The Van Buren press., 1869-05-18
MESCELLAN
THE DAuGHrER-MLAw.
BY SHIRLEY BROWN.


old Mr.. Remington, solemnly depositing
his great gold spectacles in their green
leather case. .'.
Nor neither" said Mrs. Remington
Needless of the unwonted disorder Of her
cap strings. ITO marry that bold dash
ing city girl without SO much IS waiting
for our permission.
"But you don't know, my dsar,' sug-
gcsted the old gentleman, 1--WE shouldn't
have given it to him IL he had waited q
half a century,"
Certainly we wo',u not" said Mrs.
Remington, emphatically. " 10 think
of our only one we've got in tho world"
He has made his bed, and he must
lie on il" said the old man stcrnly. 81
will never receive his gay city bride here
and so shall write to him Immediately
We are scarcely fine enough for fifth
avenue daughteri in law" ....
AS he spoke, the old man picked up a
crumplcd letter he had thrown on the
floor in the first paroxysms Of his anger,
and smeothed out its folds with a me.
chanical touch, lir2fl 'Hf lIaj-e
"Why, only think Of it, Able" said
Mrs Remington, Mahala Buckley serv-
ed for six weeks in this-this girls cous
ins family, and she says Evelyn Sy-e
could smoke cigar just like a man, and
used to go skating with her dress all
tucked up to the top Of her boots, and
drove barouche, withthe groom sitting
behind, and"
"Bless my SOUL" said the old gentle,
man, his breath nearly taken away by the
catalogue Of enormitics. "Bless my soul
you don't say so. And our Charles is
married to such an Amazon as this"
So the old couple sat in the roomy
porch of the capacious old farm house,
with the Michigan roses tossing little
pink billetdoux into their lap, in ascented
showers, and the delicious odor Of the
fresh mown hay coming up from the
meadow flats by the river, as miserable o
couple as you want to sec.
Meanwhile Mrs. Charles Remington, a
bride of three weeks standing, was max
ing herself supremely happy at Niagra.
She sat on fallen log, among the delici-
Gus shades and seclusions of Goat Island,
that bright June day, with the lights and
shadows chasing each other across her
lovely face, and turning her long chest
nut curls to coils of gold. Dressed all in
white, she was fastening wreath Of
white flowers into the ribbon Of her CO.
quettish little hat, and singing some old
ballad story to herself. a-1- 1885,
rvcIyn Remington was very handsome
neither blonde nor brunette, she contriv-
ed to unite the charms Of both in her
roseleaf complexion, bright hair, and
misty brown eyes, and the smiles that
dimpled her fresh scarlet lips were real
smiles, messengers straight from the
heart Presently she was Joined by her
husband, tall, handsome fellow, in a
white linen sat, and graceful Panama
hat a.a body
1.-Two letters Evelyn" he said lightly,
:" and bad news in both"
"Bad news Oh Charles !" and the
roses suddenly faded away from the
brides cheek
"Well not SO very bad and yet not
pleasant Read carrissin,a moi!'
He tossed into her lap a stiffiy written
letter, on n page of blue paper, signed
Able and Mary Remington, a keen ex-
preston of the d;sapproval Of tho mar.
riagc he had contracted, and an assertion
Of their firm determination never to re-
ccive his wife as daughter a
Evelyn looked into her husbands face
with her bright eyes full of tears
"Oh Charles am so sorry"
He laughed and quoted to her the scrip
turc phrase, "A man shall leave his faith.
or and clcavc unto his wife,
"And now don't yon want to zee the
other letter, Evelyn
1t was a'summons from the mercantile
6rm with which Charles Remington was
connected, with en- earnest entreaty that
he would visit Central America, in their
interests, Immediately, -,
"Cool, isn't itP to Request . BRIDE
groom to walk off in that sort OF way
for it is too rough voyage to ask you
to share it, dearest. leave 1t for you
to decidc--shall | 90 or stay!' 3
"Go by all means, Should | ask you
to linger by my side when duty calls you
away, a poor wife wovld be-
lie klSSeu Hcr uuSueu cucck Will uu-
mirating tenderness.
And where shall leave you, my bon
ME bride"
"Oh, i will mako brief visit home In
the meantime 1t cuts our wedding tour
short, but then you know we have life
time for to enjoy our honeymoon in."
So the brief Niagra sojourn came to
an end, and Mrs. Charles Remington, for
the season was widowed bride.
"He will be back soon,' she said to
herself "and, in the meanwhile, oh, ]
must do so much" >
eyes," said old Mrs. Remington, com.
placsntly, ~ think that was splendid
idea of yours, Able, sending for Lot
Chancey's orphan to adopt tn teach
Charles and his stuck-up wife we meant
what we wrote, and Marian Chauncey
wont have no city airs or graces. I'm
dreadful anxious to see her-Lot was u
likely ooking fellow. AMI my cousin
twice removed, and folks did say that his
wife was = reg lar built beauty. guess
likely she'll come by the stage to, night"
~ guess kelly there she is now," said
Able, who. sitting by the open window
caught the FIRST glimpse Of slender fg.
urc coming up the path carrying q well
packed carpet bag, and Mrs. Remington
ran forward to kiss and welcome the new