The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-09-11

started on hoF wedding Journey, and bad
almost 70 Be torn from their embraces,
bet tbs without probing ths nasarc Of
their regret sad wpclcheiness. She Knd
George sailed Ter Europe Glnest immedi.
Aiely. lie was a rich maa, enl be bad =
profession 10 whlebhe proposed TO devote
himself For ihe ueIl two years hr ST..
tended medicsl lectures 10 Paris IS assid.
uously a. though he bad been needy
sludeut Anxioas to go 10 work 20 earn a
living lie and Edna were very hsppy
during those two years; i was the life
that suited Edns-srt aud music aud con-
genial society The world was even
gaper and brighter lhaB her dsy-dfeams
had pictured Il. Then 5 year Of travel
Then home.
Eddie had never known how she bad
missed her dear father and mother until
she found herself once more elasped In
their loving arms. How had she done
without, all this while, their extraordina.
~ devolion, their blind lnNalRAllon9 She
had never bali enjoyed her own two
babies until she had shown them 10 her
father and mother. Tears OF JOY and
pride ralued down Mrs. Clark's cheeks,
Eddie's little girlsl There never we're
such beauties, such darlings. Eddie's
eyes, clear, brown, eager, with their
fathers beautiful golden hair. Fortunate
ly they were sufficiently like their fathers
family to win favor with their grand
mother lie Roy on that score. On the
whole, she was satisfied with the appear.
ance presented by her sons family.
Eddie's French toilets were stylish and
becoming; the elder baby prattled IN
French 10 distinguished way; The baby
proper was study for picture as she
lay in the arms OF her bonne, whose
picturesqe cap and apron were the first
that bad ever appeared IN Port Royal.
Edna really did not do George discredit;
che would be well enough, II 1t only were
not for the vulgar father and mother.
Still there were no jars But, all the
time, Edna grew gradually barsssed aud
unhappy. Ii became patent TO her thst
Mrs. lie Roy looked down upon her an-
tecedenis, and that II was perpelually
upon her mind to instruct her in the
different articles Of her own social creed
Eddie's gentle soui rebeIled She had her
own pride OF birth. She hated Mrs. lie
Roy's arrogance aud assumption. She
almost hated Mrs. lie Roy. Day after
day she was made to appear TO disadvan-
tage before George. Day after day she
felt that she was stitlenipg and hardening
before the icy breath Of ber mother-in-
laws constant surveillance. A word here
aud word there will prejudice almost
unawares. George, for the first time,
noticed that bis wife bad defects; she
lacked seIf-control, lf.possession, These
things would come in time, but they
were an Indispensable part OF the equip
meut OF finished woman OF the world.
Gradually George began TO object to
her frequent visits to her parents, al.
though never in so many words. The
he used was that she was so
mnch away from home; be saw so little
of her. Gradually Eddie abandoned this
point; but in return she resolved that
she would be equally chary OF her visits
to other places. She established char
acter for unsociability and indifference
among all the lie Roys' friends in Port
Royal, people whom Mrs lie Roy bad
urged her to cultivate--for your hus.
bands sake, my dear; physicians wife
exercise too much discretion in
The choice of acquaintance.
Gradually she did not seem to herself
10 be the same girl. Oh, II only she and
George could live in little house Of their
ownl This great, grand house was
prison. But 1t bad always been on the
cards thst George should live with his
mother. An unusual devotion existed
between the mother and son.
Eddie was not a wise woman. She
made no effort TO conceal tho bitterness
IN her soul from BET own parents. They
knew that she was not happy they never
dreamed Of blaming her when day after
day went by without their seeing her
But they did blame Mrs. lie Roy, aud
none the less as they saw Eddie grow
quiet and dull and changed.
George and she drifed farther and |
farther apart. His was an impressions |
able nature which speedily fell away
from the magnetism OF any influence |
which was not vigorously exerted. Aud |
be liked life and gayety. Eddie's mood
chilled aud repressed him. He had no
sympathy for people with the blues. So
be sought amusement elsewhere. II Ed |
die refused to return visits, The more
reason tba, be should visit vigorously.
lie was always warmly welcomed at the
houses Of bic old iniimates. The storeys
for instance, made as much OF him as
though he were still unmarried. lie be-
Iieved those girls would do anything for
him. lie showed Eddie With somewhnt
of sehookboy triumph pair Of slippers
MnuA Story bsd worked for hlm In
shaded fiosses.
Port Royal-st least its exclusive cir.
left home in August and
September. The lie Roys, from time i'm
bad gone TO the sweetbriar
Springs during those months. II was
decided to carry out this usual pro-
CRANE, slmost without consulting Mrs. |
George lie Roy. She, for her part. de-
tested the ideA OF going, as indeed she
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