The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-08
A LAWYERS LOVE SUIT.
IS II TELL you what it is, gal," said
Il old Mr.. Lippe to his daughter

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"But, father" said Susan, " education
don't make or unmake man any more
than riches do. It's the soul, the princi-
pal that constitutes a man."
" "Very true, Susan" rejoined daddy
Lippe, and I've found precious little prin-
cipal in college bred fcllers. 1 tell you
that I've got along well enough, and allus
made my mark" AS the old man said
this his eyes roved out of the window
over his broad and well improved home
stead with CLINT of satisfaction. % a"s
Susan's father was no exception to
men of his class, who, when they imbibe
an idca,are pig-headed in their adherance
to it. Susan understood this trait of her
fathers, and, letting the argument drop,
relapsed into silence. .r..... ,...-t
While old Mr.. Lippe entertained such
notions of letters, and, by the way, was
always taking pains to inform everybody
concerning them, he had deviated some
what with respect to his only child Susan,
who had improved the advantages be-
slowed by an excellent public school, sit
uated in Stanhope, small village adjoin-
ing her fathers farm. Her mind, too,
being naturally of a studious cast, she had
stored it with an unusually large amount
of information, which displayed itself in
a refined conversation and we'll bred vi
vacity of manners. To these graces of
the intellect, was combined beautiful
person, and as a matter of consequence,
her hand was the coveted prize of more
than one young man in the neighborhood.
To the Establishments of the sterner
sex, however, Susan turned deaf ear.
The young Stanhopers loved her fathers
acres full as well as they did his daughter,
who, with the quick instinct of woman,
penetrated the shallowness of their pro-
testations of love. Besides, there was
young lawyer who had entered suit for
her heart, and won his case, while teach
ing school short time previous to his
admission to the bar. 1t would have
been singular if the daughter of obstinate
Lippe had not been equally obstinate in
the constancy Of her affection for Henry
Coverdale, her litigious lover. " d. -''''s
OF this attachment, however, daddy
Lippe was blissfully ignorant. He had
never seen young Coverdale, and that
young gentleman being well aware Of the
antipathy Of his contemplated father-in-
law towards school teachers and their ilk,
prudently refrained from visiting Susan
at her homie The accommodations of u
maternal aunt of Susan's, was vouch-
safed them, her uncle, the harness maker,
rather liking than otherwise, their clan
destine visits. In this way the lovers
managed to keep the fire on the altar of
their hearts famed to bright fame. The
impatient Coverdale desired to bring his
suit to an issue, but the dutiful Susan
would not consent to an elopement. With
the hope of modifying her sire's views on
the subject of education, she had intro
duced the. theme, with what success is
recorded above Stfa
That night after family prayers, quite
an animated colloquy took place between
Susan's parents. The door Of Susan
chamber being ajar, she became an inno-
cent listener to the conversation, which, ,as
it concerned herself alone, proved rather
interesting. Mother Lippe was in Susan s
secret, and favored it with all her might.
"Now, old, man, said she, as. that
functionary was covering up the fire, the
last thing before going to bed, e it's down
right mean in you to oppose Susan's ijees
about larning. Pm not going tophaye-any
ignorant sealawag roofing around arter my
darter. - =.
al ruleth roost responded daddy
.Lippe. .
"And III make the roost for you," re-
Joined the dame. Times amt now
what they was when we was youngsters
Just think of matin Susan to Mat. Awl
or yet Chris. Gabby, the shoemaker, who
has about as much of an ice of books as
he has of meetin. ~ & ,l5 &C. ~"
There is no use of argufying about
it, old woman: I'm sot, ..,s- -ro
"And SO am l. replied the irate old
dame Z" And we'll see who'll sit to the
most purpose If Susan can't marry the
kind Of man she wants to, she can stay al
home, and that's the end oft" D.. i-
With this clincher Mother Lippe turn.
ed her face to the wall, and refused tC
speak another word.
In the meantime Henry Coyerdale was
gradually winning his way to eminence
As speaker, he stood head and shoul
ders above any of the young men, his as
sociates at the bar. The result Of hi:
efforts also began to Aow,in upon him II
golden stream, Yet still he remained
a bachelor, though many wondered. Still