The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-16
Selerf Story.
CONQUERED.

It might be sad Of old Sam Sladger
that his counting. house was bis temple,
mia desk was his altar, his ledger was his
Bible. and his money was his god. Next
to his money be loved his only child, bis
daughter Julia.
One could hardly realize that Julia was
his daughter, or even that she bore the
.unronantic name OF Slsdger. She was
beautiful. well-bred and accomplished,
and was sweetly winning in manner.
O.d Sam had determined that Julia
should we'd his friend Alderman Chosz'e,
who was worth mint Of money and
would be mayor at no distant day. II
was an excellent match from every point
oil view except one-Julia's. Julia
would have nothing tc do With Chozze,
much less would she marry him. The
matter was often debated between father
and daughter, II that can be called de-
bate which was ell command and low
voiced argument on the one side, and
all tears and silent obstinacy on the 9TH
er.
Had Chczz'e had no favored rival in
the field it is possible the poor girl might
have been buIlied into accepting him.
But there was a rival; he Was an artist ;
he Was very poor; he was complete
fsilure in bis profession; be was exceed
inely romantic, and his name was Van
d. leur de We're. Any one must see at
OF ce that these we're quite good and suf
ticient reasons for anv young woman
falling in love with him. At any rate
hey were quite sufficient for Julia
AT last Chczzle became too much for
Julia, even though she wasn't married to
him. Her life seemed all Chozzle. Her
father served him up at breakfast, at din
ner and between meals At last this in
cessant Cue z lie diet, as ii may be called,
became intolerable; go Julia went out
one ine morning and married Vandeleur
de We're according to q prearranged
plan. 4se
.Now, IL there was one man old San
objected to more strongly than another
IL was Vsndeleur de We're. He branded
him, with 6ne scorn.a as 'one OF them goof
Tor nothing, ascelic fellows'--bv which
he was understood to mean the grea
a,he,ic brotherhood in general. Wien
therefore, be received letter from BIZ
daughter, putting him in possession o
the state OF affairs. imploring forgiveness
for herself AID darling Van,' the or
mans feelings may to use q novel phrase
be hetter imsgined than described.
In their rooms 10 back styeet. Mr.
and Mrs Vandeleur de Veie awaited th,
outraged parents reply with q good des
Of anxiety. They did not expect that b.
would come around all at opce-tha
would be too much; but they did hop
that he would. after his 6rst q. OF pas
sion, accept the inevitable and bis son
in-laW.
But they we're soon undeceived-no
quite 80 soon, however, as might bav,
been sepposed, for tso days elapsed be
fore o letter made it's appearance, bear
| ing on ths cover the stiff, awkward writ
ing OF Samuel Sladger. When it d:s
come the young couple found. 1t yer!
b, lei end to the point. Itwas addressed
10 Ms v. de We're, and ran as follows
MADAM: Your favor Of the 4 b in
slant to hand, and contents noted. Al
YOU have made your bed, so must 20,
and your vagahond lie. You have no
broke my, heart by your wicked and dis
graceful conduct, hut you have closed !
sgsinst you forever. am man OF m.
word; that you know we'll, l cast yo'
of; / disown you as daughter; for
bid You or your NJ. de We're to set foo
In my house under any pretense what
ever, and l tell you now. once for all tina
YOU shall never have even one penn
piece. or the value OF II, from me. !
will be quite useless to. write to me, a
all your letters will he returned unopeu
ed :. -s ~ SAMUEL SLADGER."
Writing TO the obdurate old man unde
these circumstances was certainly for
lorn hope, but the young people di'
write-mo,e than once, aud each tim
the letter was returned unopened.
To do Julia and her husband justlc
they bore up under their misfortune
pluckily Van painted BY the perch, roo,
and acre, but the pictures would not sell
By the time all Julia's trinkets had hee
turned into money, and actual starvation
was staring the young couple in the fac
for dealers and art shnp-keeper
wouldn't even look at poor Vans pro
auctions nnw-the landlady who wa
anxious about the rent, which was rap
div falling in arrears, volunteered in thi
4 Ito Julia-very mysterious piece OF ad
avice;