Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-24

Wedding as hes, man for Mr. Van
Luven glad OF any excuse to get to see
sweet Mercy Gilman, and as sarah >
sisters were her bridesmaids; II WIS
easy for Paul 20 make himself agree
able and from that time his wooihs
prospered, for he was IN earnest. and
the girl was sweetly responsive, lnfy
were n charming couple, happiiy ma
ted. and Mrs. Fleming would nave been
pruudcf the match u she had notbeen so
intent upon seeing George satisfied and
happy which seemed uncertain though
he didn't sccm 20 realize II, the tact
was he was desperately IN love ana
things looked as he wanted them 10 be-
the glamour closed all his vision.
Wealthy was the apple OF hin eye, the
idol Of his henrt, without her llfe would
be barren wilderness, and with hcr
desert would seem palace. these
were his daily thoughts, and his mother
seemed to comprehend and trembled
for the results.
Mrs. Fleming left home with gloomy
forebcdings when she started on the
journey TO Ncwburgh and she was glad
they were 20 travel by priyatc COR
veyance because she was 30 depressed,
but George was so elated she could not
bear to dampon his spirits by men.
tioning her own fears that would
doubtless saam TO him idle fnncies.
Mrs. Fleming did not undcrgtund That
these prescntimeuts often come 10 mn
questionable people years before the
sad events trnnsplre, hut such Ia the
case in many lives II Is the shadow of
the cloud that Is far off. So melnn-
chniy did Airs. Fleming feel on her ar
rival that she had to summon all
her latent courage to master
the depression. The situation
was embarrassing too on ac,,
count OF the past for shc had
never explained her conduct as
to why she left her aunts
house so huiTledly and she was not
aware how much her cousin knew OF
the affair. Her aunt was long since
dead, but the cousins whom she was
about to meet had been her COM
panions during that visit to New
burgh after the demise of her Grandma
Hilton.
However, things We're really better
than she had expected and as the
widow of Harry Fleming, Of whose
brilliant career they had known. they
We're more than anxious to introduce
her to their social circle. Besides, they
never forgot the fact that she was
the daughter of Peter Van Dyke.
Strange how the pride of race seems
to count with some people. even in
America, where 1t is considered all
are free and equal. Those old families
in and about the Hudson are quite as
proud of their ancestry as the titled
people of Great Britain. Rachel Flem-
ing. though n Van Dyke. had none of
that foolish pride,s she had been brought
up by her grandmother who was dis
tinctively a woman of the people. and
despised ostentation and sham of all
kinds, and Rachel inherited these vir-
tues. as well as having been tnught
them. 1t seemed strange to Rachel
that her son should have chosen n
wife from among those proud relatives
of hers, that she had not been willing
even to tolerate. and after all, she said
to herself, /" 1t must be fate" She could
not rebel for they were of her own kim
dred, and yet George was so different
in every respect she would never have
thought he would have fallen in love
with the proudest girl he had ever
met and didn't seem inclined to be re-
tected, or to accept any sort of rebuff.
Rachel sometimes felt that Wealthy
did not really love him; that the affec-
ton was all on his side. but he would
ress of his suit, and his mother
could only let things take
their course. 1t was true, however,
that the moving was not very salts
factory to all parties, and the ultimate
decision after all was that George must
wait until he had made home in the
West before the brde-elect would con-
sent to the marriage, or her parents
either. The father offered George
Fleming a position with him In busi-
ness. but the young man would not
listen to such IA proposition: and so
the wedding was postponed after the
day had been set. Mrs. Fleming was
deeply wounded at the result of their
visit-she had been more hopeful than
even her own feelings warranted, but
George was manly and nothing daunt-
ed, he was sure he would win his
sweetheart in the near future, and
! though he was disappointed for the
i he oh m hnt.
a girl with such spirit was worth
waiting for; and although he felt
Wealthy's father had not much faith
in his succeeding in the West, yet he,
| himself had unbounded confidence in
his ability to make a home and fortune
in new country. that they would yet
| acknowledge as meritorious, though
he felt convinced they looked upon his
adventure as sort of wild goose
] chase"
| 1t is well that some young men have
courage to face difficulties and to open
up new land, else how would the waste
| places be redeemed, and room made for
the children and the increase
of posterity. This spirit seems to be
| Inherent in certain people who without
being prompted except by an inward
consciousness, undertake journeys and
settlements even at sacrifice, after
wards finding II to have been the very
that their efforts to build up new
places prospored even beyond their
expectations, SO it proved to
be with George Fleming. Love
10 a powerful incentive and George
seemed to have been strongly iniiu-
enced by what the poets call the ''di-
vine passion Difficulties and disap-
pointments are essential to the build
ing up OF n strong character; when
everything goes smoothly one Is apt to
be inactive md not to exert every
faculty OF body and soul to achieve
success in any given direction, but
| when hindrances and obstacles arise
that call out latent energies. men rise
to the occasion, George Fleming felt
II he must wait for years he would win
Wealthy Russell. and he determined TO
he able 10 offer her distinction IL not
riches. II was with this incentive that
he babe adieu TO the family, though his
heart ached bitterly because of he
pride which she would not lay aside.
not even for the unbounded love of q
good and honest man, yet he bore up
bravely as became his nobility of soul
ana not even to his mother on the
homeward journey would he open his
heart lest he should betray weak
ness.
Returning home the sisters were
eager TO know all particulars but even
their mother only knew the main facts
In the case and the subject was not
alluded TO except casually as II came
up in connection with the preparations
for the Journey In those DAYS n
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