The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-18
TWICE MARRIED.
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pa and paa. a.. ,,,,,r mo = l. ,,es,
ssc,ly civil aad respectful. And ceftashS
HIS mother has acted the lady by you. Caa.
cd ON yo, first, and asked EDDIE 70 set Ms.
ripf,t off. We should bear In mind tes ssl.
never expected to aaake the acquaintsts'eo u /
plain folks like Us. ,sos sbei
,.tThcrr was nothing else 70 oV un'e " ga
.,n,rre,lari witt, her son, ard that sue ~ou,o \
narer dn. and he the apple or nef eyS. ~
she maae the best Of 1t. Buf III Sh yoa
what. nal mean to have my own way 4
shout the wedding, Tor all MRS. We Roy d
.yrbeedfing. soft speeches"
4, Mr. Clark wss moreer less apsent.mlnueu
when he came home at tsght from the STORE.
II was Minate or two before ne askeu, .as
was expected Of him, x What GO you pn ls''
Eiiza.D
= e as FPS to be an Episcopalian wedding,
- ahos n he in church, and OF course therai
he croHa-her friends as well as ours.
And she ia ashamed OF us. She wants Edose
n have Governor Reed give her away IA
stead OF her shabby old pa"
"WelL IL Eddie's willing"
aEddie wiliiny1 OF course Eddie'd De
willing III you was willing, and you never
could say no 10 woman. SO II sne comes
aionr-Nrs. LIE Roy, mean-and talks 10
Won about the social advantage it VIII De 10
Eaaie 10 90 into the esurc!i on the Govern
or,s arm. don't you listen to her. Just !eu
say that YOU have left it to the womenIoaSs
TO settle the Wedding. ~. uo
= AIR. Clark received bis order neek'y. nc
hoped he would not be called upon 10 COIL
nat the eloquence OF Mrs. ne hoy. ne
doubted that he could hold out against u
rtn,ess his wife was there TO back hlth. NJ
sighed He hated to see Eliza 1rssteos Z ~
was his nature to take things as tney ca,n.,
~, = wns certainly not hers. But he had
naver seeu her so completely upset as she
was now. ,..,, =,
~ Nome mothers would have been clated nj
fbe nrospect OF daughters marrylngapoVe
her. as the phrase goes, but OF these was not
Mrs. Clark. She vas satisfied with her own
station in life. She preferred to keep to her
own wavs and that other people shou'a
keen 70 theirs, She felt that she was as
good rs ANYBODY else, and she did not des,re
To be thrown with her people VINO heio
contrary opinion.
The next morning came pleasant, cor
dial note from Mrs. LIE Roy asking the
Clarks-iather, mother, and dauSbter-t0
tea with her that evening. EdoIe "lSneo
TO accept the invitation, and Mrs. Ciafk
could never bear to cross Eddle's wishes.
She therefore somewhat upwillingiy dressed
herself in her best and brushed up her OLD
man. Snow, pa, don't give in to her"
were her last words as they were admitted
for the first time into the beautiful LIE Roy
mansion-reaIly a mansion, built IN fort
ROYAL in the old colonial times. Mrs. LIE
Row received them with manner that was
eraciousness itself. If she made up her
mind to do thing ut all, she ala IL THOR
ougbly. She bad combated her sons en-
gagement to beautiful Eddie Clark as long
as there remained grain OF virtue III oppo'
sitiop. Now she had determined that there
should be no vulgar family jars. She
showed a proper gentllity in that at least.
Alas! Mrs. Clark was powerlesS to inter-
rupt long, amiable ttte-G.iete between
their hostess and her husband, during
which George lie Roy showed her the yari-
olls curiosties with which the drawing
rooms, were filed, and Eddie played soft
airs on the piano. Eddie had been beautl-
fully taught at the academy; her tact in
music, as in other matters, when she chose
10 exercise it, was great; she played in that
charming, pensive, twilight-style which
serves so admirably to fill up odd corners
and cranEies.
George walked home with Eddie; the
husband and wife were together.
"Pye done it," Mr.. Clark said, despe-
rately, as soon rs they were fairly started
"She was too much for me; l couldn't
help it." -
"You didn't agree that perfec, stranger
should give away Eddie?"
"Yes did. After all, what matter does
it make? ANY way, it can't be helped nov;
and it is nothing but form, any way"
"Our only child!" groaned Mrs. Clark,
xx,;t& ,o,rc uor boorf vorC sore Ar
that moment she would far rather Eddie
had been going to marry Joe Thomson, a
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 were thorn in the flesh, to
be endured as best might be.
Mrs. LIE Roy carried the day; Mr.. Clark,
having given his word, held it like an hon
est man. The wedding took place in st.
Mary's, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clark were usher
ed to their seats like all the rest OF the con-
gregation to see their darling married. Mrs.
lie Roy swept in ON her sons arm. calm,
cold. collected; the bride followed, sup
ported 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. 1t was a large, dignihed as
SciuDIdSe, III WntCu ToOO LEI. aHo 49,
Clark felt lost. They felt equally lost alter
ward at the wedding reception at Mrs LIE
Roy's. 1t was very melancholy satisfaction
to them to hear on all sides praises 81 Tue
brides loyeliness. They seemed no longer
to have part or paycelin the matter. :,
III Edna did not realize the pain OF al!
this TO her parents, 1t surely was not pe-
cause she did not love them. She loved
them dearly, with tenderness all her own,
but at that time she was too utterly abb
sorbtd in her own tumuituous happiness to
he able 10 conceive of there being SER
nent .tres, In her paradise. She chung to
Them with passionate kisses before she
started ca her wedding journey, and bad
almost to s,e torn from their embraces; but
this without probing the nature OF their re-
;gret and 1rretcbedaess. She and George
sailed for Europe almost Immediately. He
was a rich man, but lhe had profession to
which he proposed te devote hiAself. For
thenex two years be attended medical lee
lures in lPa.is as assiiuouSly as though he
had been seedy stuaent anxie,E to 60 to
wosk to earn a living. He and Edna were
very happy, Daring those two yeass. 1t was
the life that suited Edna-art asd music
and eoAgenia, society. r'he world y,as even
gayer and brighter tbhn Der dayrdreams
had pictured st. Then year OF travel.
Then hone.
Eddie had neyer known how she had
missed her dear father an6 mother Hntil she
found herself once more .clasped Ii their
loving arms. How had she done all this
while without their extraordinary devotion,
their blind infaIuation! She had never
half enjoyed her ewn tive babies Natil
she had shown them 10 her father sad
another. Eeass OF BOY and pride raiasd
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