The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-09-19
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respectable share Of this worlds goods,
and having moreover, pretty daughter
TO look after, decided to pass tho rem
uant of his days quietly, on land
His daughter, I have said, was pretty.
I might add, that she was Ucry pretty
When she reached the ago of eighteen,
there was moro than ono young gentle.
man in town, who would willingly have
relieved her Of her name, and counted
it no sacrifice.
Young ladies arc apt to have prefer
.cncos, however, Emma Goddard had
hers. IL so happened that she oncouu.
tered, more than once young lawyer
named Henry Foster, who had Just
commenced practice in the next town,
and the intimacy had become so estab-
lishod, that at length the latter venturod
to propose.
Emma accepted him for her own part,
but suggested that it would be we'll not
to mention the subject to her father Just
yet, as he had temper of his own, and
might very probably refuse at once
She counseled her lover to Wait till they
u
and her father favorably impressed
Meanwhile, Capt. Goddard had plans
of his own for his daughter. In early
life he had been very intimate with o
school companion, who had now been
dead some years, and left q son, now
grown to young man.
Capt. Goddard had never seen this
young man, but had, with his Usual i'm
petuosity, decided that, as his daughter
was now of a marriageablo age, the son
Of his friend should be her husband.
Having resolved upon a thing, he was
always impatient until it was carried
out. He accordingly dispatched a note
to the young man, inviting him to his
house; and, receiving a prompt accept
ancc, with the day Of his arrival fixed,
he cOndescended to mention the fact to
his daughter.
Emma soon made her appearance.
"What is it, father2" she asked.
GLOW old are you?" asked her father
abruptly.
"Going on for nineteen" she answer
ed, playfully.
$50 1 thought. Well, Emma, I've
come to the conclusion, that it is about
time for you to be married"
"Iave you2" said Emma, suddenly
interested. elbow long are you going
to give me to hunt up husband?"
"No trouble on that point. I've got
one in my eye"
"You have, said Emma, in dismav.
eyes. Would you like to know now
who itisS"
"Yes-yes."
"It's Hamilton Jones, son of nv old
friend John Jonos-who used to 90 to
school with me-.
"What-Hamiton?"
"NO, of course not; his fatRor. Wolj
I've sent for him. lie will be here
let me SEQ; to.day's Tucsday-he1l be
here day after tomorrow.
\ 'Doos he know he's to marry mop
inquired Emma, domuroly.
"Not yet, but 1 shall tell him
"Did you ever see him?"
"No."
"Porhaps he's homoly."
"What if ho is? The homelicst mon
make the best husbands
81 believe you were a very good hus-
baud father"
"Hush, you iadel do bel eve you'ro
laughing at me. Yes, [ was good
husband; but then don't mean to de-
ny that some who arc homcly arc capa-
BILE of being such That's all | wanted
to say to you. You must prepare to re-
ceive Hamilton Jones' as your future
husband, SO look your prcttiost by
Thursday"
"But father said Emma, changing
her tone, 81 really don't want to be
married
"Dont want to DO marricl! That's
all bosh l never knew a young girl.
yet that didn't want to be married"
"But l really don't"
"Ihon you shul. Do you think I
am going to have any old maids in my
family2"
But," suggested Emma, with sud.
den thought, "Rorhaps he won't have
me"
."No fear Of that You're good look.
iag--inhorit all my good looks-honl
be glad of tho chance"
"But suppose he should not?" por
sisted Emma.
"Thero's no supposing such a case. 49,
However if he shouldn't choose to
marry my daughter when Two taken
tho trouble to send for him for that par
ticular purpose, why, Lll--I'll-"
"HOull lot me marry whom please.
"Yes, and you shall be married within
a week."
"What a peromptory old father I've
got" thought Emma. "Now, 1 must
devise means to make myself disagroea
BILE. must see Henry this very even
ing"
The meeting was held, and q plan ofI
operations decided upon, What this
was, will appear in tho sequel.
Hamilton Jones made his appearance
at the residence of Capt Goddard, on /
the day which had been fixed.
llo was timid man, with features
just passable but wearing a timid, ir-
rosolutc expression. He certainly had |
mono Of that superabundant irritability |
which, in the case Of Capt. Goddard, !
found vent in his ways not orthodox.
"L won say anything TO him at first,
thought Capt. Goddard "Iu let him
SOC EWma, aud sec what Impression is
made upon him