The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-11-15

''They may, and also they mayn't.
| This one has, and it. may never come
again. Besides, [ wouldn't make a
romantic marriage for anything; it's
sure to be unlucky, by way Of carry
ing out its character"
But need you make such very
unromantic one as this? [ won't say
anything about love; but is Mr.. Gold
thorpe man whom you can heartily
like and respect?"
Il like him-as we'll as most women
like their husbands. | feel that I soon
could get used to him, which is a fair
average Of matrimonial felicity. And
Mr.. Goldthorpe is all honorable man,
respected by all who know him. I
shall be respected as his wife"
And that satisfies you?"
Zone can't have everything. Look
here, Mrs. Singleton. [ am just sick
Of being poor, sick of it. I hate hav-
ing to save and scrape, and travel
third class, and dye my old dresses. I
: hate seeing mamma pale and dropping,
when month at the seaside would
mt b>or all to rights. Poverty is mis-
cradle. aid wretched, and degrading;
I've had to stand it all my life, but
now T have a chance Of escape, |
should be simply fool if I let it
slip"
Cherry spoke in desperate earnest,
staring into the fire, while the angry
spots burnt larger and larger IN her
cheeks. After pause. said,-
II had hoped something quite differ
ent for you. I thought last summer
that you and Hugh Garfield under
stood each other"
"Dr Garfield has no right and no
reason to complain Of anything that |
may do" Cherry replied. stif1y. 'There
was never the shadow Of an engage
ment between u.s..
mo, but [ am sure that he thought
he had more than the shadow of a
hope"
''That was his folly, then. But |
didn't come here to talk about DIR.
Garfield. I came because the Indian
box from Mrs. Mcclure arrived this
morning. She has sent lot of love-
ly things for the Mission Bazaar.
mixed up with presents for US, and
things for her children: and we've
been unpacking them half the day.
And mamma wants you to come in to
tea on Monday, and look at them; for
she will have to pack up all the ba-
zaar things on Tuesday, and send
them in to London
Every we'll; tell her, with my love,
that I should like to come very much,
and | will be in about four"
"That's right; you'll oblige me also
by so doing. l got a note from Mr..
Goldthorpe by the afternoon post
(prompt, wasn't it?) asking my leave
to come down and call on Monday af-
ternoon. Of course there is no doubt
what that means. Now you'll keep
mamma quiet, and so [ can give him
his opportunity nicely, and get things
settled. [ am sure you will ALWAYS be
on the side Of distressed lovers" she
concluded, with a whimsical glance at
me.
II don't see any lovers in this case"
I said gravely, ''nor any distress; and
I don't feel called upon to cooperate.
You must excuse me to your mother,
Cherry; [ shall not go; it will be
much better for her to see Mr. Gold
thorpe, and for you all to settle your
affairs in my absencs."
"Ah, but I shan't excuse you," cried
Cherry, jumping up from her chair,
and making pirouette on one toe.
You aren't engaged, and you aren't
unwell, and you said you would come,
and you must. I'll take no other
message than the one you gave me.
Goodbye, until Monday"
And the door was shut behind her
before [ could repeat my refusal.
I don't think I have much to add to
what she said about herself in order to
make the situation clear. Her moth
er was widow. with a small income,
Of which she seldom spoke, and never
Mrs Roper had lived
her life, and accepted the limitations
of her fate; poverty and self-denial
were entirely tolerable to her, but the
slightest deviation from her fastidious
standard Of honorableness was not
And it was to such mother that this
wilful girl declared her intention of
periuring herself at the altar, and
swearing to love, honor and obey a
man to whom she meant to do neith-
er, in consideration of the luxuries
that money can buy! I knew how
deeply wounded she must be, in every
fibre Of her proud and sensitive spirit,
and I grieved for her.
Then, too, I was hurt about this
business of Hugh Garfield. He was
DR.. Bramston's partner, and quiet
young man, but very clever in his
and nice in every way. DIR.
Bramston had for many years enjoyed
a vested right in killing and curing
the inhabitants of Tamston, disputed
only by stray hompopath,' whom
nobody patronized, except the Dis
senters. However, DIR. Bramston's
cob had for some time seemed to be
going slower and slower, and there
were those among us who had misgiv-
ings as to whether his master were
not falling equally behind the times.
So We were not sorry when he antici
pated competition by bringing down
a youthful partner, fresh from Paris
and Berlin, with the latest medical
science at his fingers ends. [ was
particularly pleased, for Hugh Garfield
came with special introduction to
me from his mother, who Was one Of
my oldest and dearest friends, though
we had not met for years. | was anx~
ious to know and like her son, but he
was rather shy, and much absorbed in
his work; and it was only during the
illnesses of little Tim and Lena Gra-
ham that l really came to know him.
Since then we had become intimate.
When I have said that he only needed |