South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-24

1913 'A.ssA NitNAt fsAitaAAH W. sH.aA I'D
take upon themselves Tor the second
time.
Their reasons for con ccalinc this.
II not quite honest. were quite naiur-
al. Mr. Jones did not care 20 have
the presence Of a con half head iali
er than himself would be likely o.
give him; while Mrs. Page was e..
qually a. conscious OF the disadvan;-
ages she would labor under were her
personal charms contrasted by her
daughters slender figure and YOUTH
ful bloom.
Not but what il was the intention
of both TO reveal the fact before the
day set for their marriage, or as soon
after their engagement Is favorable
opportunity occurred tor they had
strong faith in their abilities 10 keep
what they had won. But II was "A
resolution more easily made than exc
cnted; the favorable opportunity ne.
Yer came. The very TACT that they
mad maintained so strange q silence
on the subject, made il very difii,
cult one 10 breach; and after abortiye
attempts, they Concluded 10 leave its
discovery 10 accident. SO that the
marriage day came and passed, and
neither WAS conscious that il brought
10 both All increase OF family rs well
as happiness.
In the meantime, Frank Jones was
in the city of B, studying law.
where by aIcurious train of cjrcums,uu,
ces, was Miss jennie Page, Il bloom
ing damsel of eighteen the latter
was visiting some relatives, whittier
she had gone Immediately on leaving
school. tor the purpose OF enabling
her mother TO get we'll settled in
their new home, rs that worthy lady
informed her By letter. And though
Jennie vas not n little surprised 1t
the Lengths of time it took her mother
to get we'll settled. che manifested
no impotence at the delay. her
thoughts and attention being quite as
pleasantly occupied, and in very
similar manner.
jennie had limited in one of her
letters TO her mother that she had
formed the acquaintance of an intel
Iigent and agreeable Young man
whose presence and affections had
become indispensable to her happi.
ness
The widow was highly indignant
that a child like her should entertain
such q preposterous idea and would
have recalled her daughter at once,
had II not been for the fear that he's
presence at that juncture might mar
her own matrimonial prospects. As
it was, she conteuted herself with
sending her written declaration OF
her strong disapproval Of early marri-
ages, asserting that ten years hence
was soon enough for her to think Of
such a thing
Now, ten years seemed 4 long time
to look forward to, especially for a
warmhearted girl like Jennie, and
with such han dsome and ardent 10.
yer, too. Neither did she fancy tile
idea of being treated like Il child That
didn't know what it wanted
III the meantime young Jones had
received letter from his father, to
whom he had given a similar iutima.
ton, said letter falling like a wet
blanket upon his glowing hopes and
authorizations.
But it is rs useless to attempt TO al
lay the fervor Of youthful passion ~
such means rs these as to bind fire
with tow, and, as 10 generally tie
case, this opposition served only to in-
crease the love OF Frank and Jennie.
And as 10 waiting ten years for lis
contamination, why the very idea was
absurd
One day, as the two were sitting TO.
ge.her, letter was handed to Jennie
which she opened without any ccre.
nony.
II was from her mother.
Good gracious she calculated. as
her eyes tell upon the first few lines
4 hope ma has got well settled now
aud to her satisfaction, too, she i,
married 2
And if she hasn't married a man
with your nameF continued ,he 49,.
tOuished girl, as she read ON further
a man by the name ofJonss, Thorn
as Jones.
why that's my father -
'WoII If that dozen t beat all = said
Jennie, laughing 'youe pa married to
my ma
1T does seem queer enoughl' res.
pended Frank And now dariiug r.
leg u7 follow their example. and with
ail possible speed. I'm sure it would
be only a duului tiliugin us. Besides
they didn'tasl, our permission or even
consult us-why should we wait for
IhersY
Now these may seem like foolish
arguments to outsiders, but there wae
pleading voice in Jeunic's heart,
much more potent even than the one
lu ner ear, and $50 viii leave @, tic