Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-17

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him. After the usual interchange OF sal
utations breakfast proceeded in silence.
| When they had finished their meal Mr..
| Haughmond turned his attention to his
daughter.
1--WE shall have pretty run to-day,
| Georgy so cheer up, girl. Come with
me into my room. I've some good news
| for you"
AS they crossed the hall her father gave
her the letter. IL didno want woman's
instinct to guess what il was.
Georgiana followed her father into his
| iustice-room, where many poacher had
trembled in his shoes.
Now Mr.. Haughmond kept diary,
| and his daughter, as well as being his
! first whip was his amanuensis. The en-
tries in the volume were short and plthy:
"Took a bad guinea at Hexham Fair"
| The skewbald fell with me- William
threw the skewbald down. Windmill
Gorse; lots of foxes; Clasher noisy at
fences; found soon; young hounds Joined
in the efy' Attended quarter sessions
These are examples of the most notewor-
thy events in the 'Squire's life which were
held worthy of record in his diary.
Have you found the placer" he asked,
standing behind his daughter.
! a." Yes, father"
| w lidJS Illb lhSb r
Lictor shows symptoms of tongue"
Ahl Go on, then. 18th. Dined at
Elliots. Lost three guineas, and curse
the luck, at cards Got that?"
| " Yes, sir"
Very we'll. Edward Elliot asked for
Georgiana. Gave my consent with much
pleasure"
The color mantlcd to the girls cheeks.
| The pen hung hesitatingly in her white
! fingers. Then she wrote her fathers
words on the page without a shake, add
! ing to the entry on her own account:
&C But will never give mine. G. H."
and held the declaration of independence
under her fathers nose"
The Squire flew into a great rage.
Madame" he Numbered.
"Sirp' quietly replied his daughter.
81 I've set my heart on this. / have.
After all I've done for you'll An empress
could not have had such horses to ride as
you have had, nor queen could not have
been taught to ride straighter. Are you
| going to defy me?"
81 hope, sir" Georgiana answered,
with the usual feminine evasion of the di-
rect question, 81 hope that you will not
be so unreasonable as to persist in urging
me TO marry the writer of this letter"
Unreasonable, she calls it-unreason-
ablel Now that's too good"
There is nothing to be said against
| Mr. Wilton" continued the young lady,
shifting her ground; " he may not have
much money, but"
You'll bring no Wiltons here, can
tell you; and to cut matters short" said
the Squire, pulling out his watch, as
we've got nine miles to ride to cover, once
for all, when young Elliot asks you for an
| answer you'll say Yes.'n
"Oh, father!-'
"And if you won't do it out Of love for
me-and nobody can say haven't been
one father out of ten thousand to you
| I'll have you understand my authority is
to be respected"
Father" she cried, "you know love
| you dearly"
She put out her arms, but the Squire
stood back step or two.
| "But | have given my promise TO Mr..
| Wilton. / love him better than all the
world You have opposed me all along;
but women are not to be forced into mar.
rying to please even their fathers. l can
be happy with nobody else, and mean to
! have him"
With this spirited speech the young
Diana closed the door behind her, and left
her father to his fury, and the perusal of
Elliot's letter, which lay crumpled on the
| floor.
every we'll, my LADY, very well, in.
deed" he said, as the door closed behind
her; 1--WE shall see who is master, you or
| l."
The meet that day was at Windmill
Gorse, place in high favor with the fox
hunters of the district, a sure find and a
good run. There were nearly hundred
horsemen in the field, to say nothing of
rustics on foot. The dismantled mill
crowned gentle rise, on which were sew
eral acres of old gorse. From the summit
you could count eight church-steeples and
see into four adjoining counties. Well
timbered pasture land of sound old turf
stretched in all directions as far as the eye
could see. 1t was a paradise for sports
men, and its effect told upon none more
than upon Squire Haughmond, who ar
rived in huntsman's time at a quarter past
ten, sharp. Mounted on slashing gray,
arrayed in green cloth coat, with leath
ern belt around his ample waist, black
velvet cap and mahogany tops, buckling
behind, the master rode with pride among
his brother spoTtsmen. Georgiana fol
lowed, mounted on her favorite mare, a
darkbrown, fifteen three, on short legs
and with most powerful quarters, her blue
habit setting off her fine figure to the
greatest advantage.
As she rode into the field, little way
behind her father and the parson, she was
quickly singled out by the admirng eye
of the pretender to her hand, young Ell
liot. He cantered across the field and
! raising his hat TO her, tried to read hii
I fate in her eyes, But he could read moth
| ing there.
The lady took the initiative.
, "Mr. Elliot" she said, looking coyly
; ; down, i" l am very much hattered by you
II am sure" Elliot began, placing
large, unglOved hand on his heart
, "DO not for a moment misunderstanC
4 me, sir" GeOrgiana proceeded.
His heart thumped against his side.
~ can never give my hand to you. My
! heart is already given away"
"Miss Haughmond, if l might hope Il
: win your affections, | would wait-any
! ume-if you would only let me try.
would do anything for you. Give me ont
chance, pray"
e f" Mr.. Elliot, delay would be worse thai
: useless. can trust to your honor. Prom
e ise me you will keep what am about :,
d tell you secret from everybody for on,
a hour"
i Elliot gave her his word.
, II am going to be married this morn
X ing, at Kingscote Church"
;, At this the young man opened his eye
u very wide.
y "Then-then l wish was in somebod,
else's shoes. Is il Harry Wiltong'
YES" said Georglana. Now keel
e your promise" and, giving her bride
Il shake, she started off at canter for cop
h pice that skirted the field.
e The first thought that came into tn
d mind of the rejected lover was to go any
r where out of sight; his next impulse wa
= to gallop as hard as he could, and sooth
e his disappointed feelings by taking every
e thing that came in his way.
d The Squire had put his hounds into tn
e gorse and was trying the cover in his mos
5 scientific fashion.
g "Yooi in in yoil yoicks yoicksp