Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-09-04
K WYOMING CO., Pa WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 1867.


the indignant parent 81 AM shocked that
q child Of mine could practice such dupIfci
y. Hem let me see. Number one,
believe. June, and this is Decembet
Half year you have deceived US then
Lucils. Let me see-ah! From che
first moment he adored you,' ehi Non
sense. People don't fall 10 love in tina,
absurd manner Ittakes years of acquaiut
snce and respect and attachment. With
your smiles for his goal, be would win bott
| fame and fortune, poor as he isP Fiddle
sticks, Lucilla A man who has common
sense would always wait until he had t
commencement before he proposed
10 any girl. 'Praise Of your beauty. The
lovliest creature he ever saw!" Exagger
alton, my dear. You are not plain; but
snch tiattery is absurd. Must hear from
you or die?' Dear, dear, dear-how ab
surd p T. zf .l... '''o.l ."..
And Mr.. Richmond dropped the frsl
letter, and took up another.
"The same stuff" he commented. 81
hope you don't believe Iword he says.
A plain, earnest, upright sort of man
would never 60 into such rhapsodies, | am
sure: All! now, in number three he calls
you 'ange!, He is romantic, upon my
word. And what is all thisp
"Those who would forbid me to see yo1
can find no fault with me but my poverty
| am honest--I am earnest in my efforts.
| am by birth gentleman, and love you
from my soul. Do not let them sell yen
for gold, Lucilla."
"Great heavens, what impertinence to
your parents J" ....-
Il don't remember Fred's saying any
thing of that kind" said poor little Lucilla.
ale never knew you would object" .r
Mr.. Richmond shook his head. frowned,
and read on in his silence until the last
sheet lay under his hand. Then, with an
ejaculation of rage, he started to his feet
'lnfamous " he cried, "I'll 90 to him
this instant-Tll horsewhip him !-l'll-rll
murder him AS for You, by Joye, Ill
send you to convent. Elope, clope with
a music teacher I'm ashamed to call you
my daughter. Where's my hat! Give
me my boots. Here, John, call cab -
But here Lucilla caught one arm and
Mrs. Richmsud the other. ..
"Oh, papa, are you crazyl" said Lucilia,
'Freder never proposed such thing. Let
me see the. letter. Do look, papa it is
dated twenty years back, and Fredricks $
name is not Charles Papa, these are your
love letters TO mamma written long ago.
Her name is Ludilla, You know !"
Mr.. Richmond sat down in his armchair
in silence, very red in the face.
allow did this occur?" he said, stenly
and little Mrs. Richmond, retreating irto a
corner, with her handkerchief to her eyes,
sobbed
II did it on purpose ~ and paused, as
though she expected sudden judgment.
But, hearing nothing, she dared at last to
rise and creep up to her husband tinidly.
"Ycu know, Charles" she said, "Its's 80
long ago since, and thought yol might
not exactly remember-how you fell in
love with me at first sight, how papa and
mama objected, and how at last we ran
away together and it seemed to me that
if we could bring it all back plainly to yon
as u Was lucbi VIC HiSut Ict uedT AuCiId
marry the man she likes who is good, il he
is not rich. l did not need it to be brought
back any palmer myself, women have more
TO remember, you know. And we've been
very happy--have we not 2" "
! And certainly Mr. Richmond could not
deny that. So Lncilla, feeling that her in
terests might safely be left in her mothers
keeping, slipped out of the room and heard
the result of the rise next morning. 1t
was favorable TO the young music teacher,
who had really only been sentimental, and
had not gone half so far as elopement ; and,
in due course OF time, the two were mar
ricd with all the pomp ard grandeur befit-
ing the nuptials of a wealthy merchants
daughter with the perfect appreciation of
Lucilla's father and to the great joy of Lu.
cilIa's mama, who justly believed that her
little ruse bad brought about all her daugh-
ter's happiness. "'.r