Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30


ing or abusing his own household.
I want to see a man with some fixed
principles to govern his life, and
with some ambition to fill the place
in the world that God has given
him to FILL"
"And you think that Fred does
not possess these qualities r.
al do. If he did / would not
say word against him."
"If / can prove to you that you
are mistaken you will not refuse
your consent to our marriagep
"Prove that am wrong, and l
will be as happy as you are"
"Very well, sir; will do it."
"a couple of hours afterward
Fred called upon the doctor to
learn his decision, and was much
surprised to have his proposals
quietly rejected. To tell the truth
such an ending had never occurred
to him as being possible. He look
ed up with amazement.
"Does not Miss Ellison love me,
sir9"
"My neice has commissioned me
to say that she might have loved
you but that she could not consent
to marry YOU"
"And what is there in me or in
my life that would make marriage
so undesirable, sir ?" the young man
asked, with some pardonable pride.
81 can be frank with you, young
man if you really desire me to be-"
81 will be thankful to you if you
will be very plain with me.
"Then what my niece objects to
and which l object to much more
strongly is, that you are of no use in
the world. Don't start, l do not in
tend to insult you, but l wish to
point out to you that your life is
frittered away in bathrooms and
under lamp-hght, and in worship
ping the life of a society man
instead of filling place in the worlc
that God sent you here to occupy
"What would you have me do
have money and do not need tc
work; then why should work.
And what can / do2
That is not for me to say. Ever.
man, who is q man, seeks out worl
for himself or takes the best thini
that comes to hand. I, too, wa!
born with money, but would bt
afraid to die if l had done nothing
but simply live on my income.
"You are severe, and l am no,
prepared to say that you are no
right. Can / see Miss Ellisonf"
The doctor touched the bell ant
asked the servant to request Mary
presence, and then went out Of tn,
: room, that the two might feel un
embarrassed.
It 81 wanted to know if your uncle
d decision is the same as yours"
/ at is" she said in a low voice
: and with averted face.
a "And your object to me becaus
d I am good-for-nothing!"
d 81 think my uncle's idea of wha
a man should be in the world is
{, correct one"
IS "And you do love met"
q w cannot marry you"
v "Then you do love me 7"
a "I might have loved you had
J. been different with us; but / d
not dare say more"
is "And if / were to make myse
k worthy of you ~
, She did not answer, but her 6
= lence was more expressive tbs
words would have been.
"Mary," said he, II ask and NAL
no promises. I only hope that
nt love you and I hope to win yc
yet"
- He arose and then said "goo
20 by" Would he prove himself
mani was what her heart que
i toned. Would she wait for hin
M was the question in his mind.
N "And now what 7" asked the dc
=. tor when he was alone with Mary
ave shall see," was her answer
nv Fred Seward went to his roc
on at the hotel and asked himself {
mt same question the doctor had spo
LID en-, "And now what :"
ne He had been told that his life "
k of no use to any one, and that
At amounted to no more than a str
W. carried on breeze. "Was il 81
in He began to think out the questi'
Was his life worth farthing
ans, Iv;ncr creature mn TO this tim