The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-30

clerk in her fathers store, who ha'
been in love with her for years, an,
who would have been honored b,
the connexion rather than blue-blood
ed George LIE Roy, to whom Eddie
parents were q thorn in the flesh, Il
be endured as best might be.
Mrs. lie Roy carried the day; Mr.
Clark having given his word, held b.
it like an honest man. The wedding
took place at st. Mary's, and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clark were ushered to thei
seats like all the rest of the congre
CATION, to see their darling married
Mrs LIE Roy swept in on her son.
arm, calm, cold, collected; the bride
followed, supported by the white
headed Governor OF the State. Ii
bitterness of heart her pother hearC
her take the vows which made hel
Edna LIE Roy. 1t was large, dig
nifed assemblage, in which good Mr.
and Mrs. Clark felt lost. They fell
equally lost atterward at the wed
ding reception at Mrs. lie Roy's. Il
was very melancholy satisfaction
to them to hear on all sides praises
of the BRIDES exquisite loveliness
They seemed no longer to have par
and parcel in the matter.
If Edna did not realize the pain o.
all this to her parents, it surely was
not because she did not love them
She loved them dearly, with o ten
derness all her own but at that time
she was too utterly absorbed in her
own tumultuous happiness to be able
to conceive of there being serpent
trail in her paradise.
She clung to them with passionate
kisses before she started on her wed
ding journey, and had almost to be
torn from thier embraces; but this
without probing the nature of their
regret and wretchedness. She and
George sailed for Europe almost i'm
mediately.
He was rich man, but be had q
profession, to which be proposed te
devote himself. For the next two
years be attended medical lectures in
Paris as assidiously as though he had
been a needy student anxious to &c
to work to earn living. He and
Edna were very happy during those
two years; it was the life that suited
Edna-art and music and congenial
society.
The world was even gayer and
brighter than ber day-dreams had
pictured it. Then year of travel.
Then home
Eddie had never known how she
had missed her dear father and moth
er until she found herself once more
clasped in their loving arms. How
had she done without, all this while
their extraordinary devotion, their
blind infatuationy She had never
halt enjoyed her own two babies un-
til she had shown them to her father
and mother
Tears of Joy and pride rained down
Mrs. Ciark's cheeks. Edoie's little
glrlsl There never were such beaties,
such darlings.
Eddie's eyes, clear, brown, eager,
with their fathers beautiful golden
hair. Fortunately they were sufii.
ciently like their fathers family to
win favor with their grandmother LIE
Roy en- that score.
On the whole, she was satisfied
with the appearance presented by
her sons family. Edd;e's French
toilettes were stylish and becoming
the elder baby prattled in France in
a distinguished way: the baby prop
er was study for picture as she
lay in he arms of her bonnie, whose
picturesque cap and apron were the
first that had ever appeared in Port
Royal.
Edna really did not do George dis
credit; she would be well enough, if
only it were not for her vulgar father
and mother.
Still there were no jars. But, all
the same, Edna grew gradually har-
assed and unhappy. 1t became pat
ent to ber that Mrs. LIE Roy looked
down upon her antecedents, and that
it was perpeGually upon her mind to
instruct her in different articles of her
own social creed.
Eddie's gentle soul reheled. She
bad her own pride of BIRTH She ha-
ted Mrs. LIE Roy's arrogance and as
sumption. She almost hated Mrs. LIE
Roy.
Day after day she was made to ap-
pear TO disadvantage before George
Day after day she felt that she was
ssiifening and hardening before the
icy breath of her mother r-in-law' 3 con.
slant surveillance.
A word here and q word there
will prejudice almost unawares.
George, tor the first time, noticed
that his wife had defects; she lacked
self-control, self-possession. These
things would come in time, but they
were an indispensable part OF the
of finished woman of the
world.
Gradually George began TO object
to her frequent visits TO her parents.
although never in 80 many words.
The argument he used was that she
was 30 much away from home; he
saw SO little of her
Gradually Eddie abandoned this
point, but 10 return she resolved that
she would be equally chary OF her
visits to other places.
She established character for un-
sociability and indifference among all
the LIE Roy's friends in Port Royal,
people whom Mrs. LIE Roy had urg-
ed her to cultivate-"for your hus-
bands sake, my dear q physicians
wife cannot exercise to much disc:e.
ton in the choice of acquaintan-
ces."
Gradually she did not seem to her.
self to be the same girl Oh, If only
she AMI George could live in o little
house Of their own This great, grand
house was q prison.
But it had always been on the
cards that George should live with
bis mother. An unusual devotion
existed between the mother and her
son.
Eddie was not wise woman. She
made no effort to conceal the bitter.