Newport daily independent., 1905-03-30
MARK HANNA's coURTsHIP
How, When Young Grocer, He Wooed and Won the Daughter
 of Daniel Rhodes.

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 Nearly 33 years ago Mark Hanna was just starting on his business ca reer as a grocer in Cleveland. He was poor. plodding, and to the casual observer very everyday sort of young man, says the Pittsburg Dispatch. Daniel Rhodes was one of the rich 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 flu. ture existence. Everything was to be done for Gussie. Mrs. Rhodes, her fond mother, was a joint idolator at the daughters shrine. and the doting parents had dreams of a rich, influen. tial suitor, splendid marriage and a brilliant social career for Gussie, when, as usual, the unexpected hap pened. Gussie Rhodes met and loved the obscure. poor young man, Mark Hanna. MT. Rhodes was astounded when the daring young grocer called upon him and asked for the hand of his daughter. He refused absolutely to grant the young suitor even time enough to beg. He said "no" curtly and sharply. and when he saw his daughter he tried to scold her, but in. stead 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- ent, and she added: "But, papa dear, shall never marry any man but Mark Hanna"
 Then she promised her father not to pee her lover or write to him for 8 lear at least. She kept her promise, hd in the course of a few weeks, alr pugh she never audibly murmured, was sweetly gentle and loving to
 about her. she grew pale and wan.
 neither ate no slept. The old fa-
 was at his wits end. Some one
 posed foreign tour for that change
 cene which Is supposed to work
 ders in heart affections, and,
 to at few hours notice. father.
 Ter and daughter were on board
 tlantic liner.
 F nearly a year the "change of
 prescription was faithfully pur-
 and the patient. always cheerfully
 issive, gentle and charming. ob-
 ly grew trailer day by day. Al.
 in despair the old man brought
 hild home again and one morn
 he gathered the courage to ask
 If she till cared for Mark Hanna.
 Thy. father" she replied. "I shall
 Es love Mark: told you that,
 know. 2 year ago."
 lr old Uncle Dan" Rhodes! That
 bitter day for him, but he was 1Qd!l. 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 hx it so Gussie can live as she has been accustomed to and suppose must see you marry her"
 Now the coming young man cast ever 50 slight shadow of his future great ness on the opportunity of the present. "Mr. Rhodes said he, "I most grate- fully accept the gift of your daughters love. To marry her is for this world to become paradise for me, but cannot make her my wife unless she will be content to live as my means will enable us. I can neither accept aid nor per- init my wife to accept it from any one"
 So Mark Hauna and Gussie Rhodes were married, ahd the bride went from her fathers big house to live in tiny little cottage, where with one maid of all work, she was as happy as queen for some years.