Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-10-18
SUSAN LIPP OR THE ELAWSUIT

i I'D determined never to hev "A edi
Gated feller for my son in law: that's
n fixed fact"
But, father" said Susan, "educa.
ton don't make or unmake a man
any more than riches do. Its the
soul, the principle, that constitutes a
man."
VERY true, Susan" rejoined dad
dy Lppe, "and I've found precious
little principle IN collegebred fellers.
tell you that I've got along we'll
enough, and allus made my mark"
As the old man said this. his eve
roved out of the window, over the
broad and well-lmproved homestead
with glut of self satisfaction.
Susan's father WAS no exception to
meu of bis class, who, when they I'M
bibe an idea, are pig-headed in their
adherence to it. Susan understood
this trait of her father. and letting
the argument drop, relapsed into 81
leuce.
While old Mr. iippe entertained
such notions OF letters, and. by the
way, was ways taking pains to in
form everybody concerning them. he
had deviated somewhat with respect
to his only child, Susan. who had
improved the advantages bestowed
by an excellent public school, situa
ted IN Stanhope, small village ad
joining her fathers farm. Her mind.
too. being naturally of studious
cast, she stored il with an unusually
large amount of information, which
displayed itself in II refined converse
ton and well-bred viyucity of man
ners. To these graces of the intel
lect, was added beautiful person.
and. as matter of consequence. her
hand Was the coveted prize of more
than one young man in the neighbor-
hood
To the Establishments of the stern
cr sex, however, Susan turned deaf
ear. The young Stanhopers loved
her fathers broad acres full as we'll
as they did his daughter, who. with
the quick instinct of woman, pene-
trated the shallowness of their pro-
testations of love. Besides. there was
"a Young lawyer who had entered suit
for her heart, and won his case.
while teaching school short time
previous to his admission to the liar.
1t would have been singular If the
daughter of obstinate Lippe had not
been equally obstinate in the con
stancy Of her affection for Henry
COyerdale, her litigatious lover.
OF this attachment, however. dad
dy Lippe was blissfully ignorant. He
had never seen young Cioverdale, aud
that young gentleman, being well
aware of the antipathies of his con
templated father in law toward
schoOlmasters and their like, pru-
dently refrained from visiting Susan
at home. The accommodations of
the house of maternal aunt of Su-
SAN 5 in StanhOpe were vouchsafed
them, her uncle, the harnessmaker.
rather liking, than otherwise, their
clandestine visits. In this way the
lovers managed to keep the fire on
the altar nf their hearts famed TO Il
bright ilau-. 'he impatient Cover
dale desired To bring his suit to an
issue, but the dutitni Susan would
not consent TO an elopment. With
the hope of modifying her sire's
views on the subject of education,
she had introduced the theme, with
what success is recorded above.
That night, after family prayers,
quite an animated colIoqny took
place between Susan's parents. The
door OF SuSan's chamber being aiar,
she became an innocent listener to
the conversation, which, as it con
cerned herself alone, proved rather
Interesting. Mother Lippe was in
Susan's secret, and favored 1t with
her might.
"Now, old man." said she, as that
functionary was covering up the fire,
the last thing before going to bed,
"it's downright mean in you to op-
pose Susan's ices about farming. I'm
sot not to hev any ignorant scalawag
round arter my daughter"