Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-01-31

wei, there aint another such one in
the wofh,' said my uncle, 'and ! intend to-
marry her, if she will have me, and ] am
sure she will; she loves mel know she
does-she knows how to appreciate me.
Cousin John protested to be much pleas
ed at his unele's prospects, and wished
him . world Of happiness with his dear
Kate. -. sss
4 shall pop the question this very day, ;
said Uncle John, sand will have we'd
ding, and YOU must stay, my boy
i believe / must leave town to day; !
am anxious to get settled in business
But you will come 10 Hates wedding?'
insisted the old gentleman.
yes, certainly replied John, with a
scarce concealed smile. He stole an ep-
portunity to inform Kate Of his good for
tuue and Of his nncle's intention, and to
make some arrangements for themselves,
and then left us, anxious to appropriate
his moneJ as soon as possible. -
That evening my uncle invited Kate to
take walk with him by moonlight. So,
you see, the old fellow had spark of ro-
nance, after all. l was sure to be in my
room when they returned, for / never
could have encountred them with sober
face. soon hoard Kate ascending the
steps, but as soon as she had entered my
room and closed the door, she burst into
an frhmoderate fit Of suppressed laughter.
well, Kate, said |, as soon as we had
composed ourselves little, how did you
come off, Kate?'
oh! capital exclaimed Kate; Uncle
John commenced by few coughs and
hens, and asked me if would like to mar
Try. l said yes, il could find one that l
loved. He then asked me if l thought he
was too. old to marry. Oh, no, said i;
just good age. He then said he had
never thought Of marrying till recently,
and that there was but one woman in the
world he would ever wish to marry, and
that was Miss Kate Dudley. | replied
very amiably, that there was but one man
in the world that | would ever wish to
marry, and that was Mr.. John Morris
The old fellow IS in exstacies, continued
she, and should really pity him when the
denouement comes, if he had any heart,
but am sure it will not kill him; he will
hustle about for awhile, and then adopt his
motto-'Well, women are deuced queer
creatures; Inever could understand them
And now, said Kate, laughing, l must 60
home and get ready.
She made Uncle jain think ii was best
TO 60 home the next day. The day was
appointed for the wedding, and Kate babe
goodbye, and in four weeks, the day be-
fore Uncle John was to have set out to
claim his bride, he received paper an
nouncing the marriage Of Mr.. John Nor
ris and Miss Kate Dudley.
How did the old gentleman bear it?'
inquired James, eagerly.
ooh, he did just as Kate said he would.
He stormed terribly at frst-declared that
rascal, John Morris, should never have a
cent Of his money, forgetting that he had
already given him all that he desired, }
cursed the women and himself too, and
finally settled down into his original hab-
its, only repeating more often and with
more emphasis, his favorite motto-'Well
women are deuced queer creatures; new
er could understand them!'
Did he ever forgive them,' inquired
James.
mo; he seldom mentions them, and then
always designates them as srascally John
Morris and his wife -