The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-05-28

am sorry to say,-ls far beyond our
friend Charley's most sanguine expeota.
tions. told him that, independently
Of . profession, = young lady situated
we'll, said situsted-as you are
could never marry, with my consent,
under ten thousand pounds"
"Ten thousand pounds !" repeated
Edith, With her eyes open, and in
which tear, partly eorrcwful, partly
irascible, began to appear. This Ger.
tainly was an estimate of herself which
was beyond tho ability Of her friend
Charlie, at all events for some years to
come. Then the old Sootchmau con.
tinued. j.
"Yes; told him ten thousand.
Now my dear, don't be unreasonable,
but listen to me-" And AZ she was by
nature obedieut, instead Of leaving
the room for . private ory,-which Is
the correct thing to d. before a hard.
hearted father eat down 10 the
chair which she had lately Quilted
"Certaiuly, papa, .ifyou wish it." ::
"Well, 1 do, just to make things
pleasant. I've just twenty minutes be-.
fore 20 into the city and I'll tell you.
all about it. I'm sure you'll see the
matter with my eyes before that
time" =...-.r ->
"Perh.ps, 1 may, papa" And
Edith had quite resolved that it as lit.
tie became Mr. Maitland's daughter to
change her mind, as. Nj. Maitland him.
self; but she did not say so much
about it.
"You've been brought up, my dear,
in the enjoyment Of considerable com.
fort. You have . good house, a car.
riase, a maid; good society, occasional
change, and as many bohnets as are
good for you, to say nothing Of fair
| allowance Of liberty aud pocket money.
You don't 60 to the Queens balls,
you've not the private entree to the
park, nor Z diamond necklace and
you've only an occasional opera-box {:
these last are luxuries."
Edith asscnted: II know how hap.
py I am at home, papaa; and how kind
and good you are to me-"
II was sure you would say so, my
dear, aud I believe you think it. Well,
all these things cost money,-not =
great deal, but money. There are a
great many men come here, my love,
who could afford to give you this, and
much more but as long as you prefer
your old fathers company, and what
you've got, to any new speculation, I'm
satisfied, and can't grumble at an ar:
rangemeut which secures me your COM
pany." ! =
"My dear papa, ho@ eau you talk
so 2" and she,got up and kissed bin.
"Beoause it just represents the facts,
my dear. You know Glossop had six
thousand year, and has since made
forty thousand pounds in the Chalk
and Dabblestone Company"
| "And has lately married his washer
| woman's daughter"
"Well, my dear, that's true but it
| was partly your fault. There was
Colonel Wigmore, large sharehold~
or in the Gravesend Oyster Propaga.
ton Society, with fine landed estate
of his own-''
"He was over fifty, papa; besides,
after all, he never really proposed"
"Beoause you never would let him
| However that was your business, not
mine there was Wormwood-"
"Who abused all his acquaintances,
and positively made one hate ones fel-
low-creatures with q bitterness incom.
patible with love for anybody. Sure
ly, papa, you wouldn't compare Char
lie Courtland with these men,, ::
"Certainly not, my dear; they could
have given you what you can't do with
out, and he cannot"
Edidn't think your views were so
mercenary."
"Merceuary !. Courtland has bis pay,
and two hundred year. He told me
so. He has expectations from bis own
father, at the old gentleman's death,
which is apparently long way off, and
from your father, (he limited a. muoh)
both before and after death, which
event, I hope, is equally distant with
the other"
Edith laughed it spite Of herself.
CHOW you see your existence must
depend upon somebody's death, at least
what you have been accustomed to con.
slider existence ; aud As to luxuries,
we'll, they can't be provided under a
couple of funerals. You'll have five
thousand pounds the day you marry,
and all I have 10 the world the day ]
60 out of it, whoever you marry, ae
long as he's an honest man and q gen.
tleman." Tho tears did find their way
into Edith's eyes again, in spite Of her
self. "Charlie Courtland is gentle.
man, and an honest man j.; but you see
he can't marry you, ny dear, on five
} thousand pounds, though he certainly
shall if you wish it, when he comes
with another ten to add to it,-ant
then think it ought to be all settlet
upon YOURSELF" ~7:ss. +,