Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-22
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we'll that final it must be. If You dlscon-
tnue your residence here, we shall. OF
course. be always glad to sec You. but as
visitor only. | am not going to be made
convenience of.
ltwas with a sinking heart, then. that
left Brent Green with my personal effect,
in cab. Ny parents were offended and
was about to do what | knew they would
higely disapprove of-what might only too
likely cause Il lasting breach between us.
However. was Young and infatuated. and
it was pleasanter to look forward than
back
The deceilstS drcrRi, rs many prudent
people wonld have considered il, was
f,cile. "Aunt Baker" pleased enough to
do anything which looked like measure
of hostility against the ogreSs. left her III
temperate spouse and son 10 put one
another to bed rs well as they could for a
time and came to London, rclievingt ousln
John of his responsibility. and helping on
the matrimonial preparations in a CORDIAL
manner. So that Cousin John was only
kept ia loco pareHfis for two days. the re-
membrance of which caused him To shut
his ewes and shudder.
WAS my little Edith 50 very iormida-
BILE them" | asked.
no" he replied, ''shc talked to me
very nicely, and made me feel quite AT
home, | am sure. Only she waited ON me
so why she even brought me my slippers
| thought | should have died OF shame.
giving her so much trouble. And then
rang the bell so. -
Il should think did !" said Edith. after
wards. when bantered her on the sub
iect. why. the way they neglect the
poor dear is shameful: though | must say
that he has taught them to do it. II he
wants mustard. or pepper. or bread At din-
ner. he goes without; if the fire l. going
ont for want of coal. he slips down int" the
back ward with a newspaper, and pick up
few humps forhim>clf Anything rather
than give that lazy Mary the fatigue of
coming up stairs
let him off attendance ut the wedding
which took place - soon A. the legal
forms could be complied with. ior II" was
wretched AT the thought Of the possible
offence he might give my father by seem
ing TO c0untenance the affair.
Edith and were lied together in the
quickest. most business-like manner posi-
bic applied for no holiday hevord the
Acillal dav upon which the ceremony took
place and we went AT once into the tv-"
modest rooms which / had provided.
knew perfectly well that We had strong.
hard struggle tor existence before Us. and
that. unless we exercised constant >eli-.le-
NAL. we should drift into misery and debt.
Fortunately Edith understood the situation.
as well as did. and seconded me with all
her might. and it is astonishing how much
better we got on than You would have inn
agined possible.
can tell YOU how we managed it we
divided our income, after deducting 50
much for rent, dress. and other little mat
tiers, into fifty-two portions. and made il a
rule never to let the weeks expenses cX-
coed the weekly allowance. and this we
kept to in spite of every variety OF tcmpta-
ton.
will not deny that il was Il Struggle at
first, though. aS we had no family for some
years, we were able to indulge in more
small luxuries than we had calculated
upon, and as time went on our prospects
improved. My salary increased annually
then, at the expiration ofabout four years
Edith came of age. and two Thousand
pounds accrued 20 her on that occasion
interest upon which money, invested III
my office, doubled our income at one swoop.
Finally-but this wa, Il long time after
wards-the secretary of the "Anti-Advcr-
sity'' died, and | succeeded in obtaining
the post. So that all has turned ont well
in our case; and my parents forgaye me,
and approved of my wife, many years ago
but it was a great risk. Edith might have
been a vain, self-indulgent little iiirt, fol
all could tell when walked off with her
instead of the angel with an account-book
that she is. However, every life has an
element of blind hockey in it. and the man
with the greatest advantages is obliged to
trust great deal to luck.
Cousin Johns skin held firm, and he
lived for several years alter our marriage.
He could never manage n wrinkle, he was
far too tight for that, buthis hair came off,
and then his eyes looked more crab like
than ever. believe that his end was
fastened for want of medical advice. for
he owned to me when too late that he had
been alarmed by serious SYMPTOMS, but Il.
he had two friends who were doctors. he
was afraid that if he called in the one il
would offend the other
When he felt himself decidedly failing.
he left his old lodgings and removed to the
immediate neighborhood of Kensal Green
and there | visited him in the closing scene
my dear boy said he, II have left
You what little | possess, As some slight
compensation for the trouble of settling
matters when ] am gone. am afraid il
will be putting You about, but You know
some one must
Always thinking of others, never OF
yourself, dear Cousin John | replied
But hope you will rally and get better.
He shook his head
but what induced you to desert Mrs
Jones, and come out here ?" | asked pres
emily.
'Less-trouble, he gaspcd, in broken
accents, ''for the funeral-people. Not
so iar-to carry me-to the grave. ''-Co,
SETS Magazine.