Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-18

woman like me-" she responded, laugh
ing.
"Nothng h good enough for YOU. you
dear old MOTHER he replied, folding her
in his arms aud implnntlng Il sounding
kiss upon her faded check.
"Now are YOU rcndyY' he continued.
81 have ordered a carriage ard II shOnl1
be here by this time Nou see we have
TO cal for that young lady ! want you
To meet, and therefore we must be
quick"
81 am ready" his mother answered.
'and ! shall he only too happy to meet
the young lndy"
Whom William returned to the ball
noon hc entered with his mother ON his
arm and half sheepishly walked up to
the hostess aud presented her and then
looked out Tor an obscure corner where
she might sit unnoticed, and where her
old-fashioned saying and ungrammatical
expressions would not attract attention.
After seating her he again entered with
snowy girl, sparkling with jewels, to
whom, however. he never mentioned his
mother, fearing her IDEAS Of genuiity and
modern elegance might receive a shock
from which she woult not recover
Fred Nichols, on the contrary. entered
with bis mother on one arm aud beau
tiiul girl on The other. Conducting both
10 seats he led M his friends as he met
them and introduced them To his mother
with much grace, and rs proudly as "
saying AN ! am l owe to this excel
lent mother" Aud he walked about
with her showing her as much, IL not
more attention than even the Young lady
20 whom 1t WAS plainly TO be seen he wac
engaged.
81 DO not see Mrs Wilson," said his
mother on one of these occasions. II
am afraid She did not come | have
seen William several times with fine
looking young lady, but his mother. not
at al. %
I'VE will walk through the room
again. responded Fred. u am certain
she came"
rhoy found her at last. sitting con
teddy, but with a somewhat worried look
on her face as " she was not enjoying
| the evening as much as she had expected.
I'VE have been looking for you said
| Mrs Nichols. ''Mhy do you not come
ont among us and watch the young
| folks making themselves hanpyY
"oh they arc all strangers 70 me- she
answered. quietly.
80 they were TO me- said Mrs,
/ Nicho.s, "hut Fred has been introducing
me TO so many, that now / feel tolerably
well acquainted
A look of almost pain passed over
| tho pale face of her friend. Her son had
| been but once to see her during all the
| evening, and that was to tell her not to
show her handkerchief so much AS Il
| had an old-fashioued mark upon II. He
had brought no one TO her, nor even intro
| duced the stylish lady TO whom he was
paving such devoted attention. That
| lady was intensely fashionable and he
was weak minded enough to fear that au
introduction 10 his mother might injurC
his suit
"Are you not going to take your mother
Into supperf asked Fred of William a.
they met. the former having his mother
and HE tiancee on either arm, and thG
latter being only accompanied by the
lady OF HE choice.
II am going back for her Afterwards
he replied. having enough shame left e
blush scarlet.
His fair companion looked up at him II
| surprise. "Whatl Is your mother hereT
| she asked. II should like 10 meet her
81 shall bring her presently sait
Bat the harm was done. When tn,
young lady saw the plain, old-iashione,
WOMAN, with her loveahle old face, an'
homely common sense, she also discover
| ed Tho heartlessness aud unworthnes
OF the man who, by his action az least
protested 10 love her. and from that mo
ment he lost an charms in her eyes,
Frcd's betruthed. on the contrary. saw
an additional merit IN the son who coul,
in the face Of heartiess fashion. respec
grey hairs and hestow Of his love s.
much upon the plain, uneducated moihe
who had reared him so well. setting hin
above all petty pride and all httleness O
character.
She looked az him with moistened eyes
and with feelings that would have bee
more precious to him than anything els.
could he have known thcm, and wit
tliopshfs 10 her heart sweeier toward
him than her sweetest woris.
Which was the gentleman?