Evening star., 1897-05-08
death Saoa c,o1 cf,o1n:owedHby the words: "she was

death saoa I91 101lowedhby the words: "she was
The reporter looked questioningiy at his
member Of his family, and the date showed
that the dead person was nearly seventy
yesFe Yeu Old don't SSbaers9fs.na SSbaegrs9fs what ;. mean,
OF course, he said. 4leading the reporter
back to the street again and walking away
with him. but I do, and I want to tell
you what only a few of my friends know
sne knew "nst mat WY With Tfa s an0%n since she
twenty was Engaged as an under man.
ager of factory which my father owned.
was silly sort of a chap about girls. as
most young fellows are. and the daughters
of our workmeA were not at all backward
In accepting attentions from me.
"Of these was one. a very hansome girl,
several years my senior and to me m 'st
l attractive girl. l devoted myself to her;
and though she had no social position and
the other girls in the factory and of its
society would not associate with her, 1t
made no difference to me and proposed
to defy my own people, the factory people
and everybody else and marry her. At
the time OF my appearance she was receiv-
ing the attention of a well-to-do farmer,
who had been wanting to marry her for two
time and would ret listen to him. She was
ambitious. too, and as between the other
men she knew and the farmer there was
gulf she realized. and she would only take
anxious that she should marry me. and he
and ! were on the best of terms, and I
did him many favors.
'Of course. the girl was flattered and at
was in it for her, but after a few months
could feel that she loved me with a no.
bier and higher feeling than had ever
come 10 her heart before. Later she used
70 taik 10 me about my marrying her and
offering objections because of the condi-
tions about her. But 1 would not listen
One day saw her coming out of my
mother's house and was so surprised that
ran after and caught UP with her. In
reply to my inquiries she told me to call
On ner that evening and she would tell me
something. 1 did so and she told me in
the presence of her father that she would
never marry me. l insisted that she should
and her father became SO angry that he
threatened TO kill her if she did not She
smlied at that and said she had provided
against sucn contingencies and she told
MIN to Kill her If he wished to, but that
would not make her my wife,
she thereupon handed him a marriage
cerCncate showing that she had been mar
rleh 10 the farmer that afternoon as the
she could not possibly render as long as
She was unmarried AS another mans wife
nad 70 claim on her. neither had her
rather, and L was free to choose a wife
more suitable to my family and my age
THAT ended it, of course, for | saw there
was no use fighting the fates, and the
farmer. Her father preferred that she
nave the farmer to no one so he accepted
the situation when he saw he had it to do,
and as for the farmer, he was the only
person OF those Immediately at interest
who was perfectly satisfied with the ar
rangement. However as time went by we
were all better satisfied. for she proved to
De most exemplary wife, and she GER
fanny was beautiful stepmother to his
three children Whether it was because of
her love for him. or for them, or for an
IDEAL, cannot say. He died ten years
ago, leaving her comfortable property.
ana When they told me Of her death two
months ago. I asked as special favor
that l be permitted to erect over her
grave tablet inscribed as this stone is
She vas Good Girl"