Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-05-03
Patience Rewarded.

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Andrew Hogan had been an opulent
farmer, and once rented large tract of
land; his dwelling was situated close
by the Ohio river. With the view of
increasing his wealth, he went into the
speculation of cattle, and quickly lost
the fruits of long years of industry. He
did not quite lose hope, however, but
rented small farm, and endeavored by
patient toll TO retrieve his altered for
tunes. In vain lie struggled to sustain
himself; the times were dull, there was
no business doing, for the country was
slowly and painfully recovering from a
money panic, and Andrew Hogan, for
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
Hogan's wife died when Ann was four
teen, and young as she was, she was
able to direct and control the domestic
affairs of the farm, and save her father
many dollar by her foresight and pru-
dence, Andrew Hogan was walking
the floor with rapid steps, and his
daughter was sitting at table engaged
in sewing.
ave shall have to leave here Ann,"
he said, land l scarcely know what we
are TO do. Perhaps il would be best for
you to marry William Pender, and gain
yourself home. l have been selfish in
opposing the matter heretofore; but
yield now, 60 you can convey the intel
ligence to William as you see best"
Ann Hogan raIseu ner eyes sorrow
fully to fathers face. "Must you leave
this place?" she asked. sis there no
way TO remain?"
"None that | know" replied her
father, except that l raise money
enough to continue farming until times
become better; and to-day 1 could not
command hundred dollars if my sal
vation 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 Fender heard from
AIMS lips the story of her fathers
trouble, he patted his sweetheart's
cheek and told her to give herself no
more concern than was necessary. "The
small fortune my father left me-" he
said, "I have very much increased, and
now that we are going to be married, L
will purchase the place where you re-
side, and your father and l will try
what we can do to make things pay"
So Andrew Hogan unexpectedly dis
covered that there would be no occasion
for him to move, and in less than a
month his daughter was married to
William Pender, and they were all
snugly living under the same roof. IL
seemed, however, as if misfortune had
marked the Hogans for victims. Dur
ing the first year of her marriage, AIMS
father met with painful accident while
blowing. 1t was considered triflng
enough at first, but bad symptoms be-
gan TO manifest themselves after few
weeks, and before thirty days had
elapsed Andrew Hogan was dead. Had
her troubles ended here, poor Ann
would no doubt have been grateful; but
her husband, soon after her fathers
death, started away on horseback and
never returned. The fact of his having
quite a sum of money on his person gave
rise to the suspicion that he was muir
dered. Before six months was gone
Ann Pender was deranged. She used
to spend her days in searching the
neighborhood for her husband, her
mind being impressed with the idea
that Willie was lost. She would go
from neighbor TO neighbor soliciting
money, that she might employ men TO
search for him. Thus years passed
away, and Ann Pender's mind never
recovered its wonted strength. Her
husband had left enough money to sup
port her comfortably, and the authori-
ties placed her in charge of family
who kindly attended to her wants.
ABOUT a mile from AIMS old home
lived Franklin Morton, a man who was
very wealthy and who lived in excel
lent style. In early days he had mar
ried the daughter of farmer, who bore
him one child named Margaret When
Margaret was seven years old her mother
died. and when she entered her twentl-
eth year her grandfather died, and be-
oueathed to her his entire estate, which
was very large. The fact was, Marga-
ret's wealth exceeded that of her par
ents. and of course she had an abundance
of suitors, and among them one Walter
- Clark. Who and what he was, does not
signify. He was in love with Maggie
Morton. and she reciprocated his feel
ings. Her father, who had high no.
tjons of his daughters marrying, COM
manded her TO have nothing to do with
Clark, and never TO dare think of mar
rying him. But women are obstinate
in cases like these, and, Notwithstanding
the threats of her father, Maggie Nor
ton refused to discard her lover. This
act of disobedience reused all the latent
ire in her fathers heart.
"would you marry one" he sneered,
"without a dollar in his pocket, and
never likely to have one, as he has no
business?"
"Yes," replied Maggie with spirit;
s'if he were beggar 1 would wed Kim,
for love him. When i become Of age
| shall have more than enough for both
of us, and as that period is not very
remote, 1 imagine we will be able to
await it with patience.
To say that Mr.. Morton watched his
daughter with lynx-eyed vigilance.
would but family express the exceeding
care he took to keep Maggie and her
lover from meeting each other. But Of
course they did meet, and no amount of
careful watching could prevent it. Some
little distance from Mr.. Morton's house