The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-04-16
I -SUCH-kM MISTAKE.
III.

Not many hours had elapsed since
the above Interview, ere, Ros.lis, With
smiles and bushes, had con6ded ia
her mother its substance and result:
Great was Mrs. May6eld's inward az.
ultation. Surely she might now con:
slider herself ! favorite Of fortune. Her
child, her beautiful Rosalie, had 40,
compllshed destiny mere brilliant
than she had ever predicted for her.
Wealth, that would secure her luxury
and leisure fashion, position, and
more thaa that a husband whose vir.
tues she could esteem, whose genius
she must admire, and whom, to crown
all, she evidently loved with: all her
heart. Very complacently did
the mother recall those words
of Mrs. James: "He bears
the highest possible !. character" ]"
To be sure, in her former estimates Of
what Rosalie's husband was to be,
character and mind had not very large.
ly entered !; but she now felt and &C.
knowledged their value.
"As soon as you are we'll enough to
see him, mamma" said Rosal,e. "Mr.
Henry will call to ask your consent"
"And that will be tomorrow, my
love" said Mrs, Msy6ela.. .isteef my.
self immensely. bs..er. = Tho Nght of
your happiness has. done me more good
than all the physican's visits.'';
The next day, at quite early hour,
Mrs. Msy6eld might have been: seen
eusoonced in tho depths Of i luxurious
armchair, going through in form the
interview with her daughters .tusur.
1t was delightfully."- satisfactory. Mr..
Henry was SO respectful, yet solioitous;
He spoke With such tenderness, such
delicacy, Of Rosalie, and asked hex
hand With as much difideoce as if he
feared refusal-as if, in short, he
were asking favor instead of coufer.
ring one. But then, Mrs. Mayfeld
suddenly recollected, he could not know
how glad she was to give him: her
child and, on the whole, it was quite
as we'll be could not. He set her Heart
at rest, too, on the only subject that
disturbed her. In all. her plans for
Rosalie's settlement she had arranged,
a. matter Of course, that she should
live with the young couple :; but when
"a ctuaIsugsgemeut was under con.
sidefation che began to experience
some =misgivings. She was we'll aware
Of the common prejudice against moth.
ers-in.law; and suppose Mr.. Henry
shared in it? Well, it would be hard
for her, but she could live BY herself
at:any rate, she would have her dear
ohlld's happiness to rejoice in. These
misgivings made the present .rrsnge-
ment all the more agreeable. MI.
Henry said with so much feeling th.t
he could not think Of asking q mother
to give up her only child, and that she
would confer the greatest possible favo,
on both himself and Rossiie BY con.
senting to share their home. She must
not consider that, in the. proposed mar.
riaee, she Was % losea daughter, bg'
only to gain son, etc:, etc. All .
which had in 1t nothing very striking
or original, but was not on that account
less pleasing to the proud and gratifet
mother. Sobsppy was she that a
times q doubt came over her whsthe,
it we're not all dream, and she pinch
ed her arm quite cruelty to make SUR
that shs was enjoying 'sober certain
ty Of waking bliss. When the fila
elect bad taken his departure she va
profuse in her praises to Rosalie of hii
delicacy, bis generosity, his nobleness
ell Of which, We may be sure, tn,
young lady echoed in her heart, though
outwardly she dlsolaimed for him an,
special virtue.
"Why, what did you expect Of US
mamma p she asked. "Did you sup
pose We would leave you alone, wiaox.
I'd and'invslid sas'you nov are fAYo5r
paid me poor compliment: if 20,
fancied I should torsake thC mothe,
who, had loved and cared for me all m,
life for person I had known but q fe,
weeks"
"Oh, my dear, I didn't doubt you q
all; but you know how men sometime
feel about these things"
"Mr. Caudle, for instance. VOL
mamma, I hope Mr.: henry is no NOR
like him than like his wife, or yor
like that lady's 'desr mother.'"
"You may laugh, Ros.'is, but i. is
very COMMON prejudice, and net alto
gsther without 10 foundation. Such bs
ing the case, you may imagine. how
WAS touched. .by Nj. Henry's sobls, Do.
h.vior. He will find it no lqss to him
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