Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-07
'I HAVE FIXED THE WHOLE NATTER"

the young folks had fallen in love.
 That Marion would Chov her father mad not the slightest doubt. Never in hcr life had she given us moments concern. The giving up would be hard, of course, and my heart shrank from tho trial the dear child would be compelled so meet: but that she would yield h. stant submission 1 was quite sure. My face must have told the whole story, for she gave mo a keen glance as I entered her room and said:
 Don't feel bad about it, mother. I was quite sure he would say no. Did he state his obicctions?" she continued, quietly.
 "He does not like Mir. Harris profes- ion; or, at least, has no confidence in it hs means of maintenance"
 How very quiet the girl was. I looked knd wondered.
 "Does he know anything against MT. Harris character?' sho resumed.
 Certainly not" 1 answered. Il think he believes him to be 8 thorough gentle man. but lacking sufficient business en- terprise to insure your future comfort and happiness.
 were very frm--"I beg that you will say this to father: If he will prove Archibald Harris a liar, thief, a gambler, a loose society man. or a piece of one of these, will promise never to think of hlm again in this way; but upon no other condi- lions. If he is ble to do this, shall share my lovers future with him, what ever that future may be!'
 'And you will marry without your fathers consent?"
 "Yes, ma'am."
 And break my heart?''
 Marion smiled sadly, and replied:
 Don't use that weapon with me, mother, please, because under these cir rumstances it is not an honorable one. If Archie Harris is not the upright man 1 think him, want nothing of him. If there is no black mark found against him, shall marry him. If I were not to do thls, should be unworthy to be your child, because we love each other" "But your father will never forgive you-never in the whole world"
 "Let him not, then," she interrupted, as quietly as before. That matter is between him and God"
 My daughter was right and my husband was wrong. I must sympathize with one honestly and fully and oppose the other "a difficult position, and my heart failed knew, continue obduratc, and of course, after the above interview, what else could predict of Marion? A day or two after these memorable interviews we found that Mir. Harris had been very formally but vary politely re- Quested to discontinue his visits at our house.
 Grieved at this insult, Marion sought her father, but the attempt to draw him Into conversation on the subject wGs en- tirely intellectual. lie dismissed her with this "ilea in her ear" us he facctiously called 1t:
 II don't know anything against Harris | character, and Shan't trouble myself to go round hunting up his antecedents. It's I enough for me to know that he is a pauper and will always remain one. have fixed the whole matter ioryou, and now you've nothing to do fbut make love to your mother and your ugly old father for awhile. It'll do just swell, if you've only mind to think so."
 few weeks passed, and one evening found on my toilet table tho following | communication:
 | Darling mother: Don't blame me, for no other course was open to me. Would to heaven there had been. accidentally heard yesterday that Archibald was very | ill. I immediately made it my business to find out how i'll. To my utter horror and amazement, I discovered that his physician had ordered him to go either | to California or abroad. He has an acute bronchial difficulty, which the doctor de- clares will not yield in this climate. found, too, that he was delaying this trip firstly on my account, and secondly be- cause he really had not the means to de- fray the expenses of a long journey and Q protracted (perhaps) period of invalid ism. When had gleaned all the facts I came home and hunted up every jewel possessed and sold them. Yes, mother, 1 can do without jewels; but I cannot, must not, let the man I love suffer. This morning we were married q did it all my self-Archie fairly rebelled against the whole arrangement. and by the time you | receive this letter we shasi be on our way 70 California. I realized two thousand lUPEIOLSTERING