Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-21

he oobls yO1og Dto.
Enily, who egsld % loogsl
Withstand 5s- desire 70 help Yiet0
IN be soo1ess. Bew entered III
roo-. aod o, her knees, lie tear,
s.rssning from her geOtls eve.
bsggs5, iuplore3. AID rki3ly. 20
parental ssDetioo npoo Der uoio,
with Victor. Sally With blssdin.
hearts, the lovers lsft The p'-essDo'
q The urrslsutiog psrsnt.
They took eosossl with sset
other, All 6s;srroiDsi TIA: ibsy
vosli bs ire All fzith'ui % ibsi,
FOEs lockiDz forward 20 ;bsir mar.
riys a. . fgt1rs. bat surs event
YoEiDg fidelity 20 sseh Other
hey paired, sal bat hopeful, fo'
their t7oTso; ost5res ooai3 &c: b.
easily crushed, ard life 70 then
seemed bright Ebsn they bad DE-
;sruiDsi 70 brave a. opposition,
sDi bso3-io-b.oi 20 meet tbeir
destiny.
News q Virtor a. 'bs rejected
loTsr came 70 tie ear o Fritz Msy-
-. ari IL ds;sruiosi 20 bring
sbos; 10 soos wsy. the union .,
lie fsvoritss. For q TIE there
seemed % r. T. way q Accom-
ylishinz lie cbsrisSei ofis-t
Az last, however, Circumstances
;rz.spired which ia 70 TIE 6sDoes-
Deui q orr stOry. There cane %
tie qgisi little village . man Of
wealth. whose wife had died some
aoutbs p-eVious He soon be-
cane io.erres:si II Emily, and be-
advances ue; wi'b doe encourage
rrsu. frou the elder Dillon.
Emily. true 70 Der lsiy-like IA
ture. treated Lin coarfeo1sly sni
with 6sfersDee, ttoagh he Interest
il Der was q source q uoeasiness.
sDd caused Der many sleeplezs
night, for she sa~ bat too plainly
a'nOs; from The beginning, that lie
would ask her hand in marriage,
and TIA: she must suffer persscu-
ton and al the dreadful conse-
ouences q disobedieDce 20 the eI-
pressed wishes Of her parents. At
last Mr.. johnson could be evsded
70 longer-spssk he must.
Emily tod lin frankly tha: Der
heart was entirely snother's; that
she grisred to wound bis feelings,
and tia, sbe appreciated tie honor
be was confsrring upon her, but
that she could never be bis wife.
The mans pride mastered bis
love; be was 50 h1milisted by Der
refusal, that be determined 10 gain
her hand through her parents ID
huence, for be had noted many
signs Of their anxiety 70 mate their
daughter with wealth and position,
regardless Of her love.
He left her in anger, and sought
counsel Of the parents.
Emily was summoned, and amid
her tears snd eptreaties she was
commanded TO prepare for Der
nup,ials with this man.
Seeing resistance 10 the shape Of
tears would be Of no avail, the ter
riGed girl withdrew 10 silence.
sought Der own quiet chamber, and
poured forth her woe into the ear
Of our loving Father, who never
turns a deaf ear 10 the miseries or
joys Of His children.
AZ soon a. she became Sufficient
ly calm TO think clearly, she deter
mined % escape from the tyranny
of Der fathers household.
Hastily collecting few articles
81 her wardrobe, she gave one long
look at the cherished objects made
dear by associations since her earli-
est recollections, then stole quietly
ont Of the house, and, unoiserved,
made her way toward the home Of
Victor.
As she neared the house she was
overjoyed to see her lover APP
preaching.
Victor was startled, and listened
in breathless silence 10 the story OF
Emily's wrongs, and when she had
flushed, he was overwhelmed with
anger at the course her father had
taken.
They saw there was no time TO
be lost, for search would be made
as soon as Emily was missed from
the house.
"You stay here while call moth
er for her blessing and adrice -