The Irish standard., 1896-11-21

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"Ys.. dsr bssr Jobs. suah nufh."
pointing to a magnificent bay, ex-
olsipletl: ttWhat q beantyT
teMy fathers saddle horse" said Clar-
ence. ........
"And that blackc'' =.
'sThat one. Is my hunter, and the
chestnut TOMS, when he's at home;
the pied, pony there is Ciara's; amt he q
heauty?'
eyes, he has beauty; but the beauty,
of his mistress is beyond compare"
"Why, Herbert, do you think Clara
beautiful?"
"Indeed do: have long thought so;
love your sister, Clarence. Do you
think that could win herr"
II can't tell, Herbert, you can surely
i try; you have known her long enough.
AS for me, I intend to know my fate hes
fore you go back to town. shall mus
ter up courage and ask Fannie to ba
; my wife,"
II don't think. Clarence, that she will
say nay 81, ].
While Clarence and Herbert were ex-
changing condolences Squire Hill and
Banker Lloyd were seated OH a lumber
| pile over at the sawmill. !. .
'You should be q very happy man,
f! squire said lloyd, with the finest
plantation in the state, a hundred ne
groes, charming wife, two manly sons
| and lovely daughter
! "Why so am, John, so aD1--and so
would you be. with all your wealth,
had you but q bride to help enjoy it.
| You should marry ngain, John"
''.So / would, squire, hut who shall be-
!! the briae-thnt is the question? am but
, forty-eight, still rather old to be at
/ tractive to lady young inyears, and TO
plarry some old maid or widow that
/ would poster my life outof me, and sour
! tue disposition of my happy child, is
!! rot to be thought of. Now, if I could
| find one who would be q comfort TO me,
! ard companion to my daughter, and
would wed man Of my years, not alone
| Tor wealth. would gladly make hermy
wife. ! know Of but one, squire, and /
fear that no love for me could find its
| way into her heart; indeed, she may
have given her heart elsewhere--I know
OF one who seeks her for wife"
"Do know the lady. John?"
IT judge you do, squire. as it is your
daughter Clara" H.
"Afy Clara! Is it possible. John;
would you seek my Clara for your
bride7"
with your approval only, squire, and
;f her heart be free. y
"Her heart is free. John, free as the
cir Of heayen-and as for my approval,
who would as soon see welded to my
I daughter as the friend OF my youth,
sterling John Lloyd?
Il wish yon well. john, on my soul I
do, but sound her not yet. When you re-
turn tonight leave the:young folks here
for q day or two. Til send them UP by
Angus Bruce on Wednesday Or Thurs
day-meanwhile I'll sound the girl, and
send her back with Fannie, then you
can ascertain her mind"
| ''That's we'll. but I fear that Herbert
- the one that seeks her. il
" IaSA S!tp yOOIaSA1 Ap unSspA41eaSSs
for assure you that under no condi.
Itions would Clara ever wed him. she
dislikes him much"
II am not sorry, Abner, for, though
he 10 my nephew, he u not one to WHOM,
/ would see your daughter weddea-=he
/ ID extremely selfish, and every way IN
\ worthy Of her, and even can she not wed
i me that marriage would not be desirr-
! able. Lathrop sought the hand 81
4 Fannie, but ! told him that could never
| be, and, had / not, Fannio shares Ia
Clara's dislike for him. @
4 Ellis father was Q speeulator who,
when my sister Agnes was but . child,
persuaded her to elope with him, fot
which my father disinherited her:
| Lathrop led Agnes wretehed life, and
4. though my sister and father were rsn y
ciled before my fathers death, he neyet
I would allow her husband beneath h1s
root. He was trickster. d gameste1
snd dishonest, and ! sonetipea fsaT. the
II; boy will travel in his path. But On he her
death-bed / promised my sister 20 look
tier him, and I have tried TO do q, npr
10 yet have / found him dishonest q
'slreRrrtted Il. But somehow there Y
eonstant fear that=I yet wills feas
| fhat I cannot explain HIS 4atfier was 3:
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