The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-28
John Shipley's Revenge.

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you; and, as for my daughter Amy, I
shall forbid her holding any more
communication with you whatever;
you are O stubborn, self willed, inso-
lent dog"
These unkind and unjust words
were addressed to noble and intelli-
gent looking young man who stood
before the door of old Judge Marvin,
and who fingered for moment as the
cruel language fell upon his ear, as
II reluctant to depaIS, ana then
raising his eyes and fixing them full
upon the Judges with O look more OF
sorrow than Of anger, he exclaimed
listen, Judge, and mark we'll my
words; for all your unkind treatment
to me to-day, and for your cruel in
sulting language, IooiU be reuenged,"
and thus saying he walked away.
In the little village of Sterling there
was no more intelligent, more truth
full, or noble young man than John
Shipley, consequently there was none
more poular among all classes than
he. His light heart, happy smile, and
his seemingly ,ineXhaustible fund Of
mirth made him an especial favorite
among all the young people Of the
village, while his respectful manner,
his readiness to converse on almost
| any subject, and at the same time,
his willingness to listen to others,
| which, by the way, is one of the Sc
crets of pleasing, caused many an in
vitation from the "Papas" and
"Mammas" to be extended to john
"to drop in and spend the even
ing" ....
But although John Shipley was thus
ever kind and striving to please; !;
| there was nothing weak or vascillat-
\ ing in his character. He could say no
as easily as yes when his judgement
| told him that was the proper answer,
and whatever were his convictions Of
duty, he was firm in following them
out, let the consequences be what
| they might, or however great the sac
rifice. 1t is not to be wondered at
that Sweet Amy Marvin, the Judges
only daughter, and the belle of Ster-
ling, justly 50 called, should have
learn ed to look with pleasure upon
the attentions which John, whose
visits at her fathers house were very
frequent, showed towards her, nor
that her cheek should flush, and her
heart beat rapidly when she heard his
footstep, And as for John, with all
his ready command Of words, he had
been for months trying to frame that
old, old story which Adam told to
Eve in Eden's garden, in order that
he might tell it to Amy, but as yet it
remained unsaid. Unsaid, but not
unknown, for Amy had read it all,
| more than once in the fond glance OF
Johns eye as it rested upon her.
/ Judge Marvin was kind old man,
generous and courteous when not
upon his hobby, but woe to the luck
less individual who laid a stick or straw
in his way at such time. The Judges
hobby was politics, and until with.
in few months previous to the time
of this story John Shipley and the old
man had not differed materially in
their political views, and the old
Judge had looked with evident satis
faction upon John as his futuEe son
in-law.
But there had been an exciting
political campaign, in which John haG
seen fit to differ with the Judge, anG
had not hesitated boldly to express
his views. He renounced all party
lines and regarded only measures anC
principles; consequently his choice
for men to fill those offices which
were in the gift of the people, haG
fallen upon different candidates from
those whom the Judge, adhering rig
idly to party, wished him to vote for
The old man had believed John woulG
finally yield, but when the day ot
election came and he saw him cast in
his ballot for the candidates whom he
the Judge, opposed, John had crossed
his path, and his wrath knew nc
bounds. And when on the evening oi
the same day John strolled over te
see Amy, seen had occurred which
terminated as we have shown at the
commencement Of this sketch.
'Yes," said John to himself as he
walked dejectediy homeward, IT viii
have nay revenge, and if the gooo
Lord will but give me the opportunity
will show the unreasonable Old mar
how noble revenge I can take" Il
is true, that at the first the blood haC
boiled Indignantly in his veins as he
listened to the unkind words, but he
had command of himself and gained
the victory over passion. John was a
Christian, and though the victories
gained through faith in the Son ol
God, are often bloodless, yet rhey ale
none the less grand, and the greatest
conqueror is he who has learned tc
conquer self. 0 s
Months passed by, which to John
seemed ages. shut out as he was from
the society OF his beloved Amy, while
she, too, became changed from the
J light, Joyous, happy creature she had