The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-23
chow are ytu going to support your

wife after you get her ?" said he.
Freddy said that her father was rich
and would soon be reconciled wen Il,
found that he could not prevent ii.
But you don't kaow that he will. >
said Mr.. Jackson. Suppose he don't? p
and Freddy, who had never contemplated
steadily such an alternative, IVES fin to
confess that in that case he didn't know
how hs would be able to support her il
the same degree of comfort which she
now enjoyed.
Now look at it in another light said
Mr.. Jackson you say her father being
a widower, does not pay much attention
10 his daughters friendships, and so is no.
sware Of your attachment, and that he
has invited you to his house because you
are q stranger here, and he knew your
father. Now would 1t beft gentleman
TO take advantage Of his kindness. 10 in
duce his daughter to do that secretly
which she does not dare 10 do openly. for
fear Of his displeasure ? Would that be
honorable conduct BETTING q gentle
man 81
And Freddy, nonplusssd second time,
but for having been called a gentle man
would have cried.
Then Mr.. Jackson told him tina. his
better course would be 10 60 TO her father.
AMI having told him Of his love. his re-
yoking that plan because it seemed dis
honorable, beg him not to Judge him
hsrshIy.
All Of which Freddy would like 10 do,
but dared not. Therefore Mr.. Jackson
told him TO go home on sleep over il !;
and. having dismissed him. had a quiet
laugh TO himself for fifteen minutes about
the FOLLY OF premature attachments, aud
then took boxing lesson by way OF re-
storing hi. gravity.
Freddy spent another slcepless night.
but the next morning lie told Mr. Jackson
that he had dc efmineJ to follow his al.
vice, and received bis congratulations
thereon, ''tor plain ealing is tie best way
to get along. you may depend. Freddy,
my boy"
Oh how Freddy's knees knocked to.
geth.r that morning. when he asked for
Helrns father and when closetei with
him, he descended in on.inently into hi,
boots but he commenced his story. a.
though something seemed To rise in his
throat to Try and prevent IL; and having
once started be presented vivid example
Of "sc, tolerated motion" for he went like
lightning over his love, his fears, his plan
his revocation OF that plan. and ended
with burst OF tears, thereby reducing
the old gentleman 10 a stste OF petrfica-
ton.
When he came lille to himself he
mace Freddy repeat his story more PLAIN
ly. tie was man WHO, since lis wlfe's
death, paid more attention 10 his business
affairs than TO lis household ones but he
was Of . generous mind, and Freddy's
csndor touched him, and he called Helen
up. After long talk compromise was
determined upon He agreed not to reak
Of the match at once, land break two
loving hearts as Helen patLetically said
up IN Freddy's promising to lay aside all
ideas of moonlight fit ing without due
consent When he had dismissed the
lovers, Helen's father couldn't help being
afflicted some what after the manner Of Mr.
Jackson' S sttsck. but he instituted rig
orous search into the source whence Hell
en- drew her intellectual nourishment, and
having maie grand auto-defe Of all The
novels in the house, he put her upon a
more solid cours- Of diet. He did more !;
he kept wa'chful eye over Freddy, and
in year offered him vacant clrrkship
in his counting room. Freddy accepted,
and having double motive Tor exertion.
he rose fast. and five years from the
never to be forgotten Wednesday OF the
elopcment. be entered into two coparlner-
ships, one with Helen's falher-one with
herself.
Mr.. Jackson officiated as groomsman
10 the latter hrm, aud Helen's father and
himself had quiet laugh dat evening
over the manner in which Freddy didn't
elope.