National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-01-15
The Daughter lin. law.

III tuclT SICCH VdtuCi SHoc.
Nor l, ether sobbed Mrs. Rem
ington, needless Of the unwOnted
disorder of her cap strings 'To
marry that bold dashing city girl,
without so much as waiting for our
permission
But you know ny DEAR suggest.
ed the old gentleman, we shouldn't
have given it to him if he had wait
ed half a century,
sCertainly we should not, said
Mrs. Remington, emphatically. 10
think of our only child treating us
SO cruelty, Abel, the only one we
have got in the world
'He has made his bed and must
lie on it, said the old man sternly
Il will never receive his gay city
bride here, and so | shall wlite to
him Immediately. We are scarcely
fine enough for n Fifth avenue
daughter-in.law.
AS he spoke, the old man picked
up a crumpied letter that he had
thrown Oh the floor in the first par
oxysms of his anger, and smoothed
ont its folds with mechanical
touch.
why only think Of it, Ab2l,' said
Mrs. Remington, 'Mahaly Buckley
served for six weeks in this--this
girls cousins family, and she SAID
Evlyn Siyre could smoke little
paper cigar just like a man, and used
10 go skating with her dress all
tucked up to the top of her boots,
and drove a barouchc, with the
groom sitting behind-and-
Bless my soul" interrupted the
ola man, his breath nearly taken
away by the catalogue of enmitles.
Bless my soul, you don't say So
And.our Charles is married 10 such
au amazon as this!
So the couple sat in the roomy
porch of the capacious old farm
house, with the Michigan roses tos
sing little billet .doux into their laps
in scented showers, and the delicious
odors of the fresh mown hay coming z
ND from tho meadow fats by the
river, as miserable an old couple as
y0u want to see.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Charles Renlng
ton, bride Of three weeks standing
was making herself supremely nap
nv at Niagara. She sat on .ailcn
loc. among the delicious shades aud
seciusion of Goat Island, that bright
June ,lay. with the lights and shad-
ows chasing each other across her
lovely face, and turning her long
chestnut curls to coils OF gold
Dressed all in white. she was iasten=
ing wreath of wild flowers into the
ribbon of her coquettiSh little hat,
and singing some old ballad softly
10 herself.
E,lyn Remington was very hand
somc-.nrither blond nor brunette
She contrivcd to unite the charms
If both in her rose leaf complexion
bright hair. and misty brown eyes
and The smiles that dimpled 1el
fresh, scarlet lips we're H!eSScliSci'
straight from the heart.
Presently she was joined by he
husbapd--a tall, handsome youn!
fellow, in white linen suit and grace
full hat.
Two letters, Evlyn, and bad new
in both
Bad newsi Oh, Charles! an
the roses faded suddenly away frC'
the brides cheek.
well, not so very bad, anu y
not pleasant. R""d.'
lie tossed into her lap stun
written letter, on one page OF blu
paper. signed Abel and Mary Ken
ington, II keen expression on tne
disa, ,roval OF the marriage he Ia
contracted, and an assertion OF the
determination never TO receive II
: wife rs a daughter.
Eyiyn looked into her HUSBAND
face with her bright eyes iull
tears.
aOh, Charles, ] am sorry
=, He laughed and quoted to her t
I'd old scripture phrase u man sh
y, leave his father and mother Il
+, cleave unto his wife,
.And now don't you want to
- the other letter, EvlynF
TWAS q summons from the IN
camille firm with which Char
/, Remington WAS connected, an ca
est entreaty that he would visit 4
ms trail America, in their interests,
ny mediately.
'st sCOol, isn't II, to request brl
70 groom to walk of in that sort
way Z for it is too rough q voy
- to ask you to share it dearest.
leave it to you to dccide-shall !
or stayr
nts Go BY all means. Should !
you to lingcr by my side, when d
- calls you away, a poor wife ! she
be-
AL He kissed her flushed cheek
=. admiring tenderness.
: And where shall l lsave you,
and bonnie brider
turc .Oh | will make o brief visit '
In the meantime. It cuts our
!, ding tour short, but then you x
3, we have O lifetime to finish our
eymoon in
!, So the brief Niagara sojourn 9
'' to an end, and Mrs, RemingtSa' ,gia
the season, was q widowed Orid
He will be back soon,' she IA
y herself, and In the meantime,
must do 10 much