Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-18

continued; ..You must learnlto adapt
yourself TO the peculiartties OF the1
family, and remember that your duty
to your intended husband requires you
to over look, any little unpleasantness
in his mothers disposition
Virginia left the room In angry 81.
lence. That night Harvey Wade came
in to, spend the evening with Virginia |
and her brothers, and she was visibly |
annoyed when she saw him coming. |
She did not receive him any too cor
daily, but whatever might have been
lacking in her reception, was fully
made up by the sociability of the
mother. -
'.You treated your intended hus.
band most too coolly last evening, Vir-
ginia," SAID Mrs. Hampton on the fol.
:You didn't" answered Virginia.
CURLY.
IL hope not" answered Mrs. Hamp:
ton, smiling. II am sure that Il don't
want my future son.in. law to have an
unfavorable impression of me-"
II do wish you wouldn't be so
dreadfully sociable to him, I'm other
Said Virginia. petulantly. "He will
think
ssThat will make one Of the best
of mothers.in.law,': interrupted Mrs.
Hampton. -
virginia threw down her sewing
with gesture of Impotence, aud left
the room.
A few evenings later some young
friends were spending the evening
with the Hamptons, and among them
q young gentleman whom Virginia's
Oldest brother introduced as a friend
Of his, and she Was in the midst of an
entertaining conversation with him,
when Harvey Wade came in, and took
seat by Virginia's side with an air
of ownership which annoy ed her
greatly. She was beginning to weary
Of his monotonous conversation, Tor
there was a vast difference between
listening to him enthusiastically, as
she used to do, and having kim con-
stantly near her until al. the SUBJECTS
were worn threadbare.
Her mother did not fail to notice
the annoyed expression Of her counte'
nance, and the next morning gave her
lecture upon the wickedness OF listen
ing to the conversation OF another
with more interest than she did to
that of her intended husband,
The weeks passed on, and Harvey
Wade continued to be a frequent Wis
itor, although it was1evident enough
| to the mothers vigilant eye that Vlr'
ginia' infatuation was rapidly wear
ing away. The young gentleman pre-.
vl0uslv introduced was an occasional
visitor, and although Virginia re-
ceiyed no marked attentions from him,
and showed him only that consldera.
ton with which p0liteness required
that she should treat her brothers
friend, it was evident that Harvey
Wade was not at all pleased with MS
visits.
One evening Virginia attended a
party with Mr.. Wade, and on the toi.
lowing morning her mother observed
that she seemed to be very much out
| of humor. Mrs.Hampton paid no at
tention to it, and, later in the day Dir.
Wade called. He came In with an air
of injured innocence, and Immediately
asked for Virginia. Mrs. Hampton
went TO that young lady's room and
informed her that Mr.. Wade had
called to see her.
"From his appearance am afraid
! that you have not treated him with
the Difference you ought, and no doubt
you owe him an apology said the
mother.
"Apology, indeed - returned Vir.
ginia, "He is the most jealous and
unreasonable person that ever saw.
He found fault with me for waltzing
with Mr.. Chapman last evening, and
gave me to understand that he was the
only gentleman that had any claim to
my attention, the tyrannlcal, jealous
hearted old Blue. Beard y
''Hush, hush, Virginia., said Mis-.
Hampton, ''you must not be unreason'
able. Your intended husband certain
~ has superior claim.
''Intended husband be hanged u
exclaimed Virginia exasperated be-
yond all endurance ; wouldn't mar
~ him if he was the last man upon
the face of the earth. l wonder
that I ever could have been silly
enough ogive him secoxd thought,
and you seem to have been worse than
was"
"Stop; don't be unreasonable, SAID
Mrs. Hampton. "a promise cannot be
easily broken"
81 never promised to marry him,
| thank my lucky stars. and what's more
| WON'T" said Virginia, very emphat"
| ically.
"But his attentions to you have been
of such a nature as to lead people to
suppose you were engaged, and what
will they think 2 asked Mrs. Hamp'
ton.
II don't care what they think. It's
none of their business" said Virginia,
desperately, land if it was, l might
better let them think, and talk too,
than to be chained for life to a man for
whom have not the slightest respect.
1t would be perfectly idiotic for me to
rush into bondage that could result
in nothing but life Of misery, rather
than to endure what little annoyance
few weeks of gossip would cause
me-"
s.Oh, you fckle.minded girl" said
Mrs. Hampton, land this is the man
that you were ready to follow across
the Rocky Mountains, not three months
ago -"
II can't help it ; I would go just as
far to get rid of him now, but I think
can ind a shorter way;' and then
going to the parlor, Virginia gave Mr..
Wade q most decisive answer to the
question which he had asked two
months before, while Mrs. Hampton
sat in her own room, smiling compla-
Gently. It was q useful experience to
Virginia, and henceforth she was very
cautious about receiving ''marked at.
teutions." = .t',.Tz
Amusing, But not Brotherly.
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