Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-08-11
MIR, ARCHES WIFE.
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bright, pretty young thing, with plen'
= ty of spirit, but withal SO many tender
loving little ways with her, that, from
the moment she came to the Hall t.
live, every servant on the place literally
adored her. AS for Mr.. Archie him
self, he seemed to live only for her, and
think this did not tend to conciliats
old Madam Clure. He was her only
child and until the time of his marriage
had been all in all to her. Madam wal
very much inclined to domineer over
every one, with whom she came in con
tact. Mr.. Archie was in reality the
rightful owner of the hall, but being o.
an easy careless DISPOSITION madam gen.
orally had things pretty much her own
way.
You may perhaps, judge little of the
shock it must have been to her, when
without the slightest warming, he wrote
to her from the north of Ireland where
he was travelling, telling her of his mar.
riage with Miss Nora Clanmer. As he
was coming directly home with his wife
he would leave all explanations until he
should meet his mother /, who had
grown grey in the service of the Clures,
knew at once from the tone in which
madame announced the expected ar
rival of her son and his wife, that the
latter would meet with no cordial reeep-
ton from her and from my heart |
pitied her, knew better than any one
how madam would be most apt to show
her displeasure. She thoroughly under
stood the art of letting fly barbed arrows
without descending one whit from her
own dignity. AS l gave directions to
the house-msids, and superintendent
the airing and putting in order of the
rooms, felt my heart grow heavy with
commiseration for the young wife who
was to come. as plainly saw an unWel-
come inmate in the same house with
Mr.. Archie's mother. However, l de-
termined to make things as cheerful as
possible in these rooms. 1t was
early in the autumn, and the evening
was chilly with heavy
mist rising from the river and
falls that were very near to the Hall. So,
| had bright fire lighted in the open
CRATE, and sent to beg few flowers from
the gardner which disposed about in
various pretty ways. After all was
finished, the pleasant glow of the fire,
the bright tints of the flowers, and the
mellow light of the lamp all combined
to make very cheerful picture, and
felt we'll pleased with my work Still I
could not shake Oft that feeling of de-
preston that had fallen upon me from
the first moment had heard of the ex-
pected arrival of Mr.. Archie's wife.
Bnt had very little time to think of
this, for the carriage soon drove up and
the servants rtood ranged in the hall to
greet their new mistress. Oh, how love-
ly she was, as she came in smiling and
nodding brightly, and giving her head
little shake to throw of the lew drops of
rain that had fallen on her brown way-
ing hair.
Even after all these years, I hate to
her, hate to remember the look that
came into her sweet eyes, changed all
their laughing beauty into such panied
surprise, that l felt my own grow dim
with tears, and l longed to take the
pretty grieved creature.in my arms to
comfort her. Old madam came forward in
her most stately way, and, rs Mr.. Archie
presented his wife bowed stittiy, scarce
1y touching the hand that had been
out SO eagerly toward her. l
could see that Mr.. Archie was displeased
but, thinking, no doubt, thrt his mother
was Justly indignant at the hasty an
of his marriage, and that, as
soon as he could explain all to her, she
would be more kindly disposed toward
his wife, he tried to pass the matter
over in his old careless manner. 1t had
always been his way not To notice dlsa-
zreeable things if he could possibly
avoid it. Under the present circum-
stances he took the Wisest course, and
giving his wife's hand a reassuring little
pressure, led her to comfortable seat
and then began to issue orders about the
luggage as though nothing unusual bad |
| went up to see about the |
and while / was husy shak- |
ng out and hanging up dresses, etc, he |
,ame into the room with Miss Nora. |
She was looking very weary and de- |
pressed, quite different from her first |
appearance | thought and | at once d. |
vined the cause. At the pleasant aspect |
With a little cry of delight ran toward |
;he fireplace. Throwing herself down |
lpon the rug in a pretty childish fashion, |
she spread out both hands to the blaze |
Ill the while uttering little, disjointed |
sentences, of real enjoyment. Mr.. |
Archie stood near by looking down up |
Oh her with all his soul in his handsome |
eyes. Soon, however, her face clouded |
again. Rising slowly, she went up to |
ler husband, and placing hand on each |
IF his shoulders said:
"What is it that is wrong Archie? |
UIpxy n 81 NalI mo an
nuch?"
For a moment, Mr.. Archie frowned
heavily, then taking both her bands IN |
his, and stroking back the wavy-gold-
brown hair from her forehead, he said:
"1t is nothing dear, at least nothing
hat need fret you. Ny mother is per-
laps vexed a little at my abruptness in
informing her Of our marriage, but as
oon az | shall have told her all, every
hing will be righted, and / am sure she
,annot help loving you darling. Who
Gould? Will my little wife try to be
patient for timer" and he kissed her
7ery tenderly. The poor child tried to
mile through her fast coming tears, but
! quick dry little sob came instead, and
he sighed YEARLY as she again sank
Town before the blazing fire. |
NEW that in her Utmost
leart she had no hope of
.ver winning the regard of Madam Cpre.
Her sensitive nature had been wounded
leeply on this her first meeting with
Ter husbands mother, and her natural
y quick penetration has already given
Ter fair insight into the elder lady's
haracter. However, could see she
vas determined to vex her husband as
title as possible about the matter. and
le, with his usual readiness to dismiss
N unpleasant subject, turned to other
opics. They had evidently quite for
often my presence, but, being, l trust,
90 honorable to play the part of an
| made some pretext of
skiing her about the arrangement of
Ter boxes, and promising to finish un-
,acking, in the morning / went up to
ny own room. | was not In the least
leepy, and rove- in nv whole life do |
having such a queer feeling
f depression as | did that night. For
more than an hour, sat in my comfort
BILE rocker before the fire, thinking
yer the events of the evening, and
rowing each minute more and more full
# pity for my masters pretty young
Vife. / knew perfectly well, that moth
ng would ever reconcile his mother. for
he had long ago set her heart on his