Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-08

There seemed nothing wanting to
Ter. as She dressed for the simple cere-
loHy that was to take place at the
-arIsh church Of ST. Bynos. OF the
many weddings that had taken place
Ia the old church, none had been
au.eler or simpler than this. Indeed,
10 ore seemed to know there was a
wedding. As a rule, when any one
was married, the inhabitants of st.
Byuos nocked to see the ceremony.
But ON this occasion the church was
empty No little crowd, with wonder
.rg eyes, stood round the old stone
porch; the bells that had rung for the
marriages and deaths Of SO many gem
l.s,tous were silent now.
The young lover, thinking of his
darliug's fine lace veil end dainty
dress, had insisted upon q carriage, --
not from The Barley Now" at st.
Byro'g. but from THE Radcliffe Arms
at Darlington; then the people of st.
Byno'5 would know nothing of it. That
was the last straw" to Miss Ather-
toa; O veil and wreath had been
enough, but a carriage was more than
she felt nc could bear.
Miss Aherton declared that she had
a keen sense of the fitness of things,
and that, for the orphan daughter of
q poor doctor a veil, a wreath, and
carriage were absurd. Il fact, SUCH
things belonged to the order she de-
.csted, the ariatocrats, ana she would
have noae Of them
But said The young lover, how
could my beautiful bride walk through
The fields and the high-roai in dainty
wedding dress, which would be caught
by the brambes and thorns?'
Miss Atherton's sense OF economy
came TO her aid. The dress being ex-
peGsive and beautiful, IL certainly
would be foolish to allow it to trail
over the grass and the dying leaves.
So the carriage came from Radcliffe
Arms at Darlington and the wedding
party, consisting Of Lord RIVERS, VIC
let and Miss Anterior, dro9o to church.
"To think" said Miss Atherton,
'tnat at my age | should be present
at q wedding-T who have protested
against love and marriage all these
years
Her lanner was protest still, for
rothirg could have been more grim
and stern
The Reverend Maurice Thorn, to
whom both aunt and niece were well
known, looked in establishment at the
Wedding party But Miss Atherton
herself knew only too we'll the secret
OF her presence there. She had come
that WITH her own eyes She might see
every precaution taken as to the valid
Ivy Of N.olcts marriage.
One Of Miss Athertons fixed ideas
vas that, sooner or later. every man
grew tired OF his WIFE, ana would be
glad to tree himself from her I'M any
Hay he could This she was quite de-
tormined the young artist should
FEVER do. If by any means she could
prevent it, tie was taking her niece
away, just as she had grown not mere
r. a useful but pleasant companion
le should not have it in his power to
leave her when he was iged OF her.
Lord RIVERS had felt embarrassed
about his name One day. when they
We're speaking on the subject he had
told Violet that his name was Ran
iolph She had thought IT odd that
ae should le called Randolph Ran
l1.ph, stlll, many people had I'll, same
.ur.stIaR name as surname, and she
.ad scarcely given another thought to
tie matter until there had been lues-
tion of packing and directing her
trunks. when she had blushed and
laughed 70 see her uame-"M Mrs. Ran
0oIph"- IN great letters
lord Ryycrs was no less anxious
FL Miss Atherton that everything
should be perfectly legal ard in order
even ~ the name lie gave il boldly
Randolph RIVERS Randolph" no
aaa paying any attention to the inter.
mediate name Miss Atherton heard
+. when Che minister asked, Randolph
RIVERS Randolph. wilt thou have this
Nama9 u Thy welded Wife," but II
#dnat strike her is being in any way
aanlIar. nor did she thiak any fur
.aer 9. the mattor