Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-08-13
w. VA, TIL HURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1896.

Ten days after this message, on the
morning of the arrival Of the Cunard
steamship at New York, Mr.. MOnrough
was sitting in his private Office when
the door opened and in walked his
daughter, leaning on the arm of a
very well-set-up young man-Of
course, her husband.
The old man jumped up.
"Well, this is surprise" he shout
ed. "What on earth made you in such
a hurry to get married? All, well, l
was young myself once, and | know
when fell in love with your mother
I was in a deuce of hurry to get
married.
ooh, papa" murmured Phyllis, as
she threw her arms round his neck
and kissed him. ut was so kind OF
you to give your consent I am SO
happy. | thought you would, though,
when YOU knew what long way
George had come to seek me =
"Oh, well I guess it's not such a
very long way, after all, - replied her
father. "England's only little place
altogether, you know.
well, said George, that's true !;
but it's nigh upon 1000 miles before
you get there =
The elder man started at this obser-
walton, he couldn't understand the ap-
plication of. However, he passed 1t
over.
well, George, my boy" he said,
as he shook his hand in a hearty grip,
I'm truly glad to have you for SON
in-law. And how's your father
"My father" echoed George. Hes
been dead this ten years or more
What does all this mean cried
Mr.. Monrough, in amazement. "Am
l mad, or what is it? You've just left
your father, my brother-in-law, Tom
Spander, in England, haven't you 2
Phillis threw up her arms, and, with
wild shrek, fell down on the thick
est part of the soft fur rug that lay be-
fore the fireplace, in what appeared
to be dead faint.
The two men bent down at the same
time to attend to her, and bumped
their heads together, and everything
was confusion
my names not Spander, said
George, hurriedly, as he rubbed his
head with one hand and supported
Phyllis with his disengaged arm.
My names Rock0rtOn, and went
all the way from college in America to
England, to secure your daughter.
The pen refuses to record Mr. Mon
roughs forcible language when he was
thus suddenly made acquainted with
the fact that he had given his consent
to his daughters marriage with the
son of the family to which he had
sworn deadly hatred, and the very
man he had before refused, while all
the time he had thought Phyllis was
marrying George Spander, his broth
er-in-law's son.
For about five minutes the place
would hardly hold him, and his anger
was such that he took no means to re-
store his daughter, leaving her new
found husband to bring her round
as best he could.
However, by the time he had roared
himself out of breath, he saw the fu-
1fies fiiise;s If his further opposition or re-
sentiment; and. IKE IKE the good business
man that he was, he yeered round anu
met the wind as it blew. -
well WELL" he said, I've been
done But what's done can't be
helped. ~
He then turned to assist Phyllis,
but by strange coincidence that
young lady had just "come to, and
in burst of hysterical tears begged
forgiveness for the little "misunder-
standing
a forgive you, you little witch,
her father cried. But l have my
suspicious about the 'misunderstand-
ing"
And Mr.. Monrough has never been
able to decide in his own mind wheth-
er it was accidental or Of malice pre-
pense on Phyllis's part that the "mis-
understanding" occurred. He has, on
several occasions, tackled his daugh-
ter on the subject, but she has always
managed most skillfully to evade the
question, and as she and her husband
are the happiest couple imaginable,
and George is not such bad chap
after all" Mr.. Monrough has long
since ceased to inquire further into
it, and has also, of course, buried
the hatchet with the Rockerton fam