The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-26
A Hardly.WOn Bride:

SOME years ago young lady came to
Boston from a country town in New
Hampshire. She was good specimen
of the country girl, in robust health, and
formed after the English model in
frame-or after what has been supposed
to be the English model, for 1 observe
that Mr.. Richard Grant White denies
that the English girl is of buxom build.
This girl made no pretentions to
"style." She was well-educated, and
first got some copying work to do, later
receiving employment in the Public
Library. There her English lover saw
her. He was the younger son of dis
tinguished and a noble family, and he
had very large wealth in his own right.
He was here partially in the hope that
change of air would cure a defect of
hearing with which he was afflicted. He
used to visit the Public Library and talk,
mostly in business way, about books
with this young lady. By and by he
asked permission to call on her at her
boarding -place-one of the respectable
but far from pretentious places in the
city at which boarders are taken. She
declined to accord the permission. He
then one night left the library with her,
and waited upon her to her boarding
house door. There her brother, who
boarded with her, saw him, and OBJ
jected to this being continued until she
knew more about him. The gentleman
then went to some friends in the city
and procured letters setting forth who
he was. On this the lady consented that
he should call. He came regularly
afterward, and soon formally offered
himself to her in marriage. She re-
fused him outright. She reminded him
of the difference in their conditions,and
declared she would never agree to amar-
rage which must be SO distasteMl to
his family. Without telling her
what he was to do, he took the next
steamer for England, andin few weeks
reappeared with a collection of most
cordial letters from all his near relatives
promising the lady warm welcome
into the family, and accompanied by
really dazzling array of presents. She
refused to touch one Of them, and again
declared that she would not marry him
this time because her parents would
object. The lover in the same quiet
way started for the New Hampshire
farm. He came upon the parents I'm.
heralded and introduced himself. They,
too, refused him. But they were struck
with his manliness and simplicity, and
agreed finally to leave the decision with
the daughter. His devotion had its
effect upon her at last. She yielded,
but with A. penuine American indie.
pendence, she would be under no obi.
cation to him till they were married.
She would not even accept an engage
ment-ring. She made her own trous.
seau, and it was very simple. They
were married and went abroad. She
said the severest ordeal of her life was
when she first met her husbands rela-
tons. To show how simple her life had
been, it is fact that at the reception
there made for her she put on an even.
ing party dress for the first time in her
life. Her husband had the tact to take
her very early to the Continent. They
spent year of travel there, and when
she came home she understood all about
what was required in her new life. One
of her sisters was with her during this
year, but after it was over came back to
America and went to work to earn her
living again. The couple visit America
occasionally. They have spent one
year in California. The marriage has
proved very happy one. In these days
OF Daisy Millers, wasn't the story worth
telling, so as to fully bring out its better
points ?-COr. Hartford OOurGnt