Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-05-26
CHAPTER ".
nkArnIcx's rnorosAI-


In ds~ril.ing Ha1lssood Hoaae and In 10
lnnginsS no mention has ben made of Mo
Clsn.os, for this ruasnn-her position IN that
vru.rcg,llatei osiablikhment was a. yef,
uraru,ly doGnci Shs was nsither misfre-s
nor guest Shs was. In short, tho only
daughter iniesd. the only surviving rcsalt
o. that brilliant marriage made BY Mss
Tan-ft whcn she allIel hsrsclf with sir
Naingay ClAg.on. Bart
T.ere l. 10 re -on for eniArging upon tbs
q almlfable way IN which Lady ClAn~nn hllet
il-s pa.itlon which hrr osnmerits hai gAlned,
or 10 whlch fate hAi a<igncd her Socially
.ni domssiio allyn ths outward a. Ssi. a.
tho inward ldo-shs was al tarOne,s wife
sbnul bs-al ave that shs prccnisf her
hl.lanl with NJ heir to his utlss AMI s~faie~
n. was q AAi ornision. tut, for the >~ks of
hr many other god qualities. SIR hAingay
ov,rlo. ks.i u, ADi mA.ls hsr very god hus-
land a. Lushanls A.. whcn Lady Clsuson
d,ei. -osne twelve years after tho birth % the
daughter who lived, SIR MAingay wsp' oopi-
otIsly. 10 even ofsnsi hs bioie-the hrsi
tlu.s Cor many years-sni by Tho al ot
"Culdeus COnooriAnoe, lookci cut teft
appropriAie o. her many virus Moreover
for her ale, or his own. b. remained single
for fve Iong years. Then b. went the way
of al midlle aged. titled, wifeosreft nssh,
AMI uArrisi AGAIN.
Rsatrio. Claason, Jus, about o. lcave school,
q rOmantic yuunx lAsiy. whoss hcad for the
pr-~nt waA however. only occuphsi BY pret
~. dilai dreams q looking after her father,
minisferinr o. nj. comforts, ruling his hou-e,
anl generally dang the h.si she oou.i to hll
The plaoe u her dad mother, found hcrscf,
without a word q warning, pr'aenioi % q
new mosLcr; one, moreover, but four years
oiler than hsrse Z ltwa q crushing b.ow ]
IA wa-a girl'- hrxt lo--on Ina the vanity and
INSTABILITY q munians erT.ciatonA
She ought. q oOurys. ~ have Anticipated
n, tu, she vas young. ami Ike most young
people, considerci her midileagcd father
sinorInally OH AMI siAii ncsiles, she could
r.n,eml.r ber own mother wel enough, and
r.u,erntcrel al.o Sir MAingays sincere gr'ef
whea death clAlfnci his wife She rcnem-
t.rel The way In whi,h the wccping man
threw his arms aruuni hcrsf, ani told her
that she was now hh ALl.-his TREASURED
nssneuto of his wife-his one lie 10 f.. Re
calllns all ths. shs was sangulne enough 70
Ian tha' u.smory vas even more vivid.
that srisf bal craven its llne- decTsr with her
father than with heF~sh 81 tho bolt came
from tie bl1e~i q the blte'
AT svrniesn Bcatrioo ClAuson was still q
uollei child All distracted ~liowers, until
th~y marry agai.l, spoil an only child; here
for, N only on saluiary grounds, a scconi
alliance 4 D. bs rcoommeniei We VII,
then. take n for granted that at the time OF
alr Nalnxays sssconi marriage, hiSs Clauson
vas srollod Moreover, No may at least sus-
t.ct tha. shs was both impstuous AMI stub
iaru. heaisirong ami romantic, also, In her
own way. a. prVui a. Lucifer.
Tho ssconi Lady ClAuson vas a beauty, and
nothing more. Her family was what Is
onil~i rcst.ctable-a term, the agnihcation
of which NJ mAn or woman has ~ YET ben
shle s.ae,ly 20 define. Like the Bible. no In
terpre, Il a. We chcose.
When tho inforced nesting between Lady
Clausan mi her stepdaushisr took plAoe, the
yuuns lady, BY means Of tho~e signs and
tokens. tho mAscury of which women alone
fully oomprehsnd, showed the state ~ her
mind 40 clearly that war 20 the knife wa
thsn and there declared.
And civil war In fAmilics-baronets or
oth>rwi.e-ls dcplorabls thing; d0ubly de-
plorshle for the neutral partis-. who lack
,hs sxcitsment q the internecine combat
For whIls Sir Maingay's life was anything
but happy ons.
IL matters little who was most 70 blame-
The girl for her unrcasonablenes and stub
born spirit, and want q resignation 10 the
lnevitable-fAdy Clauson for retalAting
with all an injured wom,ns pe,tinsss
and spite-slr Maingay for the thoroughly
manlike conduct IN letting things dr1ft
They di drift with q vengcanoei Tho
brach b>twcsn the two ladies' soon became
hoo enormous 30 be bridg~t over by any
,amliy diplomatic engins~ring
Ths .lfrmishss b>twecn the belhgerents are
no, worth noticing The haftlsroyd Vas
foush, when the time came for Mis- ClAuson
IA h. prc-entei Lady Clanson asserted that
Ne was the proper peron 10 present. her sep
.suxhtsr. Bsafrios coldly declined her aid.
dsr ladyshlp insisted, hsr stepdaughier WAS
Arm An her refusal Sir MHlngay declared
aim..lf under his wifes banner, and for once
sf.emptei 10 exercise parental authority
whusupon Mis- Clanson cut the matter
shart, and dscllned beng prs>enisd at all IL
wss q most dreadful state Of afai>i You
an. st le@sf, drive horss 10 The wafer, even
n YOU can't mako him drink; but you dare
oof haul refractory young woman into The
prsn nos of q gracious soyereign.
Lady Clauson, who was rigidly exsct IN
following the prsscribed usagcs of society,
nav pot have b-sn far wrong ~hen shs do
clarud that - baronsts daughter. who -
tussi 10 b pe>sntsi, ws-~eu, . mon
pruafyr'
sir haingay began 10 wish his ancsstor
had not separated themselves from the
Roman Catholic oommunion He could have
mt his daughter 10 uunnery. But then,
- ndly reasctsd, sbs wouldn't have gone sf
NJ p1ce II put there BY force, tho fro.
buseans isagus would scon have her out, and
uurhsps take h~r round the country spouting
hhs cnly thing ths worried tArones could
think e wss % ssnd Tor hs rehel. and aAk
hsr sdvics - 10 the bsse means of dirpoang
4 ~ troublssoms elf
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