Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-08-25
SELECTED STORY
SUSAN LIPPE; OR THE LAWSUIT

Il tell you what it is, gal" said old Mr..
Lippe. to his daughter Susan, "rm deter
mined rever to hev a edicated Teller for NJ
son in-aw that's fixed fact. .
''But father" said Susan, ''education
don't make or unmake man any more than
riches do. It's the soul, the principle, tina t
constitutes man." ics--
"Wery true, Susan" rejoined daddy
Lippe, land I've found precious little prin :
cipal in college bred fellcrs. I tell you
that I've got along well enough, and allus
made my mark" AS the old man said this,
his eye roved out Of the window over his
broad and we'll improved homestead with a
CLINT of dissatisfaction.
Susan's father was no exception to men
of his class, who, when they imbibe an idea,
are pig headed in their adherence to it. Su-
san understood this trait of her fathers and
letting the argument drop, relapsed into ST.
lence.
While old Mr.. Lippe entertained such
notions OF letters, and, by the way, was al
ways taking pains to inform every body con-
corning them, be had deviated somewhat
with respect to his only child, Susan, who
had improved the advantages bestowed by
an excellent public school, situated in Stan
hope. small village adjoining her fathers
farm. Her mind, too, being naturally Of a
studious cast, she had stored it with an un-
usually large an cunt of information, which
displayed itselfin refined conversation and
we'll bred vivacity of manners To these
graces of the intellect. was added beauti-
full person, and as 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 a deaf ear The
young Staphopers loved her fathers broad
acres full as we'll as they did bis daug hter,
who, with quick instinct of woman, pene-
trated the shallowness of their protestations
of love-. Besides, there was young law
yer who had entered suit for her heart, and
won his case. while teaching school a short
time previous to his admission to the bar.
It would have been singular If the daughter
of obstinate Lippe had not been equally OBJ
stinate in the constancy of her affection for
Henry Coverdale, her litigatious lover.
Of this attachment, however, daddy Lippe
was blissfully ignorant. He had never seen
young Coyerdale, and that young gentleman
being we'll aware of the antipathies ofhis con-
templated father-in-law towards schoolmas-
tiers and their like, prudently RETAINED from
visiting Susan at her home. The accom-
modations Of the house of maternal aunt Of
Susan's in Stanhope were vouchsafed them,
her uncle, the harnessmaker, rather liking,
than otherwise, their clandestine visits. In
this way the lovers managed to keep the fire
on the altar of their hearts famed to a
bright fame. The impatient Ceverdale de-
sired to bring bis suit to an issue, but the
dutiful Susan would not consent to al elope-
ment. With tue hope Of modifying her
sire's views on the subject of education, she
had introduced the theme, with what sue
cess ig recorded aboye, 5s.As
That night, after family prayers, quite
an animated oolloquy took place between Su-
sans parents The door Of susan's cham=
Der being ajar, she became an Innocent
listener to the conversation, which, as it
concerned herself alone, proved rather in
terestipg. Mother Iippe was ip snsan's
secret, and favored it with all her might
"Now, old man. said she, as that func-
tionary was covering up the fire, the last
thing before going to bed, ''irs downright
mean in you to oppose Susan's ices about
larping FIN sot nat T. hev any ignorant
sca1awag roofing round arter ny dangh-
ter"
II rule this roost," responded daddy
Lippe
''And I'll make the roost hot for you, "
rejoined the dame Times amt now what
they was when We was youngsters. just
think Of mating Susan to Mat. Anvil or
yet to Chris. Gabby, the shoemaker, who
has about as much Of an Jee of books az a
bog has of meetlng.'' 2
"Theres no might Of use argufying about
it old woman I'm sot"
"And SO am I, replied the irate dame
''and we'll see who'll sit to the most pur'
pose. If Susan can't marry the kind Of q
map she wants to, she can stay at home,
and that's the end Of itN
With this elincher, mother Lippe turned
her face to the wall, and refused to say an
other word. -..
In the meantime, Henry Coverdale was
gradually winning his way to eminence.
As speaker, be stood head and shoulder
above any of the young men, his associates
at the bar. The result of his efforts also be
gan to flow in upon him in golden stream