The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-07-10
TWICE MARRIED.

TWICE MARRIED.
"Yes, suppose it's all very fine and
Grand, but 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 yon. Called on you first, and asked
Eddie there to tea right off. We should
bear in mind that she never expected to
makethe acquaintance of pain folks like
us. - %
q There was nothing else to,ao, unless
she duarreled with herson, and Skat she
would aneyer6 { !, and he1he apple of her
eye. SO she made the best of sits s:Bus
5 Hitch you what. ean % haes
anlysowr WIZ about the. wed Sdmg, foE g$I
z Mrs. Ie Boy wheea saft speeches
!. Mr.. Clark as salsg nsQg Jess
absent inde ed when he Can ssiSle at
nisht,from the store was na1te
4or two befofe he asked, rs was s&ed
,ofhim, 3 What do you inestn 3 I'll izas 49, II,
As it's to be an EpiseDpa liam
ding, it fbas to- By insshurch, and SCI
course there'l besa crowd her friends rs
well as ours And she Is ashamed of fusE
Size wants Eddie to have Governor Reed
e;,-' her away instead of her shabby old
pa"
:" Veil, if Eddir's willing
Eddie willing! Of course Eddie d
be willing ifyou was willing, and you
never could say no to Il woman. So il
She rnn>rS ,long-Mrs. LIE Roy, mean
anil talks to- YOU about tile social ad-
vantas it will he to Eddie to go into
the church on the governors arm, don't
you listen to her. Justyou say that you
have left it to the women-folks to settle
the wedding"
=. Mr.. Clark received his orders meekly.
He hopiS he wouiht nos be casled dsupor,
TO romS!tt the eloSuence of Mrs. lie
Rov. he doubted That he could hold
out against it unless:his wife were by to
ba.k him. He sighed. He hated to, see
Eliza fretted. 1t was his nature tc take
things as they came, butt was certainly
rot hers. But he had never seen her so
completely upset rs she was now.
Some mothers would have been
elated ut the prospect of a daughters
marrying above her. rs the phrase goes,
hut but Of these was not Mrs. Clark. She
was satisfied with her own station in
life. She preferred to keep to l.er own
ways and that other people should keep
to theirs She felt that she was as good
rs anybody else, and she did not desire
to be thrown with people who held 4
contrary opinion.
The next morning came a pleasant,
cordial note from Mrs. lie Roy, asking
the Clarks-fathcr. mother, daughter
to 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
unwillingly dressed herself in her best
and brushed up her old man. Nov,
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-really mansion, built in Port
ROYAL in the old colonial times. Mis-.
lie Roy received them with Il manner
that was graciousness itself. If she
made up her mind to do thing at all,
she did it thoroughly. She had combated
her sons engagement to beautiful Eddie
Clark as long as there remained a grain
of virtue in opposition. Now she deter
mined that there should be no vulgar
family Jars. She showed 4 proper gen.
tilitv in that at least.
Alas! Mrs. Clark was powerless to in
terrupt a long, amicable tete-a-tete be-
Rtwe.n their hostess and her husband.
@uring which George lie Roy showed
her the various curiosities with which
l.. 4 10
plavcd soft airs on the piano. Eddie had
been beautifully taught at the academy
her tact in music, rs 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.
I've done it," Mr.. Clark said, desper
atplv, as soon as they were fairly started
"She was too much for me; / couldn'
You didn't agree that a perfec
stranger should give away Eddie?"
Yes, I did. After all, what matter
does it make? Anyway, it can't b.
helped now; and it's nothing but form
anyway"
|Our only child" groaned Mrs. Clark
with tears. Her heart was very sore
At that moment she would far rathe
Eddie had been going to marry Jo
Thompson, clerk in her fathers store
who had been in love with her for years
and who would have been honored b,
the connection, rather than blue-bloodec
GEORGE lie Roy, to whom Eddie's parent
were thorn in the flesh, to be endured
as hest might be
Mrs. lie Roy carried the day; Mr.
= Clark. having given his word, held b,
it like an honest man. The wedding
took place in St. Mary's, and Mr.. an,
Mrs. Clark were ushered to their seat
like all the rest of the congregation, t.
see their darling married. Mrs lie Ro
swept in on her sons arm, calm, COO
collected; the bride followed, supporte
by the white-headcd governor of tn
State. In bitterness of heart her mothe
heard her take the vows which mad
her Edna lie Roy. 1t was large, digni
fled asscmblage, in which good Mr.. an
Mrs. Clark felt lost. They felt equal
lost aftcrward ut the wedding receptio
at Mrs. lie Roy's. 1t was very melar
choly satisfaction to them to hear on Il
sidesbraises Of the brides exquisite love