The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-12
VOLUME 4.


part OF the city.
"what do you mean?" che demanded,
as she accompanied her husband up the
broad steps to the door.
81 mean," be replied, "that this is the
home and this the workshop"
And he led her in. Among other
rooms TO which he conducted his wife
was one fitted up as q workshop, where,
as he said, he was accustomed to indulge
bis love for mechanical work, after
having, as he assured her, regularly
served out his time at learning trade.
Mrs. MAXWELL stood and looked at
him innocently.
"This is your house?" she said.
ayes, madam"
"And you are not poor, but rich?"
"You speak the truth, Mrs. Main
we'll"
"And why, pray, did you play this
jest upon me?"
"To see whether you really loved me
for my own sake"
"Ah, pretty, indeed! And suppose
you dont love me?"
"But / do"
"Humphp'
So there was little family quarrel
on the spot. -.
"Now, invite your father and mother
to come and see u.s." said Mr.. MAXWELL,
after the clouds had cleared away, some
what.
81 WILL" she replied. 81 will. But
first you must go with me to zee them,
and to pacify them, in view of what we
have DONE"
avery WELL"
In a few days they started out in 6
carriage on their srrand. Mrs. Main
we'll gave the directions to the driver
, and the husband could not help sx
pressing his wonder at the increasing
, saualor Of the neighborhood through
which they rode. The carriage drew
up at length before a miserly looking
house and stopped.
"Where the deuce are you takinl
i, me?" asked MAXWELL, looking at hi
wife,"
y "Come and see," was her reply, as sh
proceeded to step from the carriage.
. "Here, wait" he exclaimed, after n
i hesitancy; "lss me get out first and hel
), you out. What does this mean?"
y "Follow me-" was her reply.
IL She led him up stairs-up, u
,e through throngs and dirt and smells
the fourth story. Here she opened
=, door without knocking, and the ~
=, entered. The woman was dressed vel
r neatly, and 30 were the children, b
,o they were all dressed very poorly.
~ keeping with tho place. The man W
o. clad more carelessly, and even mo
Il, poorly. On his head he kept his hs
~ which was certainly full half doz'
years old.
id "My husband, Mr.. MAXWELL; n
Of father and mother, brothers and 8
a ters," said Mrs. MAXWELL, Introduce
Id all parties.
,re Mr.. MAXWELL stood and stared wit
it. out speaking.
be- "Ask their pardon, George" Sc
red Mrs. MAXWELL, "for running away wi
be. me-"
"Who are they?" ..-
ed. "Have I not told you; didn't | int
pie duce your"
gh "Who were they that saw at the '
tering- placer"
I'm. "Some wealthy people who had ST
me at the milliner's where served
she ivelihood-served at my trade, Geo
my and who fancied my appearar
18th dressed me up, and took me there W
them"
"You jest with me-" he said, wi.
GUS CHASTITY smile.
"Do I? do I, indeed? These pee
him seem to recognize me as daughter
!, at as sister; jest, indeed! You will
,ing that out"
way, "You are too cultured, too taste
she too fine featured"
the "All this milliner may be, or {
and ing girl. Look for yourself among
rted class. Is it not true? All that we
rself need is dress"
On a MAXWELL lifted his fist and dashs
he'd. through the air. He ground his te
with and Turning away left the room, e
d to ming the door violently after him.
eyes His wife took off her hat and C
she and furs, and flung herself down at
k on table and buried her face in her h
her kerchief.
hat. The door opened again and Main
ched put in his head.
"You have deceived me-" he
t en- "but come, you are my wife-I will
were and bear it."
1uity She sprang to her feet and confro
COM him.
wing: "Your wife, am II" che exclaim
Mr.. "And doomed to live with one
does not love here, but was in love
her circumstances No, sir; you
wife go. / will not live a wife unlove
Is his myself. You must take me thus
will stay.
thing He closed the door and retired
ougb. the stairs to the street, clenchin
armed hands and teeth as he went.
ed to "The horrible disgrace of it," he
tered. "The derision that will /
:" lot. And then 10 marry such gi
them But at the street door he tarried
you" had a struggle with himself the
osition alone. Suddenly he turned and d
nt." impetuously up stairs, flung ope
cut il. door of the room, seized his wife
: sake. arms and clasped her to his heart
l." "My wife," he whispered in he
me my "Such you are and ever shall be
father God and the world"
obsra- "Now begin to think you
me-" she said, smiling in his face.
inute." do love me? You really think Y