The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-02-03
THE UNEXPECTED.

Young Wellington, only son of John
Wilmington, senior partner in the firm
Of Wilmington, Schuyler & Co., owners
Of print works innumerable through
Massachusetts, had taken it into his
head to fall in love, and with whom?
Only one of the factory girls To be
sure she was beautiful, but the Willing
tons did not look for beauty in their
sons future wife.
"Of course" Mr.. Wellington said,
beauty is very good thing in its way,
but not to be compared with neat
little fortune, which would just set
Jack up, with what he has, as future
owner of the mills.
Mamma Wilmington had planned aud
! dreamed of her sons wife and marriage,
and now that he had chosen to degrade
the family what would become of all
her schemes about Hester Van Norden,
who, though not handsome, could
boast a fine set of ancestors and was
heiress to immense wealth Yes, Jack 9
decision had caused great lamentation
in the household, and mammals lace
handkerchief had been in constant use
since the outbreak. You see Jack
Wilmington met the young woman while
going over one of the mills, and it had
been proved, that besides being very
much interested in the manufacturing,
he had been exceedingly we'll enter
tanned in watching q pair of nimble
white hands and talking to their pretty
owner.
Constance Arnold had not at first
particularly noticed the youth. as he
talked to her of the work she was en-.
gagged in, but as the days went by, and
it became the usual thing for her to
hold these conversations with the boy.
ish young man who was some day to be
the owner of all the works, she rather
looked for him, and was disappointed ii
he failed to appear. Of course it was
foolish, but she was so young, poor
thing Well, nothing came of this
growing attachment on the part Of
Wilmington until one night; one dark,
rainy night, as he was going home from
the mills on foot he overlook the girl,
who was hurrying home without any
protection from the pouring rain, and
offered her his umbrella and also his
escort. At first she demurred but
she was so wet and cold that he easily
overruled her objections.
The next day Constance was not at the
works, and in the afternoon young Viii.
lington, who CHANGED strangely enough
to be in the vicinity of the white cot.
tage which she called home, dropped
in to inquire for her. A rosy faced,
good-natured looking woman told him
that Miss Arnold was quite sick with a
cold and could not see him. He went
away in his disappointment, but, not to
be vanquished, called the next evening
and was shown into the parlor. Soon
Miss Constance made her appearance,
looking very charming with red shawl
over head and shoulders to avoid
draughts.
"She was much better" she said,
land it was so kind of Mr.. Wellington
to call and inquire about her.
She was much troubled about not
being at work. but became very cheer.
full when assured that her absence
would not cause any inconvenience and
until her recovery.
All during this conversation she had
remained standing, with one foot resting
on the little fender-and such pretty
foot, in a dainty slipper! At length,
seeing that the young man intended to
remain she threw herself into chair
with such an air of composure and ap-
parent indifference that her admirer op-
posite felt possessed with desire to
alternately shake and embrace her.
Such proceeding in either case would
have been. extremely unwise, and he
prudently refrained. Later in the even.
ing, when driving home, Jack Willing
ton vowed rash VOW, that by all that
was good or bad he would win that
beautiful creature for his wife. He was
young and never questioned the fact
that she might not be anybody" She
was somebody to him, for he loved her
AS for Constance. when she braided ur
her hair before retiring she looked in
the little mirror and said:
"How good and kind he is. But
must not have him here"
= 1t is not to be wondered at that after
making such vow as Wilmington made
something should happen, and some
thing did, very soon. One evening
only few weeks after the visit men
toned, he stormed into the drawing
room of his home on State street, an6
announced his intention of marrying
His mother, we'll pleased that her sor
should have come to that conclusion
asked him whether he had chosen tht
lady yet or not hoping In her heart i
was Miss Van Norden, of New York
But when informed that her prospec
tive daughter-in-law was no one but {
''mill-hand she became very angry as
did the sire, who threatened to disowr
his son if he did not Immediately ge
over this most foolish infatuation. Thii
last, of course, the young man woulG
not consent to do, and went upstairs
leaving his angry parents to feel, no
for the first time, that the great will o
the Willingtons had verify descended OF
the last generation.
The next day he did not make his &C
= customed visit to the works, but abou
o'clock had his high cart at the door
and drove in all glory to the little whit
cottage wherein dwelt his ladylove. Il
. short time two people were in tina
cart instead of one, two very happy peo
pie. And it was ON this evening, Will
driving along the beautiful drives o
Ashford, While the frogs sang musicall
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