Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-27
HANNA'S COURTSHIP.
How He Won His Wife When
Young Grocer.
A POOR BUT FLOODING sUTToR.

Late Senator WOOed Only Daughter
of Wealthy Daniel Rhodes, Who at
Lover-FinaIIy Yields to Her Stead
fast Love-Hanna's Kindness to q
Young Couple.
Nearly thirty-eight years ago the late
Mark Hanna, senator from Ohio, was
just starting on his business career as
a grocer in Cleveland, says the Pitts
burg Dispatch. He was poor, plOdding
and to the casual observer u very ev-
eryday sort of young man. Daniel
Rhodes was one of the rich coal own
ers 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 seBti-
ment, all the hopes, of his future exist
ence. Everything was to be done for
Gussie. Mrs. Rhodes, her fond moth
er, was a joint idolator at the daugh-
ters shrine, and the dOting parents
had dreams of a rich, influential suit
Il IlldIIidSC anu a III
social career for Gussie, when, as usu-
al, the unexpected happened. Gussie
Rhodes met and loved the obscure,
poor young man, Mark Hanna. Mr..
Rhodes was astounded when the dar-
ing young grocer called upon him and
asked for the hand of his daughter.
He refused absolutely to grant the
GIti ffrun f.nnntrh a hog
He said NO CURLY and sharply, and
when he saw his daughter he tried to
BcoId 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 embrace, 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 her promise. and in
the course of a few weeks. although
she never audibly murmured and was
sweetly gentle and loving to all about
her. she grew pale and wan. She nei-
Their ate nor slept The old father was
at his wits ends. Some one proposed a
foreign tour for that change of scene
which is supposed to work wonders in
heart affections, and, presto, at n few
hours notice father, mother and daugh-
ter were on board an Atlantic liner.
For nearly year the change of
caannss tNrpGrrinffnn Faithfully
sued, and the patient, always cheerful
ly submissive. gentle and charming,
obviously 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 if
she still cared for Mark Hanna.
why, father" she replied, Il shall |
always love Mark. l told you that, you |
know, 4 year ago.
Poor old Uncle Dan Rhodes, That !
was 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 |
Xix ii so Gussie can live as she has |
been accustomed to, and 1 suppose l |
must see you marry her"
Now the coming young man cast
ever SO slight a shadow Of his future |
greatness on the opportunity OF the |
present.
Mr. Rhodes" said he. Il most CRATE
fully accept the gift of your daughters
love. To marry her is for this world TO
become a paradise for me. but l can
not make her my wife unless she will
be content to live rs my means will
enable us. l can neither accept aid nor
permit my wife TO accept it from any
one"
So Mark Hanna and Gussie Rhodes
were married. and the bride went from
Der fathers big house TO live in a tiny
little cottage. where. with one maid of
all work. she was as happy as queen
FOR some years.
One OF the young men in the late
Senator Hanna's office in Cleveland