St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-10-21

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that our daughter has fixed her mind
on one whom we can approve for,
have such perfect confidence in Amc-
las Judgment, that believe the gen.
tleman whom she regards so highly
will merit my full appreciation"
" But Ella is so young" remonstra-
ted the mother, "and beside she should
be married at home"
I'VE would prefer to have it so,
certainly, my dear but Amelia is 50
desirous to have the marriage take
place beneath her roof that | should
really be loath to deny her. And
again, it would be very impolitic to
run the risk of displeasing her. l
should not wish her property, which
is quite valuable, to be lost to the
family on every account, therefore,
it is the wisest course to yield to her
desires you can give as large a par
ty as you please, in honor of Elias
nuptia!s, on our return home"
And Mr.. Stanwood, having thus de-
cided the matter, penncd an appro-
pirate letter to his sister, appointing
the Sd of October, Elias birthday, for
the wedding.
On the evening previous to the ap-
pointed day, the parents reached the
farmhouse, according to promise to
that effect. Mrs. Rand took care to
have the young people out of the way
on their arrival, and having conducted
Mrs. Stanwood to her apartment to
dress for the evening, she began to
cxpatiate very pathctically to her
brother, on his daughters unhappi-
ness and detection on her first coming
to the homestead In reply, Mr.. Stan
wood told of her ridiculous penchant
for her drawingmaster, winding up
with, :" A young fellow without any
conceivable claim to aspire to the hand
Of child of mine--a mere nobody,
sister Amelia. really felt sorry for
little Ella, but the thing was too abb
surd to be allowed to go on. | would
never sanction such folly
Not even if your opposition had
consigned her to an early grave? ?" in
quired his sister, very solemnly.
Oh, there was no danger of that"
and the gentleman smiled, carelcssly;
in our matter-of:tact age, people do
not die of love or broken hearts,
Perhaps not; but it is certain
many have died of diseases superin-
duced by continued anxiety or melan-
chuly. We all know something by
experience of the power the mind ex
erts over our physical health and,
for my part, | trembled for Ella, when
| saw how prone she was to silent,
mournful reveries--how impossible it
was to interest her in anything. l
remembered how your other children
had faded away in early childhood,
and feared for her, so fragile, so
young, and with disappointment
evidently preying on her mind"
But that did not last long," replied
the father more affected than he
wished to show "you wrote me soon
after her arrival, that she was fast re-
gaining checrfulncss and health"
" did, brother, and glad was | that
| could truthtully make such state
ment. But who was the person who
made such an impression on Elias
fancy? | should like to hear some
thing more from you concerning him.
d" To tell the truth, Amelia" said
Mr.. Stauwood, rather embarrassed by
the question, "I know no more of him
than what | have already told you"
(Which is surely very little. Then
you had no objection to him save that
he was teaching for livelihood ?"
That was sufficient one"
" But tell me, Horace, if this young
Ardleys position and fortune were
such as would entitle him to aspire to
your daughter-would you in that
case consent to their union %
Very probably should, for rath-
er liked the young fellow, but not as
"a sutor for Ella but may | ask the
drift of all these questions ?"
Simply. that know more of the
Individual in question than you. II l
tell you that my adopted son, Harri-
son, has another name, that he was
known to you as Frank Ardley, what
then, brother Nay, now, don't let
passion take the place of reason,
Horace you were wont to judge of
matters in an impartial, dispassioned
manner, and trust such is yet your
custom"
Mrs. Rand had not forgotten her
brothers weak point the compliment
was one especially agreeable to him,
aud unwilling to have it seem unde-
served, he kept down his rising anger.
But you cannot mean this, Ame-
lia,n he said presently, "you wrote
me that Harrison, whom you intended
to be your heir, had wealth enough of
his own"
And so he has," replied the old
lady, emphatically, g he has the best
of all wealth, wealth derived from
his Creator, and Of which no 'revul-
sion in moneyed circles no change of
tickle fortune can despoil him. He
has the wealth Of lofty spirit, strong
in unyielding rectitude-of gener-
ous, manly heart-of sound mind,
gifted, too, with some of the brightest
talents that heaven bestows. Yes, he
is rich in all this and tell me, Horace
Stanwood, have you not seen men rise
to the highest eminence by means Of
these possessions, while the envied
sons of millionaires have fallen to the
lowest depths Of poverty, and worse,
of degradation and crime? l have
seen such things, and though your
. years are fewer than mine, l doubt
: not you can recall many instances OF
the kind that you have seen or heard
Of"
Mr.. Stanwood unused in silence
, Related TO the Harrisons of -
, county, think you said 7" he asked
: at length.
"Yes, Gerald Harrison is his uncle
: on the mothers side,' replied Mrs
: Rand, with covert smile, for she
: saw that she had oainad the day Jnst