The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-28
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mot younger than my poSs i

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would have me wed JOIN sya sl,a !:
Nc, mot :, younger than my 4
"And Why, my child =, 1 [ l
Lloyd. has great vealt II
you, Clara. Yon would IS
Of his home and shins sses
sides you love no one el 2
NO, no one else +yo,,
mean; and neither do 4
Ilid respect him; but
Clara, the love- Of ss5sslf
John Lloyd should ca usffsz 81.
spect him less. Oh slsSaII 'fssffiler
=, 1t an honor to be loved by such man. y
"Well, father, you wish me. to MARRY
him not loving him ?'' =. -;
"Ah, Clara. you would love him wei,
ia time
And mother?'
She knows nothing OF II I
would not tell her until! ShaIl liked
with you I ss,s1s sssl ss :,
THE idea OF my marry ing Fas,Ifiiess
father, girl scnrce year Younger
than am I. Mother, l know, wenM
never listen to it, W.. . <$i
Your mother child. has romani+io
notions in her head; but. look seu we'll
to wealth and station, for there lies
happiness" t. ;'. .'. :'s.s''s. -. .,
Il think not. father; Motor me, for
value neither beyond reason" 800
well. what will you sayto the suit
OF my friend Lloyd ?"
X. will say. dear father, that love
him not, ~sa,.@. -. -.
But you respect him?" ~
IL respect him." -.
"And may love him.
4 mo, father, will not say that
But you will marry him o.
Since your heart is bent on it will
think the matter over; but do not love
John Loyd.' ...
That night Clara. repeated her con-
versation with her father to her moth
er. who was scarcely less surprised
than she had been. .EEe4
SO your father wants you to become
the wife OF this old man. because he is
rich. Was there ever such a worship
err Of gold! But of course you'll, not
marry him?"
IF don't, mother, we will have an
unquiet home; You know how set fa-
ther is in his ways" = s~%s
-, II guess do: I've lived with him for
rs long years, but do you never marry.
save to please yourself" ! 49,,
The next morning Clnrence knew all
about it. His father evidently had told
him, and when he left Clara he con-
graduated her. :. - =, !. -
mo, Clarence" She said, "do,not con-
gratulate me. In your case congratulate
'tions are well, but in mine, should 1
marry Fannic's father, do you think
they would be we'll timed o.. 4
mo man in Carolina, sister, is more
esteemed than John Lloyd. His name
would almost head the list;% then
wealth and stat;on!" .u
II see that you entertain fathers
views; you'd have your sister be step
mother TO your wife, who is but a year
her junior--pray, do you marry Fannie
because John Lloyd is wealthy? DO You
marry her for esteem, for station, or
for what?" ,S.+ 49,
IL love Fannie, Clara
"And think Il should marry where
dc not love?' j u ,..5
mo. Clara. no, but surely.
"'Tes, surely. l suppose you think
that I can love your wife's father
enough to marry him? I love your
wife, and that is enough for you"
Here Fannie Joined them. CLARA,
dear she said. IL know not whether to
laugh or cry-shall you wed papa?"
: Il know not, Fannie, he has not asked
me yet but in any event Shall not love
you less" ..,..-
Hush" said Fannie, "here comes
Herbert Let him know nothing about
1t, at least not now
Nor did Herbert; but nc surmised that
something was amiss in his plans, and,
try as he might, he could get no oppor-
tunity to talk to Clara by herself, and
he felt ces-ta in that they had some
secret that he knew not Of True, it
might be something. connected with the
engagement of Fannie and Clarence.
but it worried him, and when night
came, and he went to his room, he
rondered long before he fell asleep, and
when he slept it was to dream of Fan
ME, Clarence aud of untold wealth.