Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-05-12

| dSk you III rev days to welcome Ruth as
your sons wife,.
"Charles' gasped the mother, ''are you
insane ?''
"Will you receive her as a second daughter
mother?"
Never
And never, never, will recognize her
as one of the family" exclaimed Maria, ac-
tually white with anger Charles, how dare
you degrade us ?''
1t is an honor returned her brother
calmly. Ruth is jewel of the first water
-more's the pity that you are blind to its
sparkle. -
But, Charles, my son" pleaded the
mother, 'we have so depended on your ma
king wealthy alliance -
Mother, l am so sick Of this scheming
and maneuvering, passionately spoke out
the young man. Depend upon it, | never
Will become the hanger-on to rich wife.
have too much respect for myself to be
bought and sold in the matrimonial market.
| love Ruth Murray, and [ shall marry
her!
And from this position no storm of tears,
| rep-oaches or upbraidings could induce him
to swerve one hair 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, Charles, -
pleaded the blue-eyed little damsel Il have
but one relation in the world-my uncle
and he is coming home from abroad. |
should like him to be present at my mar
riage"
So Charles Trevor waited, much against
his WILL
Maria Trevor came into the drawing room
one evening, full charged with the fashiona
bic on DIT of the day.
Mamma, everybody is talking about
this Sir William Murray who arrived from
India. Mr., Lacy says he was Commander
IN Chief there, and is immensely rich;
moreover that he is an old bachelor, and
his niece is TO be soie heiress. Couldn't we
contrive to make her acquaintance? o, ii
Charles was not such an infatuated madman
about this dress maker girlr'
Its the same name, muscd Mrs. Ire
vor; surely, they cannot be connected?"
Maria laughed contemptously
General Murray codnected with dress
maker that looks likely, don t it?'
And Mrs. Trevor owned to herself that
the idea had been very vague and vision
ary one.
The wedding was to be very qui truth
had insisted upon this-and as she walked
to the church dressed in IA neat travelling
guise, leaning confidently on the arm of her
future husband, sudden memory flashed
across Charles Trevor's brain
Il thought you expected an uncle to be
here, Ruth ?'
''He will meet US at the church, Charles -
name"
His name ?-General Sir William Muir
ray"
What mot the General Sir William
Murray"
II think there is but one General Sir
William Murray, said Ruth suiling at her
lovers astonishment.
Hallo!n calculated Charles, stopping
short and staring down into the blue ewes
''and are you the hoiress that half the
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 little wife
introduced him to the tall, white hair
ed old gentleman, who had given her away
as uncle William.
Young man. said the General, ''My |
niece tells me she has married you under |
false pretenses-do you regret the transac-
ton ?'
Not 4 bit Of it, said Charles, heartily, |
Il don't care whether she is dress maker |
or an heircss, as long as she is my own lit
tie Ruth"
1T was her own caprice, said the veter-
an, laughing. The fact is. Ruth was so
afraid of becoming the victim of some de
vouring fortune hunter"
That she turned dress maker in selfde- /
fence said Ruth finishing her uncle's SEN
tence for him. Kate Wardley and Miss !
McKensic-who had once been my mothers .
alone cognizant of the secret
and they have kept it we'll Now it is no
longer a secret. Oh, Charley, how trem-
bled that night at Wardloy Place, lest you
should Withdraw your love when l told you
| was only IA dress maker"
Il love you, Ruth, said honest Charles.
all unconscious that any other explanation
were possible
And Ruth looked triumphantly at her
uncle, with ewes that said, Have not won
a prize"
Uncle William wiped his spectacles and
smiled, but said nothing To him Ruth was
the dearest thing in all the world, and he
could fully symathize with Mr. Charles Ire
vor.
Mrs Ruth welcomed her mother and sis
ter-in-law to her palace home with a sweet
frankuess and cordial welcome that almost
persuaded Maria into the belief that she
h al aotiralv fnrootten the LITTLE eDisOde in