Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-04-20

, Haii ihJest, halI III earneSt, the happy mar
or unhappy one, if you please, ha, ha /
shall be person possessed Of these qualif
cations.
First, a fortune.
Second, good looks.
Third, common sense.
~ mention the fortune first, because
think it the most needful and desirable quail.
hcatlon of the three. Although | never
could think OF marrying fool, or man
whose ugliness l should be ashamed of, still
| think to talk sense for the one, and shine
for the other with plenty of money, would
be preferable to living obscure with q hand.
some'and intellectual man, with whom econ.
omy might be necessary"
do not know how much of this senti.
ment came from Kate heart. She undoubt-
edly indulged in the lofty ideas of station
and style-for her education had been de-
fcient, or rather erroneous but that she
was capable of deeper, better feelings, none
ever doubted who had obtained a partial
glimpse of her true woman's heart.
And the time arrived when Kate was to
take that all important step of which she
had often spoken SO slightly-when she was
to show to her friends how much of her heart
was in the words just quoted
AT the enchanting age of eighteen she
had many suitors, but as she never gave a
serious thought to more than two. we will
follow her example, and, disregarding all
Others. consider their relative claims
! Ifthis we're anv other than n true story
! | should certainly use an artists nrivilege
and aim to produce an effect bv m,k;nS y
strong contrast hetyeen two t,vorod w % ;nd'.; !"
uals. If I could have INV own wov nno
should be a poor genius and sometb;nr' n 10 a
hero, the other a wealthy man and much of
a knave. ''''' N'' MUM u
But the truth is
| Our moor genius was not mucb ofo ron;,,s
nor very moor either He was h,, ,rof,Ss;l,,,,
teacher of music and be conid i've ,SoU,, ,'or,
comfn,t,blv hv tbo oxnro'o no .le Io"ao IVY very
the most distant bone of 'ne,ooi, a,on Wa;nout
wealth Moreouor " Trono;a Gi MI G.ur ae.aiiillS
excelant nnal;t;es wh;nh ,;u9 .;,ho5 possessed
called bv eldprlv noo,jo - t.G,,a u a,.n W DG
bv his comnon;ops and fr;nnjs ''a' aSooil aSoLl1,
GOOD fellow :; and bv tbo L. ad;ni - a u,;,; nooie
Tatn oo,l1 anu a ~ .nG Nauie1,a aarhng;
knew # Wa Ua was car cor," .Gn'ns E 'rak, ana ne
snc;atv oyon 20 ~ e AZ AZ piTiJii pT u icu MS
whom alone ba saw wv nronor -, t, ~ " h elnnsuoI'
Itbe annj;cat;on 81 e.: R'opei W nonof WIN
This Mr. w y lb;s ,i' "onn,,;o CO, o,.,,:
"Duke."1 was no ;dot nr "I,u,,, J,'iGu ,il
oonid Lo,.o We ;sln1 uo iIio. oI huihPpack; as
make GOOD story story my IN - tha ue' III oruer 70
was man Of rood sonso nonJ ,,, Gu, e NC
manners and thare w, So atb;n ,H;, a,io r me
'knave about him '0''s u 'no
I'D JoVI; ~, iiili In:
enable him to- live nerblv % was Asn sHicIenS ha 10
considered two or three degroes bondsomar i,1 mar
than Mr.. Franl 'n'e0 'os'oes ''"t''Soh'er
Therefore, the only tb;ne IN which FronL
had to DEPEND. was the ,ower he nossessad no
over Rates svmnotbies and aHaot;nnS
~
in every sense. being blessed with = fort,no
good looks and common sensewbad never
been able to draw these ont and the amiohle
conceited MIR. Frank, was not willing to be,
lieve that she would suffer worldly consider-
ations to control the feelings Of her heart
''Oh, Frank am sorry we ever met !"
Sorry 2"
eyes for we must part now"
Part ~ repeated Frank, turning n little
pale. 1t is evident he had not expected
this.
Eyes, yes" said Kate, casting her head
down with another piteous sigh.
Frank sat by her side; he placed his arm
around her waist, without needing her fee
BILE resistance; he lowered his voice and
talked to her until she-proud Kate-went
bitterly.
"Katie," said he, then, with n hurst of
passion "T know Won love- n,a b. Du'"' '.', VI
proud ambitious. selfish Now % ~ r. rou a,u
would have me leave Won, saw 40. and T viii
CO." ''>' "''
60" murmured Kate, spo"
"Have YOU decided ~
81 have"
"Then, love, FAREWELL
He took her hand, gazed moment tend.
erly and sorrowfully. into the hnant;fni
fearful face, then clasped her TO his bosom
She permitted the embrace. She even
gave way to impulse, and twined her arms
about his neck but in a moment her reso.
luton came to her aid and she nushed him
from her with sigh.
.Shall 20 p
A feeble YES fell from her l;ns-,nd an
instant later She was living on the sofa sob.
bing and weeping alone '' N''' ~"
To tear the tenacious root of love ont of
her heart had cost her more than she conld
have anticipated, and the certainty % Of a
Golden lfa Of lnv',ry y"N nrorad @ b't nSy 10y y.
ISOLATION for the sacrifice she had made WI"
She Law long upon the sofa sobhinc and
weeping passionately. Gradnallv her Grief Tn
appeared to exhaust itself Her tears ceas-
ID to flow, and at length her ewes and cheoIS
we're dry. Her head was n;jlowed on bar
lrm, and her face was half hidden in n f,ood
,fcurls. = ''0'N