The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-29

returned to her tin case and umbrella
"Theyll be back presently" she
said."
But the afternoon sunlight faded of
from the cliff, and the red orb of day
sank majestically down behind the
evergreen glens that bounded the west
ern horizon, and Mrs. Dewsford grew
tired, and cross, and rheumatic, ant
still, like the character of romance
"they came not"
Something has happened !" CRIED
the prophetic soul of Mrs Dewsford
1T can't be possible that / shall have
to stay here all night -
She looked nervously round. 1t wa:
tall, steep cliff whereon she stood
cut off from the woods beyond by the
rush and roar of wide and by nc
means shallow stream on one side
while on the other three it was almost
perpendicular, rising some twenty feet
up from the road. Mrs. Dewsford be-
gan to feel, as sine surveyed it, very
much like st. Simon Stylites on his
column in the wilderness.
eff they shouldn't Gomez she
thought.
But at the same instant welcome
rumbling of wheels broke the hushed
stiffness of the seldom travelled noun.
tain road, and Mrs. Dewsfords strained
eyes caught sight of Mr.. Everett
spirited gray, dashing round the curve
of the hin.
"Well T. she cried, CT never was
more thankful for anything in my life
I'm tired to death waiting"
care you?" said Charles Everett, as
he checked the horse in the middle oi
the road.
"Yes. Why don't you drive closer o.
sharply demanded Mrs. Dewsford.
oh, did you want to drive home
with us q
"Why, of course L did ! I'd have
been home long ago if | could have got
off this place"
Well, ma'am," said Charley, in ac.
cents of the coolest deliberation, while
Lizzy clung, frightened and yet smiling,
to his side, 81 shall be very happy to
help you off the cliff on one condition. u
Condition Charles Everett % ex.
claimed the astonished and indignant
matron "what do you mean 2"
"Simply this, Mrs. Dewsford.
want to marry your daughter. But
Lizzy, like a too dutiful child, will not
become my wife without your consent. "
Which she shall never have !" said
Mrs. Dewsford, emphatically.
Every well, ma'am Gee up,
Whitley and he shook the reins.
" You're not going to leave me here?'
shrleked Mrs. Dewsford, in panic OF
terror.
Unless you. comp,ywith my cond
tioD, ma'am, [ most certainly shall.
And that condition is"
Your consent to my marriage with
your daughter "
Elizabeth !" cried Mrs. Dewsford,
"will you be witness to this-thie
atrocious conduct, and not interfere p
Charley won't let me have voice
in the matter. mamma, at ALL" said
Lizzy, demurely." "He says he don't
believe in woman's rights I"
Mrs. Dewsford gave hollow groan.
Mr.. Everett touched his horse slightly
with the whip.
:. Stop" cried Mrs. Dewsford. 81
consent-but it is under protestp'
You can protest all you like" said
Mr.. Everett, driving closer to the rock,
and standing up to assist his mother
in-law elect into the phaeton.
Silently Mrs. Dewsford entered the
vehice-silently she rode Nonresident
ly she crossed the threshold of her
house, as became a conquered party
To think" she said in a hollow
voice, as she sat down to dinner, ." that
after all my precepts and example,
Elizabeth should end her career by get
ting married -
"Mamma," said Lizzy, timidly, "I
don't think it's SO very terrible, after
all I"
"To think" sighed Mrs. Dewsford,
paying no attention to her daughter
reply, that you should meet the fate
of any ordinary woman !"
But, mamma, never bad any am.
bition to be an extraordinary woman p'
And so was brought to Termination
the plots and plans for "model ex-
istence" which had been formed for
Mrs. Dewsford's daughter