Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-02-22

time does fly"
She was ready on the porch in her best
black silk dress when the whistle of the
coming train echoed among the noun
tains, while through the half open doors
cleaned an inviting perspective of shining
damask, bright, silver and sparkling ass.
With a freshly-baked sponge cake in the
center CT the table, and preserves and
pr les enough K give half O dozen brides
the dyspepsia.
"My darling daugh err" she cried en-
Enthusiastically throwing her arms around
the waist of a pretty young lady in an e!e-
giant travelling dress, as she aliShted from
the carriage
Kitty Bruce returned the kiss and en-
brace with merry gayety that was very
fascinating.
ssThen am to call You mother?"
"What else should you call me? Oh,
am so glad Bob married you, after all, In
stead Of"
But the viyacious stranger interrupted
Lec here rather hurredly.
"Allow me to introduce my friend, Miss
Leonora Wylie"
Ard Mrs. Lathrop found herself looking
mo the depths of pair of wistful hazel
eyes that seemed to say: "Plc6se be kind
to me?'
"Shes dark ar, !ittle ard alfFfke," s&tt
Mrs. Lathrop to erself, 'snut she's nice
looking enough, too and has very win,
ming way with heE,]
For now chat Mrs, Lathrop felt her son
Bob to De SAFE from the tolls OF TIE siren,
she was opposed to view LconOra WYE
with very different eyes
ali Il No ~ 10, =,
when their guests had gone to their room
at last, chow do yoU like our cOmpany?'
"Litty is charming" So ii Mrs, Lathr0p.
ADO you notice how prettily she bushes
and laughs every tine we ask her any
thing about Rob2 Oh, Pun 50 glad it has
happened just sou
"And the other OF G."
"Oh, she seems very nice, too, in her
way--a quiet, modest little tIingr'
"You'd never suspect her to be book
writer"
"N0, never To think Of her knowing
that nice rex eipt for East India igEles. |
mean to Try it tomorrow. Aud she told
me way to take the widowed spots cut
OF that best taOleclotA that never heard
of, though I've kept hJuse selen-and-
twenty years"
A week went by, and the barometer of
Mrs. Lathrop's mid was varying percept-
IDLY. Her husband quietly wa; ched her,
but made no illu. ion 10 their gueots, until
one evening Mrs. Lathryp broke out;
"a silly, emPty-headed chIld-th1t's
what She is, after all, with NJ more brains
than my kitchen steyem
"Who? LeonoTa Wylie?"
"No, Kitty BIUcem
"Oh, you mean Bob's wifc?"
eyes l mean Bobs wife. How ever
could have been SO deceived iii her before
u
"Perhaps he was deceived just in the
same manner, But how has she Contryed
to change your favorable opinion of herr"
"Why, she lies IA bed until ten O'clock
in the morning, while LeJnoTa is down
helping me about the dairy work-she
comes down stains to o second breakfast,
with frowsy hair, ard slippers down at
heel, and unmended tents in her dress to
read novels and do holrd useless worsted
work she don't know thing about house
keeping and she don't care to lealn, and,
oh Gcorge-this is the worst of all-she
goes oIt riding every afternoon with
yOung Darlington, just as if she wasn't q
married woman at all, while Leonora
stays AZ home with me. If it wasn't for
the comfort Leonora Wylie is to me, do
believe should break my heart"
And she wiped away stray tear or two
with the corner of her apron.
"H0, hop said M. Lalhrop. 1t seems
to me that the tables are turned. But
never mind. Kitty is young perhaps she
viii imp; oye."
"Never" nodded the mother-in-law, en-
phatically. ga selfish, reckless, slovenly,
lazy"
stop stop, my dear" said Mr.. Lathrop,
depl ecatingIy; 'no mole adjectives just at
present. Perhaps it would have been bot
ter, then, if Bob had married Lcoaora
Wylie after ALL"
"Better Oh, George, If Leonora could
only have been my daughter But, then,
| suppose, it is wicked to go against the
LoIcs Willp' she added
- "you'ye made up your mind to that,
have vo,-" said her husbar d, with GER
tain grim MINOR ''Why it isn't but o
little while since gu were all for taking
the Lords business Ia. your own hands.
You had your wish, and low you aren't
satisfied with it,"
"But | didn't know how sweet and
lovely Leonora Wylie was, nor"
"Hushm said her husband, lifting his
finger. "Who is that"
"Joe Darlington, bringing Kitty back
from her ride" said Mrs. Lathrop.
"George, George! look thele viii you
doubt what said about her being wicked
row? See, he is actually kissing her!"
81 see" said the Old gentleman, dryly /;
"anl who is that in he back seati"
"Our Bob" cried Mrs. LathrOp, with a
little scream. ooh, to think that he
should come back so"
"Our Bob" sta;ked in accordingly, a
handsome siX-root specimen Of mankind.
"WheTe's my wif3" demanded Bob,
after be had given his mo her a sounding
XII s.
"Why, there on the carr iage step, TO be
sure" said Mrs. LathTop hys elically.
ono, size isn't, neilher" said Bob.
Ard lEtle Leonor5 Wyl.e, darling into
his arms, like Nellet-oycd robin, solved
the riddle!
och" cried Mrs. Lathr9p.
"Mother don't be angry with usp,
pleaded Leonora; "but it was all Kitty's
plan, because she knew you didn't like
me, and-she's engaged 10 joe Darlington
and | am Bob's wife,
MRS. LatLrop s.&Ied helpleEsly around
for minute or two and then she took
Leonora fondly into rmotherly embrace
You dear little kitten" said She, 81
never was so glad of anything in my lfer'
"And father knew al about itp said
Leonora, glanciug slyly up at Mr. Lath-
rop, "and he said it wasn't wrongp
$50 you were in the plot against me-"
said Mrs. Lathrop, half laughing half cry
ing; but don't care; it is such luxury
to be able to like Bob's ife"