Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-19
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10 the most insinuating manner asked her 10
DC mine--to share with me my future triaIs or
trumphs, reverses or successes, prosperitieS or
adversties, joys or sorrows, as the case might
DC; told her was poor and had yet to gain q
name and position In the world, bat that flowed
her truly and devotedly, and would make her
KIND ana anectionate husband; as concluded :,
she placed her hand In mine, saying as she did
edwin, my heart ls already yours, obtain
my parents consent, and will cheerfnlly bestow
upon you this hand"
What more could any reasonable man. ask z
"obtain my parents consent, and will cheer
| iuliy bestow upon you this hand" the words
kept sounding IN my ears, and was In doubt
whether WAS dreaming or not; gradually,
however, came to my senses, when NV frat
act was 10 throw my arms around the necK of
my beloved, and imprint O warm, passionate
kiss upon her ruby lips as token of ack
nowledgment that understood and appreciated
her meaning. twas determined tn at we should
go to her father for the purpose of obtaining his
sanction to our proposed alliance. We found
MIN reading newspaper, and made known our
errand without delay; be studied for moment,
which seemed to me q month, and at length he
said: fr ~ -
"Mr. Willet, I cannot say that have any
serious objection to receive you as my son-in-
law, yet as you yourself acknowledge that Won
have not as yet been enabled to attain a posi-
tion such as 1t is in my opinion advisable for
you TO attain before undertaking the support of
wife, | must request you to Gpply Yourself
assiduously, and when you have risen to come
eminence in your profession, and accumulated
somewhat toward the maintenance Of her whom
you anticipate taking under your care, / will
then, assure you, place no further obstacle in
the way Of your marriage. The welfare of nv
daughter has ever been my constant study, and
would be the last one to deny her anything
that would in the slightest degree contribute to
her happiness. You will believe me, nv dear
friend, when | say am prompted BY no mer-
cenary motive, for / am sure when you come
to reason the matter clearly and calmly in YOUR
own mind, and look at it in the proper light,
you cannot fail TO perceive the utility of fol
lowing my advice"
| bowed an acknowledgement, and with a
promise 10 call upon them in the morning 10 bid
them farewell, l took my departure.
To say that did not feel some degree of inn
patience consequent upon the result OF nv inter-
view with Mr.. MaybuTn would be abs1id. for
lovers are always impeluous and unwilling 20
be put off, and was by no means an exception.
but was compelled to make virtue of neces
city and bide my time; the next morning
made an early breakfast, and repaired at Oh ce
| to the d0micile OF my inamoFata, whom | found
looking as charming as ever. bade her good
morning, and told her that had come to take
my leave Of her for time, bus that I honed
the day was not far distant when shonId he
permitted to come again and claim her aa mv
bride. Having now broached the, to us, by nj,
means unpleasant theme of the previous even
ing's conversation, We we're soon deeply en-
crossed in making plans for the future. Bot
alb things must have an end, and Rs the hours
sped away like minutes, it seemed to my infs-
tuated mind as though had scarcely entered
the house until lt was time for me to pronounce
the much dreaded good bye. which was TO be
the signal Tor our temporary separation: and.
as like "time and tide" railroad cars "wait for
no man." was obliged to do ii, but il was
done in a decidedly doleiul way, assure Won.
and ere long was speeding forward on nv
homeward way, my thoughts conferred on one
object, and that 0bjest was Carrie, a prizs
which was fully resolved would use nv ut
most exertions to gain.
Nearly tWo years had elapsed aince the date of
my engagement with Carrie Mayburp: during
| that time had made many visits to O.
| and always found her the same UNCHANGED ne.
ing that she was when frat presented to the
| reader, unless it was that she seemed, at least
to my eyes, if possible, more beautiful than
ever. We had kept up regular correspondence,
her letters always breathing q spirit of love
and affection coupled with the hope that the
time would soon come when we would be mir.
ed to separate no more in life; mine, as NAV
be readily imagined, always re-echoed the sen
tlments embodied In hers. AS the reader has
already been apprised, it was the desire of Mr.
1 ahn - A.
In my profession before claiming the fulfilment
OF bis daughter 3 promise. This had endeav.
ored to the utmost of my capacity to do, and I
had reason to believe that l had In a great
measure succeeded, for by the expiration of
the time above mentioned, I was able to con-
gratulate myself upon having the patronage Of
the most influential citizens of this place, who
placed the most implicit confidence iu nv pro.
tesslonal abilities; consequently, | now felt
lustihed IN once more making application for
the hand OF the fair Carrie, and as was so
situated, iat the time came to the conclusion.
that 1t would be impossible for me to visit
c. for several weeks, resolved TO write
to Mr.. M. IN reference to the matter, and sscer-
tain his views OF the case. Accordingly bav.
ing composed my mind as well as circumstances
would admit, sat down with new pen and a
quire OF extra quality note paper, and summon-
Ing oil my eloquence, tact chirographcal skill.
transcribed most Laboratory worded epistle,
wherein portrayed my present circumstances.
position, still unsatsfed aspirations, until after
nearly eAnausung the vocabulary Of Web
sier's latest edition, l was at length cor.
strained to wind up by the assurance that bu,
one thing was lacking to render me supremelv
happy, and that was, as you have alseady con.
Iecsured' the legal right to be the protector and
possessor OF his lovely daughter, and that I
hoped he would have now no firtber oh;act;or
| TO our union. s7'
Now, it happened that had in c.
cousin named Bob Tracy, who was tho owner of
beautiiul Day marc on whom for some time
past had cast numerous Wistful glances, and
considering that refusal TO my request Was en-.
tirely out Of question, determined 10 dron b;u,
few lines, desiring him not tU esipuIate for the
disposal of the aforesaid mare until sucb tina
as should haveia chance to confer Win h;n,
as thought it highly probable couId ,raLs , .
him an offer for her which he would be villire ~
accept; 20 dashed off hasty note. and ha y
folded, sealed and superscribed both missives
consigned them to the postofice and retnrnad ~
my duties witha view Of Willing away the I; ~ q
as patiently as possible until could have snIfi,
Client leisure @ 70 enable me 70 ascertain the re,
However wearily the wheels of time ma ! /,
sometimes drag On, yet they have never been
known 20 cease tneir revolutions entirely, and
tnus IN my case, although the apace lnteryeu.
ing petween my despatchiDg the letters and M Y
ylsls 20 snsil ossslnasicn seemed nterminab '
iong, ye' Y may passed away, and az, length
one nae mvrnine iound me comfortable en-,
sconcea ~ IN .as cars, dashing on at furious rate
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