The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-05-28
GRANDMA CHUBLuCk.
An Episode.
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.

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II was even foolish, it was not
amiable it was ridiculonsi but,
theu, Jimmy Was the lOy OF her
life, her pride aud pleasures and
he was going to marry that Jep'
uisgs girlE
10 hear Mrs. Chubluck speak of
that girl no enc would have be-
lieyed that she was not the most
vulgar, ignorant and disagreeable
creature that ever was so fortunate
as to win misguided heart; where
as Matte Jennings was Il highly
educated young woman, with views
and opinions on all important sub
jscts-a girl ct good family, called
iine.looking by her friends, and,
plea sing by strangcrs--a person,
one would think, to be approved OF
by a mother rs her sons wltei but
old Mrs. Chubluck could not be.
ficve that her Jimmy needed wife
at all, however charming or agree.
able. Jimmy had IL mother-an
alfeutiouate mother-a mother who
knitted and darued his stockings,
made his shirts, aud saw to him
generally--a mother who thought
more of him, she declared, than
any wife could.
And here was Jimmy "engaScd," I"
and the day set, and she had known
nothing about it! Jimmy had come
to her one evening, aud had taken
his seat on stool at her leet, and
had told her that he thought he
could not do wiser thing, nor Il
happier thing, than to marry Matt.
tic Jennings, and had asked her to
say she was pleased. And she had
managed to tell him that she hoped
he would never repent 1t, ana had
.yslEe to her own room and cried
She, a stout, elderly woman--like
any little school girl. She could
not have shed more tears had Jln-
my been dead instead of only hop
ing to be we'd.
Asd now the church was tnll OF
people, aud the minister ready /;
aud he, James, did take Matilda to
be his welded wiIe,o
Old Mrs. Chuhltck, attircd in
rev brown silk with a poiut lace
cap and llchu, attended the cerc.
leony but she sobbcd all through
it, and was the object of the sym
pathy of some and of the whisper
ed tlerisi0n Of others.
"Only a mother can tell u moth
rr's feelings" sighed one lady.
:" But Matte Jennings isn't so
dreadful. Jimmy may be proud ol
his match, aud SO might his moth
err said another.
However, u wedding isnot Il long
affair. Tho couple were married
inid went upon their trip, came
back and settled down.
They lived with old Mrs. Club
luck, and certainly Jimmy was as
dutiful and alfectionate as over, but
the poison was in the mothers soul.
She could see'no good in the wO-
man who had taken the first place
in her sons heart. 1t was not long
before the two women qaarrelled,
and finally that happened which all
the village had prophesied.
Young Mrs. Chubluck left the
house with her husband, and old
Mrs. Chubluck was left alone there
Never, never, never again would
she speak to her sons wife, she de
clared. And as for James, she had
done with him-done with him for
ever. She sent for her cousin Polly
latham to keep house for her, and
made a will, leaving everything tc
the orphan asplum.
Poor old lady! She grew aged
aud wrinkled after this. Her spirits
were gone. She sat in church al
alone in her pew, with herold-fas
ioned worked lace veil over hcl
face. She ceased to be seen at tho
sociable. She visited no one; ant
Matilda found her James very
much more silent and serious than
he had ever been before. Her lil,
was gay enough, with young sisters
and friends continually running ii
and out OF the house; with mammi
aud papa always getting up lively
evenings; with croquet and winter
parties, rides and drives; blt some
how little lance-like pain sho
through her heart whenever sh'
saw the silent house with all 1T
shutters closed, save those in thu
sitting room and once in the nigh
sue heard her husband call on
" Mother' in bis sleep. However
she declared it was not her fault
and thugs remained as they wer,
until baby came-a pretty littl,
girl, on whom Grandma JenniDg
and the host of aunties showere,
gifts, but of whose birth old Mrs
Chublnek only heard through TIN
family doctor.
1t was very, very hard TO bear
but for pride the old lady woul'
have gone over TO the pretty littl
white oottage that very moment t,
see "Jimmy's baby y bnt ther
was. that aoomdn--meaniug baby
mother. So she barred even tn
sitting room window shutters an,
would not look out into the stree
lest she should catch sight O
Grandma Jennings, or one Of tn