Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-08-30
DAISY'S FARM.

Daisy was engaged, and her betrothed
was receiving the merry congratulations
of the family, consisting of her uncle, her
aunt, and nearly round dozen of cous-
ms.
Wharton Hill, a young lawyer, slowly
winning name and fame in his profession,
was being vigorously handshaken and
noisily welcomed by the Truemans when
Ned exclaimed:
perhaps you didn't know that Daisy
was an heiress, Wharton%
"Ned-don't!' said Daisy, reproach-
fully.
"A landed proprietress," cried Tom.
Il don't refer to the paltry six hundred
year she draws from her fathers es-
tate, but to her own property"
"Her farm, in fact!" cried Sue.
"Yes; her farm" echoed Ned, coming
to the front once more. when you are
tired of the law you can start gentleman
farming upon your country seat.
Afterthey were all gone, having jested
long time on this subject, Wharton
was surprised to see tears in Daisy's soft
brown eyes.
"What is it, darling?" he asked.
"They don't mean to hurt my feelings" :"
Daisy said gently, but they will jest
about my farm, and-and-I don't like
it,"
"Then you really own farm?"
at is not valuable possession, as you
will see when l tell you about it. When
| was baby, soon after mamma died, l
was very ill, and the doctors advised my
father to send me to the country for a
change of air. There was an old servant
of fathers family, who had married a
farmer and was left widow with a
small farm.
"Such farm, Wharton! The house
has only three rooms, and looks as if a
high wind would utterly demolish it:
the land is so poor that it is slow starva-
ton to cultivate it, But it was all the
home Margaret had. You may judge
that she was very glad to receive the
liberal price father paid for me, and my
own mother could not have given me
more loving care.
"Every year father came to take me
away, and every year was persuaded to
leave me, until l was eight years old,
and marvel of rugged health and per-
feet ignorance. Then was put in board
ing school, but still spent my summer
vacations with old Margaret, and my
trunk was always half filled with COM
forts for her. Having no one in the
world who claimed kindred with her-no
one but me to love, Margaret loved me
with her whole heart.
six years ago, after father died and l
came here to live with Uncle Tom, Mar
earet died and left me her farm. 1t has
been a joke in the family ever since.
The place is SO utterly valueless that we
can neither sell it nor rent it, and it rep
resents only the love of an old woman
for her nursling."
"Some time we will visit it. You have
not told me its locality"
at is in Pennsylvania, nine miles from
anywhere, father used to say, because it
is nine miles from the railroad. But you
can ALWAYS hire carriage at c. to go
over to Corn's Mill, and my farm is very
near Corn's Mill"
After this explanation Wharton bore
the jesting about Daisy's real estate with
perfect good nature, and declared his in
tention of erecting a palatial country
seat upon the place when he became q
millionaire and judge of the superior
court.
Being people of moderate desires, and
having an income of about $500 apiece,
| Wharton and Daisy saw no reason to de.
lay their wedding, and were married
with a large assemblage of true friends
around them. They went to housekeep-
ing in little house, modestly furnished,
and were very fair couple of specimens
| of "love in cottage.
But Wharton Hill was very ambitious.
Having studied his profession under
great difficulties, often going hungry tc
buy needful books, often losing his
nights rest to pore over knotty points,
he was both fond and proud of his life
work, and strove to win a good position
therein. His love for Daisy-true, hon
est love-was never allowed to interfere
with his pursuit of fame in his profes-
sion, and after he was married he attacked
his studies with fresh ardor, spending
his time in his Office when not actually
engaged in the business of the court
| room.
Little Daisy, whose life was affection
found time often hanging heavily upor
her hands, as Wharton became more ane
more popular and the number of his eli
ents increased. But she was always
ready with loving welcome when he die
come to his home, and she knew tina
much of his ambition and ardor was fol
her sake.
The third year of her married life wa