下载辰思小说免费APP
“Why，Ihavebeennoticing。IusedtodespiseanEasternmanbecausehisclotheswerenotWestern。Iwasveryyoungthen，ormaybenotsoveryyoung，asvery——aswhatyousawIwaswhenyoufirstcametoBearCreek。AWesternmanisagoodthing。Andhegenerallyknowsthat。Buthehasaheaptolearn。Andhegenerallydon’tknowthat。SoItooktowatchingtheJudge’sEasternvisitors。TherewasthatMr。Ogdenespecially，fromNewYawk——thegentlemanthatwastherethetimewhenIhadtositupallnightwiththemissionary，yu’know。Hisclothespleasedmebestofall。Fithimsowell，andnothingflash。Igotmyideas，andwhenIknewIwasgoingtomarryyou，IsentmymeasureEast——andIandthetailorareoldenemiesnow。“
Benningtonprobablywasdisappointed。Toseegetoutofthetrainmerelyatallmanwithausualstrawhat，andScotchhomespunsuitofaratherbettercutthanmostinBennington——thiswasdull。Andhisconversation——whenheindulgedinany——seemedfittocomeinsidethehouse。
Mrs。FlynttookherrevengebysowingbroadcastherthankfulnessthatpoorSamBannetthadbeenMolly’srejectedsuitor。Hehaddonesomuchbetterforhimself。SamhadmarriedarichMissVanScootzer，ofthesecondfamiliesofTroy；andwiththeircombinedrichesthishappycouplestillinhabitthemostexpensiveresidenceinHoosicFalls。
ButmostofBenningtonsoonbegantosaythatMollyscow-boycouldbeinvitedanywhereandholdhisown。Thetimecamewhentheyceasedtospeakofhimasacow-boy，anddeclaredthatshehadshownremarkablesense。Butthiswasnotquiteyet。
Didthisbrideandgroomenjoytheirvisittoherfamily？
Well——well，theydidtheirbest。Everybodydidtheirbest，evenSarahBell。ShesaidthatshefoundnothingtoobjecttointheVirginian；shetoldMollyso。HerhusbandSamdidbetterthanthat。HetoldMollyheconsideredthatshewasinluck。AndpoorMrs。Wood，sittingonthesofa，conversedscrupulouslyandtimidlywithhernovelson-in-law，andsaidtoMollythatshewasastonishedtofindhimsogentle。Andhewasundoubtedlyfine-looking；yes，veryhandsome。ShebelievedthatshewouldgrowtoliketheSouthernaccent。Oh，yes！Everybodydidtheirbest；and，dearreader，ifeverithasbeenyourearthlyportiontolivewithanumberofpeoplewhowerealldoingtheirbest，youdonotneedmetotellyouwhataheavenlyatmospherethiscreates。
Andthenthebrideandgroomwenttoseetheoldgreat-auntoveratDunbarton。
Theirfirstarrival，theoneatBennington，hadbeenthus:SamBellhadmetthematthetrain，andMrs。Wood，waitinginherparlor，hadembracedherdaughterandreceivedherson-in-law。
Amongthemtheyhadmanagedtomaketheoccasionascompletelymournfulasanyfamilypartycanbe，withthewindowblindsu
