The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-02-06
SELECT STORY.
STONES LOVE AFFAIRS.
A CHARMING STORY.

com mfortably circumstanced. When h'
announced to his friends, therefore, tina
he thought of taking unto himself ;
wife, it was thought generally that th'
step he meditated was prudent anC
proper one. And when he further sta
ted that he had made an offer of hi
hand to one Georgiana Warren, tn
daughter of wealthy merchant, anC
that his offer had been accepted by th'
lady, we, of course FASTENED to tendel
our heartfelt congratulations on the oc
casinn.
Ned Stone spoke of the matter in hi
own sober simple way:
"Well, you know Pm getting on,
he said, "and if I'm ever to marry It'll
about time | should think of setting
about it."
"Yo.'ve been very kind I'll think
shall be very happy-in fact ! dom
doubt it-as happy as a fellow has
righ, to expect to be. One has not
right to expect too much of conrse.--
But Pm quite fond in my way of this
Georgiana Warren, and think that she
in her way is fond of me; she is not toe
old; not too good looking nor yet toe
plain, she is sensible and accomplished
enough, and / don't see why she should
not make good wife, and similarly
don't see Why / shouldn't make good
husband. Perhaps I'm not very fond
of old Warren the father, and perhaps
he isn't fond OF me. But don't know
as that may matter much. dare say
we shall understand each other better by
and by; in the meantime | must try and
make the best of the old mans humor
and not run counter to him more than
can avoid. And it seems to me that
the old fellow would be no fonde- Of
ANYBODY else who would want to mar
ry his daughter than he is of me. You
see it's our affair-Georgiana's and mine
and not his; though it is hard to make
him see it in that light. But ! dare say
it will come right in the end. That''
what tell Georgiana when she takes uI
with rather gloomy views of her fathers
temper. She has good sense, and,
think, looks at the matter very much al
L dO-only of course, she can't help feel
ing that he is her father, whereas,
thank goodness be isn't mine"
1t will be seen that Ned Stone was
not a lover to "sigh like a furnace" As
for writing a woeful ballad to his mis-
tress' eyebrows l don't think that he
could have accomplished such a feat
even if his life depended upon doing SO
The thermometer of his love stood al
temperate, with no tendency of an up
ward rise. "The remarks of love-" az
they are generally understood, were no
In him.
He never said word as to the agita
ted state of his feelings. He did no
regard Miss Warren as an angel or {
goddess.
Probably he would have been the frs
to contradict an allegation that nigh
have been to the effect that she was any
thing of the kind. Miss Warren ap
peared to him what sheSeemed to every
body else-a nice, sensible English girl
1 called upon Stone one evening. H'
was alone. He looked a little grave
and held a small sealed packet. W.
discussed various indifferent subjects
then 1 inquired concerning Miss Geor
giana.
"Oh you havn't heard?" he answered
"But of course You couldn't have heard
The affair is off. Our engagement ha
come to an end"
"You don't mean that?' l asked il
surprise.
eyes things is broken off, as peopl
say"
"It's bad job, and I'm sorry for ii
but it can't be helped"
@Had the lady resented his serenit,
and discharged him?" asked my
self.
As thOugh he had not heard the ques
zion, he went on: cts the old man
doings. 1 hope he is satisfied now. He
the most unreasonable and disagreeabl
old fellow 1 ever had the misfortune f.
meet with"
f'But what did he .do?"
swell, he fell out about the settlement
that was where the hitch arose Pm sur
did all 1 could to please him. i CAV
up condition after condition, quite il
opposition to the advice of my solicitor
/ told him to settle what money he pro
posed to settle on his daughter-it WASH
much after all just as he pleased;
didn't want to touch penny of it. Fl
might settle it, 1 told him, just as h
pleased, or he might settle nothing at al
upon her, if he liked that better. 1t a
his daughter wanted, and not his non
ey. And for my part I'd take care m
wife and 1 would never come to want
I undertook to insure my life for larg
amount, and to assign the policy to tru'
tees for her benefit in case of my deatl
covenating, of course to pay insuranc
in the regular way. ] thought that
fair agreement but it did not confer
him.
He wanted to tie my hands complet'
Iy. he hadn't hap'orth of confdeno
in me. He gave me no credit for any sol
of affection for his daughter. He il
sisted that any money that might
future come in possession of I shonl
convert into settlement, Of cour
I could not consent to it. had nay b.
siness to consider. OF course my wi
and children-if / have any-wil res
the benefit as / shall. However,
wouldn't listen to me. told Georgian
exactly how the matter stood. She's
age. / asked her if she would mar
me without her fathers consent. Po,
girl she was in an awful way. But 81
did not care to do that. She don't lii
to offend her father. So there is l
help for 1.-THE affairs broken of al
pm not to be. married, it seems-not th