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

TWICE MARRIED.
"Yes, | suppose it's all very fin,
and grand, but ! b'lieve I'D rathel
Eddie had taken fancy to some ont
who wouldn't have felt himself toe
fine and grand for her pa and ma"
II can't see but the young man il
perfectly civil aud respectful. Ant
certainly his pother has acted the la
dy by you. Called on you first, ant
asked Eddie there for tea right of,
We should bear in mind that she
never expected to make the acquaint
ance of plain folks like u.s."
"There was nothing else to do, IN
less she quarreled with her son, ant
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. L.
Roy's wheedling soft speeches"
Mr.. Clark was always more or less
absent-minded when be came home
at night from the store. 1t was q
minute or two before he asked, as
was expected Of him, "Wbst do you
mean, Eliza 2"
"As it's to be en Episcopalian we'd
ding, it has to be in church, and OF
course there'll be a crowd. his friends
as well as ours And she is ashamed
of us. She wants Eddie to have
Governor Reed give her away in.
stead Of her shabby old pa"
well, if Eddie's willing"
Eddie willing? OF course Ed
died be willing if you was willing,
and you never could say no to wo-
man. So if she comes along-Mrs.
lie Roy, / mean-snd talks to you
about the social advantage it will be
to go into the church on the Govern
or's arm. don't you listen to her. just
you say that you left it to the women
folks to settle the wedding"
Mr. Clark received his orders meek
ly. He hoped be would not be call
ed upon TO combat the eloquence OF
Mrs. lie Roy.
He doubted that be could hold out
against it, unless his wife were by to
back him He sighed He hated to
see Eliza fretted
1t was his nature to take things as
they came, but it was certainly not
hers. But be never had seen her SO
completely upset as she was now.
Some mothers would have been
elated at the prospect of daughter
marrying above her, as the phrase
goes, but Of these was not Mrs Clark
She was satisfied With her own sta
tion of life.
She preferred to keep to her own
ways, and that other people should
keep to theirs. She felt tha. she was
as good as anybody else, and she did
not desire to be thrown with people
who held contrary opinion.
Tie next morning came q pleasant,
cordial note from Mrs. lie Roy, ask.
ing the Clarks-father, mother,
and dangkter-to tea with her that
evening Eddie wished to accept the
invitation, and Mrs. Clark could nev-
er bear TO cross Eddie's wishes. She
therefore somewhat unwillingly dress
ed herself in her best, and brushed
up her old man.
Now, papa don't give into her,"
were her last words as they were ad-
mitted for the first time into the beau
tiful LIE Roy mansion-really o man.
sion. built in Port Royal 10 the old
colonial times.
Mrs. lie Roy received them with q
manner that was graciousness itself.
II she made up her mind to do thing
at all, she did it thoroughly. She had
combaied her sons engagement to
beautiful Eddie Clark as long as
there remained a grain of virtue in
opposition
Now she bad determined there
should be no vulgar family jars. She
showed proper gen,iity 10 that at
least.
Alas Mrs. Clark was powerless to
interrupt long, amicable tete.a tete
between their hostess and her hus-
band, during which George LIE Roy
showed her the various curiosities
with which the drawing rooms we're
filed, and Eddie played soft airs on
the piano.
Eddie bad 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. pensive, twilight
style which serves SO admirably to
Gil up odd corners and crannies.
George walked home with Eddie !;
the husband and wife were togeth.
er.
ave done it," Mr.. Clark said,
desperately. as soon as they were
fairly started.
"She was too much for me /
couldn't help it."
"You didn't agree that q perfect
stranger should give away to Ed
die ?"
"Yes, did. After all, what mat
ter does it make? Anyway, it can't
be helped now aud it's nothing but
a form anyway"
"Our only child !" groaned Mrs.
Clark, with tears. Her heart was
very SORE At that moment she
would far rather Eddie had been
going to marry Joe Thompson, a