The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-04
CHAPTER ".
nEArucr's pRopoaAL.

In describing Hazlowood House and its bo-
Imgingu, no mention has been mado OF Mia
Clanson, for this rcason.-hor position In that
well-rcgllAted establishment waS, as yet,
scarcely defined. She was neither mistress
nor guest. sho was, In abort, tho only
dAnghtcr-indecd, tho only surviving result
OF Tint brilliant marriage mado by Miss
TAIbert when aho allied herself with Slr
Maingay Clauson, Bart.
Thoro Ia no rolson for enlarglng upon tho
admirable way In which Lady Clauson fllod
tho position which hor ownmoritS had gained,
or 30 which fate had assigned hor. Socially
and domodlcally--in tho outward as well M
tho inward liio-she wns all baronots wifo
ahonld be--all savo that aho presented her
husband with no hoir 10 hia titles and estates
This wu nd omission, but, for tho salo Of
nor many other good qualities, Sir Mningny
overlooked II, and mado her very good huB-
band, IN husbands 90, When Lady Clauson
died, some twelve years after tho birth OF tho
daughter who lived, elr Maingay wopt copi-
ouhy. He even opened his Blblo--tho flrt
time for many yeaIl-and by tho aid Of
"CrudonS Concordance" /" looked out n tnrt
appropriate 10 hor many yirtuos Moreover,
for her sake, or his own, hc remained single
fa flvo long Year,. Then hc went tho way
of all middleogcd, titled, wife.bcrcft heah,
and married again.
Beatrice Clauson, justabout 10 leave school,
. romantic young lady, whose head for tho
proaont was, however, only occupied by prot
", Hlial dreams Of looking after her father,
nninlHtaring 10 his comforta, ruling his house,
and generally doing the bot hhe could 10 ill
ahe placo OF her dead mother, found horpolf,
without a word OF warning, presented 10
nav mother, ono, moreover, but four years
Older than herself Itwa,a crushing blow
10 wns girls flrpt Lesson In tho vanity and
instability Of mundane expectations
Hho ought, Of oouro, 10 have anticipated
n; but abe was young, and like most young
poppls, conhidored her mlddleagod father
abnonnally old and ataid. Besides, ahe could
rumembor hcr own mother woll enough, aud
remembered also Sir Maingay's sincere grief
whon death claimed his wife, she romano
bored tho way In which tho weeping mas
throw his arms around herself, aud told hor
chat abc wan now his ALI,-his treasured
rnamanio Of his wife--his ono lie 20 LIE Re-
oaillnR all this, sho was mngulno enough 20
fancy that memory was even moro vivid,
that grief had craven ia lines deeper with her
faihsr thnn with horSolf. 80 tho bolt oamo
from the bluout OF tho bluel
AZ acvontcon Beatrice Clauhon was still
spoiled child. All distracted wldowors, until
thsy marry again, spoil an only child, thcro-
fore, n only on salutary grounds, n second
alliance IN 10 bo recommended. We viii,
fben. take n for granted that at tho time 6f
Br MAingays second marriage, Miss Clauson
was psIlod. Moreover, we may at least ms-
boot that sho was both impctuous and stub
born, Ssadstrong and romantic, also, In hor
own way, M proud ~ Lueifcr.
Tho second lady Clauson was beauty, and
nothing moro, Her family was what 10
esIlcd rospcctable-a term. tho Specification
Of which no man or woman hns ~ yet been
shls exactly 10 define. Like the Bible, wo In
emprct N M wo choose,
Whom Tho inforcod meeting between Lady
Clsuron aud her etepdaughter took place, the
young lady, by means Of those signs and
kotena, the masonry OF which women alone
fully comprehend, showed Tho state OF hr
mind 20 clearly that war 10 tho knife was
thon and thero declared
And civil war In familics-baronets or
ethsrwiae -ia doplorable thing, doubly do
bierable for tho neutral parties, who lack
Tho exoitemont OF the intornecine combat
For while Sir Msingsys life was anything
but happy one.
10 matters little who was most 10 blame--
pbs nirl for her unreasonablcncsa and stub
horn splrit, and want OF resignation 10 tho
lnevitAble-- Lady clauson for retaliating
with all an injured womnn's pettincsa
n.