Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-06-09
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of this letter. We had long suspected
that Mr.. Clanronald's son Harry was in
love with our daughter, and it had form
ed the subject of many serious CONVEX
sations between me and my wife. Eu-
nice's heart, we saw, was lost, and Har-
rvs father was now coming to ask her
hand for his son. A peculiar self-con-
sciousness on the part of Eunice convinc-
ed US that she had been informed by
Harry of the impending interview. There
was clinging, pathetic tenderness In the
morning. caress, the meaning of which,
having read Mr.. Clanronald's letter, was
clear TO meas though she was pleading
to me to place no bar to her happiness.
At the appointed hour Mr.. Clanronald
came, and we soon arrived 1t an under
standing that the projected union was
suitable in every respect; but it was at
my instigation that the business aspect
of the affair was postponed for future
consideration. / had the best of reasons
for this postponement.
There viii be no difficulty, / pre-
sume," said Mr.. Clanroaald, and his
eyes wandered to the evidences of wealth
by which | was surrounded.
None whatever" / replied. "Eunice's
great uncle, whose heir l am, is absent
from England, and it viii be naturally
agreeable to him that he shall have a
voice in the matter. He is very wealthy,
and the postponement will be in the in
terests of the young couple"
Quite So" said Mr.. Clanronald. 81
am prepared to do what is necessary and
proper. and you will meet me in a like
spirit?'
He put this in the form of a question,
and l replied, You may rest perfectly
satisfied"
He expressed himself so. and then we
went to join my wife and daughter at
luncheon. He shook hands cordially with
my wife, and kissed Eunice, who knew
by that sign that all was well. She
blushed and trembled, and moved close to
her mother.
Excited and eager, Harry Clanronald
came in the evening, and had an inter
view with Eunice, in which mutual love
found expression. Happy, sacred hour!
Never, never to be forgotten in all the
after lifei
Harry stopped later than usual. Eu-
nice had disappeared; she was wait
| ing in the garden for her lover
NTDtfu-ulkAlg Sdlu. lou dTe
fortunate young fellow to have won
the heat of our darling child
Il an, the happiest man in the world,
sir" said Harry. You may trust her
safely to me; I will prove myself worthy
of your confidence and her love-"
| On the following day Eunice informed
me that she had promised Mile. Rosalie
that she should remain With US until the
day of the wedding; and, moreover, had
promised that her goyerness should be
one of her bridesmaids.
What does Harry say to it?'' / asked.
Harry says yes to everything" re-
piled Eunice, with delicious emphasis.
"He is enchanted with her. And what
do you think, papa? She is going to
make my wedding dress!"
"a dressmaker as wellv' 1 exclaimed.
''She is paragon, this Mile. Rosalie
of yoursl She can do everything, it
seems, except teach languages and paint
ing"
II don't want them now. papa"
'Of course not-now that you have
Harry. What if the dress shouldn't fit,
my dearT'
''Oh, but it win, papa. Mile. Rosalie
declares it shall, and it will be made
weeks and weeks beforehand
If anything could have induced me to
hasten the wedding day it would have
been the thought that we should be the
sooner rid of woman to whom, despite
the glowing eulogiums of my wife and
daughter, had taken nm unaccountable
dislike-unaccountabl for the reason
that l could find no just cause for the
feeling she had inspired.