The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-07-25
bOrough Highland County, Ohio, Thursday, July 25

and let US pretend, for the present, that
we believe it was the real reason,
While this was all that Dan had tC
meet, he took to argument. But pres
emily they reminded him Of his past and
what he owed them, and Dams mouth
was sealed. Though the meanness of
this thrust fired him with indignation,
and arguments in self-defence rushed to
his lipe, he was dumb. But he was not
idle, and straightway he sOughthis duty,
and chose his course. He declined to
give up his attachment to Mary Dale,
whereupon his lifelong benefacsOrs
told him be must forfeit theirs.
Strange, he thought, that the first
great joy that had come to him should
be the cause of his forfeiting all that he
had known before. Strange that the
only one desire that had ever taken
sole control of his breast should be the
only one which those whom he had
learned 70 love had ever baked.
Strange that his first visions Of dOmes-
tic bliss in a little home of his own
making by and by, should be the reason
for his packing his satchel to leave for
ever the only home be had ever known.
Strange that the first difference he had
ever had with his benefactors should be
sufficient to set him, with little moro of
this worlds goods than he had brought
with him nineteen years before, at the
threshold waiting to be carried away,
never to return. Strange that anything
could force him to take his leave Of cold
hands and naughty eyes, and ride of
into a strange world with nobody at the
door to watch him out Of sight.
But all these things we're true, and
Dan pondered them, with a choking
throat, as lie rode on to the city.
Dan went into printing Office in the
-ity, and set at work to learn the trade
Of type-setting. He proved ready
learner, and in due time earned good
wages. Meanwhile he often Tetraced
his former schOOl-day footsteps towards
Mr.. Dale's.
One day Mr.. Benjamin Bounce threw
the evening paper to his wife, telling
her to look at the marriage column,
which she did, and read aloud the fol-
lowing notice:
'DAvIs-DALE: at the residence of
the brides parents, on the 10Th inst,
by the Rev. Mr.. Vestry, Daniel Davis
and Mary Dale. No cards"
Well, goodl" exclaimed Mrs.
Bounce, looking up from the paper,
'Dan didn't get her after all"
"Why yes, that's Dan. He's taken
his own name. Like to know how he
found it outl"
"You don't tell mel" said Mrs.
Bounce. 'Welll He's plucky, any
howl"
Hell come down on his marrow
bones yet, " said Mr.. Bounce.
Mrs. Bounce looked as much as to
say she hoped so, but she doubted it,
and said nothing. The subject was
dropped.
Dan thrived in his business and was
as hSppy as he had ever dreamed of
being with Mary. Benjamin Bounce
could not help hearing this, though he
would have liked to. Mrs. Bounce
found it hard, with all her iRquisitive-
ness, to squeeze out the truth IRON him,
but she got hold Of an item now and
then which made her think.
One morning Mr.. Bounce was aWak-
ened out Of his finishing nap by his
wile calling:
"Benjamin-O, Benjamin."
lie started. and said:
"Well, what's the matter, Lucy?"
1--WE been thinking about Dan since
I've Deen lying here, and have come to
the conclusion that we were all wrong"
'Pshawl His success troubles you"
''No, what I mean has nothing to do
with that. I see where we were selfish
and Jealous, when ne thought we were !
only discreet. When we thought We
feared Mary Dale's origin. We really |
but IS we had raised him when under
no obligations to do so, we felt that we
had bought him thereby, and had a
right to demand obedience in all things. !
We bore towards him more the feelings |
Of a master than thoSs Of a parent-he |
was less a son than \ slave"
Mr.. Bounce only grunted at this, and |
fell to snoring again.
Mr.. Bounce thought Of his wife's |
bright and early suggestions more than
once that day, yet he never restored his
viii, and never called at Dams, but the
old gentleman has been in his grave
several years now, and Mrs. Bounce |
often goes and plays grandmother to /
the two little Dayises, and has made
her will in favor of Dan, Bounce or no !
Rural Home.