Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-06-02

mans affections, and at night he again took
his nap, and walked with my beloved be-
meath the shade trees in the lawn, listen |
ing to the music. of her voice, dearer than
ought else on earth. A fortnight had pass. |
ed although had often spoke Of leaving.
Mr. Somerville secuted the idea, declaring
that / should yet remain with him two
months, if not for life. He really seemed
to feel warm attachment for me, which
was reciprocated, for a more generous, no.
BILE hearted man | never met. But he bad
his whims, and one of them was that his
daughter should never marry laloyer.
One morning as Ida and myself were hav-
ing a game of chess in the music room, her
father entered in towering pwsion, with
a letter in his hand, and throwing himself
into chair, he commenced to read it aloud,
1t was dated in New York, and ran as fol-
lows
Mr.. MARK SoMERvrLLE
Hon. Sir when you rejected
my suit for your daughters hand some time
since thought / would bow to your decision
never see her more, b ut l fiud myself unequal
to the task of banishng ber dear image from
my heart. She loves me firmly believe, and o
sir, will you doom two young hearts to certain
misery, when a word from you can make them
supremely happy Oh consider your decision,
dear sir, and speak that word, aud will bless
you. Suffer me again to pay my respects to
You iu person, and plead my cause. l shall
await your answer with the greatest impatience
Ida must be mine, G. r. HEATON.
Here, what do you think of that 2 and
to say you loved him, Ida that is false, isn't
it pet p
But Ida was gone, she had slipped out Of
the room unnoticed.
We'll Heaton, (confound it, ] wish your
name was something esel did you ever hear
snch impudence p
did not answer, my face was hidden by
my hand.
What aiIs you boy ? cried the old gen.
tleman, you don't answer, why CAD zooks
you look as if you we're in love YOURSELF
Alas ! sighed /, it is too true, am in
love- but the object of thatloye far above
me as the heavens above the earth.
We'll if / knew who she was hang me
if would not speak good word for you,"
cried my host energetically.
If it was only Ida now what would
you do then murmuredI, sadly.
Give her to you my boy, answered be
pulling my hand from my face, and you do
: love her, I have seen it in your eyes, more
J. than once
1 sprang to my feet, but Ida, l said
> eagerly, she loves another, she will not have
. me-
Go and ask her then was the response,
J and he pushed me from the room.
J. Dear, simple.hearted old man, I fel!
guilty in thus deceiving him, and yet
J l found Ida in a little vine covered ar
Dor, and as folded her to my heart,
whispered, have won the day, dearest,
II and you are mine. We fingered in thai
o pleasant bower until the bell rang for din
&c ! ner Ida blushing confused, prepared tc
meet her father He, worthy SOUL could
'r y eat at all, so eager was he to learn how
l had prospered in my suit. As soon as
the meal was finished he called-me into the
library and asked.
:; We'll lad, is it all settled p
Il / told him that Ida had accepted me but
with the promise that / should wait one
r year, which was fact
Of 'One year but where is she I'll bring
N her to reason Cad cooks, but we'll ge
il ahead of the lawyer this time, Ida, Ida
r. shouted be, come here this minute
'e She came, her eyes bent upon the floor
" for they dared not meet those of her father
who addressed her as follows
o. Garlic here, tells me he loves you, anC
Us would make you bis bride, tell me do you
1t love him p
es why papa you forget he is comparative
I'd ly stranger, how can you expect
re Psha, iddlestcks 1 command you tt
n him IIo Mann of Won
er palefaced lawyers for my girl, so get ready il
er a fortnight from to-day do you hear, Ida
by Yes father, answered she, meekly, sine
e You command it, obey
r. We'll that is sensible, now come and kis
he your old father
I'D Ida kissed him repeatedly, when he aros
u and striding towards the door, exclaimed
y must have her. must he 7 Cad cooks, bu
lg we've sifted him now
til That night | sat with my future father
Is. in-law in the library until midnight arrang
or ing the prcliminaries to the wedding whicl
rd he declared should be long remembered 70
zee its magnifcence.
we You see my boy, that as have only on
L child, can afford to give her wedding
he which will set the gentry here an example
: Ever since l buried her mother, Ida ha
nd been all the world to me. She never had
set wish ungratifed, Except wanting to MARI
he that confounded lawyer) and now you muI
,al promise me never to take her from n
er while l live. Make her home yours. a
ng getting old need somebody to take charg
OF of my affairs, and CAD cooks, who is
er likely to do it with fidelity as the husbal
ire Of my child (?
an wrung his hand in silence, could n
De- speak, but / mentally resolved never to gi
an him reason to regret his generosity.
at There were busy times at SomerV
Hall the ensuing two weeks, the house W
er- filled with sempstresses, milliners, and dre'
INK makers. New carpets were laid upon Il
lu- floor, and a set of new furniture bought {
of the bride elects apartments. All was bu
ing tie and confusion, and could scarcely g
"a. chance to speak alone with Ida, her tin
as was so entirely engrossed- Her faith
was was in ecstacy all the time Every day
ept visited neghboriug city and brought lC
l.. | o..,tl,, life than i was gnmmOned TO 81