Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-02-11
The old MANS Bride.
BY DIE VERNON.

Bf DIE NhksoSs
It was a New Years Eve. joy and hap.
piness was iu every heart and around every
b rside The old year with all its sorrows
aud it's p'essi es was now fast passing away
aud giving place TO a new one. Nigh,
had put OH her sable maulle, and The little
stars had come out ous hy one until the
broad canopy of heaven louked like q sea
Of dsmuuos. aud Salie Snow had boun,
fully covered the earth with her pure white
fakes What beautiful night, said The
lovely Ida Clifton tc herself az she stood
viewing the heavens, oh how much pleas
ure l anticipated this evening
just then u servant entered aud handed
her no e.. and after reading it, she re-
piled tell BIN | will he ready in a few
moments i, took but a short time for
her waiting maid TO assist her in putting
On her cloak. hood. and furs. and soon she
descended the stairway where stood her
anxions mother.
Daughter exclaimed she, are you warmly
clad! remember the air is piercing cold
know it is, dear mama, bu, Jeneite ha.
wrapped me up, aud don't think | shall
frel chilly; then 'urniug TO tall, handsome
young man, he escorted her 10 the sleigh.
and soon the two were dssbing off a, full
speed.
Ida was the only child Of rich parents,
and every wish that wealth could com
mand was lavished plen'ifnlly upon her.
Young, beautiful and intelligent, she was
admired, and almost worshipped by oil -
Nature had endowed her With heart, aud
amid all the praise ond fa'tery that was
bes,cNed upon her, still she was the sans
gentle girl.
She had been gone but short time.
when the door bell was rung, and a ser
want admitted Mr.. Lsttimer, a well known
usior. aud conducted him into the pleas
ant back parlor where Mr.. aud Mrs. Chf
IN were sitting. Boh received him cor
daily, but q careful observer c.ud no ic,
hat II .bade Of disppoinrment rested O,
his mind. After few commonplace re
msfks he inquired for Ida.
M. We're has taken her TO the Mnnsor
House, replied Mrs Clifton in a harsh
'one. Oh, yts he remarked in careless
tnts, l now REMEMBER this is the night fo
lie great ball. He remnined but n shor
ime, aud scarcely had the door clo,eC
nfer him when MIS- Clifton spoke Wei
Pm glad Of that move, | wonder if the ole
do,aId links he can csptivate our dnugh
ter? p? II he does he's mistaken. l thal
wifi. replied The husband. If Ida could fame,
MIN she would do well III selecting him fol
her husband.
What mn old genius you are do 20,
SppuSc Ida would discard Albert We're an
vase her charms on that old mau
l never liked young We're. replied NJ
Clifton, Tor always ihought him to be
vain aud dtceilinl man. Ms Clif,c
changed the conversation, for she did n,
with to hear word against her daughi er
J, lover. g.1 gl
e MIR. Lat'imer returned 10 his splendi
1 mansion, and seating himself belore Ih
glowing FIRE, was soon buried in though
Blessed with wealth, and endoW ed with
5 noble intellect, his position in society Wa
d among he f'st. Fifty years OF sing
y sIes,, dness had passed AWAY. and now h
I'd brow was tu,ro~ed, and his hair whtrnlD
for the grave. All. mu>sed he aloud
must confess l truly love Ida Clifton. hl
will she wed au old mau like mel We
d, remember When l took her on II
,d knee and smooibed back her brown cui
d; d. Yes, loved her when she was hut chill
e. und since she has grown up to womanhou
M s. i'll ind her very dear TO me, fear
can never claim her as mine. She m'
spurn the thought of becoming au old Wal
wife yet my mind ronnot rest quietly un
ar, Al, | offer myself AS her husband. To morro
sIy will be the New Year, and will visit h
os again, and ak her 10 he nine, only min
led She eau only refuse, but # she should ,
ar. cep,, then sill my last days be slreWn wi
: flowers.
The next morning Ida met her pareI
in The b,eskfast room, as bright d
en-. cheerful as If she had not danced The m
m. m. Oh, hours swsy in the Coy ball room
Dad you enjoy yourself last uight. inqu
' ed her father. - ',a.s "-
YES, psps, think never enjoyed n
self better.
N. We'll, said her mother, your old be
md was here last evening Whom do you
.Si osi fer to. msma 7 Why old Latlimer.
eel course, aud u be comes here sgaiu 81
: just tell hn you do not With to be ammo,
by his visi s,iopger I've tried more Ii
uDee 10 make him understand that }
don't desire his company. bur he's 50 :
ing pid, III have 10 speak IN plain words %
ps. lime then peIhsps he'll take the HAT.
1si sss On, no. mama. please don't. for Iresp
was M. Lattimer very much, aud be'ides
siss would he wrong 10 hurt his feelings
he. her Well. l always give up 10 you. bu'
ped know there's no danger Of you ever bee
sss sss ing his vile. for Aoert has had claim
4 you for loog time.
When does NJ, We're leave home,