Middletown transcript., 1874-08-15
Srlett Storp.
THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.

81 never, never will forgive him"
said old man Remington, solemnly de-
posting his great gold spectacles in their
green leather case
-" Nor will l." sobbed Mrs Remington;
ITO 90 off and wed dashing city girl
without so much as waiting for our per-
mission"
:" But you know, my dear, suggested
the old gentleman, " we couldn't have
given it to him if he had waited half
century.
Certainly we should not" said Mrs.
Remington emphatically. ITO think of
our only child treating US so cavalierly
Abol-the only one we've got in the
world"
g He has made his bed and must lie on
it," said the old man sternly, " will
never receive his gay bride here, and so |
shall write to him Immediately. We are
scarcely fine enough for a Fifth Avenue
daughter-in-law."
As he spoke the old man picked up a
crumped letter that he had thrown on the
floor in the first paroxysms of his anger,
and smoothed out its folds with mechan-
ical touch
g" Why, only think of it, Abel" said
Mrs. Remington, . Mahala Buckley serv-
ed for six weeks in this girls cousins
family and she says Evelyn Sayre can
smoke cigar just like man, and used to
60 skating with her dress tucked up to
the top of her boots, and drove barouche
with groom sitting behind, and"
/" Bless my SOUL" said the old gentle
man, his breath nearly taken by the cata-
logue of enormities. :" Bless my soul,
you don't say SO, and Charlie married to
this Amazon.
AS the old couple sat in the roomy
porch of the capacious old farm house, with
the Michigan roses tossing little pink bill
letdoux into their laps, in scented showers,
and the delicious odors of the freshmown
hay coming up from the meadowAa by
the river, as miserable an old couple as
you would want to see.
Meanwhile Mrs Charles Remington, a
bride of three weeks standing was max
ing herself supremely happy at Niagara.
She sat on fallen log, among the delici
Gus shades of Goat Island that bright
June day, with the lights and shadows
chasing each other over her lovely face,
and turning her long chestnut curls to
coils of gold. Dressed in white, she was
fastening wreath of flowers into the rib
bons of her coquettish little hat, and sing
ing some old ballads softly to herself
Evelyn Remington was very handsome,
neither blonde or brunette, she contrived
to unite the charms of both in her rosebud
complexion, bright hair, and misty brown
eyes, and the smiles that dimpled her
fresh, scarlet lips, were real smiles, mes
sengers straight from the heart.
Presently she was joined by her hus-
band, tall, handsome young fellow, in a
white linen suit and graceful Panama
hat.
Two letters, Evelyn" he said lightly,
80 and bad news in both"
Bad news Oh, Charles +" and the
roses faded suddenly away from the brides
cheeks
Well, not SO very bad and yet not
pleasant. Read, carissima mia.
He tossed into her lap stiffly written
letter, on page of blue paper, signed
!" Abel and Mary Remington :" keen
expression of their disappointment in the
marriage he had contracted, and an asser-
tion of their determination never to re-
,ceive his wife as their daughter
Evelyn looked into her husbands face
with her bright eyes full of tears ''Oh,
Charles, I'm so sorry"