The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-21

Inc shslvss which lined che room, and
hastily turned over the pages of several
gsnSy consSit books Nth Which he was al
Yes, here were plenty Of cases. Here was
the girl Of high social position, the daughter
OF Duke, who becomes enamored OF the
poor young commoner The father inter
feres. Girl will not disobey her father, but
neither will abe eivs up her lover Taken
No use. Takes no. interest in any thing.
Rarely seen TO smile. Father has to give II
"Of courss he does" soliloquised Joel;
your on % daughters heart, and when a girl has
q mind Of her own, like Annie, gets it fairly
set upon any thing, you can't change it for
Here was another case. Young lady loved
that he ought to be. Herfriends plead With
her in his behalf, sound his praises. and
faithfully argue with her about her duty.
She fears that she doesn't love him quite
enough. They try to persuade her that she
Then appears the other young man, evil
IDENTIFY an adventurer and probably jew.
Somehow she becomes Interested and her
friends solemnly warn her against him.
Then her interest increases And she finally
consent.
sYea" said Joel to himself, as he closed a
book, sthe DOCTOR is right. The girl in the
story elways has her own way, and the
Bat df ey 70 se S work she .asss hss
wrong. DOM make any allowance for the
perversity OF human nature. They fill the
girls ears with praises Of the right one till
she's tired and sick Of him, and keep her
AIxf hi boss
ding her to think Of him at ali. The way
to do it is to turn the thing end for end" :
And in accordance with this reflection,
Joel, before he slept, had outlined plan
for managing his daughter. I'D
He began operations at breakfast the
ne. "Annis, " Ss said N his blsndest tones
and with his most beaming smile, ''your
mother tells me that you and Lee Tilton
are likely to make match of it." fs
Anrie's face was picture-a whole PAN
Drama intact, in which astonishment, in
dignation and maidenly shame were sue
cessively portrayed.
why, pa" exclaimed Mrs. Parks, II
1i Il have ave % no idea % What i's you % are talking
about, father" said Annie, recovering her
voice, but not her lf-possession.
20. you needn't be bashful about itw
said her father with an odious chuckle,
II / hadn't been pleased I should have
spoken before this. / like your choice,
Annie, II Lee is your choice"
In spite Of herself the tears started to
II think you are too bad, papa; Mr.. Til
he never said . word to me that all the
world mightn't hear, and ! don't know
what puts such q thought into your head.
You make me ashamed, and I'm sure I've
no cause to be so." ~
"Of course not, dear" replied her father.
| "Lee Is q nice young man, whether you
| take him or not" and SO saying he rose
from the table and took his departure.
] shouldn't be surprised il | had nipped
| that thing in the bud already" thought he
as he walked down the street.
When he came home to dinner his wife
| said: "Joel, I'm sorry you said what you
did at breakfast Tho poor girl was dret
fully put out. She has been talking about
it all day and telling me every thing that
they ever said when they were together
! think she likes him and he her, but she
80, nonsense!' said Joel, and then men.
tally, II didn't begin q minute too soon
I'll follow that up.h
At dinner he began:
| "Speaking of Lee Tilton-"
| 20, don't father!" interrupted Annie.
"But wait, my dear, let me speak. I'm
not trying to influence you. OF course Lee
hasn't spoken yet, and wouldn't unless he
thought was willing. But il he had the
least hint-lnow just wait till I'm through
II l let him know in q roundabout way that
I'm willing, he'd::speak soon enough. Why
shouldn't he be willing to marry the pretti
est girl and the richest girl in this village
And let me tell you, Lee Tilton is a nice
young man. Nothing Eighty about him
and steady going as man fifty years old
And could make business man Of him
for he would do just as told him."
"Father, promise me that you will never
say word to him, or will never willingly
see him again. never want to see him
nie, with face ahame and flashing eye. 81
don't know what makes you talk SO, indeed
I don't"
''That's the way to do it," was Joel's in
| ward comment, many times repeated dur
| ing the rest Of the day.
But circumstances were not apparently
wholly in his favor. A few days after thfa
some Of the young people had picnic In
the beautiful grove which crowns the
highest of Redheld's seven hills, and 'sjust
aun ss o gss ssa rsIs boa:y IN aa:
drove one Of these primitive coaches In
which was merry party Of young mon
and maidens including Annie Parks. In
descending the hill on the return home q
break in the harness r.; g gave Lee . an aoop oppor'
1 SoOAAA0oSl
which he promptly accepted. He stood by
his post Ike - typical engineer, and be
had the NAt&Action Of saving his passen-
gers froIAx xkaxh,. and of being crowned q
hero. In Describing the adventure to hel
mother Annie did ample justice TO Lee'i
deserts, and spoke of him a. the preserveI
Of the whole party; but she had little tc
say before her father. joel thought that
this was hardly . good omen, but he be
two or three days he would talk Of nothing
else but Lees heroic act. His wonderful
presence of mind, his sublime courage, the
deep and lastinG gratitude due him-ou
these the changog were rupe unttl oven
Mrs. Parks rev tired OF The theme, ant
Annie was I'D to declare that ''she didn'
believe there had BEEN any danger at all
go te the bottom of The hill' any way.
,loels plan would not have been complet'
had it not included bringing an acceptabl,
suttor into the hsld. a Boston busines,
friend ofhis, q Mr.. Morton, had SON Will
lam who had just been admitted to the bar
and who, in Joel's opinion, would be suit
able match for his daughter. He wa
handsome and bright, and at least he woult
do TO beat Lee Tilton With. For Mr.. Park
he'd become much more Interested in hi
plan In the more question Of his daughter
future. So on . visit to the city he hal
esiled upon the Mortons and suggested tha
the young man should begin his legal care0
In Rsdfeld, promising TO give him som,
business. The proposition was finally &C
cepted, and Wlllism Norton became .,
object ofinterest In Redheld.
In due course he made the acquaintanc'
Of Miss Annie, and she liked his society, q
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