St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-01-20

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is good woman-as good as beau
. titul. A triie too old for you, ii
my only objection"
Another week went by, and ther
} another letter came, in which, re-
, ferring to the widow. the old man
: said:
: II an astonished at your extra.
5 ordinary good judgment in such q
matter. The more I see the lady
the better I am pleased. She is a
most excellent lady in every re-
spect. A trife too old for you, is
my only objection"
Good p said Dick to himself. 81
guess / will stay a week on my own
account, now that the business is
cleared up, and do London. The
old gentleman seems to be we'll
pleased, and I guess by the time I
get home bis only objection will be
overcome. Not that / care straw
for his opinion one way or the other,
but peace is preferable to war at
any time"
And taking q picture from his
pocket, he embraced it most affec-
tionately.
So Dick remained another week,
and did London thoroughly. On
the day before he was to have sail
ed for home he received another
letter from his father, saying:
MY DEAR BoY-I never was
more pleased with a woman in all
my life. She is an angel. I don't
wonder at you loving her. She is
pure, honest, everything that you
imagine her to be- but she can
never marry you. It is impossible.
I don't like to be severe, but it can
never be. The truth is. Dick, she
has become my wife. Don't be 81
fool now, but come home at once. |
A trife too old for you, was my only !
objection. Your affectionate father, |
'RIcHARD HALLIDAY"
To say that Dick was enrageL,
would but family describe his feel
ings; he fairly boiled. He wrote
Immediately to his father, telling
him:
"In the future your foreign busi-
ness can go to the d. and your
home interests, too"
Then, after drawing good sum
OF money, he started for the con.
tinent.
For two years he wandered from
place to place, and at the end of
that time found himself in Paris.
Here he fortunately fell in with an
acquaintance he had mads while in
London, who had since married,
and was then doing business in
Paris.
At his friends house, one even
ing, he was introduced to an Ameri-
can young lady, of whom he became
enamored at first sight.
The young lady, Miss Julia Kent
ridge by name, was to start for New
York in few days, and, on hear
ing this, Dick engaged passage on
the same steamer. The voyage was
a pleasant one. and before they ar
rived at Sandy Hook, Miss Julia
had promised that. with her moth
er's consent, she would become
Dicks wife. When rhey reached
the city, the young lady found a
carriage in waiting for her, and
Dick, having determined not to en-
ter his fathers house, for the prss-
ent at least, went direct to an OBJ
scurs hotel. II
The next day he mounted the
steps OF the Madison Avenue man
sion and rang the bell. A servant !
ushered him into the parlor, and
shortly after Miss Ksntridge en-
tered. Il
/. When they had greeted each
other, after the usual manner of 1
lovers, Julia said:
"If you will excuse NE for q mo- /
nens, Richard, / will go and inform e
my mother that you have come" Il
Dick was sitting under a window 6
out, and did not notice her.
return until she nid:
"Mr. HallidA3Sao me to" =
Dick turned e The sound of her
voice, ready 10 appear ut his best, &
but be started back, fairly thunder i
struck, for there before him stood Y
The late widow-his fathers wife. p
u really he gasped, "I--that .
IS. ] did not" Il
"Ci course you did not" said the {
Iady. helping Tim out. "Hov could
Yonf But hexa is vonr father II