The daily gazette., 1875-12-11
Patience Rewarded
81 PAUL PLUME.

view of increasing his wealth, he went
into the speculation of cattle and quick
ly lost the fruits of long years of in
dustry. He did not quite lose hope,
however, but rented small farm, and
endeavored by patient toll to retiive
his altered fortunes. In vain he strug-
gled to sustain himself; the times were
dull, there was no business doing; for
the country was slowly and painfully
recovering from money panic, and
Andrew Hogan, for a second time,
was compelled to give up his home
He had an only daughter, girl OF
some sixteen years of age, named Ann
She had been of great service to her
father in managing his house, for Ho-
gan's wife died when Ann was fourteen
and young as she was, she was able to
direct and control the domestic affairs
of the farm, and save her father many
a dollar by her foresight and prudence
Andrew Hogan was walking the floor
with rapid steps, and his daughter was
sitting at table engaged in sewing,
"We shall have to leave here, Aan,
he said, "an6 l scarcely know what we
are to do. Perhaps it would be bes,
for you to marry William Pender, and
/ BoiA yoht5Clk hoDhC. hdNC UCCu
selfish in opposing the matter hereto
fore; but yield now, so you can con-
vey the intelligence to William as you
see best"
| Ann Hogan raised her eyes SORROW
fully to her fathers face. Must you
leave this place." she asked. as there
no way to remain."
"None that l know" replied her
father, Except that l raise money
enough to continue farming until
times become better; and to dsyI could
not command hundred dollars if my
salvation depended upon it,"
The conversation between Ann and
. her father here terminated, and Hogan
put on his hat and walked out to cool
his fevered brow.
When William Pender heard from
AIMS lips the story of her fathers
trouble. he patted his sweetheart
I cheek and told her to give herself no
more concern than was necessary. =
"The small fortune my father left me, y
! he said, 81 have very much increased,
: and now that we are going to be mar
c ricd, l will purchase the place where
lyou reside. and your father and l will
, try what We can do to make things
4 pay
!: So Andrew Hogan Unexpectedly
i discovered that there would be nc
occasion for him to move and in less
than u month his daughter was mar
e ried 10 William Fender, and they
h were all snugly living under the same
al roof. 1t seemed, however, as if mis-
,, fortune had marked the Hogans 70
d victims. During the first year of he
: marriage, AIMS father met with
: painful accident while plowing.
was considered trifling enough at frs
/. but bad symptoms began to manifes
le themselves after a few weeks, and be
fore thirty days had elapsed Andrew
" Hogan was dead. Had her trouble
lie ended here, poor Ann would no doub
D. have beea grateful; but her HUSBAND
soon after her fathers death, started
away on horseback and never returnet
i The fact of his having quite sum o
money on his person gave rise to tn
=. suspicion that he was murdered. Be
fore six months was gone Ann Pende
10 was deranged. She used to spend he
days in searching the neighborhoo'
90 for her husband, her mind being i'm
pressed with the idea that Willie wa
OF lost. She would go from neighbor t
10 neighbor soliciting money, that sh
o; might employ men to search for him
Thus years passed away, and AM
Pender's mind never recovered it
n wonted strength. Her husband ha,
left enough money to support he
comfortably, and the authorities
" placed her in charge of family who
y kindly attended to her wants.
About mile from AIMS old hom
lived Franklin Morton, man wht
.s was very wealthy and who lived in ex
cellent style. In early days he hat
married the daughter of farmer, ,wh,
bore him one child named Margaret
:. When Margaret was seven years ole
her mother died and when she entered
= her twentieth year her grandfathe
!. died also, and bequeathed to her hi
entire estate, which was very large
The fact was, Margaret's wealth ex
ceeded that Of her parents, and o
q course she had an abundance of suit
ors, and among them one Waller CLARK
IL Who and what he was does not signify
, He was in love with Maggie Morton
and she reciprocated his feelings. He
i, father, who had high notions of hi
daughters marrying, commanded he
n to have nothing to do do with Clark
and never to dare think of marrying
% him. But women are obstinate il
n cases like these, and Notwithstanding
the threats of her father, Maggie Nor
ton refused TO discard her lover. Thi
10 act of disobedience reused all tn
latent ire in her fathers heart.
IS "Would you marry one, he sneered
without dollar in his pocket, an,
Z never likely to have one as he has n,
business?'
i eyes" replied Maggie with spirit
"if he were beggar would wed hin
for love him. When l become o
4, age, shall have more than enough TO
both of us, and as that period is no
remote, l imagine we will be able t
await it with patience.
To say that Mr.. Morton watched hi
daughter with lynx-eyed vigilance
e would but family express the exceed
l. ing care he took to keep Maggie an,
. her lover from meeting each other