Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-11-21
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MRS, GRIMFORD's DAUGHTER.

MRS. GRIMFORD's DAUGHTER.
Mrs Grimford sat in her own room, assid-
uously employed in fastening dried butterflies
on sheet of pasteboard, with an 'Encycio'
pelia" lying on the table beside her, and
magpifying glass affixed in some mysterious
manner to her nose. ....-. ......, ,
She was one of those unfortunate abnormal
developments with which this century is at.
ficted, familiarly known as "strong' minded
women" -a44h - IH1j/ -, w
A sparse, prim, hard. featured matron, one
who believed in "woman's rights. and consld'
cred woman generally q much abused person.
age, deposed from her proper, sphere, and
trampled on by the tyrant, man.
Mrs. Grimford had come very near beng
man herself-what with deep voice, beard
ed chin, and q figure quite innocent of all su-
perAuous curves and graces! really, if one
had changed her skirt and body to trowsers
and coat, she would have passed for one OF
the condemned sex without difficulty. .
But Mrs Grimford's daughter was quite
different. As Carrie Grimford stood beside
her mother, so dainty and fair, with cheeks
round and ripe as peach, dark blue eyes and
golden waivy hair, you wondered as you gszed
that they could both be women and yet 80
unlike. u,t ...- .,l...af... ...' G. ~.''..
Nonsense, child" Mrs. Grinford was say
ing. whilst she critically examined pale yel-
low butterfly. -i~ q. .#...il.-.u 10. :
"But, indeed, mamma" pleaded Carrie, cit
isn't nonsense He really wants me to marry
him. ...l ...-..... ......
Marriage, Caroline. is all mistake" said
Mrs. Grimford, laying down the magnifying.
glass. Il don't intend you to marry at all. !"
"Mammaw
"A woman who marries," continued the
strong minded matron, sis woman enslaved.
should never have married had | known as
much about life when l was eighteen, as l do
now. From the standpoint of grand mis-
take committed in my own life, can rectify
yours, Caroline"
"But, mamma" cried poor Caroline, "what
shall do?"
"Do, child-dop r CALCULATED Mrs. Grimford.
"That is pretty question for my daughter to
ask Why, read, study, improve your mind.
Devote ali the energies of your nature to
solving the great social problems that sur.
round you"
II don't care pin for the social problems
mamma" said Carrie; Il love Sydney Will
mer; and I'm going to marry him.
"Never, with my consent"
20, mamma, surely you would not"
Caroline" interrupted her mother, in
tone of judicial calmness, don't you see what
a confusion you are creating among these IN.
sects, which I have so carefully classified l
beg you will interrupt my studies no longer
Go read the report of the Convention for the
sAmelioration of Womankind.' Why, what
are you crying fors A,well regulated woman
never cries"
II wish wasn't a woman" sobbed Car
rie 81 wish l wasn't something that had to
be elevated and improved. 0, mamma, dear,
YOU weren't in earnest when you said you
would not consent to my marrying Sydney :?
We shall be so happy and he says he will
be miserable without me, and"
Caroline, I'm astonished at you! OF
course I'm in earnest! l have neither gold
nor gems to lay on the shrine of the cause !;
but have daughter, and intend to show
tn. world what woman, unshackled and un.
fettered, can accomplish You, Caroline,
should glory in thus becoming an Offering"
But Carrie, apparently unappreciative of
the great lot 10 store for her, cried more pit
eously than ever. -.
"Tears will not move me-" said Mrs. Grim.
ford, returning to her butterflies, II can only
regret that am the parent of so degenerate
daughter" ...
"Mamma," ventured poor little Carrie, af-
ter few moments of silent grieving, Il
promised Sydney to ride him with him this
afternoon"
"You must give him up. On such sub
iect can accept no compromise"
But, mamma, I promised"
Mrs Grimford gravely rubbed the end of
her nose. "a promise, Caroline. should not
be broken; nor shall | require you to break
this Carrie visibly brightened); but | shall
accompany you. (The pretty face clouded
again.) Where are you going?"
ITO the woods beyond the glen. Sydney is
going to get me some wood-sorrel for my her
barium."
"Nor will the expedition be improbable
to me-" said Mrs. Grimford, gravely. "There
are many choice varieties of adantum and
asplenium to be found in those woods, and
nv collection of native ferns is as yet incom-
plete."
Carrie retired in great CONSERVATION, not
to read reports or study palseoDtology. but to
slip out to the garden, where Sydney Wilmer
was sitting by great rose-tree that carpeteG
the velvet grass with showers of pink petals
at every passing breeze. .,-.... -a.
20, Sydney Sydney! am 80 misera'
blew .-
"Carrie, what is the matter p he cried, has
tily going toward her and Carrie told him,
to the best of her ability, what the matter
was.
"Is that all ?" he asked, when the recital
was finished.
isn't that enough ?" she replied, piteously.
"When we were going to have such a nice
ride, and"
Never mind, petite 1t will be all right.
So she won't consent to our marriage, EN-
What shall we do, Carre-elope quietlyT
90, Sydney, you know would never mar:
ry without her consent"
"And are two lives to be made miserable
because she thinks matrimony mistake p he
asked, gravely.
81 suppose 80" and Carries pretty head
drooped like rose in the rain. Sydney
watched her quivering lip and tear.stalned
eyes and said no more.
In the afternoon, when Mr.. Wilmer drove
up in his little light ph@ton, he found Mrs.
Gripford ready, With an immense green um'