Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-21
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.Dd shall b toli il = s:rsightfg--
ward nsnnsr.
II re toEn q Lynn, ID matter
what STATE, there lived, 1s1y years
ago, AZ Cd Esn q Tas: possession,
Eb9ss sceeniriei;y vas 3 by-Tord,
bgt Eboss gsDsro1s dssds were
hsrzlisi by m1oy VITO hsi trola
,iros 70 os been bs,ps1 z Vsgioos
Esys b. bis opsn bt-d
Near ais unsnsioa there lived =
tsir yczsz gin whose parents.
t5osyh par. were pro1d, srd de-
rirs5 fbssr dsayhtsr . marry IL
sts;ion aid rark Ia sboTe her
hwy ki.
AD0og TIRE villagers there wa :
yo1Dy nan q hDs tslelts, which
Add 70 be attractive personal sp-
pesrsDoe, made bin poplar among
BE fslloTs-tbs pet ard faTorite
s,uocg tie elderz, wbile the village
girls riei with each other IN a.
tracing his sttention, All many
were TIE hesTt-b1rns and ies,o1sies
o. his account.
20 party or picnic was complete
unless Victor Preston vas present.
II 10 the company be was missed,
many were The anxious glsnces IN
Ill bis fire form appeared, when
the agging spirits would revive,
and joiiity reign supreme, for added
70 bis personal charms, be always
carried a fnnd Of wit, and had the
happy faculty Of knowing iast
when and where % use il.
Many were the jests and Anecdotes
which originated With him, and
quoted by the old and young, male
and female, for with one aud all be
was the oracle--the one Of all
other in whom wisdom reigned
supreme.
Bot unfortunately this young
man was poor in this worlds goods
he lad 10. even q rod Of ground
be could call bis oEn, and such q
thing az bank account had never
been thought Of by him.
Fritz Meyer, the rich old man,
was much interested ia Victor
Preston, and would gladly have
made him he beir, bat one Of
victors predominant qualities was
Independence, and Fritz Meyer
knew well IN his heart tia, 70 offer
Victor money or favors would be
q sure way 70 es,rsnge from him
self the young man be 90 desired
20 benefit. SO the old man ponder
ed and waited, hoping for some
opportunity 10 carry out bis cherish
ed plans. He wished first Of all
20 aid Victor in his education said
Victor being born Of poor parents,
Il was not strange that he was de-
prived almost entirely Of educa-
tional advantages. Still above it
all, he rose to the station we have
assigned him, and won the respect
Of all who knew him.
Fritz Meyer waited patiently
aud his opportunity came; with
what result we shall see further on.
Emily Dillon, the fair, young
neighbor TO Fritz Meyer, loved
madly, wildly, this enterprising
yonng man, and he was by no
means indifferent TO the charms Of
the fair and beautiful girl.
Fritz Meyer noted this fact, and
made a peculiar mark in his note
book from time to time, as he watch
ed the growing interest in these
young people-said mark was sup
posed 70 denote bis satisfaction
with the progress Of events.
Time rolled on, and one day Vic
tor determined TO press his suit
with the parents Of Emily, al
though he was not ignorant Of
their ambition in regard to settling
her FOR life.
He requested an interview, and
10 the father and mother poured
out the story Of bis love for their
only child with such eloquence and
emotion, that none but hearts OF
stone could have witbstood bis
arguments to win the IA
vor OF the parental hearts.
All in vain.
The elder Dillon listened in dog
gel silence until yictor's pride as
serted itself; then came q torrent
u invective abuse, which stung to