The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-29
AUNT ELVIRA'S BUREAU.

"I am afraid" said Robert Dawson
60 his wife, as he took his place at the
daintily spread dinner table. that
John Archer is finding out that mar
riage is q feast where the grace is
sometimes better than the dinner"
"Why, my DEAR are you not rather
hard on Mrs Archer? What has she
done to deserve such severe censure?"
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 n mother
TO him. 1t seems he had made all the
srrang ngements necessary, then her high
mightiness kicked over the whole plan
and would rot allow the old lady to
come there. | hope ] am not a tyrant.
but If my wife's was too good for my
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 tho sleep of the just
1t certainly does seem hard, but
there are always two sides to story.
Did John tell you
He tell me? Not he. | found it out
by accident"
perhaps, then. you have not heard
the whole Of it,"
"Perhaps not" replied Mr.. Dawson.
sentcntiouslv. and let the matter drop.
John Archer had been the friend Of
Robert Dawson for wears. He was a
sinple, quiet fellow, some years the
senior Of his wife. de was fond of do
nestle life Of the better side of which
he had seen very little. as ne was left
an orphan at a tender age. his sole
surviving relative being the Elvra
brown in question.
John had not been looked upon as a
marrying man. but from the first he
had beer greatly taken with Miss
smith who was q new light on the fir
mament OF the society of Watcrville,
and had pushed his suit with such
NigOr that he had carried of the prize
from the younger and wcalthier men.
Miss Smith had not always moved IN
the class of society which she at pres
cnt Craccd. she had durinC her early
years Ncrntatrd with the rest of her
kindred upon Il farm. ana not 4 fertile
farm. either.
But the tide which iG oail to be in
the affairs Of men had swept mineral
oil beneath The stony bed Of soil which
her father and brothers had hitherto
tiled with such scant returns. and with
its discovery wealth flowed into the
family cocc"s until its members all
forgot that they had ever been poor.
All Watervilc considered the match
between John Archer ard Miss Smith
a very suitable one. Mrs Archers
father had bestowed a lovely little
house, charminrly furnished. upon his
daughter, ard with health and a fair
income they certainly ought to have
been happy.
Mrs. Dawson was fully as fond of
John Archer rs her husband was, and
therefore tool; an interest in his fairs.
She did not ike the thought of outside
gossip getting about concerning the
young wife, and because Of this made
up her mind to inyestigato the story
for herself, and to do what she could
to smooth down the rourn places,
1t was a charming little drawing
room IN which Mrs. Archer received
her callers. beautiful and costly things
filling every nook and corner. There
was not much in common between the
scdata Mrs. Dawson. who was old
cnouob tn La Ms ArcLnr's rnotber
and thot ai,-, vo,,ns, potron who eyi
IDENTITY had made m her mind to carry
things with , higb hand
Mrs Dawson had too ,nucb good
eareo T., broocb tho srbisct harsaIf but
Mrs Archer ,ros , prcot taIl,er and
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