The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-22

redQy familiar.
! Yes, here were plenty of cases. Here wa
the girl of high social position, the daughte
| of Duke, who becomes enAmored OF tn
poor young commoner. II father inter
| feres Girl viii not diSobes her father, bu
neither will she give up he.' lover Iakei
| abroad and no correspondence allowed
| No use. Takes no interest in any thing
| Rarely seen to smile. Father has to give
up at last. .,
''Of course be does" soliloquised Joel
| $50 should l. You don't want to breal
your daughters heart. and when girl ha
q mind Of her own, like Annie, gets it fairly
setupon any thing, you can't change 1t To-
| her by force"
| Here was another case. Young lady LOVED
| by a man of her own rank, and every thinG
| that he ought to be. Her friends plead witt
| her in his behalf sound his praises. auc
| faithfully argue with her about her duty
| She fears that she doesn't love him quite
enough. They try to persuade her that she
| does and then she is sure that sac doesn' {
| IDENTIFY an adYentUrer and probably Jew
| Somehow she becomes interested. and heI
! friends SOlemnly warn her against him
Then her interest increases, and she finally
maTries him with her fathers reluctant
consent.
! And so on.
eyes, said Joel to himself as he closed Q
| book, 1.-The doctor is right. The girl in the
story always has her own way, and the
more they oppose her the more she has it
| But dear me; they go to work exactly
wrong. Don't make any allowance for tbs
perverSity of human nature. They fill tn
girls ears with praises of the right one till
she's tired and sick of him, and keep heI
thinking about the wrong one, by forbid.
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 a plan
for managing his daughter
He began operations at breakfast the
next morning.
''Annic." he said in his blandest tones
and with his most beaming smile, ''youI
mother tells me that you and Lee Tilton
are likely TO make match of it."
Annie's face was picture-a whole pan
Drama in fact, in which aStOniShment, III
dignation and maidenly shame were sue
cessively portrayed.
why, pa" exclaimed Mrs. PARKS, 81
never said any thing of the kind"
Il have no idea what you are talking
about, father" said Annie, recovering her
voice, but not her possession.
so, you needn't be bashful about it,
said her father with an Odious chuckle,
I've got eyes as well as your mother, AMI
if / hadn't been pleased l should have
spoken before this. | like your choice,
Annie, if Lee is your choice"
In spite of herself the tears started to
Annie's eyes.
IL think you are too bad, papa; Mr.. Til
ton and are good friends, of course: but
he never said q word to me that all the
world mightn't hear, and | don't know
what puts such 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 a nice young man, whether you
take him or not" and SO saving he rose
from the table and took his departure.
Shouldn't be surprised if | 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. The poor girl was dret-
fully put out. She has been talking about
il all day and telling me every thing that
they ever said when they were together.
l think she likes him and he her, but she
doesn't know it yet"
20, nonSense!' said Joel, and then men
tally, II didn't begin minute too soon.
I'll follow that up"
At dinner he began:
Speaking of Lee Tilton-"
80, don't fatherl'' int TTupted 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 if he had the
least hint-nOw just wait till I'm through;
if | let him know in roundabout way that
Pm 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.
Once married he would settle down as sober
and steady going as a man fifty years old.
And | could make business man of him,
for lie would do just as told him.
Father, promise me that you will never
say a word to him, or l will never willingly
see him again. l never want to see him
again, any way, it seems TO me-" said An
ME, with face aflame and flashing eye. Il
don't know what makes you talk SO, indeed
| 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 this
some of the young people had 4 picnic in
the beautiful grove which crowns the
highest of Redfield's seven hills, and Just
for fun" the journey was made in hay
racks Lee Tilton, who had rare holiday,
drove one of these primitive coaches IN
which was a merry party of young men
and maidenS including Annie Parks. In
descending the hill on the return home
break in the harness gave Lee an OppOr-
tunity to show his bravery and GOODNESS,
which he promptly accepted He stood by
his post like the typical engineer, and he
had the satisfaction of saving his paSsen-
gers from harm, and of being crowned
hero. In describing the adventure to her
mother Annie did ample justice to Lees
deserts, and spoke of him as the preServer
of the whole party; but she had little to
say before her father. Joel thought that
this was hardly a good omen, but he
courageously returned to the charge For
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-on
these the changes were rung until even
Mrs. Parks grew tired of the theme. and
Annie was led to declare that ''she didn't
believe there had been any danger at all /;
she wished the old cart had been allowed to
go to the bottom of the hill, any way,
JoePs plan would not have been complete
had it not included bringing an acceptable
suitor into the field. A Boston business
friend of his. Mr.. Morton, had a son Will
lam vino had just been admitted to- the bar,
and who, in JoefS opinion. would be a suit
able match for his daughter He was
handsome and bright, and at least he would
do to beat Lee Tilton with. For Mr. Parks
had become much more interested in his
plan in the mere question of his daughters
future. So on visit to the city he had
called upon the MortonS and sugge sted that
the young man should begin his legal career
in Rsdfield, promising to give him some
business. The proposition was finally ac-
cepted, and William Morton became an
object of interest in Redfeld.
In due course he made the acquaintance
of Miss Annie, and she liked his society, as
indeed every one did. Her father, who had
concealed his agency in establishing Morton
in Redfield. spoke of him rather slightingly
in the family circle, and compared him
with Lee, much to the latter's advantage
He was delighted one day to meet Annie
returning from little horseback excursion
with the lawyer, but he put on a look of
concern, and at the first opportunity he
gave her a word of caution.
''Young Morton is no doubt well enough
in his way, my dear" he said, though he