The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-06-26
TWICE MARRIED.


Yes, suppose it's all very fine and
grand, but l b'lieve I'd rather Eddie had
taken fancy to some one who wouldn't
have felt himself too fine and grand for
her ma and pa"
81 can't see but that the young man
is perfectly civil and respectful. And
certainly his mother has acted the lady
. by you. Called on you first, and asked
Eddie there to tea right off. We should
bear in mind that she never expected to
make the acquaintance of plain folks like
u.s."
"There was nothing else to do, unles,
she quarreled with her son, and that she
would never do, and he the apple of her
eye. So she made the best of it, But
I'll tell you what, pal mean to have
my own way about the wedding, for all
Mrs. lie Roy's wheeding soft speeches" "
Mr.. Clark was always more OF less
abSent-minded when he came home ut
night from the store. 1t was minute
or two before he asked, us was expected
of him, What do you mean, Eliza?n
AS it's to be an Episcopalian we'd
ding, it has to be in church, and of
course tlIerell be Il crowd, her friends as
well as ours. And she is ashamed of us
She wants Eddie to have Governor Reed
'Nl away IiISAt'tu VI IlSl oIistDJy Oll
pa"
We'll, if Eddirs willing"
Eddie wiling! OF course Eddie d
be willing if you was willing, and you
never could say no to II woman. So if
she comes along-Mrs. lie Roy, mean
and talks to YOU about the social ad-
vantag, it will he to Eddie to go into
the church on the governors arm, don't
you listen to her. Just you say that you
have left it to the women-follls to settle
the wedding"
He hoped he would not be called upon
to combat the eloquence of Mrs. lie
Roy. He doubted that he could hold
out against it unless his wife were by to
back him. He sighed. He hated to see
Eliza frctted. 1t was his nature tc take
things as they came. but it was certainly
rot hers But he had never seen her so
completely upset rs she was now.
Some mothers would have been
elatcd ut the prospect of daughters
marrying above her, as the phrase goes.
but of these was not Mrs. Clark. She
was satisfied with her own station in
life. She preferred to keep to Ler own
ways and that other people should keep
to theirs. She felt that she was as good
as anybody else, and she did not desire
to be thrown with people who held a
contrary opinion.
The next morning came n pleasant,
cordial note from Mrs. lie Roy, asking
the Clarks-father. mother, daughter
to tea with her that evening. Eddie
wished to accept the invitation, and
Mrs. Clark could never bear to cros IS
Eddie's wishes. She therefore somewhat
unwillingly, dressed herself in her best
and brushed up her old man. "Now,
Innft uiyn in IN hnr - ha,. 1ao OF
words as they were admitted for the
first time into the beautiful lie Roy
mansion-really II mansion, built in Port
Royal in the old colonial times. MIS-.
lie Roy received them with a manner
that was graciousness itself. If she
made up her mind to do a thing Mt all,
she did it thoroughly. She had combated
her sons engagement to beautiful Eddie
Clark as long as there remained grain
of virtue in opposition. Now she deter
mined that there should be no vulgar
family jars. She showed proper gen.
tility in that at least.
Alas! Mrs. Clark was powerless to in
terrupt long, amicable tete-d-tete be-
tween their hostess and her husband,
during which George lie Roy showed
her the various curiosities with which
the drawing-rooms were filed and Eddie
PLAYED soft airs on the piano. Eddie had
been beautifully taught at the academy
her tact in music, as in other matters,
when she chose to exercise it, was great :
she played in that charming pcnsive,
twilight style which serves so admirably
to fill up odd corners and crannies.
George walked home with Eddie; the
husband and wife were together.
"rve done it" Mr.. Clark said, desper-
ately, as soon as they were fairly started.
90 Cbn ,,y,e too much fn,. mo. 7 conldp,f
help it."
"You didn't agree that a perfect
stranger should give away EddieP"
"Yes, | did. After all, what matter
does it make? Anyway, it can't be
helped now; and it's nothing but form
anyway" ,.,,,,,u -
with tears. Her heart was very sore
At that moment she would far rather
Eddie had been going to marry Joe
Thompson, clerk in her fathers store,
who had been in love with her for years,
and who would have been honored by
the connection, rather than blue-blooded
George LIE Roy, to whom Eddie's parents
as hest might be
Mrs. lie Roy carried the day; Mr..
Clark, having given his word, held by
it like an honest man. The wedding
took place in St. Mary's, and Mr. and
Mrs. Clark were ushered to their seats
like all the rest of the congregation, to
see their darling married. Mrs lie Roy
swept in on her sons arm, calm, cool,
collected; the bride followed, supported
by the white-headed governor of the
State. In bitterness of heart her mother
heard her take the VOWS which made
her Edna lie Roy: ltwas large, digni-
Mrs. Clark felt lost. They felt equally
lost afterward at the wedding reception
at Mrs. lie Roys. 1t was very melan-
choly satisfaction to them to hear ON all
sides praises of the brides exquisite love