The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-01-12

a delightful evening the son said:
"What do you say, father y
"Give me time, my boy, give me
time,H was the reply.
The next day bat one Dick started
for London. The weather was fair.
the passage u prosperous one and
be reached his destination safe aud
sound. He found the business in a
terrible state, aud had his hands
aud mind tully occupied aud week
slipped by. Que morning he re-
ceived a letter from his father, a
portion of which ran AS follows:
"Concerniug the widow, | ain
well pleased with your choice. She
is a good woman--as good AS bean-
titul. A trihe too old for you is my
only objection
Another week went by and
another letter came, in which,
speaking OF the widow, the old man
said:
al am astonlshed at your extra.
ordinary good judgment IN such a
matter. The more | see the lady
the better | am pleased. She is a
most excellent lady in every res
pect. A trlAe too old Tor you is my
only objectiou."
"Gool r said Dick to hip:self. al
guess | will stay a week on my own
account, now that the business Is
cleared up, aud do London. The
old gentleman seems TO be well
pleased, and guess by the time |
ct home his ouly objection will
have been overcome. Not that
care u straw tor his opinion one
way or the other, but peace is pre-.
ferable to war at any time"
Aud taking a picture from his
pocket, he embraced 1t most aflec-
tionately.
SO Dick remained another week,
aud did London thoroughly. On
the day before be WAS to have sailed
for home he received another letter
from his father, saying:
My DEAR BoY-l never was
more pleased with u woman In all
my life. She is an angel. l don't
wonder at you loving her. She is
pure, honest, everything you mag.
inc her to be, but she can never
marry You. 1t is impossible. |
don't like to be. too severe, but II
can never be. The truth il, Dick,
she has become my wife. Don't be
u fool now, hut come home ut once,
A tritle too old was my ouly obiec.
tion. Your uffectionate father,
RICHARD HALLIDAY
To say that Dick was euraged
would but family describe his feel
ings; heialrly boiled. He wrote
Immediately to bis father telling
him 4:
"In the future your foreign busl.
ness may 60 to tho d, and
your home interests, too"
Then, after drawing good sum
of money, he started for the CONT
nent.
For two years he wandered from
place to place, and at the end of
that time found himself IN Paris.
Here he fortunately tell in with an
acquaintance he had made while In
london, and who had since married,
and was then doing business In
Paris.
At his friends bonse one evening,
be was introduced to an American
young lady of whom he became
enamored at first sight.
The young lady, Miss Julia Ken.
fridge by name, WAS to start for
New York in u lew days, aud, on
! hearing this, Dick engaged passage
on the same steamer. The voyage
was a pleasant one, and before they
arrived at Sandy Hook, Miss Julia
had promised that, with her mo-
theirs consent, she would become
Dicks wife. When they reached
the city, the young lady found a
carriage in waiting for her, and
Dick, having detefmi led not TO Ell.
ter his fathers house, for the present
ut least, went direct to an obscure
hotel.
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 Kentridge en-
tered.
When they bad greeted each 9TH
er after the usual manner of lovers,
Julia said:
at you will excuse me Tor mo.
ment, Richard, | will go and inform
my mother that you have Gomez
Dick was sitting under window
looking out, and did not notice her
return till she said:
"Mr. Halliday, allow me To-"
Dick turned ut the sound OF her
voice, ready to appear at bis best,
but he staggere,s back f'irly thun.
derstruck, for there behind him
stood the late widow--his fathers
wife.
II really" he gasped, "I-thal
is, did not"
"Of course you did mott said the
lady helping him out. allow could
you But here il your father"
"Yes, here / am, Dick, my boy
cried the old gentleman, rushing In
allow are you, lad, how are you n
They shocks hands cordially, and
the old man said:
"Dick. my lad. you're trapped-