He had greatly pleased his sisters and his brother Daniel by marrying the daughter of the richest man in his congregation, and they all approved of the frugality by which he and his wife managed to live on the little salary he drew from his church, letting his inherited wealth and that of his wife accumulate for the children.
"It ain't likely," Jennie replied to Sadie's speculation, "that Danny's marrying as well as Hiram married, when he's acting without our adwice."
"No, I guess anyhow not," agreed Sadie. "Say, Jennie!" she suddenly whispered mysteriously.
"Well, what?"
"Will we leave Mom know about Danny's getting married?"
"Well, to be sure she'll have to find it out," Jennie curtly answered. "It'll mebby be printed in the County Gazette and she sees that sometimes."
"Say, Jennie, if Danny's wife is a way-up lady, what'll she think of Mom yet, with her New Mennonite garb and her Dutch talk that way, and all! My goodness!"
"Well, a body can't help for their step-mothers, I guess!"
"But she's so wonderful common and ignorant. I guess Danny would be ashamed to leave his wife see her. And his wife would laugh so at her clothes and her talk!"
"But how would his wife ever get a chance to see her? We don't ever have Mom in here and we never take any one out to see her."