The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-12-28

no, bc my wife until he Of his own free ac-
cord ASKS you tD consent TO our union, our
happiness ia indeed far oiT.n
"uo.ho,' the Captain ChuclIcd, $50 'hc
young dog has been making mo the bug
bear all this whilc.n
And quito forgetting the young lady who
was hurrViug her preparations upstairs,
hc slipped ont at the door and sped to the
nearest telngr ph Office, whence nc dis
patched u pcrcmptory message to his son in
indianapolis
Come at once to the Grand Union Hotel,
Now York Reply"
Then lac shCcpshly returned 10 the lodg-
mg-housc, and never so much as hintcd to
the young lady the desperate step he had
taken.
Thirty hours afterwards, father and son
were clasping hands in the Office of tho
hotel
"What is it, dad,n the young man asked,
eagerly. "Nou can not tell how your tclc-
gram has upset me, for The least | thought
was that you might be sick, or IN some
scrapc or other. What in the name Of con-
science brought you TO New York"
just little matter Of business, Harry,
that's all; but felt couldn't conclude il
without YOUR assistance. In fact, there's
person now i'm the ladies' room | want you
to scc--would YOU mind stepping in there /
I'll Join you IN "a few minutes
II the clcrl, of the hotel had Chanccd 10
notice the portly figure OF his guest when
his son left hu, he would have had grave
doubts Of his sHuity, for it is not usual
for old gentlemen 10 walk about griuniug
and chucl,Iing aud every now and then slap
I,rg Their thighs IN perfect ccstacy Of un-
cottro,lahlc delight Presently he con-
qucrcd his cmo' ms and walked dcmurcly
upstairs into the ladies' rccCpuou-room.
We'll, Harry, hovss business Hayo
you and the other party come 10 tcrms"
Harry Wmtnrop sclaed his fathers hand
There was the Same glad, trustful look m
hts face the old man had missed for many a
day, and his heart thrilled with l1y to think
that al last there was no barrier between
him and his boy Harry.
IL was very quiet wedding, Tor the Cap
tain insisted on is taking place at once m
New Norl, as he argued that 1, would bc
awkward for Kate TO 20 back 10 the Orchard
Farm as a visitor; and you may bc sure
Harry offered mo- obstacles ~ his arrange
mcuts though | am free 20 confess Kate
made blushiug objection 90 the hurried
ceremony. which was SO trausparcutly iu-
sincere that lt did no. delay IL an hour
Thcn the Captain sent the young couple on
for "a wccks trip to the seaside. and started
homo % tell Martha how cficc'ualy he had
stopped those bothcrsomc letters.
There were grand doings at the Orchard
Farm From flr and near the guests had
como by boat aud carriage, under the big
apple trees louV lines Of tables wCrC spread
with snowy cloths and laden with the choic-
est viands, on the lawn the village band
played making up IN energy what they
lacked In science; and from the illg-polc on
the summcr-housc yards Of gay bunting
tuttcrCd in The gentle breeze. For ON this
day Harry winthrop was bringing home
his bride.
But question IL al the bri'ht speeches
and all the Tcy music were half "a sweet TO
his father as the hidcrus screams of the
steam whistles from the passing vessels
with which his brother captains salutcd
their happy old comradc
And Kate. "a she hangs ON her husbands
arm and gagcs on the fair sccuc whispers:
"Thc wounds are healed at last. Harry. and
Tor al the long years to conc there shall bc
In our lives M North and uo South"
But Daniel Ninthrup's mind was not just
] now devoted 90 tho glorics Of steam-whss-