Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-26
HOW HANNA WON WIFE.
When Young Grocer He Wooed Only
Daughter of Rhodes.


Daughter of Rhodes.
Nearly thirty-eight years ago, Mark
Hanna was just starting on his busi-
ness career as a grocer in Cleveland,
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. He. was
a poor, plodding. and to the casual OBJ
server a very everyday sort Of young
man. Daniel Rhodes was one of the
richest coal owners Of the state. He
had one daughter, Gussie, the very idol
of his soul. Around this lovely girl
the brusque old father had wreathed all
the sentiment, all the hopes Of his fu-
ture existence. Everything was to be
done for Gussie. Mrs. Rhodes, her
mother, was a joint idolater at the
daughters shrine, and the doting pa
rents had dreams Of rich, influential
suitor, a splendid marriage and bril-
liant social career for Gussie, when as
usual, the unexpected happened. Gus
sic Rhodes met and loved the obscure,
poor young man, Mark Hanna Mr..
Rhodes was astonished when the dar-
ing young grocer called upon him and
asked for the hand Of his daughter. He
refused absolutely to grant the young
suiter even time to beg. He said no
curtly and sharply, and then he saw
his daughter and tried to scold her, but
instead he took her in his honest arms
and begged her not to think Of this
unknown man, Hanna" He said he
never, never could consent to such
choice for his child.
Gussie Rhodes told her father, with
many reassuring embraces, that she
would never marry without his con-
sent, and she added. But papa, dear
shall never marry any man but Mark
Hanna"
Then she promised her father not to
see her lover or write to him for year
at least. She kept the promise, and in
the course Of few weeks, although
she never audibly murmured, and was
sweetly gentle and loving to all about
her, she grew pale and wan. She
neither ate nor slept. The old father
was at his wits end. Some one pro-
posed a foreign tour for that change OF
scene which is supposed to work Won
ders in heart affections, and presto! at
few hours notice father, mother and
daughter were on board an Atlantic
liner.
For nearly q year the change OF
scene" prescription was faithfully pur-
sued and the patient, always cheerfully
submissive, gentle and charming, OBJ
viously grew Trailer day by day. AL
most in despair the old man brought
his child home again, and one morning
he gathered the courage to ask her II
she still cared for Mark Hanna.
why, father" she replied. Il shall
always love Mark; I told you that
you know, a year ago."
Poor old Uncle Dan" Rhodes! That
was a bitter day for him. but he was
equal to the occasion. Sending for the
obscure young man. he said to him;
"Mr. Hanna, Gussie loves you. That
is my only reason for accepting you
as her future husband. You are poor
I'll fix it so Gussie can live as she has
been accustomed to and I suppose
must see you marry her."
Now the coming young man cast
ever so great a shadow Of his future
greatness on the opportunity of the
present.
Mr.. Rhodes" said he. II must CRATE
fully accept the gift of your daugh'
ter's love. To marry her is for this
world to become a paradise for me, but
I cannot make her my wife unless she
will consent to live as my means VIII
enable US. 1 can neither accept aid mol
permit my wife to accept it from any
one."
So Mark Hanna and Gussie Rhodes
were married, and the bride went from
her fathers big house to live in a tiny
cottage, where with one maid-of-al
work, she was as happy as queen fol
some years.