Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-11-19
MIscELLAMEous.
BROUGHT TO TERMS.

al assure you 1 am viii not give my
consent to your marriage with that girl,
said Mr.. Cameron, sngrily but firmly.
You are unjus. TO her YOU admit that
You know nothing of her"
Except that she is the daughter Of .
farmer; . poor illiterate farmer, who has
half dozen other ehildcn "
Mr. LitchfisId is poor. grant. but Meth.
er he nor his children are ignorant Sophie
hsa as good an sduca.iou as sny girl l
know"
bah !"exclaimed the old m.u con.emp.
tunusly 'Ot conre she iE perfection Why
couldn't you have had sense enough to fancv
Lo'tie F-u'"n or that pretty little HilIiard
girl? I'd welcome either of them willingly
enough but this girl will not receive"
'.Simply because she is 4 farmers daugh.
ter 2"
"Simply because I choose not to" an
swered Basil Cameron, all the obssinscy in
heri,ed from his Scottish grandfather rising
up against his sons cool iufeIibiltty. ~
say you shall not marry her-and you shall
not J"
"And I say I will" replied Maurice. an
CRY in return. II defy any one tn hinder
me without showing better cause than her
poverty"
"You seem to forget yon have mot . penny
of your own Prsy how do you propose to
support wife that disspprove Off"
by my "wn e1er'ions. sir. ~ thousands
oi better men than am are doing; am
neither an invalid nor an imbeciIe."
"Ha ha, ha p roarad the father. You
work That is rich! Go and tell your
sweetheart that your father will not give you
another dollar during his life or sitter it, and
see how quick she'll repent of saying yes
I" you"
"On the contrary. sir, her fathers only
objection TO me is that am an idle young
man."
Don't talk about the mater, Msurics.-
Come, give me your word to bresk of this
engsgemept-"
Never, sir ~
Then the sooner you get ont Of nv sight
the better wssh 10Y hands Of YOU, you
thankIess boyl Go and work. and como TO
ne 10 year begging bread for your wife,
I'd see you .tarve before I'd give it TO you
Maurice Cameron wss the only son of Ba-
sill Cameron, one of the richest and most in.
fuentiai men in the busy town Of Neiaon.-
lie had received liberal education. and his
father. who had accumulated wealth only for
him, looked to see him take his plsce smonR
the Leading men of his State. Cautious, per
severing, obstinate, he had marked out q
certain course for his handsome talented boy
aud determined that he must carry it nu,,
forgetting that the son usually inheri,s most
OF his stronger parents characteristics Mr..
Cameron, too, was proud proud Of his good
Scotch decent, of his abilities and his position
in society aud the idea of Msnrice taking
as q wife thi. daughter of q small. unknown
farmer. was bitterness indeed /, is true he
knew nothing whatever Of the girl, bu, that
made no difference he bad made no his
mind that Maurice must marry into e"her
the FantOn, HIiliarf or StuVvPaaut families +;
therefore this unheard Of Sophie Litchfield
was an ibterloper.
Mrs. Cameron uorshipped both husband
and son. Consequently This disagreement
ripening, as il did, int an open rupture be-
tween the tWO-cost her many . tear but
against two such stubborn natures she was
powerless.
The Litchfelds were as Mr. Cameron had
said, poor; bu, they we're cultivated, honest.
sensible people. Sophie Was tbe second
daughter, and was ss pretty. we'll read. grace
iul . girl IS any Cameron ever Wooed, and
would do honor to any position in life Mr.
LitcbfeId talked seriously with Maurice
when be heard Of the quarrel between him
and bis father, aud finding that he vas de-
termined 10 pursue hs own course. told MIN
that little adVsrsity. little genuine ""TI
would probsbIy make msn of him: and that
be would give him Sophie more willingly nov
than ever So Basil Cameron was false
prophet
Maurice left home. bsg and baggage. the
day of the conversation above recorded =
His father felt very curious to know Whist he
would do, bu' would NOT condesceDd to make
any iuaniries or show spy interest.
A for.night passed. Ar. and Mrr. csn-