“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？