The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10
DIR. TRIMS ROMANCE.

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her baby across her lap face down and
jolted it gently, at the same time patting
persuasivcly its exceedingly limp back.
Positively an impertinence, she went
on; cts as much as to say: You are
30 expert in this sort of thing, and have
married off your own children so well,
pray help me out with mine Really,
mamma, it's an insult. l should write
Aunt Trim 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
80 resentfully did not disturb her in the
least. If she had mauGuvered little to
secure advantageous settlements for her
children, and she would not have denied
that she had, her manGuvers had been so
successful that she had nothing to
regret. Certainly, Ella Talbot had no
reason to complain. She had kind,
indulgent husband, a beautiful home
and a baby which, though still too young
to excite much enthusiasm on the part
of novice in infants, was pronounced
by its grandmother a remarkably fine
child.
Her other daughter and her two sons
were equally well provided for, and Mrs.
Fargo might reasonably have consid-
cred herself entitled to rest from her
labors.
The mail, however, had just brought
her plaintive entreaty from her sister,
Mrs Trim, that she would lend her aid
in marrying off her son Albert, bache-
lor of thirty five, who seemed bent upon
remaining single. He was homeopathic
physician in good practice, and well
enough in appearance; indeed, some of
his more enthusiastic lady patients main.
tanned that he was decidedly handsome,
and of very kind and amiable DISPOSE
ton. "None of the women here seem to
please him" wrote his mother. at has
occurred to me that one from the country
might suit him. Do look about for a
sensible woman of suitable age, and do
nestle habits, and possessing other de-
sirable qualifications, of which you are
so good Judge"
1t was probably the "other qualiica-
tions" clause that gave so much offense
to Ella, it having been charged that
for the sake of advantages covered by
this ambiguous euphemism she had
Tilted younger and poorer sutton,
to accept the wealthy but elderly Mr..
Talbot.
81 really believe Amelia Pullyn would
do" said Mrs. Fargo at last, looking at
her daughter as calmly as she had con
templated the cotton fields.
''Mamma! you are actually thinking
of it 2"
"Why not2 see nothing unreasona-
BILE in thinking about the happiness of
my own nephew and the comfort of my
sister. If you will let me have the
carriage this afternoon, Ella, I'll drive
over and see Amelia"
Mamma protest." exclaimed Ella,
shaking the baby up so violently as to
elicit a squeal of remonstrance. Be
sides, Amelia wouldn't think of him.
You know she is determined never to
marry again"
"Nonsensem returned Mrs. Fargo,
with her good natured laugh, "you
immovably fixed in her resolve. Don't
jolt the child so, Ella. He is quite red
in the face"
Mrs. Talbot promptly reversed the
baby, who now began to protest so
violently against his mothers treat
ment, that she called the nurse to re-
move him.
John being her own husband, the allu-
sion was not agreeable. 1t was true that
the episode had occurred before she had
made Mr.. Talbots acquaintance, but few
women have the magnanimity to forgive
the superior discrimination of an ante
cedent rival.
"I'm sure John has reason to congrat-
ulate himself, at all events" she said, a
little sharply. "Amelia's drawl and her
melancholy combined would drive a man
wild. Beside, it is said she has con-
sumption
Consumption! repeated Mrs Fargo,
as for her melancholy, you don't sup
pose that is incurable, do you?"
II don't think Albert Trim is the man
to cure it, anyhow. He is solemn as an
owl himself"
THAT just the point. They Will cure
each other 1t will be a beautiful illus.
tration of Albert's favorite principle,
similia similibus. His being a physician
is a great point in his favor, too
Amelia will not feel that she is disgrace
ing Dr. Pullyn's memory by accepting a
second husband of the same profession. "
"Gracious heaven! You have got to
the accepting point already. You for
get DR.. Pullyn was an allopathist."
sob, that makes nothing" as Nine.
Pantin would say. Love reconciles all
differences.
Mrs. Pullyn, in deepest weeds notwith-
standing the heat of the weather. received
her guests with that smile of soft melan-
choly that so well became her pale beauty.
"Sit down." she said, in the tone OF
one who invites to some mournful cere-
mony. "Are you well2" and she looked
prepared for the worst.
"Oh, yes, we are always we'll" said
Mrs. Fargo.
"You are Fortunate" drawled the