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A New Graft on the Family Tree / What She Said, and What She Meant
A New Graft on the Family Tree / What She Said and What She Meant Author:Isabella Macdonald Alden Contains: — A NEW GRAFT ON A FAMILY TREE — Lewis Morgan had, at last, disappointed his mother. Mother Morgan knew that her son would one day marry; it is what young men do, after all. But she had hoped that he would wait a few more years and then choose one of the local girls. A good, sensible, hardworking farm girl would have bee... more »n good enough for her. Why not for her son? Louise, Lewis's young bride, wants so much to fit in at the Morgan house. But from the moment she arrives it appears that she has little in common with her in-laws. How, she wonders, will she ever be able to share God's love with them?
WHAT SHE SAID, AND WHAT SHE MEANT
"My dear Mrs. Marks, I wish you felt at liberty to tell me just what is the trouble. I should consider it confidential of course." Of course. Mrs. Marks would not want to be accused of gossiping. But her tone -- not to mention her facial expressions -- made it clear that trouble was brewing and that it was really quite serious. When Mrs. Willard hear of the trouble from Mrs. Eastman, it seemed positively shocking. By the time the rumors made it to the young ladies of the church sewing society, they were considered "facts," damaging several reputations. But Mrs. Marks thinks nothing of it -- until the table are turned!« less