Connecticut western news., 1879-10-08

blooded George Le Roy, to whom Eddie's P rents were thorn in the feeh, to be endured as best it might be.
 Mrs. Le Roy carried the day MT. Clark, having gwen his word, held by E it like an honest man. The wedding took place in St. Mary's, and MT. and Mrs. Clark were Ishered in like all the rest of the congregation. to see their darling married. Mrs. Le Roy swept in on her sons arm, calm, cold, 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 Le Roy It was large digpihed assem- blaze, in which good MT. and Mrs. Clark felt lost. They felt equally lost after wards at the wedding reception at Mrs. Lla: RnY's. It was a very. melancholy satisfaction to them to hear on all sides praisesef the bride's exquisite loveliness. They seemed no longer to have part or parcel in the matter.
 if Edna did not realize the pain of all this to her parents. it surely was not be- cause she did not love them. She loved them dearly, with tenderness all her own; but at that time she was too utter ly absorbed in her tumultuous happiness to be able to conceive of there being serpent trail in her paradise. She clung to them with passionate kisses before she started on her wedding jour- ney, and had almost to be torn from their embraces; but this without prob ing the nature of their regret and wretchedness. She and George sailed for Euorpe almost immediately. He was rich man, but he had profession, to which he proposed to devote himself. For the next two years he attended lec- lures in Paris as assiduously as though he had been needy student anxious to go to work to earn living. He and Edna were very happy during those two years it was the life that suited Edoa-art and music and congenial society. The world was even gayer and bri0hter than her day-dreams had pic tured it. Then year of travel. Then home.
 Eddie had never known how she had missed her dear father and mother until she found herself once more clasped in their loving arms. How had she done without, all this while, their extraordin- ary devotion, their blind infatuation She had never half enjoyed her own two babies until she had shown them to her father and mother. Tears of joy and pride rained down Mrs. Clark's cheeks. Eddie's little girls There never were such beauties, such darlings. Eddie's eyes, clear, brown, eager, with their fath- er's beautiful golden hair. Fortunately they were sufficiently like their fathers family to win favor with their grand mother Le Roy on that score. On the whole, she was satisfied with the appear ance presented by her sons family. Eddie's French toilettes were stylish and becoming; the elder baby prattled in French in distinguished way the baby proper was study for picture as she lay in the arms of her bonne, whose picturesque cap and apron were the first that had ever appeared in Port Royal. Edna really did not do George discredit she would be we'll enough, if it were not for her vulgar father and mother.
 Still there were no jars. But, all the same, Edna grew gradually harassed and unhappy. It became patent to her that Mrs. Le Roy looked down upon her antecedents, and that it was perpetually upon her mind to instruct her in the different articles of her own social creed. Eddie's gentle soul rebelled. She had her own pride of birth. She hated Mrs. Le Roy's arrogance and assumption. She almost hated Mrs. Le Roy. Day after day she was made to appear to disadvantage before George. Day afte, day she felt that she was stiffening and hardening before the icy breath of her mother-i2-law's constant surveillance. A word here and word there will prejudice almost unawares. George, for the first time, noticed that his wife had defects: she lacked seH-control, self. possession. These things would come in time, but they were an indispen- sable part of the equipment of fin. | ished woman of the world.
 Gradually George began to object tc her frequent visits to her parents, al though never in so many words. The argument he used was she was so much away from home he 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 character fol unsociability and indifference among al the Le Roys' friends in Port Royal people whom Mrs. Le Roy had urged her to cultivate-"for your husband. sake, my dear: physicians wife ca1 not exercise too much discretion in tho choice of acquaintances.
 Gradually she did not seem to hersel to be the same girl. Oh, if only sht and George could live in little house of their own! This great, grand house was prison. But it had always beer on the cards that George should liv' with his mother. An unusual devotion existed between the mother and son.
 Eddie was not a wise woman. Sh' made no effort to conceal the bitterness in her soul from her own parents. Thes
 knew that she was not happy; the, never dreamed of blaming her when da. after day went by without their seeing her. But they did blame Mrs. Le Roy
 and none tLe less as they saw Eddie . ! oroxv nuiot and d,11I on5 oho,,.o5