Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-04-29

people are delighted with the match;
they make no objection on the score
OF family-why, indeed, should
theyi Her grandfather on the one
side bore a name better known
throughout England than that Of
Pattinghsm-Smith. Her grand
father on the other side came Of an
almost equally old race-he was a
Jones. Her father thought the two
names too good to be divorced, and
so dubbed himself "Smyjthe-
Johnes;" after which he died, and
bequeathed his cognomen and for
tune to his only daughter Amelia
Selma Annabella, whom / am TO
marry tomorrow
"Are-are you going TO take me
with you, sir, on the wedding trip"
i asked, wondering whether the old
life was indeed all past-whether
with his marriage life so utterly
new was TO begin, that it should
mean for him no Tom-for me no
Mr.. Will.
~ am afraid not" he said, with
one Of his old queer smiles. "You
like a pretty face, Tom, and it
would not suit for you TO be flirting
with my wife's maid. The future
Mrs. Pattingham has strict ideas,
and might not approve Of any indis-
erection. THERE declare the fell
low has tears in his eyes. Tom, do
you think our marriage is going to
part Us Did you think me such
cold-blooded monster a. 20 contem-
plate finging over an old friend
for you are my friend / have been
considering into what good berth /
can slip you in the new establish
ment, and have decided that you
shall be butler! You must, there
fore, go down TO Jonesborough, and
have everything ready for our re-
turn. We are not TO reside much
in London. | mean to become
model country gentleman. / shall
interfere with the poor people, and
see that the children learn their
catechism.
"Do you know, my grandmother
is so charmed with my prospects
that she has sent me her diamonds
TO present TO the bride. They
came to her, not through the Pat
tinghams, but some of her own more
august progenitors. They would
have been q catch for the Jews, in |
the good old times-eh, Tom I"
/ answered him with what spirit
and heart could muster. The old
times had often been bad enough
but it seemed to me that the new
times were promising to be worse !
still.
We were entering upon evil days,
j thought to myself-days when
the hours would PASS regularly, |
with all life and hope and enjoy
ment taken out Of them. This was
what had como of following Mr..
PERKINS, advice. In my soul !
cursed him, for which, if that gent
leman were here now, / would
humbly beg his pardon.
"You will let me know where
you are going TO be married, sir 2"
/ said, after awhile. 81 should
like"
"To be present when the bolt is
drawn he interrupted. "Well, /
don't Think there need be any diff
Guilty about the matter. The sacri-
flee is to take place at ST. Georges,
Of course; and--yes, you may
come--only, Tom, my lad, if you
feel surprised at anything in the
try not TO look so, that's
a good fellow, and keep n still
tongue afterward )" and with that
he held out his hand, and well,
you can think what you please
about it, but we had been boys to-
gether, and / loved him, and he
seemed going away from me for
ever. SO l kissed it and then
broke out crying like woman-or
a fool.
"Cheer up, Tom," he exclaimed
"when we come back you will know
Mrs. Pattingham for the true, hon
est, amiable creature she is. She
has been liberality itself to me, and
/ only hope / may be able TO make
her as good a husband AZ she de-
serves. mean to try. Heaven
knows ! do" he added, and then he
went off humining an opera air
and ] thought had seen the last Of
lighthearted, easy-going Will.
The next morning thought so
more than ever. AS the bride
came down the aisl, leaning on her
husbands arm, caught a glimpse
OF her face for the first time. /
knew then the part Of the cere-
mony he imagined would surprise
me, and / turned my face towards
the wall that no one might see the
amazement knew was written Oh
II.
She looked old enough to be his
mother. She was ugly enough to
have been burned for witch in the
days when witches were burnt.
She had no figure-she had no
presence; and her tall, handsome
winning, gracious, well-born hus-
band had sold himself for life to
this woman to get out Of the hands
Of those Jews. Though / was In a
church, prefixed a word to Jews
that l won't repeat here and meet
ing Simeon in Piccadilly, on my