West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-09-25
MY PATRIM0NY.
How My Husband removed an
Unjust Suspicion.

Aunt Fanny had just come to make
her usual summer visit and had proud
ly taken her through the house 20 have
her admire the improvements made
since her last visit
1T is all very nice and convenient,
dear. she said, as she seated herself in
the easy-chair offered her, but did
you never regret giving those bonds to
your husband, MayP"
'Most assuredly not, auntic. WhyP"
because / thought it very unwise
and that some day you would bitterly
regret it II was your poor fathers
property and should have been retained
III your own name | am sure"
Now. don't worry. auntie, please.
You came TO have "A pleasant visit with
us Ella has been nearly frantic with
delight since | told her you were com
ing"
The child, yes She is dear lit Io
thing, 10 be sure But do YOU know
that if your husband should die today
she would inherit the property you gave
him. If she were your own child il
would be different"
But she Is mine, all have, certain
ly. / love her dearly, and hope to be
good mother to her, Notwithstanding
all the bitter things written and said
against step-mothers
Yes. and you are n good mother to
her. But TO suppose still, farther. III
she, too, should be taken away then
your property would not revert to YOU,
but go TO her relatives, of whom YOU
know nothing, would that be rightp''
Perhaps not. But why do YOU saw
these dreadful things? She and her
father are as likely TO live as l. And
then wife is entitled 10 DOVER"
Yes, the interest from one-third of
what her husband leaves just the in
terest mind you. And you gave him
the means to go into business. You
know he failed once, and may, possibly,
again"
But he paid up every penny"
flashed back, proudly.
81 know, and il was right; but. con
sequently you married poor man with
child as well as a wife TO support ON
clerks salary"
II ou forget auntic, that he still had
this beautiful home when all his credit
ors had been fully paid; the home i'm
which Ella was born and where his poor
wife died"
IL forget nothingl and what I re-
momber with the greatest bitterness is
your unadvised act of yielding up your
little patrimony, intrusted 20 me bv
your dying father for you, and that YOU
took no obligation for it whatever"
But replied, "he invested il in
a business which supports us nicely.
Besides, II was not his fault He want
ed me TO have interest-bearing notes, or
to be the company in the business. as #
] would! and ] told him never TO men
ton the subject to me again. and he
never has"
"Then all have TO say is you were
very silly as well as imprudent"
But it was not all she had TO say.
even to telling me that certain match
making mother had said that my hus-
band would have preferred one of her
daughters If she had held property in
her own right as I did That he need
ed the money and married me simply
20 obtain IT,
Don't aunty, please" said with
a little shiver.
Nor would ], hut 10 convince Won
that lac should have secured your little
property 20 you, if only for the opinion
Of others
1T is all right Just as IL is. All
here comes Ella" and my dear old
worldly wise aunt forgot 10 lecture i'm
her delight ut seeing the little fairy who
nearly smOthered her with kisses
But / had received hurt that rauklcd
Ike q thorn in the flesh And SO Mrs.
Jones thought he married me for my
money! And perhaps others have the
same opinion? OF course knew be
did not and said it over and over again
to myself as ! helped our one servant
to prepare the evening meal
And when my husband camo with
his hearty. chccry welcome for Aunt
Fanny / looked wistfully i'm his face for
an answer 20 my mental question. for
question 10 would become in spite of INV
firm determination 20 ignore II as such
Once more during Aunt Fanuy's STAY
did she attempt TO renew the conversa-
ton interrupted by Elias entrance
But ! only said If you please. auntie
] would rather not say anything more
about thai.
And she who thought she was only
striving for my interest, replied coldlv.
Pardon me, May. ] shall not offend
again.
"Onond you, who have been father.
mother and auntic al I'm onep" and i
kissed her as I had ever done since she
drcw me away from her only brothers
collin. hiding her own grief 10 assuage
mine.
DO You remember. aunt.o. dear
when ] used 20 have the sulks and you
would take me out hunting hunting
sunshine, you called h2" ] often think
of 30 when things go wrong. as they
must occasionally, and wish you with
me 10 90 hunting sunshine"
Yes, / remember You were n great
comfort 20 me, and / am afraid I have