The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-01
Selert Storg.
rHE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.

FHE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
never, never will forgive him, said
man Remington, solemnly dcpositing
( ~ great gold spcctacles in their green
64<ber case.
Nor win /, " sobbed Mrs. Remington.
10 off aud we'd dashing city girl
bout so much as waiting for our per-
# Jon"
But you know, my dear suggested
|z bld gentleman, Eve couldn't have given
|| y him if he had waited half century"
Certainly we should not" said Mrs.
piDgton cmphatically. "To think of
only child treating us so cavalicrly ;
l-the only one we've got in the
S|ld."
He has made his bed and must lie on
bid the old man sternly," will ncverr re-
ID his gay bride here, and so | shall write
i'm Immediately. Weare scarcely fine
1pgh for Fifth Avenue daughter-in-
IS he spoke the old man picked up a
<'hpled letter that he had thrown on the
"a in the first paroxysms of his anger,
<9 smoothed out its folds with mcchan-
1l touch.
Why, only think of it, Abel" sal
Remington, "Mahala Buckley served
six weeks in this girls cousins family,
she says Evelyn Sayrc can smoke a
bar just like man, and used to go
Ating with her dress tucked up to the
Of her boots, and drove barouchc
ith a groom sitting behind, and"
" Rloss my soul said tho nld oan,la
! BAN, his breath nearly taken by the cata-
Dgue of enormities. "Bless my soul, you
bn't say so, and Charles married to this
mazon."
As the old couple sat in the rOomy porch
y the capacious old farm house, with the
Michigan roses tossing little pink billet
loux into their laps, in scented showers,
hnd the delicious odors of the fresh -mown
bay coming up from the meadow fats by
be river, as miserable an old couple as
5ou would want to see.
Meanwhile Mrs. Charles Remington, a
bride of three weeks standing, sas max
Npg herself supremely happy at Niagara.
he sat on fallen log, among the delici-
us shades Of Goat Island that bright June
by, with the lights and shadows chasing
ach other over her lovely face, ond turn
be her long chestnut curls to coils Of gold.
Dressed in white, she was fastening a
breath of flowers into the ribbons Of her
oquettish little hat, and singing some old
ballads softly to herself.
Evelyn Remington was very handsome,
either blonde or brunette, she contrived
b unite the charms Of both in her rose-
bud complexion, bright hair, and misty
brown eyes, and the smiles that dimpled
Der fresh, scarlet lips, were real smiles,
messengers straight from the heart.
Presently she was Joined by her hus-
band, tall, handsome young fellow, in a
|white linen suit and n graceful Panama
hat
1.-TWO letters, Evelyn" he said lightly,
= and bad news in both"
Bad news Oh, Charles" and the
roses faded suddenly away from the brides
checks.
Well, not SO very bad, and yet no.
pleasant. Read, carissima mia.
He tossed into her lap stifiy written
letter, on page of blue paper, signed
"Abel and Mary Remington keen cx-
preston of their disappointment in the
marriage he had contracted, and an asscr-
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. "0h,
Charles, I'm SO sorry
He laughed and quoted to her the Scrip
ture phrase " A man shall leave his father
and mother aud cleave to his wife" Aud
now don't you want to sec the other letter,
Evelyn"
II was summons from the mercantile
firm with which Charles Remington was
connected---an earnest entrcaty that be
would visit Central America 10 their in.
terests, Immediately.
Cool, isn't it, TO request bridegroom
to walk of in that sort Of way--for it is
too rough voyage to ask you to share 1t,
dear. ] leave for you 10 decidc-shall |
go or stay?"
go, by all means. Should | ask you
to linger by my side when duty calls you
away, poor wife should be.
He kissed her flushed check With adj
miring tenderness
And where shall | leave you, my bon
ME bride p
"0h | will mako brief visit home IN
the meantime. 1t will cut our wedding
tour short, but then, you know, we have n
lifetime to finish our honeymoon in
He will be back soon" she said to
herself, "and in the meantime must do,
oh, 50 much