The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-17

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thought engaged was cououet.go
with him. I think, doctor, YOU viz
hardly Justify her in proceeding fnr.
tber with the eorespondenee?S
"Why2 Hasn't woman AZ
much right to make herself under
stood ID such a mstter as a mani
And when the social advantages ara
on her side the burden Of making
the advances often falls upon her.
Many woman do it Indirectly and
are not censured." +"
"Well, you know, Pm conservative,
doctor, bat I'm glad you're consist
ent. She did send another Yalen-
tine. I am afraid she strsined this
figure Of speech about the boat. But
when everything in the world de-
peAds on one metaphor, it will not
90 to be fsstidious. Jennie drew
again the little boat with misspeIt
name. And this time she added FIVE
words; The 1sastsr place Is yacanG'
"And quite late in the afternoon
the reply was left at the door. y
am an applicant Jor TIE vacqnt Mace
II you 9viH take that Of masters
n1ate.'"
Good" cried the doctor; 81 al.
ways advocated giving women every
liberty in these matters"
"But viii stump you yet doctor.
said Hubert. That evening Cough
was to lecture in the village, and nv
friend went, not to hear Cough, but
to see Miss Jennie Morton at a dis
tanee. Somehow in the stupefae-
ton of revived hope he had not
thought Of going to the house to see
her yet. He had postponed his de-
parture and had thrown away his
scruples. Knowing how much OPP
position he would have to contend
with, he thought, II be thought at
ALL that hs must proceed with eau
tien. Butsems time after tie lee
ture bagRn, he discovered the Nor
ton family without Jenniel Slowly
It all dawned upon him. She was At
home waiting for him. He was near
the front of the church in which the
lecture was held, and every iueh Of
aisle was full Of people. To get out
was not easy. Bot as he thought
Of Jennies waiting it became q rat
ter life and death. IL the house
hadlbeea on Ere he would not have
been more intent on making his ox-
it. He reached the door, be passed
the happiest evening ofhis life, only
to awake to sorrow, for Iennie's "a
ther is dead set against the match"
+He has no right to interfere"
said the doctor, vehemently. "You
see l stand by my principles"
"But if I tell the story out I am
afraid you would not" said Hubert.
"Why, isn't it doneT'
81 beg your pardon, doctor. for
having used q little craft. I had
much at stake. ] have disguised
this story in its details. But it is
true, am the hero"
The doctor looked quickly towards
his daughter. Her head was bent
low over her book. Her long
hair hung about it like 8 curtain,
shutting out all view the face.
The doctor walked to the other win
dow and looked out. Hubert sat
ike a mummy. After minute Dr.
Hood spoke.
"Corneliap'
She lifted face that vas shame.
Tears glistened in her eyes, and /
doubt not there was a prayer in her
heart.
%You are brave girl. I had 9th
er plans. You have right to choose
for yourself God bless you both.
But it's a great pity Hu is not a
lawyer. He pleads we'll" So say
ing he put on his hat and walked
out.
There is the conversation that Hu-
bert repeated to me that day sitting
in his own little parsonage in Allen
vile. A minute after his wife came
IN. She had been prescribing for
the minor ailments Of some poor
neighbors. She took the baby from
the crib, and bent over her till that
same long hair curtained mother
and child from sight.
II tdink," said Hubert Hthat you
folks who write love stories make a
great mistake in stopping marriage.
The honeymoon never truly begins
until cODjugal affection is enriched
by this holy partnership of loving
hearts in the life Of q child. The
climax Of q love story is not the
wedding. 1t is the babym
What do you call herr 1 asked
Hope" said the mother,
"Hope Valentine" (" added tha fs-
sher, with q significant smile.
13EAnd JOu spell the Hope with an
"a ! believe" said. 5l
you naughty Hl," said Mrs. Cor
nelia- You've been telling. You
think that love story is interesting
to Others because yOs enjoy it so
much"