The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-22
HOW THEY MET.

go to your mothers for our wedding
tour"
s.But, Cassie, you know she cannot
come to the wedding on account of heI
injured limb; she is certainly not
strong enough to travel yet. Under
the circumstances don't you think we
ought to go to herp"
Cassie toyed with her engagement
ring minute, and then answered:
mo, don't.
Romney looked intensely surprised.
"Why, Cassiei Don't you want to
see my mother?'
Still Cassie played with the ring,
and kept her eyes down cast. Presently
she glanced up at her tall lover and
said frankly:
"Romney dear, this is subject
have often wished to speak to you
about, but always Stunned. Now we
may as we'll have it out, and if you
don't want to marry me after what
say, won't insist-that's all.
"My dear, cannot even guess what
you are driving at. But am sure you
cannot say anything which is likely to
separate us, so speak your mind freely.
1t cannot be that you have ever heard
any evil of my good mother"
''Oh no. Romney-no! But you are
aware that there is always trouble be-
tween a mother-in-law and daughter
in-law. and have always firmly re-
solved that if l ever married, / would
avoid all intercourse with my mother
in-law."
what an absurd idea, Cassiep'
cried Romney. 81 know people are
everlastingly cracking jokes on that
subject, but it is merely for want OF
something better to do. There is no
sense in such prejudice"
'Oh, yes, Romney, there is" insisted
Cassie. II have known of several cases
among my friends where young wives
had their happiness wrecked with too
much intimacy with their husbands
maternal relative"
but, Cassie, you do not know my
mother"
: mo, and that is Just it. Now / can
love her because she is your mother.
/ want to write to her and send her
presents aud all that, but | am sure il
| knew her, either would hate her or
she would hate me, and between US we
would make you miserable"
.'I'll risk it," said Romney, hardly
knowing whether to laugh or be an
noyed.
:.But l won't" answered Cassie
firmly.
'.Now, Cassie, why will you insist on
making all this troubled? 1t is not like
you, darling"
Tears came into Cassie's bright
eyes.
81 don't do it to make trouble, Rom
uey, but to avoid it in the future"
"But you would not want to separ-
ate me from my mother, dearest?"
''Oh, no, Romney! Of course you
must 60 to see her often. and l sup
pose sometimes she will have to visit
us. But not now-not until we have
become used to each others every day
ways. Well putt off as long as pos
sible."
; Romney tried to reason with hel
for long time, but, loving and kind
though Cassie was, she would MOI
yield to this. So at last Romney
said:
"Well, darling, it is whom you arr
to marry, not my mother. So we vii
leave this question for the, future t.
settle, and for the present you shall
have your way"
Then Cassie kissed him and declared
that he was the best Romney in thu
world, and she would see that he haC
a happy homo when she took her plac'
as mistress of it.
Romney never doubted that, but j
was a grief to him that she would no
visit his mother. He went over. tw,
DAYS before the wedding, to see TIA
dear soul, and felt obliged to confes
the whole truth to her. Itwas a grea
relief to find that she took it so sen
siblv.
..Never mind, Romney," she said
..don't worry over this; it will com
out all right. / quite understand no,
the girl feels, and l do not blame he
after the numerous vile statements on
hears about meddlesome mothers-ir
law. just leave this matter to time
and, | repeat, it will come out right
Cassie and will be good friends yet
you'll see"
"rm sure I hope so, mother,
answered Romney. "If we were goin
to live here, it would be different; br
as we shall be thirty miles apart, wb!
/ can stand it little WHILE"
So Romney went back to Linnvillt
though he did deeply regret that Ca'
sic could not, or rather would not, Sc
his beautiful old home at Silverto
Farm. In due time the weddin
came off, and Romney and Cass
were made one.
They went away on brief weddin
tour, then came home and bega
housekeeping in little cottage M
/ far from the mill of which Romne
| was foreman.
s.Na better wife e'er lived on til
lea" than our bonnie Cassie. 81
kept Romney's house as neat as wa,
she was as tidy and Industrious as ar
man could have asked, aud the be
cook, Romney often declared, thi
ever held spoon. There was but OIL
tiny flaw in his web of happiness
would not meet his mother. So Ror
ney sighed and went to the good lac
alone. She had quite recovered fro
her lameness by this time, and lOOk'
so comfortable and pleasant, and eve
pretty for dame of forty-eight, tn
Romney was almost vexed with b
naughty Cassie.
Linnville was only few miles fro
town, and Cassie, in common WI
everybody else, frequently went the
to make purchases.
One afternoon she entered the c
for home, with her arms full Of pac
ages. looking for seat. At last
plump matron, nicely dressed in bla
satin, made room for her, saying WI
charming smile:
| s.Will you share my seatP''
..Thank you,' returned Cassie, a.
: gladly sat down by the pleasant lad
l OF course they entered into conver:
ton, and Cassie soon found that t
lady, like herself. did not live far frt
the city, and had also been shoppir
She seemed to be well-informed q
sensible person, and talked so plei
antly that Cassie found herself 81
pgised when the porter called