The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-17
A BUREAU, BUT
NOT OF INFORMANT TON.
BY HAYDEN INGRAM.

~ am afraid" said Robert Dawson
TO his wife, as he took his place at the
daintily spread dinner table, THAT
John Archer is finding out that mar
riage is "A feast where the grace is some
times better than the dinner
"Why, my dear, are you not rather
hard on Mrs. Archer? What has she
done to deserve such severe cens"re?'
"Well, you see, John wanted her to
take in his old aunt, Elvira Brown.
She is the only one belonging to him
now living and has been like mother
to him. 1t seems he had made all the
arrangements necessary, then her high
mightiness kicked over the whole plan
and would not allow the old lady to
come there. / hope | am not tyrant,
but if my wife's house was too good for
nv folks. it would be too good for me-
said Mr.. Dawson with decision, and
when his wife looked at him perhaps
she was relieved to know that her
mother-in-law was sleeping the sleep
of the just.
at certainly does seem hard, b1t
there are always two sides TO story.
Did John tell your
"He tell NE? Not he. found it
out by accident"
'Perhaps, then, you have not heard
the whole Of it,
perhaps not" replied Mr. Dawson,
sententiously, and let the matter drop.
John Archer had been the friend of
Robert Dawson for years. He was
simple, quiet fellow, some years the
senior of his wife. He was fond of
domestic life, of the better side of which
he had seen very little, as he was left
an orphan at a tender age, his sole sur
viving relative being the Elvira Brown
in question.
John had not been looked upon as
marrying man but from the first he had
been greatly taken with Miss smith,
who was new light on the firmament
of the society Of WaterviIle, and had
p1shed his suit with such vigor that he
had carried of the prize from younger
and wealthier men. Miss smith had
not always moved in the class of socie-
ty which she at present graeed. she
had during her early years vegetated
with the rest of her kindred upon
farm. and not fertile farm, either.
But the tide which is said TO be in
the affairs of men had swept mineral
oil beneath the stony bed of soil which
her father aud brothers had hitherto
titled with such scant returns, and
with its discovery wealth flowed into
the family Golfer until its members all
forgot that they had ever been poor.
All Waterville considered the match
between John Archer and Miss Smith
a yer. suitable one. Mrs. Archer s
father had bestowed lovely little
house. charmingly furnished, upon his
daughter, and with health and far
income they certainly ought TO have
been happy.
MIS-. Dawson was fully a. fond OF
John Archer as her husband was, and
therefore took an interest in his affairs.
She did not like the thought OF outside
gossip getting about concerning the
Young wife, and because of this made
nm her mind to investigate the story
for herself, and to do what she could
TO smooth down the rough places.
II was a charming little drawing
rom in which Mrs. Archer received
her caller. beautiful and costly things
filling every nook and corner. There
was not much in common between the
sedaie Mrs. Dawson, who was old
enongh TO be Mrs. Archer's mother,
and that airy young matrOn, who evil
IDENTIFY had made up her mind to carry
things with a high hand.
Mrs. Dawson had too much good
sense TO broach the subject herself, but
Mrs Archer was a great talker, and
soon came around to the matter, which
was evidently uppermost in her mind
ssJohn and I have had our hrst quar-
neIu Mrs. Dawson. "A week or two
AGO he quite insisted upon the proprie
tv of Offering his Aunt Elvira a home
with us. IL seems that the old people
who have always cared for her place
are going out West to their married
children. John does not want to ru
the old lady into the care of strangers.
gave only reluctant consent, for
can not abide elderly people-they ar'
so fussy. But John coaxed and plead
ed until | gave in. We agreed upon
the large front chamber for her. and
went with the best grace | could must
or TO invite her in person. Then tn
fuss began. | found she had val
load of personal property, cat and
parrot. agreed to the live stock, bu
/ drew the line at the old furniture
Then John went to see her, and sh'
consented to come with only her trunk
lint at the last moment she stuck to