The Princeton union., 1891-03-19
SELF.CONQUEST.

''Well, Bridget, what do you thinh
Of the brde?"
"Oh, she's a pretty young thing;
but if she had known as much as you
or do OF her husbands mother, she
never would have come to live with
her. She's a regular old hyana, and
ii she don't bring the tears into those
blue eyes before the honeymoon is
over, my name isn't Bridget. Why,
she's the most audacious old thing!
She overhauled all her wardrobe yes
terday, before she could get here; and
IT'S passed through the entry, l heard
her muttering to herself. Silk stock
ings, humph!-ruff1ed underclothes!
Wonder if she things I'll have them
ironed here? Embroidered night caps!
silk dresses! Destruction and ruin.'"
III tell you what, Bridget, there
never was a house built that was big
enough for two families to live in; and
you'll find out that this won't be, I
reckon"
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"''What, tears Emma?-tears?' said
he young husband, as he returned
irom his counting room one day,
about a month after their marriage;
and, with look OF anxiety, he drew
her closer to his breast "Tell me,
you do not so soon repent your
:hoice?"
The little rosy mouth was held UP
5emptingly for a kiss, and in those
blue eyes he read the answer his heart
vas seeking,
What, then, is your pet canary
SICK? Can't you dress your hair to
suit you? Or are you in despair be-
:ause you can't decide in which OF all
Jour dresses you look prettiest?"
''Don't be ridiculous, Harry" said
Emma, laughing and crying together.
1 feel nervous, that's all. Pm so glad
you've come home"
Harry felt sure that was not ALL but
le forebore to question her, for he felt
very sure she would tell him all in
good time.
The truth was, Harry's mother had
oeen lecturing her daug ghter-in-law all
She morning upon the degeneracy of
,he tlmes;-hoped she would not think
of putting on all the fine things her
friends had been sofoolish as to rig her
Out ln;-tlmes were not now as they
lsed to be-that if Harry gave her
pocket-money she had better give it to
her to keep, and not be spending it for
aonsense-that a young wife's place
was in her husbands s house-and she
aoped she would leave off that babyish
rick of running home every day to see
uer mother and sisters
Emma had listened in silent amaze
ment. She was a warm-hearted, affec-
tlonate girl; but she was very high
spirited. The color came and went in
her cheek; but she forced back the
tears that were starting to her eyes,
or she had too much pride to allow
her to see them fall.
After old Mrs. Hall retired, she sat
tor q moment or two recalling her
words. "Babyish to love my own
dear home, where I was as merry as a
cricket from morning till night; where
we all sang, and played, and read, in
mothers dear room, and father and
mother the happiest of us all. Baby
tsh! l won't be dictated to!" said the
young wife. "I'm married, if I am only
nineteen, and my own mistress," and
the rebellious tones would come in
spite OF her determination.
But then she thought OF Harry
dear Harry-whom she had already
learned to love so well. Her first i'm
pulse was to tell him. But she had q
great deal of good sense, if she was
young; and she said to herself, ssNo,
that won't dO-then he'll have to take
sides with one or the other, and either
way it will make trouble. It may
wean his love from me, too. No, no,
III try to get along without; but
wish had known more about her be-
lore came here to live."
And so she smiled and chatted cailv
with Harry, and hoped he had set it
down to the account of nervousness. -
Still the hours passed slowly, when he
was absent at his business; and she
felt uneasy every time she heard a
step on the stairs, lest the old lady
should subject her to some new trial
81 wonder what has come over our
Emma?" said one of her sisters: "she
has grown SO grave and matronlv ]
half-hated Harry when he carried he1
of, and [ quite hate him now, for she's
80 sedate and moping. I desire tc
keep my neck out OF the matrimonial
MOOSE"
Shortly after this, Emma's mothe,
sent her some little delicacy, manu-
factu"ed by herself, OF which she knew