The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-24

percentage of marriages are contract
/ ed between parties Of very unequal
ages and that the elder or these par
ties is. in rather more than three-
| fourths Of the cases, the DrldeSTooiii
It is remarkable. as showing the "loe
prevalence of this law. that among
/ the natives Of the British possessions
! in India, also among the Calmucks
and among the Chinese. the most
trustworthy statistics yield like re-
suits" What do you recommend
father?,' said Louisa, standing pelort
her father with calm face Do
you ask me to love Mr.. Bounderpv
my dear Louisa, no: l ask nothing
Does Mr. Bounderby ask me to love
him. why. really, my child, this
| is rather a difficult question to answer
But combining ourselves r1gidly TO tacts
lit appears that the question IS simply
! this: Does Mr.. Bounderby ask you &c
marry him? Yes. he does. And il
! is a comfort to me, your father. tc
know that you do not come ito the
consider ration Of that question with the
previous habits Of life that belong to
| SO many young women NO, father,
answered Louisa. Il do not
She sat looking f1xedly at him and he
at her. There was a silence between
them If Mr.. Gradgrind had been a
! man Of any discernment for anything
| except facts he would have seen for
| a moment wavering on the part
| Of the girl-a moment when she was
| impelled to throw herself upon his
breast and give him the condolences OF
| her heart But to see that he must
have overleaped at bound the arti-
fetal barriers he had for so many
years been erecting between himself
| and those subtle essences of human
| ity which will elude the utmost cum
ming of algebra until the last trumpe1
shall sound and blow even algebra to
wreck. ''You seem to be consulting
Coketown chimneys,' said Mr.. Grad
grind, seeing that Louisa was looking
out Of the window. There seems tc
be nothing but langufd smoke there,
answered tn egirl yet when night
comes fire breaks out II do not see
the application Of your remark" sai6
Mr.. Gradgrind-to do him justice ne
did not. II hope said Mr.. Gradgrind
! that there is-is-nO other prefer
ence which stands in the way Of youl
accepting Mr.. Bounderby?'' why
father" said Louisa, what strange
questions to ask me. The prefer.
ence that even l have heard Of az
had it's innocent resting place in my
heart. You have trained me so wei
that have never had q child's dream
You have trained me so wisely tina
never had q child's belief or a child.
fear Mr.. Gradgrind was quie
moved by the success Of his system
My dear Louisa" sc14ed he, "yor
my dear girl
/ And SO it was settled-Louisa wa.
to become Mrs Bounderby. Whaf
made the g1r:-a proud girl and ons
f-wiiled-what induced her t.
marry man toward whom she fel
an absolute indifference? Partly he,
training and more because Of he,
OF mind in which nothing matter:
much and Tom had told her Owe,
and over again that she was destined
10 marry Bounderby and must MARI,
Bounderby, as she. and she alone
could control Bounderby and make
Things easy for Tom, who was now
IN the bank As has been said, Ton
~as tne only person for whom Louise
hao genuine affection, and. as i,
usual in such cases, Tom was a sal6er
CUP, utterly unworthy Of his sister
affection. 'o'
Presldlng over Mr. Bounderhv,.
bachelor establishment was certo; -
sehtlewoman IN reduced circun,.
s ,a,css known as Mrs. Sparsit. Mrs
Ia.o 1. 10y HiSHly connected he,
iate husband (who had drunk ,ir,eaI
20 death at Calais) having been I,,'h
nciS acknowledged as a member 30 -,
ms mothers side, of the Fowler ~, ~
lD. ana MRS. Sparsit having a l;sins
aunt known as Lady Scadgers. Pairs
!, des man born In the gutter, sir. anG
NJ p seu ny my unnatural mother .
M oouhnerby took an imroensa -,
IN the possession Of Mrs. GO Prize
part OF the fuyniture Of hi' ST ~ a
; a en was never weary OF con.r.s 80
.nasinary Sardanapalian ,',A IN
III winch shat estlmab.e woman .o ~,