Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-08
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ledfu 10 auapt NourseH 10 lne pecullarltles
of the family. and remember that your
duty 10 your intended husband requires
you TO overlook any little unpleasantness
in his mothers disposition.
Virginia left the room in angry silence.
That night Harvey Wade came in TO spend
the evening with Virginia and her broth
ers, and she was visiby annoyed when
she saw him coming. She did not receive
him any too cordially, but whatever might
have been Lacking in her reception was full
ly made up by the sociabiitv of the moth
81. er
''You treated your intended husband
almost too cooilv last evening. Virginia, -
said Mrs. Hampton on the following morn
ing
"You didn't" answered Virginia CURLY
~ hope not" answered Mrs. Hampton
smiling. Il am sure that ! don't want
my future son-in-law to have any unfavor-
able impression of me-"
Il do wish you wouldn't be so dread
fully sociable to him, mother" said Nir-
ginia. petulantly, "he will think"-
THAT | will make one of the best of
motheTs-in-law. - interrupted Mrs Hamp-
ton.
virginia threw down her sewing with a
gesture of Impotence. and left the room
A few evenings later some young friends
were spending the evening with the lamp
tons, and among them young gentleman
who Virginia : Oldest brother introduced
as friend of his, and she was in the midst
of an entertaining conversation with him
when Harvey Wade came in and took a
seat by Nirginia's side with an air of
ownership which annoyed her greatly.
She was beginning to weary of his monoto-
nous. conversation. tor there was vast
difference between listening Ia him semi
occasionally. as she had used to do. and
having him constantly near her until all
his subjects were worn threadbare.
Her mother did not tail tn notice the an
moved expression of her countenance. and
the next morning gave her a lecture upon
the wlckedness of listening to the CONVEX
sation of another with more interest than
she did to that of her intended husband.
The week passed on. and Harvey Wade
continued 10 be frequent visitor. al
though il was evident enough. to the moth
er's yigIlant eye, that Nirginias infa.ua-
ton was rapidly wearing away. The
Young gentleman previously introduced
was an occasional visitor. and although
Virginia received no marked attentions /
from aim and showed him only that con- /
sideration with which politeness required /
that she should treat her brothers friend !
il was evident that Harvey Wade was not /
at all pleased with his visits
One evening Virginia attended party 4
with Mr. Wade. and on the following 4
morning her mother observed that she /
seemed TO be very much out of humor.
Mrs. Hampton paid no attention to it. and /
later in the day Mr.. Wade called He
came in with an air of injured innocence.
and immediately asked for Virginia Mrs. /
Hampton went TO that young ladv's room
and informed her that Mr.. Wade had |
called to see her.
From his appearance | am afraid that
You have not treated him with the defer
ence you ought. and no doubt Won owe
him an apology said the mother.
APOLOGY. indeed returned Virginia.
HE is the most Jealous and unreasonable |
person that | ever saw. He found fault |
with me for waltzing with Mr.. Chapman
last evening. and gave me to understand |
that he was the only gentleman that had |
any claim to my attention. the tyrannical
-jealous-hearted old Blue Beard!'
flush, hush. Virginia. said Mrs.
Hampton, lyon must not be unreasonable. |
Your intended husband certainly has
superior claim
Intended husband be hangedw ex-
claimed Virginia, exasperated beyond all |
endurance; IL wouldn't marry him if he |
was the last man on the face of the earth |
wonder that / ever could have been silly
enough to give him second thought. and |
YOU seem to have been worse than was.
n''Stop. Virginia, don't be unreasonable. a" /
said Mrs. Hampton, "a promise cannot be
lightly broken
II never promised to marry him, thank |
my lucky stars, and what's more. | won't" |
said Virginia. emphatcally.
But his attentions to you have been of
such nature az to lead people to suppose
thatyou were engaged, and what will they /
Think" asked Mrs. Hampton
II don't care what they think It's none
OF their business. said Virginia desper-
ately, land even if it were. might better
let them think, and talk too, than TO be
chained for life to a man for whom have |
: not the slightest respect. 1t would be per-
fectly idiotic for me to rush into n bondage |
that could result in nothing but lite of |
misery, rather than endure what little |
annoyance few weeks of gossip would
.rause me
+ "Oh, you fickle-minded girl, =" said Mrs
Hampton, land this is the man that YOU
were ready to follow across the Rocky
: Mountains, not two months agoln
81 can't help it would 90 Just as far
TO get md of him now, but | think | can
ma shorter way and going to the
parior, Virginia gave Mr.. Wade most
: decisive answer to the question which he |
: had asked two months before, while Mrs. |
: Hampton sat in her own room, smiling
eomplacently. 1t was a useful experience
TO virginia, and henceforth she was very
cautious about receiving marked atten- |
tons. i--Oiio Faruer.