The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-13
FOR LOVE or HIM.

loved Dora Morton from tho first
Not Only for her pretty brown eyes
wavy golden hair. and trim little figure
but for her kind heort and amiable dir
position rs Well You might look thu
world over from one end 10 the other
and never find girl b compare with
Dora, either IN point u beauty OF
sweetness Of disposition,
Dora loved me too She not only
said 30, but her every action clearly
showed It; and everybody in tho town
said was remarkably fortunate being
but poor young doctor 10 win the
love OF such n girl. who could have had
her pick from the best in the hand, ~
her father was the wealthiest man In all
she country round,
fully appreciated my good fortune,
and was happy accordingly. But my
happiness was not 10 be Of long dura-
ton. and the course Of the love that
had erg while run so smooth, was dos-
tined ~ become exceedingly rough.
About this timo Ralph Clayton. a
wealthy merchant Of high standing,
met and lost his heart 10 Dora, and boz
came constant visitor nt her homo.
While was assured Of Dora's love
and esteem, ! was positive that her
father held quite different opinion Of
me- and he soon made IL evident that
my attentions to hiS daughter were dis
tasteful 30 him.
He always welcomed CLAYTON warm
~. and bestowed upon him every atten-
81 4 -tsI Il.
poitcnoss. All, money Is wonderful
powerl
Clayton was pOmpous man, some
hall dozen years my senior, and. on ac-
count Of my inferior financial position
m Tho world. ho always treated mo with
considerable condcsconsion.
Ono day, as We returned together
nom visit 10 The Merton mansion, he
said 20 me:
Conway, think Dora Merton ono Of
the nieos, girls ever met She would
make q model wife and ! um going 10
marry hur. What do you think Of ltPn
why ! replied while tho hot blood
rushed to my lace IL think sho will
never be your wife, because she loves
and IL engaged 20 me,
"Oh, that is nothing he eoolly an
swercd, "hor father approves Of me,
and, II is very plain, desires mo for
son-in-law; but you he doesn't like at
all Dora rs very obedient ana dutiful
girl, and do not think the old man
will have any trouble 1T all in Cunning
her consent tu marry me,
''l}uL snid |, "would you marry
woman who does not love YOU, and
whose heart is another'sp'
That, replied be-, ''is n small mat
ter. Love doesn't amount 10 much
Nhcro There is plenty OF ucre | could
teach her, think 10 esteem me in
time
had always dislkrd the man; now |
fairly desplsod him, and it was with n
mighty effort that | restrained myself
from striking HIM.
Dora had always been in the habit of |
meeting me, when called. under n
spreading map'c-trco somo distance |
from the house The next day after my |
conversation with Clayton, went to
see her aud she met me ut the usual |
place. After few commonplace re- |
marks, | told her what Ralph Clayton
had said to mo.
"Oh. Paul. she exclaimed II fer |
vently pray that my father viii not de-
sire me to marry that mani For, Paul, |
do not love him cannot love hia
but, II my father bids me marry him, | |
dare not disoboy But let us pray that |
he will not make any such request, for |
love You, Paul-ouly youl aud be-
lieye | should die IL we were separaedp'
While | did not exactly like the way
she replied, could not find the heart to
be- angry with her, for | really believed
she loved me. So | folded her in my
arms and warmly kissed her, aud as
sured her OF my trust in her
returned TO the village feeling every
way hut buoyant, and passed q restless,
sleepless night
A few days after that | received
note from old Mr.. Merton. also one
from Dora The old man in few
words informed me that his daughter
was soon to marry Ralph Clayton, and
babe me discontinue my attentions to
her
Dora wrote me fearful little note,
returning the ring had given her and
saying she loved only me- but duty and
Obedience 10 her father compelled her to
renounce me, and marry MIR. Clayton;
that she thought it best never to see me
again. and closed by beseeehing me 10
forgive her.
Neither Of them stated when the mar
rage was to take place, and | took no
particular pains 20 find out That night
/ entered \ train bound for distant
town, where / intended to locate and
strive to forget the heartless girl. as
then thought her. who had treated me
- cruelty,
did well In my new home, and
though the wound in my heart was
past healing, it was not so sore as at
first; time in measure had deadened
the pain.
A year and more had gone by and in
all that time had never had any It'd
iugs from Dora