Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-10
Misetllaneous.
Twice Married.

Yes" suppose its all veiy iine and
grand. but b'!ieye Id rather Eddie had
taken a fancy to some one who souidnt
have felt himself too fne aud grand for her
pa and ma
Il can't see but the young man u per
fcciiy civil aud respectful. Aud Certainly hi-
mother has acted the lady by you Called
on you first. and asked Eddie to tea there
right oT We should bear IN mind that she
ne, er expected 10 make the acquaintance
OF plain folks Ike us."
There wa nothing else 10 do. unless she
quArrellcd with her son. aud that she would
never DO and be the apple OF her eye. So
she made the best OF II. Bot I'll tell you
what. pal mean to have my own way
about the wedding for all Mrs. LeRoyis
whe eedling soft speeches.
Mr. Clark was always more or less ss-
sent minded when he came home at night
from the store. Il was minute or two
before be AskrJ. a. was expected OF hn.
What do you mean, Elizai"
As rs TO he al EpscupaliAu wedding.
t hA. 20 be in church. and OF course
there'il be = crowd. her friends well ss
ours. And she l. ashamed OF ns. She wants
EDDIE TO have Governor Reed give her
away instead Of her shabby old pa"
We'll. II Eddle's willing"
"Eddie willing. OF course Eddie "a be
willing II you VAS willing. and you never
could saw No To woman. SO II she comes
along Mrs. lie Roy. | mean-snd talks 10
sou about the social advantage Ii will be 10
Eddie TO 20 into the church on the Cover
uor's arm. don't you listen TO her. Just you
say thatyou have len IL TO the women-folks
to settle the wedding"
Mr.. Clark received his orders meekly.
He hoped he would not be called npon 10
combat the eloQuence OF Mrs. Leroy. He
doubted that he could hold out against IL.
unless his wife were by 10 back him. He
sighed. He hated TO see Eliza freited. II
Was his nature 20 take things as they came.
but Il WAS certainly not hers. Bot he bad
never seen her so completely upset as she
| was now.
Some mothers would have been elated AZ
the prospect OF d.u.h margin z
above her. As the phrase goes, bot OF these
was not Mrs. Clark. She was satisfied
with her own station in life. She preferred
to keep TO her own ways. and that other
| people should keep 10 theirs. She felt that
she was as good as anybody else. and she
| did no, desire ~ be thrown With people
who held q contrary opinion.
The next morning came a pleasant, cor
| dial note from Mr.. Leroy. asking ths
| Clarss-father. mother. daughter-to tea
| with her that evening. Eddie wished to SC
| cept the Invitation, and Mrs. Clark could
never bear 10 cross Eddle's wishes. She
, therefore somewhat unwiilipgly dressed
! herself in her best, and brushed up her Old
| man. Now, pa. don't give ln 10 her
were her last words as they were admitted
| for the first time into the beautiful Leroy
| mansion-really 8 mansion, built In Por,
| ROYAL in the old colonial times. Mrs. Le-
| Roy received them with 8 manber that was
graciousness itself. II she made up her
| mind TO do thing at alt. she did it thor
oughly. She had comba,ed ber sons en-
| gagement to beautiful Eddie Clark as long
as there remained grain Of virtue 10 op-
position Now she had determined that
I there should be no vulgar family jars. She
showed proper gentiiiy 10 that at least
Alas. Mrs. Clark was powerless TO In
| terrupt . long. amicable tese-0-tete between
their hostess aud her husband. during
which George Leroy showed her the vari
| ous euriosities with which the drawing
rooms were filled, and Eddie played soft
airs on the piano. Eddie had been beauti,
fully taught st the Academy; her tact In
music, as in other matters, when she chose
to exercise IL, was great; she played in tina
charming pensive twilight style whict
serves SO admirably to iil up old corner'
and crannies.
George walked home with Eddie; thu
husband and wife were together.
'I've done IT," Mr.. Clark said. desper
ately, as soon as they were fairly started
"She was too much for me 4; couldn't he'll
it,
You didn't agree that perfect strange
should give away Edjler'
Yes, did After ALL what matter doe
II make? Anyway. Il can't be helped now
and it's nothing but form anyway
.Our only chiId!" grosned Mrs. Clark
with tears. Her heart was very sore. A
that moment she would far rather Eddi
had been going TO marry Joe Thompson
clerk in her fathers store, who had beei
In love with her for years, and who woul,
have been honored by the connection, rath
er than blue-blooded George Leroy. q
whom Edde's parents were q thorn In tn
hesh, to be endured as best might be.
Mrs. Leroy carried the day; Mr.. CLARK
having given his word. held by II like =
! honest man. The wedding took place i
. 81. Mary's, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clark wer
ushered to their seats like all the rest @
the congregation, 10 see their darling mai
ried. Mrs. Leroy swept in on her son
arm, calm. cold. collected; the bride TO
lowed. supported by the white-hsaded Go,
ernor of the State. In bitterness Of hsaI
her mother heard her take the vows whic
made her Eddie Leroy. 1t was large
diRnified assemblage. In which good NJ
and Mrs. Clark felt lost. They felt eQualI
lost afterward af the wedding reception {
Mrs. LeRoy's. 1t was = very melanchol
satisfaction to them to hear on all side
r praises OF the brides exquisite lovelines
They seemed no longer to have part {
: parcel In the matter.
II Eddie did mot realize the main of 4