The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-28
CURIOUS WEDDING PRESENT.
Did He Wish TO Rebuke His Daughter
or Was II Simplicity?
Froin "a Neac York nfbune.

From the Nesc York nIbune
There was fine old gentleman in this
city-he died not many months ago-who
from the humblest beginnings made bis
way steadily up to com mercial fame and
immense wealth. all by the manufacture Of
soap" said New Yorker the other day,
land with all his wealth and prosperity he
never forgot how poor man feels or lost
any of his consideration for the rights of
others. Pride never pulled him up nor
made him ashamed of his business or his
early history.
"He was proud of the purity and ex-
cellence OF his soap, and the secret OF his
success over his rivals lay in the fact that
he invented several processes for cheapening
the manufacture OF that article, aud his
great factory In this city was full of his
own invention and mapufacture. He made
one ample fortune SOLELY out OF patenting
the ideas out of his fertile brain, aud several
others by selling the manufactures he was
thus able to turn out
- His wife was as intensely purse-proud
as be was simple. though her origin was as
humble as his own, and her daughter took
after her. This child married well, as they
say; that is, young swell about town pro.
posed to her on account OF the great wealth
he knew she would inherit. When the en-
gagement was settled the daughter and
mother asked the old man what he was
going to do 10 the way Of setting the young
people up in iife
Here they ran up against an unexpected
snag. The old boy would give nothing in
the way of dowery. He thought the bride
groom should support his wife unaided till
her fathers will gave her share of his es~
tate. The utmost he could be prevailed upon
to do was t. give his daughter a wedding
present. What this would be he steadfastly
refused TO say just then. On the wedding
day, however, his gift to the bride was the
deed for handsome house in a fashionable
street, completely furnished In costly styfs
from top to bottom.
THE bridal tour had all been arranged,
so no stop was made by the happy pair to
examine the new house. All through the
honeymoon they talked of the pleasure they
would have III going over the house, ex-
aiming the pictures and the plate and en-
PERTAINING their friends in it. Great was
the delight with which they entered their
new home on their return. The carpets
were velvet, the hangings OF silk aud lace,
the furniture band car we'd the pictures Of old
masters, the linen Of the finest, and silver
plate Yves everywhere, even in the kitchen.
THE bridegroom was delighted, but the
brides cheeks were crimson, and her eyes
flashed fire that tears could not queflch.
Everywhere abe looked she saw familiar
objects that filled her with rage. Snatch
ing neaNy shVer salVer from the table she
showed to her husband, engraved on IL
infinitely, but with elaborate detail, the
| representation Of o bar of soap. with her
fathers well~known trademark on 1t.
This queer crest was everywhere about
the house, worked into carved furniture,
woven in the linen and hapRings, and even
painted on the carriage and stamped on The
harness which were presented with the
house. 1t was the old mans greatest pride,
hat DO. Na.ka xA.,e a e. l<..k
whether he had IL put on his daughters
| things out Of sheer simplicity Of heart, or
whether he intended it as rebuke to her
foolish pride, never found outn