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

iskeh 3 fancy 10 some oBe who woRidn
have fslt himseli too kne Abd grAnd io'
ber - and ma
/ cas'l zee but The young mAu i per
fseuy elvll and respectful Aud certainly
bis mother bas acied The lads BY yoo.
Called on yoa arst and asked Ei9la there
10 lca right od We should besr in mind
that the never expected 70 make tie &C
qaaintapee Of plsin folks Ike Us.
There was nothing else to do, nnles'
sbe qaAreled with her SOD. and lhsi she
would never do, and be the apple Of her
eye So she made The beat of il. But l'lI
tell yon what, pal mean TO have my
own way Aboat the wedding, for all Mrs,
Ieli9y's wheedlIng sof speeches.
Mr.. CLARK was more or less absent
minded when be came home AT night
from the store. II was . inmate or two
before be asked, as was expected OF him
What DO You mean, Elizsl
| Asits to be an Episoopalian wedding
Il has to be 10 church. and Of course
lhere'll be a crowd, her friends as we'll as
ours. And she is ashamed Of US. She
wants Eddie TO have Gov. Reed to give
her sway instead Of her shabby old pa.
Wen, If Eddies willing
Eddie wllIingl or course Eddie "a be
willing IL you was willing, aud you never
could say no to womsn. So II she
comes aloug- Mrs. lie Roy, mesu-aud
talks to yon about the social advantage
It win be to Eddie to go into the church
on the governors arm, don't you listen
to her, just YOU say that you have left
TO the women folks TO settle the wedding
I Mr.. Clark received his orders meekly.
Hc hoped he would DOT be called upon 10
combat the eloquence OF Mrs. lie Roy.
4 lie doubted that he could hold out
againat il unless bis wife were there to
back him. lie sighed. lie hated to see
/ Eliza fretted. II was bis nature TO lake
things as they came, but Il WAS certainly
not bers. But be bad never seen her so
completely upset as she was now.
Some mothers wGnld have been elaled
at the prospect of daughters marrying
above her, as the phrase goes, but Of
these was not Mrs. Clark. She was sat
isled with her own station IN life. She
preferred TO keep TO her own ways, and
lthsl other people should keep to theirs.
She felt that she was as good as anybody
else, aud she did not desire to be thrown
with people who held a contrary opinion.
The next morning came y pleasant,
cordial note from Mrs lie Roy, asking
Tie Clarks-father, mother aud daughter
10 tea with her that evening. Eddie
wished TO accept the invitation, and Mrs.
Clark could never bear TO cross Eddie's
Wishes. She therefore somewhat unwil
liagiy dressed herself 10 her best, and
brushed up her old man. Now, pa, don't
give in TO her, were her last words as
they were admitted for the FIRST time into
The beautiful Le Roy mansion really a
mansion, built In Port Royal Ia the old
colonial times, Mrs. lie Roy received
them with manner that was gracious.
ness itself. II she made up her mind 10
do thing at all, she did II thoroughly.
She had combated her sons engagement
TO beautiful Eddie Clark as long as there
remained grain of virtne in opposition.
Now she bad determined that there
should be no vulgar family jars. She
showed proper gentility in that at least.
Alasl Mrs. Clark was powerless to in
terrupt long, smiable tete a.tete between
th9ir hostess aud her husband, during
which George lie Roy showed her the
various curiosites with which the draw
ing.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 10 other matters, when
she chose 10 exercise il, was great; she
played in that charming, ,pensive, twilight
style which serves so admirably to Gil up
odd corners and aud cranuies.
George walked home with Eddie; the
husband and wife were together.
I've done IL, Mr. CLARK said, desperate
", as soou as they were fairly started.
She was TOO much for me; couldn't
help it.
Yon didn't agree that perfect stranger
should give away Eddiei
Yes, did. After all, what matter does
It maker Anyway, ii can't be helped<
now; aud it's nothing but torn any
way.
Our only childi groaned Mrs. Clark,
with tears. Her heart was very sore.
Al that moment she would far rather
Eddie had been going to msrry Joe
Thompson, a clerk Ia her fathers store,
who had been in love siih her for years,
and who would have been honored by
the connection, rather than blue-blooded
George lie Roy, 10 whom Eddie's parents
we're a thorn in The nesh, 70 be endured
a. best might be.
Mrs. lie Roy carried ibe dayi Mr..
Clark. having given his word, held by ii
like an honest man. The wedding took
place Ia ST. MAFy's, aud Mr.. aud Mrs.
Clark were ushered TO their seats Ike all
The rest Of the congregation TO see iheir
darling married Mrs. Be Roy swept 10
on her sons arm, cain, cold, collected;
the bride followed, supported by The
whte.baaled governor Of The state. In
bitterness Of heart her mother beard Der
take he vows which made her Edna lie
Hoy. IL Was a large dignifcd assembage,
10 which good Mr.. and Mrs. Clark felt
lost. They felt cqosllY lost aherwsrd al
he wedding reception at Mrs. I,e iaoy's.