The father of a young girl is seated by the fireside smoking his pipe and pondering over the happy future of his daughter, while she and her mother are busy preparing the wedding dress to be worn by herself on the forthcoming Easter. ...See moreThe father of a young girl is seated by the fireside smoking his pipe and pondering over the happy future of his daughter, while she and her mother are busy preparing the wedding dress to be worn by herself on the forthcoming Easter. Everything seems serene until a wealthy traveler, who has fallen into a ravine, is brought into their hut to be cared for. Much excitement follows and with great difficulty the traveler is restored to consciousness again. A purse containing much money belonging to the stranger conies within reach of the girl's fiancé, who cannot resist the temptation of becoming possessor of it. The theft is soon discovered and despite the fact that poverty reigns in the girl's home, the father refuses to give the hand of his daughter to such an unworthy man, and all happiness is turned into grief. Written by
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