What a sweet time is that when two loving hearts, throwing
commercial and domestic cares to the winds, devote themselves to the
agreeable pursuit of entertaining each other. Shutting their eyes
and ears to the outer world they fancy that the sun, moon and stars
shine for them, alone; that nature's smiles are specially prepared
for them; that the birds carol bridal chansonettes only for their
benefit; and that the whole world is contained in the small area
which immediately surrounds them.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkie had a long, pleasant honeymoon. They spent a
couple of weeks at Niagara Falls; then, having visited Boston and
New York, they spent a few weeks at Saratoga, returning to Toronto
about six weeks from their wedding-day. Everything had been prepared
for their reception, and Mrs. Wilkie, senior, sat in state to welcome
them to a cosy meal which had been prepared in the dining-room.
Having eaten sparingly, Mrs. Wilkie retired to her room, for she was
fatigued by travel, and John with his mother went on a tour of
inspection over the house.
It must be hard for a mother to give up the care of her son to a
stranger; to think that he whom she has nursed so tenderly, and
whose every want was so long supplied by her gentle hand should be
left to the care of another must be fraught with pain and bitter
recollections.
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