The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-16
THE POINT OF VIEW.

The Atchison family was terribly
upset. The news bad Just been brok-
en- to them by Derrick Atchison him
self that he was going TO be mar
ried.
What stunned them most was his
way Of telling them this quite natur-
ally, as II 1t was nothing unusual. II
was just as II he had been In the
habit Of announcing every day OF his
life that he had matrimonial inten-
tons.
The idea of his thinking Of getting
married !" almost wept Mrs. Atchison
that evening to her husband why
didn't you tell him he was foolish In
stead OF just sitting therel Derrick'a
mere boy yet--he's so awfulIy
young I"
He's u.s. commented Derrick's
father, grufiiy. biting his cigar and
frowning
1T seems just the other day that he
was playing marbles and wearing out
his stockings at the knees" said Mrs.
Derrick. tearfuily. II Just can't
believe II! IL seems too ridicuiousi
Why, can you imagine Derrick--that
irresponsible boy--at the head OF a
household2"
Flat" corrected Atchinson, with
the suspicion of grin. mo, can't
say that have a picture OF Derrick
picking out a good steak on his way
to the train 10 be sent up or frequent-
Ing intelligence Offices don't bo-
lieye he'd know q steak IN its natural
state from sofa cushion or have
courage 10 face cook In search Of
job. II seems funny to have a boy
you've taksn across your knee and
spanked talk about getting married :"
Il don't auppoae We can stop him.
either" said HIS mother, gloofniiy.
Hes awfully act In his ways. Anc
10 think that he's going TO marry 4
girl I've never laid eyes on but once
II seems NO unnatural, somehow He
might have considered me little He
knows II takes me 80 long to Ret ac-
GuRinted with strangers I'm sure
there we're lots OF nice girls around
homo here. | expect she led him on
She had on a brown dress the day !
saw her and ! never aid like brown
She's not nj all his style OF girl"
Grace Little" said Derrick's faith
er, meditativcly. Il never heard Of her
father I don't believe he can amount
20 much ia his line
NO doubt she Just worked Derrick
into proposing said MFS. AtchinHon.
twisting her handkerchief. "Shc 10
probably one of the acheminE kind
and thought shed never again have
aa Derrick and with as good q salary
49, ~ IL
Ia such good society it's a scheme
clear through lie says she Ia only %.
but I've no doubt shes years older
suppose she IL wi'd with Joy nj hay-
ing landed him And her mothsr--oh,
can imagine how complsyent her
mother must be these day At having
got her daughter settled at last How
abe viii talk 10 the nelghbors and en-
Joy herself Horrid. designing. ordi-
nary pGoplel"
But We don't know them" yentur-
ed Atkinson, with lame attempt NJ
justice
Il don't want to-" flashed Mrs. At.
Gibson Il suppose that's where Der
rick IL gone nov since dinner, All
these years IN HIS own home and now
he deserts us for Grace Littlo's moth
er's house They've simply hypnot-
lied him Ny boy never would treat
his parents so II he were not bewitch-
ed :"
"stiil, It's the natural thing TO get
married" said Atchison. ITS dona
every day"
lie said that must go aud call on
the Ijttles," said Derrick's mother.
"I'd rather be killed I simply can't
stand having TO listen TO that woman
gush over Derrick and congratulate
herself that she's 60 have him for a
son-in-law She'll be so full OF her
triumph that she'll talk nothing else
Ill have 10 smile and pretend that |
like II. It's big feather In any girls
cap 20 marry Derrick :"
He's flne chap" admitted his
father even n he is my own son ''
Several days later Derr.ck'E mother
went In state. haughtily tolerant TO
call on Grace Little and her mother.
who by arts and wlles nad lured her
only son into their net ana now sat
triumphant over the sacrifice. She
began telling her husbant about the
call before he got inside his own
door that evening
hNNfA " aH tO AtiAiAftNtAtAt Ait NiA lHe
life !" Mrs. Aiohlson said. exciied.y.
DO you know what tha, woman did
She had the nerve actually 80 weep
Ito shed tears over the saSrifiee Of
her daughter She ditIn't s,fpni TO Gp-
preclate what she wa8 getting nt all
She said Grace was 20 Young and she
hadn't wanted aer to marry for years
yet, but that Derrick was 80 ianeti-
GUS and persistsnt--br worry wmds
She did admit that he was nice
young man, but she did it in a grul-
ging way. She didn't talk about a
thing but her daughter. You'd have
thought that was all that mattered
She almost congratulated me on get
ting such daughter-ln Law, 100
must say that | never saw sdch
narrow point OF view And 50 sell
fish I"
Well, ! should say Il was aereed
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