Part 38 - Mary and John: courtship opposed by father, consent, and marriage

1 page

SUMMARY:
A young couple, Mary and John, fall in love despite differences in family status and opposition from Mary's proud father, who sends her away to school for two years. They reunite, gain his consent to marry, and live a long and happy life.

CONTENT:
seven miles from home. It was then that they learned to
love each other and as they were from different towns and
had lived in different states it was out of nature that
it should be. Her name was Mary and his was John.
They were both young and in their teens. Mary was
the daughter of a wealthy farmer and John was the
son of a poor widow. Mary's father was a very
proud man and he did not like for his daughter to
associate with a poor boy like John. He told her that
she must not see him anymore. It made Mary very
sad and she cried and cried. She told her father that
she loved him and she would not give him up for
all the money in the world. Her father told her that
if she did not give him up he would send her
away to school. Mary said she would go to school
but she would not give him up. Her father sent
her away to school and she was gone for two
years. When she came home she was a beautiful
young lady and John was a handsome young man.
They met and their love was just as strong as
it was when they were children. Mary's father
saw that he could not keep them apart so he
gave his consent for them to marry. They were
married and lived a long and happy life.