Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-10-14

addressing his daughter, Il NONn
woman something more than twenty
years Of age, "if jackson comes
here soon, | wish TO leave Il word
for him"
Certainly, father" was tie reply
i shall see him, probably, this af
ternoon."
'.Then / want YOU to tell him
: that if he comes here to see YOU, he
needn't come any more, because It
would be perfectly useless =! was
the blunt communication.
Why, father, 0hat do you
mean p
4 The maiden rose from her scat
| with nnbounded astonishment, and
stood before the unmoved parent.
| Only just what | said-nothing
more. II he comes just for The
sake Of the time being, with no idea
OF making love to you, I do not Oh
Iject to his coming, los' he is good
kind Of fellow in his way, though
he will never set the North river
fire. "
81 think yen ought to give some
reason, father, for such request,
she said, quite calmly.
Lydia was not one Of the roman
tic, eXcitabIe young ladies. who
woald have cried out and torn the
air to pieces at the behest of the
'crqel parient."
She had expected the present
command, and being a dutiful young
lady. she expected also to obey 1t.
AT The same time it wounded her
heart sore, and a strange palior
crept over her features.
"Well l can give you plenty Of
reasons - the father returned. In
the first place, he hasn't the first
principles Of business about him
never will he worth any amount of
property on his own hook"
bat MS want of means is not
any fault Of his father" the damse!
proceeded to urge.
cit is cood reason whv Won
should not think Of marrying him,
was the decided answer. .There
are plenty of men much better ada3-
ted to yoar station in life, and some
Of them it would give me pleasure
to see you Qnited with. Bal not this
one
Il shall obey you, father, if yon
insist, the naide responded Gwen
ut the sacrifice of my own happi
ness
II do insist" lie said.
Then considering the matter set
tied. 50 far IS he was concerned. !
the father turned and Iet5 tie room. |
Heidi Lot care to argue with The /
maiden, Tor his word was always !
considered law, and he did not Of |
ten stop to prove to his children /
the correctness Of his decision, by |
supporting them with well tou&ded /
arguments. He knew that he would |
be obeyed, and that was sufficient
for him
Jason Jackson came that after
noon, as lydia had expected, aud
his purpose was to declare his pas
sion, and ask that he might visit
her in future as an accepted lover.
The maiden heard him calmly. /
arC then referred to their different I
stations in lie. Tt was not withoutI
4 culver in her voice, but she spoke
braveiy, even giancing into his ewes |
as she conciGdoi. |
is that your aEswer:' the younr |
man asked.
My own wishes must Weld to /
that of my father" she said, and /
this time tear trenbled upon her
eyelid.
''He forbids me receiving YOU as
a suitor, and I must obey him. Bl,,
| shall always regard you as a friend, /
Mr.. Jackson"
The Young man did not pause to
bear more, but erasped his bat and
rashed out into the open air, almost
Wildly.
Lydia had never felt so miserable
as she did the moment after Jack
son left the apartment. Sac had
not Supposed herself capable OF
feeling so utterly unhappy. She did
not realize until that moment how
much OF place in her heart his i'm !.
age had filed; only now that it was
thrown down, she was sensible ofI
the vacancy left there.
Dropping upon the sofa. she
buried her face in her hands. and
lay for some time, scarcely con
scious OF her identity She tried to
think that all that passed was not
feai-that she was dreaming. Then
many strange thoughts came .to
her, and She began to wohder IF she
really were going insane.
Presently the door was pushed
open, and Prince, a spaniel pet. en- {
tered the room. He gave one or .
-"o whines, as his mistress partly /
recognized him. and then went to
he window and looked forth.
Poor Prince Lydia said, as {
no she sympathizel with the i'm
patient spaniel. You think your
self an abused dog, no doubt. You ,
shall go down to the lake and have
swim. Who can tell but what it ,
will do the mistress as much GOOD II
IS the Spaniel? Come, Prince, we c
will 60"
She rose, donned her hat. and /.
With the rejoiced quadrupcd left the
house. 2
The "lake' to which reference
vas made, was an artificial produc
ion, not very large in extent. but f
which had so improved as 70 make +
Q very pleasant resort in summer a
Hither Prince and his mistress f
'ame almost every day, when the