South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-06-02
The Judges Daughter.

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judge Of incorruptible morals, died. leav
ing behind him two children.
After his death it was found that he had
not been so wealthy as many had imagined.
yet rich enough to leave his daughter a
moderate competence.
To the eldest sister descended the home
stead aud sufficient income to keen M
some Of their former style; the younger
twenty thousand dollars, invested In an Old
and trusty bank.
From infancy Estelle, the eldest, had
been acquainted with poor but proud
spirited boy. She had watched his inef-
fectual struggles FOR an education, such as
be desired, admiriug bis unconquerable am
billion, and as be reared manhood he be-
came her most ardent lover.
But the old Judge demurrcd ! No dauqh-
ter Of his shoull encourage the attention of
peuniicss youth-their intimacy must
cease.
Obedient as child, she listened to her
fathers commands, and obeyed them i'm
plicitly:
He surrounded her with gay company
be did every thing that wealth or taste
could suggest to win her away from her boy
lover. But though she uttered no complaint.
he knew that Sue did not forget.
At las; he died. lie did not bind her
with any promises. Perhaps in death his
eye discovered that it needs more than
wealth to bring happiness.
After her bereavement, Rupert Kings
land came to her again.
Estelle, my love, he said passi3nately.
sit may seem wrong to you for me to come
TO you, now he is gone, when know how
much he was opposed to me, but, darling.
you are in trouble aud | must comfort you -
She did not chide him She believed her
father must have relonted, or else he would
have spoken aud forbidden her to receive
him after his death. She wept and sobbed
on his bosom like child.
Rupert, she returned, IF you had for
saken me now, should indeed be desolate'
And to leave you ever will kill me, he
CALCULATED, impetuously. Curse my for
tune that l must forever be debarred from
you
Don't speak 50 forcely, Rupert she
pleaded. mo one stands between Us now
'Yss, poverty stands between Us as it G.
yer did, be replied. 'NovcI will take
advantage Of his decease TO step unworthy
where be forbade me. If I ever coull OBJ
tain my wish of becoming a greet and IA
nous physician, E-telle, then would [ be
proud 10 come to you
'WLere would you 60 to become a doc
tor" she quori.d.
i would study 10 England, France, and
Germany was his eager response TO be
a commonplace physician would not satisfy
me. must be the equal Of the most emf
nent'
For a moment she was silent
Rupert she observed presently, 'the
way Is open FIR you at last Ny money is
left untouched. Ia 10 way would its use
give me so much JOY as to know that it was
aiding You to obtain your lfe's desire
You shall % to England, france and Ger-
many Only return to me as pure as you
leave me-
For a time he opposed such suggc stion.
he could not accept her money. But In
proportion to bis uuHi.i0goess to receive,
became her eagerness to bostow.
SO last be consented lie would only
consider it loan, go be repaid at some fu-
tue dag. tie would send % her as o bank
or, for what be required, aud remain away
some four or five years.
Tier sister was much opposed to it when
informed OF What E-tclle proposed 70 Go.
You are exceedingly uuwiso, Estellc,'
'so saiii aneriIy, 'to draw your capital TO
give 70 him. douD, his goodness
doubt bis ever returning