Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-07-13

vas my Ionly objection. Your sffec
tionate father. RIcHARD HALLIDAY.
To say that Dick was enraged would
but family describe his feelings; b
fairly boiled. He wrote immedistel,
10 his father telling him: ain the fu
ture your foreign business may 60 Il
the devil, and your home interests
too" Then, after drawing good sun
of money, be started for the continent
For two yesrsh he wandered from
place TO place, and at the end OF thai
time found himself in Paris. Here he
fortunately fell in with an acqusint'
ance he had made while in London,
and who had since married, and was
then doing business in Paris.
AT his friend g house, one evening.
he was introduced to an American
young lady Of whom he became enam.
ored OF first sihgt.
His old sore had been gradually J
healing for some time, but then, so to
speak, il broke out in new place and
became ten times more virulent thar
before as
This young lady, Miss Julia Ken
fridge by name, was to start for New
York in q few days, and on hearing
this, Dick engaged passage on the
steamer. The voyage was pleasant
one and before they arrived at Sandy
Hook, Miss Julia had promised that
with her mothers consent she would
become Dicks wife. When they
reached the city the young lady found
a carriage in waiting for her, and Dick
having determined not to enter his
fathers house, for the present at least,
when direct to an obscure hotel.
The next day he mounted the steps
of stately Madison-av mansion .and
rang the bell. A servant ushered him
into the parlor, and shortly after en-
tered MISS Kentridge.
When they had greeted each other
after the usual manner of lovers Julia
said:
.If YOU will excuse me for a mo-
ment, Richard, | will 20 and inform
my mother that you have come. :"
Dick was seated under window look
ing out, and:did not notice her return
till she said:
"Mr Halliday, allow me to-"
Dick had turned at the sound of her
voice, ready to appear at his best, but
he staggeredback fairly thunderstruck,
for there before him stood the late
fathers wife.
II really" he gasped. that is
| did not"
"Of course you did not" said the
lady. helping him out. elbow could
you? But here is your father"
eyes, here l am, Dick, my boy"
cried the old gentleman, rushing in.
How are you, lad, how are your
They shook hands cordially, and the
old man said:
"Dick, my lad, you're trapped
you're ensnared. My wife and l were
IN Paris to bring Julia home, and
when she told us Of her meeting with
you, we just put our heads together to
make a match Of it. We came over
With YOU on the same steamer. y
Really though" said Dick, ad
.ressing his stepmother, "When I
leard you speaking Of your daughter
'elng at school, imagined her to be a
title girl, nota young lady!'
ooh, mol / was married to Mr.. Ken.
ridge when quite young, and Julia is
low 49,"
'lve no objection this time, lad,
lone at ALL A trifle too old was my
bjection before you know, ha! hal"
nd he went off in a fit of laughing
hat nearly choked him.
After dinner, while they were lin
.ering over their wine' the old gen
leman said:
"Well, Dick, our foreign business is
.oing to the bad, sure enough, and
hink the best thing you can do IS to
marry at once and take your bride
broad and look after it, I did not
sll the old house when ! bought this
ne, and upon your return I will have
ready for you to occupy"
And thus it was arranged.
The house of Halliday & Son still
and the children, grand
hilnren and what not bearing that
anne, for their relationship is rather
liked, are numerous.