Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-18
WON HIS HEART.


8D8ec, VINO ma uleoc Ms IOftuue ana
was living in little house On . little
eide street IN . little village in New
England Bo9gs wa something of
reclWe-alnose . hermit HIS house
keeper Was . crussy cid woman OF un-
certain age, who furnished him his
only companionship. He sought no
other. For old Be1gs had soured on
phrase.
To 90 back . matter Of Eve years or
30: The time had been when the old
man had less Of acerbity in his nature
when he was not 80 much Of . re-
eluse a he now was.
! HIS wife wss living then-his dauRh-
Ter. toe. WAS at home. And Boggs
thought mach Of tho sse, but more Of
Ne other. His heart We bound up in
he gisi. with hsr laughing blue eyes,
Esadsa hair and sanny face. He had
planned . crest future fer her. for tho
~ nsn csssA moro. II possible. for his
hsuGhter than he did for his dollars,
and he determined that regardless Of
IN expense his girl sAould become q
lady. dress like lady and marry like
, ladg should Roges. Of hun BILE par
sutavs hinself-himself . hzra-toiiing
raan all his l:fe-deternined that his
haaghser should become an aristocrat.
And 50 he did not hesitate to pay over
largo ssms to Nine. Emile. Of New
York. to whose fashionable boarding
sehoA Mas Lucy was sent TO acquire .
1fuser class edicstion." As the cid man
proudly referred 10 1t.
So that il can resdily b seen that
when Miss Lucy returned from the
pchoel with diploma. which duly set
forth all her rcquiremsn.s. It was .
sore blow to the old man that she
should Immediately fall in love with
penniless young artist, who had strayed
pver from Gotham to sketch some Of
The glorious scenery about pudleyboro
But sh. did. And. what is moro to the
psint. she married him. too, in spite OF
her fathers stern demands and her
roth,r's fearful protests II was a Sc
ret marriage. anA when the young
soupls appeared before the old man is
VAS with tas full expectation Of his
relanting aaa bestowing upon them his
Tall fcryiveaesa But no such thing
occurred.
"You have aisobcycd my commands"
he sa;di now shift for yourself. girl
never want TO zee or hear from you
again Bsgone" And there was some
ehing like a cursc On his lips IS hs
surasd from the young bride and her
husband
II vas very dreadful. OF course. Lucy
had read OF such things before ia
stories. which seemed very improbable.
On. 10 never occurred to her that her
Father would treat her. Lucy Bogrs-
or. rather. now Mrs. Lucy Boggs Chan
l.r--in any such manner. Ea. right
there she was mistaken.
And SO Mr.. and Mrs. Chaalcr rc-
surnsd 20 Gotham and art and rather
precarious existence. Her letters TO
her father were unanswered; after
awhile they were returned To her. un-
opened. The old man evidently mean.
what be said The death of Mrs
Doars . year or so later didn't tend to
soften his hssrt; II psssiole. 1t became
Chatter than before.
This was The situation that frosty
December evening when Boggs ejacu-
isted: "Drzt str'
''Read that" he said. ~ hs tossed .
istser over 20 the old housekeeper- The
psd mans tones w>re . tribe softer
han usual. for an he tried 20 appear
ssevn and hsr<Lhearted about L. The
pews was Q tevrible blow. bat the cd
nan desermined nes 20 bstrsy os fact
"Musey On usr' ejsculssed the old
roman. Lucy ana her husband both
lead and their tweycar-csd child aa
svphiax7 And we've GOT 60 take II or
All be sent 20 che ssyIan Well. weir
Yea .aid old Bs9cs. ''aad sup
pose wofn have 20 take the young 'uu.
Athou0h how ws can take care Of II In
his hsuse is more than know"
Might get . uass-gsl7' suggested
she Old - oman.
Well. 4 don't know about that" re-
sarned cid Dogxa "Mebb- 50. mebbe
so.we'il see" Ne vas wonderine whesh-
or thss yesr-oid baby looked any
thias like Laey did when shs wss
hat eye
The child came. a pretty. fair-Aairsd
thing, foe eli the world . small peck
.. .ssiocm 81 as meeb>r. and win the
,i,N. che q ysxng girl. vho had been
sent sls.g - take care Of Abe dimina.
tive Traveller an The journey from New
yorx. This yetsR wcnan seemed
An-~fisx VITA soEnr secret which
could. 10 appeared. be rep~ess>d orlJ
Nv the Nest yrodiesaas e6svt But IN
sh< nsss che proved s.sssfsescvy. ssd
her valuable services we're retained fer
th~ sszpenS ~ cue dollar week ssd
s.arsa ~hsch wes . sossce Of ssHs
s,as1asg IN the part 81 she Cd hssse-
l~sper. whas~ ine>ss ws~ sus frfhs
gsore.
IL wns . very speedy esns asse-shss