Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-05-05

NY ue1 poy, you canuSt De II ear
nest" said Mrs. Tre or.
"Mother," said Charles quietly, II
am SO deeply and entirely in earnest that
shall ask you in few days to welcome
Ruth Murray as your sons wife"
"Charles!" gasped the. mother, "are
you insane?"
"Will you receive her as second
daughter, mother!"
"Never!"
"And I never, never viii recognize her
as one of the family" exclaimed Maria
actually pale with anger. "Charles, how
dare you degrade us?"
1t is an henor," returned her broth
er calmly. Ruth is a jewel of the first
water; mores the pity you are blind to its
sparkle"
| But, Charles, my son." pleaded the
mother, ''we have SO depended on your
making wealthy alliance"
Mother, | am SO sick of this schem-
! ing and maneuvering," passionately spoke
out the young man. depend upon it, |
shall never become the hanger-on to a
rich wife. [ have too much respect for
myself ever to be bous ht and sold in the
matrimonial market. [ love Ruth Muir
ray, and | shall marry her."
And from this position no storm of
tears, reproaches or upbraidings could
induce him to swerve one hair breadth.
It was not pleasant to be seen, this domes-
tic whirlwind but was not Ruth Murray
worth 1t all !
"And when will you be my wife, Ruth?"
"Only wait until February, Charles, !"
pleaded the ue-eyed little damsel. II
have but one relation in the world-my
uncle-and he is coming home from
abroad I should like him to be present
at my wedding"
So Charles Trevor waited, much against
his will.
Maria Trevor came into the drawing
room, one evening, full charged with the
fashionable on DIT Of the day.
"Mamma, every one is talking about this
Sir William Murray, who has just arrived
from India. Mr. Lacy says he was com
mander in-chief there, and is immense
ly rich; moreover, that he is bachelor,
and his niece is to be his sole heiress.
Couldn't we contrive to make her ac-
quaintance Oh, if Charles wasn't stfch
an infatuated madman about this dress
making girl"
"It's the same name," mused Mrs.
Trevor; "surely, they cannot be connect
3D."
Maria laughed contemptuously.
"Gen. Murray connected with dress
maker That looks likely, don't it ?"
And Mrs Trevor owned to herself that
the idea had been very vague and Wis
ionary one.
The wedding was to g quiet; Ruth
had insisted upon this, and, as she walk
ed 10 the chulch dressedsin neat, gray,
travelling guise, leaning confidently npon
the arm of her future husband, a sudden
memory flashed across. Charles Trevor's
brain.
Il thought you expected an uncle,
Ruth ?"
"He will meet US at the church,
Charles" ]"
"And you've never even told me his
hame, Ruth"
"fis name-is General Sir William
Murray 2"
"What-not the General Sir William
Murray %
I think there is but one General Sir
William Murray" said Ruth, smiling at
her lovers astonishment.
"Hal.oa" calculated Charles, stopping
short and staring down into the blue eyes;
Fand are you the heiress that half the
world is gossiping about %
81 believe SO, Charles"
Charles Trevor never spoke another
word until the marriage ceremony requir-
ed his voice, and hardly knew whether
he was awake or dreaming, when his wife
introduced him to tall, white haired old
gentleman who had given her away, as
"Uncle William"
young man," said the General, "my
niece tells me that she married you under
false pretensions do you regret the tran
saction p
"Not bit of il" said Charles, heartily !;
II don't care whether she's a dressmaker
or heiress, So long as she is my own lit
tie Ruth"
at was her own caprice. " said the vet
eran, laughing. "The fact is, Ruth was
so afraid of becoming the victim to some
devouring fortune hunter"
.'That she turned dressmaker in selfde
fense," said Ruth, finishing her uncles
sentence for him. "Kate Wardley and
Miss Mackenzie, who had once been my
mothers maid, were alone cognizant of
my secret, and they have kept 1t well.
Now it is no more a secret. Oh, Char
ley how [ trembled that night at Ward
ley Place, lest you should withdraw your
love when told you I was only dress
maker"
II loved you, Ruth" said honest
Charlas, all unconscious that aLy other ex-
PLANTATION was possible.
And Ruth looked triumphantly at her
uncle, with eyes that said, "Havc not
won a prize %
Uncle William wiped his spectac cs
and smiled, but said nothing. To him
Ruth was the dearest thing in all the
world, and he could fully symyathizc with
Mr.. Trevor
Mrs Ruth welcomed her mother and
sister-i n law TO her palace home with a
sweet franknesB and cordial welcome that
almost persuaded Maria into the belief
that she had enti ely forgotten the little
episode in Miss Maekeuzie's room and
Maria loves dearly to talk 10 her friends
about "dlrling little sister Ruth-the