man was dressed neatly and so were the
children, but they were all dressed very
poorly, in keeping with place. The man
was clad more carclessly, and even more
poorly. On his head he kept his hat,
which certainly was full half n dozen
years old.
"My husband, Mr.. MAXWELL my father
and mother, brothers and sisters" said
Mrs. Mainwoll, introducing all parties.
Mr.. MAXWELL stood and started without
speaking.
"Ask their pardon, George" said Mrs.
Mainwell, "for running away with me-"
"Who are they ?"
"Have not told you; didn't | intro
duce you ?"
"Who were they saw at the watering
place? 2"
"Some wealthy people who had seen me
at the milliner's where sewed for a liveli-
hood-served at my trade, George-and
who fancied my appearance, dressed me
up, and took me there with them"
"You jest with me- he said, with a
CHASTITY smile.
"Do I? do l, indeed? These people
seem to recognize me as a daughter and
as sister, jest, indeed You will find that
out"
"You are too cultured, too tasteful, too
fine feathered."
"All this milliner may be, or a sew
ing girl. Look for yourself among the
class.-Is it not true All that we girls
need is dress"
MAXWELL lifted his fist and dashed it
through the air. He ground his teeth,
and turning away left the room, slamming
the door violently behind him.
His wife took off her hat and cloak and
furs, and flung herself down at the table
aud buried her face in her handkerchief.
The door opened again, and MAXWELL
put in his head.
"You have deceived me" he said, "but
come-you are my wife-I will try and
bear it."
She sprang to her feet and confronted
him.
"Your wife, am ?" she exclaimed
"Your wife, and doomed to live with one
who does not love her. but was in love
with her circumstances No sir; you may
90. l will not live wife unloved for
mpelf-you must take me thus or will
stay. Still | can work"
He closed the door and retired down
the stairs to the street, clentching his
hands and his teeth as he went.
1.-The horrid disgrace of it," he mutter-
ed. 1.-The derision that will be my lot.
And then marry such girl -
But at the street door he tarried. He
had struggle with himself there all alone.
Suddenly he turned and dashed impetuous-
ly up stairs, flung open the door of the
room, seized his wife in his arms and
clasped her to his heart.
my wife" he whispered in her ear
"Such you are and ever shall be before
God and the world"
"Now begin to think that you do
love me-" she said, smiling in his face
"You do love me ? You really think you
do, George ~
He clasped her more tightly to him.
"Come then" she said, "though of
such parents as these, poor as they are, |
should not feel ashamed-yet they are
not my parents, but have only played a
part in which l have instructed them.
Shake hands with them, George, they
are worthy people"
And he did shake hands with them, and
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