The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-23
POOR LITTLE EMILY.
The History of a Prudent
Marriage.
BY MISS UNLOCK.
CHAPTER |.

CHAPTER l.
Wen, ] am glad it has come off at last,
for never was there a wedding so talked
about, said Mrs. Smiles.
1T hasn't come Of yet" replied Mrs.
movie, shaking hor head mysteriously.
And, fol my part, even though we sit Eere,
in the very church, with the clerk arranging
the cushions, ard poor John Bowerbank-
he looks nervous, doesn't he? even though
he's an elderly man and widower walk
ing up and down the aisle before our very
eyes [ say, Mrs. Smiles, l shall never
believe, TIL / Fee the ring on her finger, that
they are really married. How strange it
seems! Poor Emily kendal-John Bow
erbanh's vito"
why do you say poor Emily Kendall,
poor John Bowerbank,' when it is such
suitable match-except i'll years, perhaps;
but mans age is of no consequence And
then Miss Kendall looks so much older than
she really is, and is such grave, sedate
sort of person-grown old maidish already.
I'm sure, when | looked at her at their
farewell dinner-par Y last week in Queen
Anne street, could hardly believe it was
only two years since the ball there, when
she came of age. Such a splendid af-
fair, Do you remember it,"
Indeed | dol" snid abruptly the other
lady, who had not been paying much at
tention to Mrs. Smiles conversation. Her
broad, honest, regular featured Eanca-
shire face she had been one of the fair
Lar rashire witches" till she developed into
coarseness OF color and size--was fixed
earnestly upon the church door, where
John Bowerbank had Just entered, and
where his wife to be was expected every
moment TO enter. But Mrs. Knowle care
fully hid herself-the good woman
was usually not at all given to surrepti-
tious proceedings - behind the curtains
of the pew, which was in that gloomy
old church, so noted for fashionable we'd
dings, st. Georges, Hanover Square BY
the number and style OF the guests, this was
evidently fashionable wedding, too; and
Mrs. Smiles-a bright, dapper, shallow lit
tie Londoner- evidently longing to see more
of the fine dresses, proposed that they
should change their places, and get little
nearer to the altar.
No, don't want her to see me. She
mightn't like it, said Mrs. Knowle.
why not? ? when your husband is part
ner III John Bowerbank's firm, and they
have always been such friendg? I'm sure
| fully expected you would have been asked
to the wedding!"
$50 l was. but declined TO go. Icouldn't
somehow. was certain it would be very
bad Tor her, poor thing" added Mrs.
Knowle to herself.
But her little mystery, whatever it was,
escal ed Mrs. Smiles penetration, for just
then that lady's whole attention was en-
crossed by the primary object of this sight,
gazeG at by all assembled in church with
the fervld ea9erness of women over we'd
dings-the bride
,lohn EowarbopL'c uiFa or 70 10 40
such in fifteen minutes-was little lady,
fragile and white, whom you could hardly
distinguish clearly under her mass of snowy
silk, her clouds of lace and her tremuleus
wreaths of orange blossoms,
she is shaking good deal, poor lamb?"
said Mrs. Knowle, half in soliloquy.
And how tightly she holds her fathers
ARM
Mr.. Kendall has been good father. peo-
pie say; though he won't stand thwsrting
he always will have his own wev, Perhaps
she was sorry TO leave him, being the only
child.
Hunt" again solloquized Mrs. Knowle,
"Hushi the service is beginning"
1t was soon begun-soon euded-the SOL
emn words which made Emily Kendall
John Bowerbenk's wife. She rose up from
her knees, and he rose up, too-that grave,
gray haired, commonplace, and yet not i'll
looking brldecroom-thir wears at least
her senior. No longer nervous now, he
gave her his arm, ana led her away 10 the
Yes;Ty, through the open door of which the
two ladies observed MIN stop, formally and
IN bushes like way he was thorough
man of business lift her veil, and give
her the first conjugal kiss.
Well, It'll all over; but I never thought
| Should see this day." said Mrs Knowles.
her broad, honest breast relieving itself of
much pent-up feeling with n great sigh.
Poor dear girl, poor tile Emily"
by will you call Ter 'poor?" per-
sisted Mrs. Smiles. Pm sure / should be
dellShted to see any one OF my girls make
so good marriage; and to such a thor
oughy respectable husband John Bow
erbai.k Co., Merchants, Liverpool
why, their name is as good as the bank; as
you oaght to know, who have been in the
hrm so many years. And as for the gen.
teman himself, though | never saw him
before to-day, he seems really quite the
gent eman; and |, for one, would far rather
give q daugl ter to an elderly man-even n
WldoWer OF good means and unimpeachable
character - than to env harefn- scarem
young fellow, who would soon make ducks
and brakes Of her money-and Miss Ken
del as a great deal of money, under
y -more's the pity. Fifty thousand
pounds"
WAS it so much?" said Mrs. Smiles, in
great awe.
Yes; for she said to me one day she
WlsLcd she could change it into fifty thou
sand pence"
sac must have been out of her senses. y
Fetnaps she was, poor dear, for the
una But now she has apparently got into
then again, and made a prudent marriage
an admirably prudent marriage. But.
on my dear, when | married Edward
hno' lie, and he was clerk and | was a
nlliliner, and we had but two hundred
year between us, We were happy people
Ati l'Ier than these, For We loved one an
Other and we married for love. And there
was not single cause or impediment, in
the sight of God or man WHY we shouId
rot marry. Which-God forgive hers
wife o"0ioahh
Mt. Smiles looked Sc shocked. so FRIGHT.
enedI that too candid Mrs. KnovIa conId
elmo7t have cut her tongue out for the
1ooiish speech she had made. She knav
ina -4fs: rmlles was a terrible gossip, but
she a'so knew that a certain dim sense of
dljy md pride, which exists in MANY GREAT
takers, made her, however, INSCRIPTIONS
over secret which she had ferretsd ont or
s.7I at II honestly trusted, by no means
aht:Rs-worthy. With sudden decision
lor the position was critical enouob~tbe
GOOD Liverpool lady turned to her fondon
lfiend-who was not a bad woman in bs-
way and said earnestly:
m sorry l ever let word drop. Mrs
Smiles, for It was very painful business
though II Is all over now. I'll tell il Won
and depend upon your never TELLING i
agaip' though 1t was nothing discreditable.
my d'ar, do assure You. Indeed. as re-
gard- character, not word could ever be |
faith :, either. They bear a nerfec,Iv M