Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-04-26
MIs CELLAAEsus.
THE BRIDE ELECT.

"EA REALLY can't see, Kate, how you can
= put up with all his actions aad " hins."
said Miss Thorns, with = cloud on her
usually serene face.
Bat Auat Penelope, he loves mo-"
"de has queer way Of showing his love,
thea, that's all have to sayW
And We kre to be married next week"
added Kate Therne, her checks flushing.
Ihsn l hope marriage will work .
change in him." said Aant Penelope, ,tartly.
"FOr to speak the truth, unless be does
alter his wsy don't sea much chance Of
Happiness for ysu nay child"
And Aust Penelope added to the general
uncoafor,abIencss by shaking her wise old
head, and "only wishing Kate had had the
good sense to choose Lisnel instead"
"He isn't so handsome aud fau eiej psr>
bsps," added Aant Penelope, "but a. all
know that beauty is only skin deep, and I
de believe that if any man made Q good
husband, Lienel Wilson will F! Heighel I
hope fate has got q nice wife in store for
him somewhere r
''You had better marry him yoursslfAunt
Pen !" said Kate, misobieyously.
"Msrry my grandson quoth Aunt Pene>
lope. "1re lived fifty odd years without a
husband, and guess can make cut a few
moro of 'om. Bat ean't help fsslias sorry
for Lionel"
We'll, Aunt Penelope, you knew that I
like him-oh, ever go much |"
"Ahw said Aunt Penslees, "'but that n
exactly what we dou't want"
Harold GrenfeIl was net in the ha.nie.t
of humors that night, whom he came to sEsud
the evening with his bride-eleet. He sriti-
eised Kate's dress-hsr hair-ths very
tWinkliug ornaments she wore in her ears.
"And Of course yos are the hest Judge Of
yeur own affairs, Katharine" he added.
Kate especially disliked the stately "fuIl
name" "Bat don't thiuk it tie correct
thing for you to be walking cut with Lionel
Wilson the week before your wedding"
Dear me, Harold" crisd Kate. 'tI had
to so eat 10 get two more yards Of white
quilted ribbon, and as Lienel ehanssd 10 b.
walking in the ssae direction, I eouIan't
very well 90 on the ether side of the street.
ga brideseloet has no bnsinsss with atten.
tions OF aaJ Raa except him Whe il to be
her hssband.'
Dear Hareld, rsuld Jou trnnsfer8 the
fature husband int . tyraaHieal jsilot
Would you wish to show that you have
Mother confidence nor trust in the woman
you have chosen for your vife!"
81 am much obliged, ;" said Harold, while
aisagreeable curve cane to his lips Per.
haps plain speaking is best under all eircun<
stances, but il is not agreeable to hear shat
am considered tyrapnical jailor."
"Now, Harold" eeaxed' Kate, coming
close to him, and putting her hand on his
shoulder, "be good hunorsd and put away
all these aisagrssabls suspiciens for"
'Thsnks, once moro. Perhsps I had bet>
ter take my leave, since, in addition to ny
tyranny, have become disagrceabls."
Ho rose, aaa Kate, fer once, fairly driven
| beyond the bounds Of patience, did NOT OBJ
pose his departure.
she had let Harold depart withsus = word
TO restrain him.
Mr.. Grenfelps nsditatioas, ss be walked
hemeward were not Of the NEST exkil.Y.tirp
description. He liked to torment K,t.: Il
was sort of earnest of the powsr he held
over her, but yet he wanted to see the ar.
rev rankle. Anything like calm indifForenc.
on her part defeated all his intentions. And
yet, impossible sE it may seem to those d
Pleasantsr temperasents, Harold GrsnfsI
loved Kate ThorEe dearly and truly.
"But Eli find means to bring down hel
pride, he thought vindietively "She shall
not DEFY nae in that cold of>hRnd sort of /
manner without repenting IT,"
And when three days afterxsrd, he eaIled
to take kste cut for drive, be was greatly
ineshsee oJ seeing IIeaei Wilson IN the
drawing-rosm helping Dora, his yeuDgest
slster>in>laN that was to be, wind, Rorsted
while Kate sat BY, evidently epjsying thsil
eenyersstion.
BE ffeze iste naughty rightly :. eEse
but Kate, provckinEly- geed kaaersa, tOek
no notice of his eoldnsss.
Well, the day of the wedding srns, and
Kate Thorns, like all other brides, locked
beWitchingly pretty in her white dress a8d
veil, with just enough eoIef 10 make hsl
checks like blush roses. Il vss 10 bs isns