The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-11-06

, | ACoRVi ohChl VI
and wrote him poetry by the sheet,
expressing everlasting affection,
! which he assured bis friend Ralph
she meant to mean the oldness of
her love, for he was sure she was in
vented in Noah 8 ark.
10 vain he tried to make love to
Nell. She accepted no attentions
from 'her cousins lover, SO she
mockingly assured him, and lief; him
more despairing than before.
AT last he could not endure it any
longer, and accordingly sought an
| interview with Mr.. Lafourn.
so you come to propose for my
daughter, Mr. Covert queried the
gentleman, when he was usbered in.
NO, sir, have not he emphati
cally returned. i have come to
make confession, to ask your for
giveness, and crave boon. You
know how you came to make me the
offer which you did Well, having
been brought up to believe myself
independent of the world, and to
study profession more for pleasure
than aught else, after finding myself
suddenly bereft of all hopes and
poor, gladly accepted your propOs-
al. I scorned the idea Of love ; |
vowed | loved my ease better than
any woman on earth, aud though |
was informed your daughter was
was
"A scraggy old maid, slyly inter,
posed Mr.. Lafourn. Bart blushei at
his own remark, but proceeded
i determined, provided she would
accept me. 20 marry her for your
money. There, cir, is the truth,
and know cannot but be lowered
10 your estimation, Since, / have
met your niece, and Tve-Ive--'
'Fallen in love with her, observed
the father, aiding him along
Yes, sir, exactly 30 and | am
willing, it she will have me, to give
up all ideas of wealth obtained by
such mean practice, and go away
and work baveIy for her. Do you
think there is any hopeY VIII you
forgive me 7
Certainly, be responded, | should
not want my daughter welded to
any man from such merceuary mo-
tives. Ill call Nell and see what
she ssys' And suiting the action to
the word, be summoned Nellie.
This gentleman has withdrawn his
claims to your cousins hand, he ob
served, taking Nellie by the hand,
and actually has the audacity to
ask for yours. What shall | tell
him
And | am poor, Nellie ejacula-
ted Bart, bot you shall see | am no
couceited jackanapes | will q
away and commence the practice of
my profession if you will only give
me hope.
Nellie looke ed at her father through
her bushes.
Bot | would be a penniIess bride.
And all the dearer If you arc
not worth working for, you are not
worth having.
If them, she resumed sIyly, you
wait year and do not change your
mind, if uncle is willing
(Which he will be- interrupted
the gentleman.
The ruse was still kept up. Mr..
Lsfourn gave him letters of intro
duction to several influential friends;
be went away and set mp work in
earnest. For while he was unsuc
cessful at last his talents began to
be appreciated, and he was on fair
way to prosperity. At the end CT
the year he wrote and told Mr.. La
fourn how he had succeeded, and
asked if he would have any OBJ
ieciious to his wedding taking place
then. He returned, and when he
arrived he found his Nellie prettier
than ever. Mr.. Lafourn said moths
ing, and Bart wondered at bis giv>
ing such costly wedding TO bis
niece but when he, ss the brides
father gave her away he was dumb
founded. Az soon as the ceremony
was over he rushed &c his faiher-in-
law.
what does this mean
1T means you have married my
daughter, SIR responded the happy
parent, 'aud we have been deceiving
| you all the while. Lucille is my
maiden sister
Bart was paralyzed.
Your daughter =
! And my money, as | promised +.
Nellie and heard your conversae
ton and determined to test you. We
did so, and Nellie still insisted on
you being tried, and -
You have taken the concelt out OF
me-
But though rich he did not leave
his profession and enter into his
careless, idle life again he steadily
pushed his way up, and now is one
of the most influential men of the
times. which he always AYERS is
more due to Neliie's stratagem than
marrying Fortune
a vouno faIIavV was the other dav