The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-03
ROCK CREEK CHURCH,

ct is the last girl I shall send |
Europe" said Mr.. Brancepeth.
"Very likely" returned his wifi,
'as it is the only girl you have"
"She has become thoroughly dena
tionalized," continued the father
"She thinks American soil only fit t
make mud on overshoes and America
men nothing but clod-hoppers. He
head is full of foreign notions, an,
she'll marry notb:"e but title. Shell
have none OF M money to carry to
title, let me tell her," said Mr.. Brance
peth, putting salt in his coffee
"Where she came by such folly 1 dom
know. There has never been anything
like it on my side of the house. YOU
head, to be sure, was little tn nee
when you first came to Washington
and went to au executive dinner"
"Mr Brancepethp'
"Well, l must find fault with some
body. To have your only dauehte,
come home a changeling, and not be
able to upbraid your wife about Il
would be hard. This is the most shock.
ing coffee !"
Salt doesn't improve Coffee"
Give me fresh cup. What did You
send Thomas out of the room for p"
Because l had something to say,"
mot tit for his ears. They are long
enough"
You don't feel Sd very badly, if you
can be making jests."
"Sorry Iestlng," said Mr.. Brancepeth
"And when Jessie WAS such q fresh
sweet, innocent beauty"
She Is fresh, sweet, innocen
beauty now.' SAID her indignant mother
"And she will come out all right, If
You only give her time. To 20 {,
Europe and spend year in a foreigi
minister fanny, as she has done, it
ceivins tn attention belonging to sue!
a position, and known to be an beiress-
known to be an he,ress. B
heavens who knows her to be al
heiress? don't. If she carries sail thi
way, won't leave her penny"
"lts no use to talk so, father
Everybody knows you are q rich man
and she's your only child. And there's
no danger OF any one marrying ber TO,
money merely, when there's everythin,
to love in her"
"What do these foreigners hapgin.
round her care for love? They thinl
OF nothing but money, and let her
break her heart afterward, for all the,
will do to hinder. 1t makes my blood
boil to look ut them musicale here,
and cotillon there, and morning calls
and strolls, ard sending the coach back
empty to wslk home from church.
Now. Louisa, 1 tell you plainly she
must stop all this, or I'll take the whole
kit away from town, and move out on |
the Colorado ralch, and stay there, and |
you may tell her So"
"Tell her yourself, father"
81 can't-you know / can't"
As for your Colorado ranch, there
are AZ many foreigners in Colorado as
there are in Washington. And now do
be sensible, and listen to reason a mo-
ment. You know Jessie will marty
81 know Jessie will marry Somebody
roared her father. "How do 1 know
It.? I don't know it. No other man
shall ever lord it over my child the
way-the way"
"The way you have lorded it over
Then Mr.. Brancepeth laughed.
SWELL, I have abused you sometimes,
Louisa" he said.
son, don't fatter yourself" replied
his wife; 81 have been match for you.
And 30 will Jessie be for as good man,
T you don't marry her to a foreigner by
it."
"Do you mean to say, Louisa"
"Yes, I mean to say. And now if
'ou will listen to reason, as spoke of
our doing"
MIR. Brancepeth threw himself back
n his chair with an air of desperation.
How can l help listening" said he, !
if you will talk? Although as for the
Sand will talk. Do you remember
oung Paul Despard, who came here for
ou to get his appointment in the treas
ry ?"
"Of course. Why shouldn't L?
'eople don't forget their friends chill
lren in day. And i should never
ave been senator of the United States
Paul Despard's father had not stood
ny friend. Besides, hasn't he been
ere repeatedly"
"Well, then, you remember that
cen what life in office was, and what it
ID to"
"Rusts mans soul out!"
"-He went through tue law school,
brew up his Office without any ado, and
'ent West to practice lawT'
"Well, we'll, 1 don't know that I've
he time or interest to follow that young
aan's career along this morning. What
4 it?" +;
This OF it. He came back month
r two since to try case before the su.
RENE court, and is likely to be here ,
Or some time still, I suppose"
sand you want to ask him here to ,
tay? That is all right. Insist upon IL. !
Int to return to JESSIE" ,
"Dearl dear dear was there ever
n YtnIng so stupid as a man? Now, as
! was going to say, Paul. Dsspard is