The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18

II guiI opening between us. Hereafter
her love will he all given TO another. he
will be her coniidant in troubles great
or small, our girlish days will be forgot
and will be but q memory 10 her, Il
cipher of the days Thai are gone.
/ cannot control my feelings. and with
= food of tears I clasp her TO nv heart.
exclaiming:
''Forgive my crying on your wedding
morn, dear. but it seems so hard 10 give
you 10 another, it seems impossible that
You can leave your lifelong friends TO
. follow where 4 stranger leads. Though
can but regret our parting. vet | wish
you every happiness. know that he
will be kind to yon. Always be patient,
dear. no matter how hard YOUR trials
may be. Remember lhal women, rs q
general rule. have more patience and
power OF endurance Than men, because
they have deeper faith. courage and
love. In ali things ~ husband and wife
should agree There is nothing better
and nobler than when husband and
wife. being Oi one mind, rule q house
hold. Goodbye. dear; your father ia
waiting Tor you And kissing her
again, open the door to find Mr Tracy
standing, watch in hand, waiting.
.'fou are i've minutes late,'' he saws.
smiling, Extending his arm. we go
silently down to the library, where VIII
Is waiting for his bride, the, supposed
Mollie Lorden. Mr.. Tracy escorts Mollie
as far as the door and sends her in, say
ing, ''She can explain matters best"
just AT this moment the Judge and
GeneEeive arrive They are to be the
only guests at the wedding.
The clergyman is there waiting pa.
tiently. GeDeveiye is excited and for
once in her life forgets to be languid.
IL think it's the oldest thing l ever
heard of" she SAYS, 81 can't imagine
what object there can be in not allow
ing Us to know who Mollie is marry
ing.n -s; '--- --=---..
l remind GeneYeive that patience is a
virtue, and if she will wait few mo
nents she will discover the reason.
At this moment the bridal couple en-
ter, and the judge. who was in the act
of sitting down. rises to his feet in such
q manner as would make a stranger be-
feVe that he had sat on cushion of
darning needles, He is too surprised to
make another move, so he stands
there speechless and motionless. A
faint 'Willf" is all that is heard from
Geneyeive
l. Will leads Mollie up to his father and
says: -'
! Father, this is the woman | wish TO
/. marry. Until ten minuIes ago | thought
she was Miss Gorman'S servant. | low
ed her when thought she was servant
girl working for an honest living. I
asked your consent TO our marriage and
you refused and disowned me. Now |
ind she is Mr.. Iracy's daughter. and
again ask your consent TO make her
my wife.
There is moments silence aud then
the indge SAYS, s-.s
Eyes. you can marry her. although it
looks as though it made mighty little
difference whether gave my consent OF
) not. seeing that yeu have the clergyman
here and everything prepared" And
then turning 10 MoIlie be says, God
bless you, dear. I'd rather. have you
for my daughter that any one else" and
kissing her, places her hand in Wills.
90 The Rev. Joseph Gin now steps for
wsrd. and biollie Tracy becomes Mrs.
William Mcintyre. -.--
We have merry wedding breakfast
and then Mollie puts on her neat travel
ling dress and departs for short we'd
ding tour.
=. So ends my story OF .'Aloflie Darling" :"
for, OF course, her life was happy one
--Anlen l.. 1f6tyyRy, tn catholic Home.