Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-02-11
FORTY YEARS.

FORTY YEARS.
at won't do," said old Tibbets, shak.
ing his head furiously. II always have
hated those Partridges, and you shan't
marry Fanny"
"a mans affections -" began Ho.
ratio.
Nonsense cried old Tibbets. "You
talk like boarding-school girl. You're
of age, know but I give you warning,
if you insist, I'll take that clever little
johnson into partnership instead of you,
and you may beg or starve as you please
for the sake Of red.haired girl like Fanny
Partridge"
of trotted old Tibbets as he uttered
these last words.
"Give up Fanny Partridge !-never |"
said Horatio.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Partridge and Fanny,
we're hard at it; Fanny in tears, Mrs. Part
ridge 10 fury.
"Td rather see you in your grave,
Fanny" cried Mrs. Partridge. "Old
Tibbet's son! Why didn't you choose a
chimney sweep? 1t was Tibbets that
cheated your pas brother out of that piece
Of property. A bigger rascal never walked.
No Fanny; you walk over my dead body
before you 20 to church with him."
Fanny was seventeen, and very submis.
sive. Horatio, though Eve and twenty,
/ submissive likewise. Parental authority
prevailed. One meeting was allowed, 10
which the two might bid goodbye to each
other. Fanny wept. Horatio held her
hands in both his, and kissed them foudly.
They may yield in time," said Ho-
ratio, "or something may happen to alter
things. Be true TO me for little while
shall never love any one but you"
my heart is broken" said Fanny, be.
lieving it sincerely. But shall never
love any one but you"
Then he kissed her. He never forgot
how hard it was to take his lips from hers,
and their arms encircled each other, and it
was really wonder that the two young
lovers did not die then and there
Old Tibben rewarded bis son BY max.
ing him partner 10 the prosperous firm
of Tibbets & Co., forthwith, while Mamma
Partridge hurried Fanny away up to the
north Of France.
Horatio did not forget easily. 1t had
been = cherished plan of his to marry
Fanny. He had mind that was prone 70
dwell upon detail. All his little fancies
had been perfectly finished pictures.
II was hard to believe that the little
round tea-table would never be set with
painted China that Fanny, as Mrs. Tib-
bets, would not sit beside him in the third
pew from the front on Sunday mornings !;
that he would not 20 with her to choose
the color for the drawing room furniture !;
that they would not have their portraits
painted, to hang on each side Of the parlor
msntlepiece.
Fanny was his practical or general idea I;
that they might have walked together for.
ever in the moonlight, was perhaps strongest
with her. But had he been the most per.
feet hero Of romance she could not have
placed him on any higher pedestal.
The match would certainly have been .
happy one, had fate willed il to be match
at all. They loved each other too we'll to
seek comfort in new lovers. Horatio be-
came very steady, Stunned ladies' society ;
aud Fanny, after refusing IN English bar.
onet aud . German baron, settled down
With her mother 10 . little town on the
continent, where the four or Eve Euglish
families living there exchanged whist par.
ties, and where there were 90 young Eng.
lish people whatever. There, at thirty.
she was still living; and then it vas that
there came to the place IN English travel.
er, Who called upon her. He Vas friend
Of Mr.. Horatio Tibbets. aud had been CON.
missioned to hand her small parcel, and
he vas to tell Mr. Tibbets how she looked
and was; and that be vas very we'll, quite
bald for his years, and unmarried. Then
the traveller vent away. The gin Vas q
dainty work box, worth . good deal in
money, and in the little nook where the
thimble Icy vas also ring. IT. motto vas
Dinns Forget"
Fanny never showed this gin 70 her
mother, bst she wore the ring against her
heart usdsr her dress.
No hope crept into her sosl ssd vhes
year after, . good .lookisg. wealthy vide
yer offered her bis hasd, vith . gsasiss
love into the bsrgsis, she sefssed 6 visA.
out hes ts.ios. Forget. ssssr! He had
] not forectten- Bot more yesn passed, ten