Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-20

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his daughter wrote that she had obtained
her mothers consent 10 be married pri
Fately IN London, and that her mother
/ would make an excuse and ACCOMPANY
her to town on day named in the follow
ing week, when the ceremony could BIZ
performed. This was the gist OF the let
Ter, winch contained illusions from which
MI. PARADISE gathered, with rage and as
constituent, that the lovers had recently
met ana become reconciled, and that hi:
Wlie nad c0nnlyed at, if not actually sug
gested, the renewal of their attachment
what lnfuriated him above everything
else was that, Judging from certain ex
pressions IN his daughters letter, young
Bdlbernle seemed b. no means overawed
Dy MN, and one would have imagined that
Balbernle was the rich man and he the
poor one.
10 say that old Mr.. Paradise fOamed al
the mouth with rage and indignation
would hardly be an exaggeration. His
daughters dlsobedience, his wite's treach.
cry and young Balbernie's calm contempt
Tor his parental authority rendered him
| literally furious. He put the letter in his
pocket and hurried toward the house as
fast as his legs could carry him, bursting
10 give vent to his pent up feelings. But.
ON arriving there, be found neighb0r's
carriage at the door as well as his own,
/ rms reminded him that he was due at the
local bench, of which, for the time being,
ne was chairman, and the recollection OF
ms Judicial Importance helped to soothe
/ his angry agitation. 1t occurred to him.
4 too, that he could not very well reproach
his wife anu daughter before visitors, but
! his lmpatience Was so great that he could
not bear the idea of sitting his wrath I'M
til his guests had departed. He, there
Tore, wisely resolved to keep his magiste-
RAJ engagement and reserve the scene
with his wife until his return.
1t was observed at the local bench that
morning that remarkable change came
over the worshipful chairman in the course
oil the proceedings. At the opening of the
court there was a look of suppressed irri-
tatl0n upon his brow which BODIED i'll for
the unfortunate prisoners who were to
come before him. But, half an hour later,
he suddenly recovered from his i'll humor
and for the rest of the day his demeanor
was, for him, quite amiable and inoffen-
slYe. The cause of this phenomenon was
that during short pause which ensued
between one case and another, brother
magistrate had whispered to him behind
his hand:
Il say, Paradisel Do you recollect that
young Balbernie who introduced you to
last SUMMER"
Yes, do" he returned, shortly.
'Haye you heard he has come in for a
iortune-nearly half million, they say"
Really, now? How do you know 2" in
CURED old MIR. Paradise, quickly.
Il saw 1t announced in "a Scotch paper,
but / had heard it before. An uncle died
and left him everything. by the by, |
heard he was spooneY on your daughter,
Paradise"
The next case being then called on. Mr..
Paradise was spared the necessity OF re-
plying to this awkward remark. The
news fairly took his breath away; but,
though he could hardly realize it, it had
the effect of banIshing his evil temper.
lie had an uncomfortable feeling that he
had made fool of himself but, on the
other hand, the discovery that his daugh-
ter and young BalbGrnie had come togetb-
er again was now a great reliet to him.
instead OF source OF anger and indigna-
uOn. now the that young man was wealthy,
even compared with himselI-though, to |
be sure, ne still had the satisfaction of
feeling that he could "buy up' his future
son-in-laW # he Chose-he saw no posi- |
bic objection to the marriage, He had no |
particular prejudice against Young Bal /
bernie personally, but rather the reverse
and it was satisfactory to find that he /
could, after all, honestly approve of his /
daughters choice.
Having got what particulars his brother |
magistrate could furnish OF young BaIber- |
MES good fortune, Mr.. Paradise returned |
home III the best possible spirits, IN joy- /
ful anticipation OF the agreeable task of T
Withdrawing his opposition to his child's /
wishes, and bringing about the marriage 7
without delay. But he was Il shrewd old /
gentleman, and, during the drive home, it /
occurred TO him that upon the whole it (
might be wiser, under the circumstances, +
not to volunteer his consent. I
He had not much delicacy, Of feel /
ing, but he could not ignore the
fact that his sudden change OF front .
would be attributed to its true motive. I
Moreover, il was possible that his future I
being now rich and indepen
dent, might refuse 10 be married under
his auspices, and it would be awkward ii I
the young man should publicly display his
resentment. Upon consideration, there
fore, he resolved to allow the conspiracy
which he had discovered to take its
course. There was a something in the
notion when tickled his sense OF humor;
and the prospect OF quietly looking on
while his wife and daughter imagined he
was ignorant Of their proceedings
promised to afford him amusement.
7" hen the marriage had taken place, ne
would be able t" NAY the part Of mag
unanimous and forgiving parent, while his
neighbors would not be able to accuse
him of having brought about the MARI age
ed circumstances.
Old Mr.. Paradise thought himself very
clever indeed, when he had arrive at this
and chuckled good deal
at ms own acuteness. lie first posted the
letter, which he had fortunately opened III
a manner that he was able to seal ana
without leaving any conspicuous trace OF
having been tempered with. lie also took
the precautiOn to bride his daughters
md k1H rho CafiGtanf.nn at InlTnInW
that she had not mentioned that he had
intercepted the letter. These prelimlna-
ries beng arranged, there was nothing
further for him to do but quietly to await
the issue of the conspiracy lie went up I
to town, however, and having looked up /
at his club the Scotch paper |
which his neighbOr had referred TO, he
paid a visit to his lawyer, With this eX-
Cepton he never stirred from home dur
ing the next ten days, but was highly |
amused by observing the nervousness ana /
agitation of his Wift-and daughter. lie |
often felt strongly tempted 10 mention /
Young Balbernie's name Tor the purpose /
Of enjoying their CONSERVATION, but he re- +
Trained from doing so from his anxiety not /
to give the slightest ground for suspicion /
that he guessed what was in the wind. I
Besides, he was sufficiently diverted by |
watching the secret preparations which |
were going forward. He derived grim |
sort of satisfaction, in the midst OF his /
good humor, from his poor wite's trem- |
uIous eagerness 10 appear calm and UNI
concerned. Ii was evident that her con- |
science sm0te her severely for her disloy-
atty, and she was thoroughlycowed at the |
prospect of incurring his anger and IN /
dignation. His daughter, on the other /
hand, had an air OF quiet determination,
in spite of natural trepidation. which inn
pressed Mr.. Paradise with the conviction
that perhaps, after all, his poor wife, in
giving her countenance and support to
the conspiracy, was only acting as she
thought for the best in desperate situa-
ton.
When the day fixed for the wedding ar
rived, Mr.. Paradise started off early in
the morning for a neighboring town,
whence he proposed, Though he gave no
hint OF his intention, TO travel to London.
He had learned from his daughter letter
the name of the church where the cere
mony was to take place, and be Intended
TO be present as a spectator if he could
creep in unobserYed. His wife has men,
toned that she was going to take Ethel
to London for a days shopping, and he
had grayely accepted the announcement,
while secretly laughing in his sleeve. Ii
is possible, had he known nothing, his