The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-04-24
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evenings ana Uney READ UOReUneT SOIue
And-well, one thing and another has led
me to think that they might be getting in
terested in each other.n
Joel did not continue the conversation
but soon betook himself to the room, half
Office and half library, where he was wont
tA retire when he had leisure for reading
or when he had some perplexing business
in meditation. He had accepted in full his
wife's revelation without thought of inves-
tigating the grounds on which it was based
His camp had been surprised; how should
he meet the foes Presently he stepped to
the shelves which lined the room, and
hastily turned over the pages of several
novels, just as lawyer might in an emer-
gency consult books with which he was al
ready familiar.
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 she give up her lover. Taken
abroad and no correspondence allowed.
No USE Takes no interest in any thing.
Rarely seen to smile. Father has to give it
up at last.
$50 should l. You don't want to break
your daughters heart, and when girl has
mind of her own, like Annie, gets it fairly
setupon any thing, you can't change it for
her by force.'
Here was another case. Young lady loved
by man of her own rank, and every thing
that he ought to be. Her friends 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
does, and then she is sure that she doesn't.
Then appears the other young man, evil
IDENTIFY an adventurer and probably Jew.
SOmn1nw hppnnlaS InfarpStad
friends solemnly warn her against him.
Then her interest increases, and she finally
marries him with her fathers reluctant
consent
And SO on.
eyes, said Joel to himself as he closed
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 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
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 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, "your
mother tells me that you and Lee Tilton
are likely to make match of it."
Annie's face was a picture-a whole pan
Drama in fact, in which astonishment in
dignation and maidenly shame were sue
cessively portrayed.
"Why, pa exclaimed Mrs Parks, 81
never said any thing of the kind
81 have no idea what you are talking
about, father said Annie, recovering her
voice, but not her self-possession.
80, you needn't be bashful about iti'
said her father with an odious chuckle
give got eyes as we'll as your moth2s', and
if | hadn't been pleased l should have
spoken before this. l 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 a 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 Pm sure I've
no cause to be 500
"Of course not, dear" replied her father
''Lee is nice young man, whether you
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
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
doesn't know it yet"
so, nonsensel'' said Joel, and then men
tally, II didn't begin minute too soon.
I'll follow that up.n
At dinner he began:
Speaking of Lee Tilton-'
so, don't father'' int rTupted Annie
''But watt 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;
i'll let him know in 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 Tightly 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 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
again, any way, it seems to me-" said An
ME, With race afiame and flashing eve. 81
don't know what makes you talk so, indeed
| DON'T
''That's the way to do it, was Joels 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 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 a rare holiday,
drove one of these primitive coaches in
which was merry party of young men
and maidens including Annie Parks In
descending the hill on the return home a
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 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,
Joel's plan would not have been complete
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