The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-09
MADE OR MARRIED.
CHAPTER xxuI.-coNrrSuEn
ny JESSIE FoTHERGILL,
Author Of "One OF Three" Probation" "Ihe
Heufs'ds," Etc,

These last expeditions were very
plea amt Philip drove, and Grace and
Mabelle took it in turns to sit beside
him, while DIR. johnson shared the back
seat with whichever of the young ladies
occupied 1t. They were happy hours
which were passed in this manner,
while Philip, when hard pressed would
relate some of his experience of the
''in onceivable hardships' which, he
said he feared we're going to become
histor cal in his family; and his sister
listened, and did the questioning with
that glance from her dark eyes which
spoke of love like that which Clara
Van Artevelde felt for her Philip when
she said:
"rve loved him much. aud quarr1led with
him oft
And all our loves and quarrels past are
To bind us closer"
And Mabelle listened, too, the more,
perhaps, in that she said the less.
era Q teased Philip on his newly dis
covered capacity for laziness, and he
said that man was celebrated for adapt
ing himself to all ci cumstances.
"Even adverse ones" suggested
Grace. 80
"Even adverse ones. my dear, such
as the present." he answered.
Sometimes Mabelle speculate1 upon
Philips rough analysis Of his own
character, which he had given her that
day on the cliff. Nothing, he had said.
could make him otherwise than rough
and hard. Rough he was; perhaps, oc-
casionally-rough, that is, in express
sion. rough in the sense that in very
refined circle his manners would have
been found wanting in polish, his bow
in elegance, and his compliments
wanting altogether as rue. But hard
-Mabelle could discover no hardness
for long time. She thought she had
never seen any man whose manner and
whole conduct toward mother and ster
was so good and SO satisfactory as that
of Philip Massey.
II he had certain old-fashioned ideas
as 10 the sphere of q woman's useful
ness, and the desirability of cultivating
her culinary and household capacities,
1t was assuredly not because he mag
ined she could not worthily take her
share in other things that was evident
from topics which he discussed with
Grace and her mother and the weight
he gave TO their opinion.
Once, when a lady with very adj
vanced views on the subject OF woman's s
sphere had had an argument with
Philip, and discovered what she con-
sidered his great and lamentable dark
ness pom some important points, she
suggested TO Grace that mans wish for
women to be accomplished cooks and
housemaids- she expressed it-coy-
cred an abyss of sellishnes5 not TO be
measured by ordinary standards.
'1ndeed!'' retorted the indignant
Grace. "You think Philip is fond OF
eating, and would rather | could cook
well for him than any thing else can
tell you that he would rather. eat dry
bread than see his mother or me boil
him potato, II we were tired. or If il
were inconvenient and Ihave seen him
do it; and seen him make tea and toast
for me with his own hands, when l was
i'll at lrKford, because didn like what
the servant Of the house had made II
that is an abyss of selfshress, | like
selfshness."
Assuredly, thought Mahellc, these
were not the traits OF hard character.
Only, once, when his father was relat'
ing something concerning a woman,
one of his tenants, who hal lost her
child. partly through her own careless.
ness, and had added: "She married
her husband for his position; there was
ayoung fellow whose heart she nearly
broke fou years ago." Philip had said,
with what seemed to Ma Ielle very
cynical l"ugh:
"lt is q good thing the CT lid did die.
Such women are not fit TO b, mothers
She stole glance at him, and saw in
his ev 's what he meant by saying his
disaster had "hardened" him.
Mnbelle was rather sad that day, fol
in two days more she was 10 90 back u
Irkford. Angela had written some very
peftsh letters, in which she upbraided
Mabelle for her seliishness, adding that
II she did not come home soon, she,
Angela would have to come 10 Foul
haven and take lodgings there. These
letters Mabole showed TO Grace, and
the perdu.ous Grace had revealed their
tenor TO Philip; whose co nment had
been. s P fAt ga
"Good Lord! Does she think she car
keep Mebelle forever tied to her apron
stringIP What will she do when the
child marriesP" ,...,...
at will depend very much on iohom
the ct lid marries,r - his sister had grave
ly an,wered, as She fixed her eyes upor
her. When az Ia last TiS he s did meet meet be, q
eyes, Grace 1langhed, lnd PhliiI
Laughed, too upon which Miss Massey
Hallet him a goose, andwent away look
ing worry well satisded with herself, and
him, and the world in general.