Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-19
DIR. TRIMS ROMANCE.


upon it as an impertinence. Mrs.
Talbo. laid her baby across her lap
face down and jolted it gently, at the
same time patting persuaslvely its ex
ceedingly limp back. Positively an
impertinence," sheswent on; its as
mach as to say, You are so expert
in this sort Of thing, and have mar,
ried off your young children so well,
pray help me out with mine, Really,
mamma, it's an insult. should write
Aunt Trim a very sharp letter, if |
were in your place"
Mrs. Fargo did not reply She sat
tapping her gold spectacles lightly
against the open page of the letter she
had been reading, while her blue
eyes wandered abstractedly over the
wide fields of blooming cotton that
stretched away beyond the garden
fence.
The imputation her daughter limited
at so resentfully did not disturb her in
the least. If she had mannuvered a
little to secure advantageous settle
nents for her children, and she would
not have denied that sho had, her
manmuVers had been SO successful
that she had nothing to regret. Ger
:ainly, Ella Talbot had no reason to
complain. She had kind, indulgent
husband, beautiful home and a baby
which, though still to young to excite
much enthusiasm on the part of a
novice in infants, ewas pronounced by
its grandmother II remarkably fine
child.
Her other daughter and her two
sons were equally well provided for,
and Mrs. Fargo might reasonably
have considered herself entitled to rest
from her labors.
The mail however, had just brought
her plaintIve cntreaty from her
sister. Mrs Trim, that she would lend
her aid in marrying off her son Albert,
a bachelor of thirty-iive, who seemed
bent upon remaining single. lie Was
a homeopathic physician in good
practice, and we'll enough in appear
ance, indeed some of his more enthus-
iastic lady patients maintained that
he was decidedly handsome, and of a
very kind and amiable disposition.
"None of the women here seem to
please him, wrote his mother.
1T has occurred to me that one
from the country might suit him. Do
look about for II sensible woman of
suitable age, and domestic habits,
and possessing otder desirable quail
hcations, of which you ar SO good u
Judge"
II was probably the other qualIfi-
Tense to Ella, it having been charged
that for the sake of advantages cover
ed by this ambiguous euphemism she
had Tilted younger and poorer suItor,
to accept the wealthy but clderl y Mr..
Talbot.
~ really believe Amelia Pullyn
would do, said Mrs. Fargo at last,
looking at her daughter as calmly as
she had contemplated the cotton field.
Mamma you are actually thinking
of it2"
why not2 see nothing unrea-
sonable in thinking about the hap
piness of my own eephew and the
comfort of my sister. Ii you will
let me have the carriage this after
noon, Ella. III drive oyer and see
Amelia
Mamma, | protest. exclaimed
Ella, shaking the baby up So violently
as To elicit Squtal of remonstrance.
Besides, Amelia would,.'t think of
HIM. You know she is determined
never to marry again"
"Nousense2" returned Mrs. Fargo,
with her good uatureo laugh, you
think, because she refused John, she
is immovably fixed in her resolve.
Don't jolt the cnjld SO, Ella He is
quite red in the face"
Mrs Talbot promptly reversed the
baby, who now began to protest so
violently against hls mothers treat
ment, that She called the nurse to re
move him.
John being her own husband, the
allusion was not agreeable. 1t was
true that the episode had occurred be-
fore she had made Mr.. Talbot's ac-
quaintance, but few women have the
magnanrmlty to forgive the superior
discrimination of an ante cedent
rival
I'm sure john has reason to con
graduate himself, at all events, she
said, little sharply. "Amelias
drawl and her melancholy combined,
would drive man wild. Besides, 1t
is said she has consumption"
Consumption !" repeated Mrs, Far
go, laughing agaln. She looks like
il, and as for her melancholy you
don't suppose that is ineurable, do
you"
Il don't think Albert Trim.is the
man to cure it, anyhow. He is solemn
as an owl himself"
That's just the point They will
cure each other. 1t will be beauti-
full illustration of Albert's favorlte
principle, Simiiia SimilibuS. His be-
favor too. AMelia will no: feel that
she is disgraclng DIR. Pullyn's memory
by accepting a second husband of the
same profession.
Gracious heavens! You have got
to the accepting point already. You
forget DR. Pullyn was Az allopa-
thist"
"Oh, that makes nothing, as Nine.
Pantiu would say. Love reconciles
all differences. Do not Catholic and
Protestant marryl Why not homo J.
pathist and allopathist2"
II really believe what that spiteful
Mrs. Grimes said of YOU is true. " said
Ella, looking thoughtsally at her
mother; that you would make a
match for your bitterest foe
mo, it isa't; and the proof is that |
didn't make one for her, Della, which
was what she wished Well, if am
to 60, l must get ready. ] suppose l
can have the carriagef'
"Wny. of course. Is the visit of a
strictly secret nature, or may l &C
alongi"
Certainly. l didn't invite you, as
supposed your anmosities would hard
~ permit you To accept"
"Oh, I'm too much like my mother
to allow my anlmositles to interfere
with my pleasure, replied Ella, laugh
ing.
III.
Mrs. Pullyn, in deepest weeds not
withstanding the heat of the weather
received her quests with that smile oil
soft melancholy that SO well became
her pale beauty.
''Sit down. she said; in the tone oil
one who invites to some mournful
ceremony. ARE you wellw and she
looked prepared for the worst.