Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-01
A. Enther-iu-Law in spite
Eginsesf.

The London correspondent Of the n O.
Delta, writes tue following story OF that
paper.
a good sell is related ofa wealthy bank
er, who is very good natured, but invlin-
ed to be a triile fast in his views Of life
He had favorite clerk "a Young man
about twenty-one, remarkably handsome,
modest and highly intellectual. For
these qualities he was liked 10y every one
and the banker did not escape the general
feeling of good will. lie was as poor as
his salary, aud had no connections to
push him after fortunes, and so, like
most English clerks, he woeld rise to a
hundred and twenty pounds year; go
ON eight years, at ten pound year rise,
and marry when he got two hundred
pounds year, henceforth to vcgetate, and
find that the additional ten pounds-a- year
rise only kept pace with the additional
babes in. his household The banker on
Sunday afternoons, when no one was ex.
pected, would occasionally ask the young
man to visit his young family at his sub.
urban villa; as the young man was so cor.
rect and so clever, it could not but be of
advantage to his children. This was n
mistake, evidently, but is was a good
natured error, and we can only wish, all
ofus, that there were many more COM
niltted. have not mentioned that there
was a beautiful young daughter of nine
teen; but that may be always understood
IN any English family that has known
welded lie long enough. But there were
OF course, no attentions on the part Of
the young man, other than extremely del
icate, reserved and proper. This will be
always the case with English youth; as
Americans well know. Don't hem after
this. The youth, in spite of two or three
days invitation to the bankers seat, to
breathe the fresh air and clear his lungs
OF London smoke-was evidently very i'll,
aud though he declared himself well and
robust, the banker shook his head.
81 cannot make out what is the mat
ter with my young clerk" said the bank
or to conlrere who was in his back
office with him, after the youth had Just
brought in some papers
swell, you are rather green, I should
say, for man of your time of life and
experience" said banker number two.-
Don't you know what's the. matter? He's
in love"
"In love! BAH lie is modesty and
proprety itself"
81 tell you it is fact, and with rich
old fellows daughter who would no
more think Of having him for a son.in-
law than you would"
"Oh, the naughty old fool, my clerk is
as good as his daughter, and behanged to
him. Thank you for the hint"
AS soon as the banker number two
had disappeared, the clerk was called in.
$50, sir, you are in love, and pining
away for the object of your affection -
thatsyour secret, is it? Why did you
not tell me before, sir?"
The youth was silent
"NeIl, my boy, pity you; but III
give you bit Of advice. If the daugh-
ter Is fair, she's worth running risk for.
Look, here; there are $500, and two
months leave OF absence. Run away
with the girl. Bah, don't look SO stupid.
did the same before you and it did not
hurt me-"
The clerk fell upon his marrow bones;
and was upon the point Of making a clean
breast OF it, when the old man rose and
left precipitateIy, to avoid the scene.
The young man considered and acted
ana the consequence was that the next
day week there was no young daughter
nt the dinner table of the banker at tho
country house. The house was in con
sternation, and the search for her made
IN all directions. a note was, however,
found on her dressing table, conveying
tho customary prayer Of forgiveness, and
one enclosed from the young clerk, stat
ing that, the banker had meant to give
him a hint in regard to his daughter, and
was not able to give his public consent
owing to appearances, ho had acted on
his suggestion, and that ere ''his father.
'n-law" had received the letter, he (thc
clerk J, would be his son-in-law. The
pill was bitter one, and the Joke a ter
rlble one against him. and city men are
very averse to n joke against them; so it
was hushed up, aud has only got to the
ears OF the puveyors Of scandal and to
your corresp spondent, who records it as
trait Of London life