"My wife, my own precious little wife! God keep me from ever being less tender, loving, sympathizing to you than your father has been." "I do not fear it, my husband.

Oh, was ever woman so blessed with love as I! Daughter, and wife! they are the sweetest of all names when addressed to me by papa's lips and yours." "I ought not to find fault with his training, seeing what credit you do it.

However, you seemed to me as near perfection as possible before he began.

Ah, my little friend, for how many years I loved you with scarcely a hope it would ever be returned in the way I wished.

Indeed I can hardly yet believe fully in my own happiness," he concluded with a joyous laugh.
The next day Elsie had the pleasure of showing her husband over the house first, and then the estate.