The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-11-19
I'll stake my reputa-

''She's perfect vixen"
''Sir." said the young man, s'you are
my employer, and / am bound to treat you
with respect; but I cannot keep silence
| while you so malign the charms of her who
has captiyated my affections
flush, Ephraim you're fool, and
you'll own it sometime But l say. my
lad. I've got better scheme for you than
this of yours. TIL find you bride superb
or to this Louisa LOOMS you think you are
in love with
Ephraim Robertson shook his head very
incredulously and exclaimed:
81 thank you for your kind intention,
sir, but it is quite impossible to fad one
whom I shall consider superior to the charm
ing Louisa
s.Not at ALL said Mr.. Peabody, with an
air of confidence.
"May enquire, SIR asked the young
man, .'who it is that you design for me 20
"My daughter
al hope" stammered Ephraim. in appa-
rent confusion. ''I hope you won't be of
Tended, sir, but
1T won't have any butts" returned the
old gentleman, hastily. ':What objections
can you bring to my daughter, you young
rascal 20
.only that don't love her, and she don't
love me-
eyes she does. She adores you, or will,
if require it.
.But think of my poor Louisa. 1t will
certainly break her heart
"And serve her right for thinking of you.
But don't trouble yourself about that. Wo-
mems hearts are tougher than you think
for.''
81 am confident that Miss Lucy would
not accept me-"
'.Catch her attempting to disobey me -
Pretty conduct it would be in daughter,
truly
''But I should not want her affections
forced We should never live together hap
PLY if that were the case"
.'Stuff and nonsense You'd come to it
after awhile. Besides, as somebody says,
'it's always better to begin with a little dis
like"
.I'll take week to consider it, SIR
GA week You may have till tomorrow
morning-not an hour more. I'll see Lu
cy and arrange about it,
Eyes, sir" said the clerk, in subdued
tone.
"And you II just bear one thing in mind,
If you don't choose to aecede to my wish
es you may find yourself another place-do
you hear ?''
Eyes, sir.''
Thought I'd bring him round." said
Mr. Peabody complacently. ''There shan't
be any mutiny in my camp"
Full of his new project, Mr.. Peabody
went home to dinner early, impatient to an
nounce it to his daughter.
.'What-marry Ephraim Robertson ~
exclaimed Lucy, in well counterfeited dis
may.
CERTAINLY
''But you know, papa, don't want to be
married at ALL
."All folly. Do you think I'm going to
have any old maids in my family 90
Besides, don't like Ephraim Robert
son.
you'll learn to-
.sAnd-and he doesn't like me-
Doesn't he? See if he doesn't offer
himself in three days.
Couldn't you pick out somebody else,
father? asked Lucy. 4
.'Who can you want better than Ephraim?
Besides, I've passed my word to him, and I
won't withdraw
cat least put it off for a year, father
DEAR" entreated Lucy, trying to look very
disconsolate.
"No use,'' said the father, with Roman
obduracy. cit shall come off as soon as
you can get ready the millinery fxings."
Lucy protested that her father was a ty- |
rant. to which he listened very complacent-
ly, as if it was a pleasing compliment. On
the whole, however, she concluded that fl !
ial duty required her to obey her father,
even when her inclinations were opposed.
The marriage took place at an early day, |
and am obliged to confess that Lucy went
through the trying scenes with commend /
able degree of forritude.
Didn't I tell you knew better how to
make you happy than you did yourself
said Mr.. Peabody, triumphantly, some three
months aftsS the wedding. You wouldn't
believe it, Ephraim, ha, ha but Lucy want
ed me to discharge you only little while
before you were married"
''I've changed my mind" said Lucy.
demurely.
"And Ephraim-it makes me laugh to
think of Thought he was in love with
Louisa Loomis.''
ave changed my mind, too" replied
Ephraim.
81 knew you'd say so, when il was all
over" said the old gentleman, rubbing his
hands complacently. Now, as for me, l
never need to change my mind, because,
you see I'm never unreasonable in the first
place.
Ephraim and Lucy glanced at each other
with smile, and the old gentleman leisure
ly lighted his cigar, and-you see, dear
reader, after all, my story ends tn smoke
A CHRISTMAS TALE-While the last cen
fury was fourishing, there dwelt in what
is now famous city not mile from Bos-
ton, an opulent widow lady, who once af-