Show I the HartlEB of Roxbury Vl iy beard that tt eec and brother bre fter Charles had bad married a western girl the were tempted to hysterics Tempted only for they were wre ara ia h k top toj well bred bre end nd had too toe high a I to do such a thing What Wt they did however was wa to at their eye eyell with steer sheer feA b tit f handkerchiefs aad ad say NY Ho lie dyed tul ful ul What hat a barbarian she stae he must most be e beThey eThey beThey They sent polite but cool congratulations cO r tu by y telegraph tel raph and then waited in trepidation tn dation for the ar v arriva riva of ot the pair They arrived jut just before dinner the day Mrs Mra Hartig HartiS and the Misses Hartig Hartl took a vulgar peep fro from be b hind the curtains of an upper window before they went down to receive the bride and aDd groom Charles HartiS Ale nl face alight with undeniable happiness helped his companion from the ear eare e She stumbled end and n fell il awk awkwardly It Wk across the curb cwb Young Yonn B tife tI caught cau ht her ir In time tUe to save eave a des desperate perte falL Wonder of wonders He laughed la as his peeping relatives seen him hint laugh since be lie wac WS a boy 17 at IP JUlts Evil good manners Mrs ra Hartig said d severely She line has already taught taht hiti ht to be in inconsiderate Inconsiderate considerate at fit the feelings of others othere Then TheD Mrs Mr Ug and aM her daughters sent Neat t stiffly and aDd sorrowfully down I atair themselves for tor or the trial tria before belen them by calling upon the I shades hades of their y ancestors for or neto hw Charles Charle Hartig looking so hand handsome handsome some and boyish that His bS eri w fi schooled heart ta in spite tte vt Itself warmed toward him Wa Isle lei bride tie was undeniably pretty c cs far as face t ce was wu concerned but her I clothes a and d her ber manners r Star ei US tig sank into the nearest chair har IlK for forgetting r getting c to Invite her guests ta to t fee Ise mated pea ted The Misses Hartle Hartig lr applied their vinaigrettes to the sit situation said mid the bride bilde shrilly shaking their hands baDda with effect and Ud kissing k each explosively Charley turning t to the cur folks tOlka are all ail ht Charlie laughed bed explosively The bride ignored him bm himI I 1 seen een your picture tots Iota o oHe times He pointing toward her husband h showed slowed it to me I tell ten you I thought that dimon mon tee arra you yeti wew w was wU great S ce oppressive oPPI Ii sad Del boding fol tot followed followed lowed while the tile new w relatives seg eyed each other The from ft the west was grotesquely grote quely gotten up Homemade was waa w written all aU over oyer her The hat was an Aft atrocity fer ter r traveling an abortive of blue v vElvet with yellow tips Ups Her W l sitting traveling dress was of soiled salted biscuit bl elota Her fer cloak was a velvet I dolman beaded extravagantly Tee Te T ensemble was excruciating There are times tim kt t hieb even the nerved lose Jo e their Mr Mas KH Her Har Hartig Hertig tig turned tu ned reproachful J eyes upon her son He meeting nee hea eyes Q laughed again The bride rambled on Chortle asked me if I dreaded meeting his W folks fela and I said I 1 aint n never ver e anyone yet ret that I was afraid at of ad pad adI aMI I guess I wont begin now DOW The Misses Hartie Hartle offered to te her to a guest PEst chamber bat belt she I mt saM No I aint no need Deed of goin My Ky fairs aIrs all right aint it And Dd raid my face was wu clean Fm rm too hun hUll hungry gry pry to think of So they the went in to the tile bride d c stumbling over rugs rn as Idle else w nt nL Ever JEver ver snoe the death of 0 guM Deacon Harr his widow had bad asked uk a bless lug 11 ng upon up n n each enrit meal TIle The brio brido rat Pet rattled tied on to Miss Lucy Jucy I HarUf Hartt about t aH engine that had run Into Jato theirs on se sethe the road until that young C women woman had to beg bear her to 10 stop step was a quaver in Mrs 18 voice and her ber 0 O Lord had the tIN note of ol a awall wall wail in it kin of jokes the tM bride brid as she her ler soup sonn Vre ire heart a funny one the night nt before we ux US married Charlie end and I and aM Paw and Maw law went ent to a belt batt hev r rc c C sled lied it Dinky Dans Daus because beca the tile tel fel fellow tellow low who wh kept it was a dwarf dwart There vau LJ one fellow that wore wor w clothes and tried to ride a If trae rae a circus ring He fell off oft aa Ed made him mad He was wag a looking fellow f liow with ith red hair ball about like e yours yow Lucy only yours Is so 80 sodo do you use anything on it and he be was wu afraid fraid the cr z would wouW its die charge him so o h b he said That has hu been drinking How do you It at know said ald the ringmaster I smell smelt the whisky on his b k Aint that the th funn funniest st thing hing you v Vf r heard Mard In n all your born day da Tn The bride laugh laughed d until she cnn d and ami begged sou eone to tf hit her Mr bent benton on the ba bak K They returned turned r to the drawing room mom where when the bride yawned widely and Mid said Im Tm goin golD back to the hotel bot h t i to get these th tight things off ot I bailit used ti Nt In em rn I J vo wear Mother Hub Hob Hobi i aids hards at a You Tou stay eta here h re till I get back h he hec Q 4 i c b C 2 1 said to her husband d th the mat matter matt ter tet t with y ye Ye make me tired grin 1 like a monkey You y remind me of that mart malt at the music halt hall He sail sli to the othern you mouth is so big its always ln to your ear j 1 When Wh n Charlie Hartig returned to tie the t e house boose after alter putting his bride into ioto the Ute i carriage carnage and directing the e driver to i take ke her h r back to tIe the U e hotel he smoked his I into the drawing room drap draperies eries rho with impunity His mother moth end nd sister had bed taken themselves to their respective rooms moms and aDd tests teen S S S S S S S Mrs Charles HartIg 1 The butler pushed back the portieres portiere with a flour flourish flourish ish and aDd a smile Anile The on stared sta staIn In CIte amazement A slim sum graceful girl Ihl stepped In m the shadow of the por par portIe tIe Ehe Khe wore a gown of white tulle tuBe whose tow low bodice showed exquisitely arms and neck Her chest chestnut che chestnut t nut Bat hair was dressed high hleb On her tinge Hage s 8 gleamed a few rare diamonds and aAd a wedding ring ringS S She he was as modish correct perfect Charlie Cb Hartig sprang to his feet sad and hurried buried to te Her My little queen the Ha heard him whisper Then he be led her to his mother Permit roe me meto to resent present my wife he be said hi hiThe S The girl flushed and her eyes eye were hal frightened half balf merry t 0 Forgive me we mamma she sh said I 1 knew new you might ml ht be prejudiced not knowing the people of the he w wt ut So I masqueraded with Charlies consent to toI I show you what I am not T d i I i I x k a 4 f tl r r M il Ml ila a l 1 4 i s 4 f r 1 ot r I I 2 J 1 t 1 r j J I 1 0 j J I I t i ij 6 J t i I c a aI ac ac 1 I c I I I II 4 1 I S SS S S I S i I 2 I I Thank hea heaven en breathed Mrs Har Hal Hartig Hartig tig Ug taking her Into her arms arm ADA PATTERSON Copyright 1901 by W R B Hearst |