The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-12-18
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PLAiING THE DRESSMAKER.

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PLAiING THE DRESSMAKER.
Mrs. Ross ,Ruslington sat dignihed,
naughty, self possessed.
: Mrs Ross Ruslington was indignant,
and took no pains to hide the fact, ana
all because her son had rebelled-all be
cause her one darling had seen fit to
consult his own heart in falling in love.
Ernest Ruslington was one of those
tenderly worshipful fellows
tall, strong, afectionate-hea with
devoted way that goes SO surely :ola
woman's heart, that made his mother
idolize him as he deserved, that made
Mamie Morgan fairly thrill with raptur-
QUE love for him, that made even state
ly. Miss Genevieve Wallace admire him
and feel it noways .averse to the plan
Mrs. Ruslington. had arranged that her
handsome son should present Miss Gen.
evieVe as his wife. e8
But in this especial instance Mr. Er.
nest Ruslington was proving beyond a
shadow of a doubt that while he and
Mamie Morgan and Cupid had propos-
ed their future way of happiness, his
mother was determined to dispose of
them all-except her boy-very sum.
5marily And to this end was the inter.
view tending when Mrs Ruslington sat
in her blue silken cushioned chair, with
her. fair blonde face as stern as her well.
bred indignation could make it,
Mr.. Ruslington stood at one end of
the low mantlepiece, his elbow resting
upon it, his head leaning lightly on bis
hand, listening courteously to his moth
ter's lowspoken, yet none the less pas
sionate words =
"But You are. so entirely mistaken,
mother, II you would only permit me
to bring Mamie to see you, If you would
only give her an opportunity to let you
see her, am positive you would change
your mind Shelis adainty, refined high,
bred little lady, with o face so sweet that
itwouldappeal.t to you instantly. You
would love her mother, if you would
lay aside your pride, your injustice
Mrs. Ruslington only smiled family,
II am so sorry you look upon me as
prejudiced, my dear boy 1 have al
ways studied your interests, think,
and know, when L recommend you so
strongly to marry Genevieve Wallace,
you surely must understand i regard it
for your great good Genevieve is very
pretty, undeniably lady in birth, man
ners, education aud position. She is
very rich, and would maze most suit
able partie for you" ~ ttgstt
"If / loved her, which I do not and
cannot. Mother, it seems to me you
should not seek to bias my judgment in
this, the most important event of my
life All my lie have tried to please
you, all my. life have been governed
very mnch bv your wishes and advice !;
but in this case, you must permit me to
know my own heart. You must re.
member that where one has carefully
boarded all their wealth of affection and
not frittered it away on every pretty
face, when one has never loved until
they have brought their ju igment AND
their disciplined maturity to concur as
/ do, that such love Is q resistless pas
sion, not to be trifled with by any one .
Mrs. Ruslington looked at his very
quiet, determined = face and knew he
would stand by what he said, and the
realizatioh that Mamie Morgan would
be the wife OF Ernest Raslington came
TO her with such abhorent force that she
rose from her chair, flashing eyed, frosty
voiced. 1ass hiIh - liszl'
II remember nothing but that my son
Intends to disgrace his family and him,
self. ! shall never mention the matter
again, but, rest assured, that if you mar.
ry this obscure, ordinary girl. whose
pretty faceis her only commendation-
hush, il you please Lii you do it, ell
further Communication with me and this
house, and your income will be ended y
as aAnd you are sure, perfectly sure, i
was right, ErnestY am SO afraid thai
! have been doing wrong in permitting
myself to stand between you and youl
mother. Oh, Ernest, it is the only un
happiness that comes to me as you
wife-this knowledge that / am tht
cause of you and her being enemies
Mamie Ruslington, the year.old wife
was leaning her lovely head on her hus
bands shoulder. and together they were
looking Interestingly down on q little
golden Tossed head nestled among tn,
blankets aud lawn, from which it will b,
deducted that Ernest RusIington had
not been eintimidated by his mothers
threatss but had bravely foresworn5 lux
ury and elegance for the sake Of th,
girl be loved and who loved him, anG
married her, conscious that be was il
The right. h bread er4Ii e2fd o3ie
Mamie Morgan had never been &C.
customed to surroundings that wer,
more than plainly comfortable, SO tina
to her the pleasant little home her hus
band took her to, and which he wa
enabled to make for them in considera
ton Of snug little sum of money il
the bank, saved from his income, was
very paradise to her, where she was a
happy as the day was long, after Er
nest had reasoned her into believing i
was not her fault that his niother fefas
| Ell to countenance them. e. ss
He hsd not been long in obtaining
good position, and on the salary he re
eeived he and his young wife lived well
even elegantly. bs n'12 = 20 p q
1 Then a1ittle baby girl had come t
them, and over the nestling's cradle
over this child, Mamie's conscience COT
demned her afresh, and she cried owe
haby's flossy golden hair. sIae :
| 81 wish as heartily as you do, darling
that my mother would be friends wit
us, and she shall know your delicat
tcompliment In naming baby Helen Be
yvn, after her own maiden name. VIII
KNOWS but that this pet of ours ma
'-tprove apeactmsker P" q
i True to his word Ernest wrote to b
mother, telling her of the birth OF b
lchild, her grand daughter, and renewin