Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-11-24
From the London correspondent of n. 0. Delta.
z London Banker UnwittingIy Advl-
ses His Daughters Alop pement.


Z London Banker Unwittingly Advl-
seS His Daughters 5 ALop cement.
4 good sell is related OF wealthy
banker here, who is very good na;;red,
bat inclined to be tritie fast in his
views Of life. He had favorite clerk,
? youp3 man about twenty -onc, remark
ably handsome. modest an,. lichly in
tellcctual. For these qualities he was
liked BY every one, and the banker did
not escape the general feeling Of good
viii. lie was as poor as-nis salary.
and no connection to push his after for
tunes, aud SO, like most English clerks.
ho would rise to a hundred and twenty
pounds year; go on for eight years
at ten pounds year rise, ana marry
when ne got to two hundred pounds a
year, hencctortn to Fcgctate and find
that the additional ten pounds year
rise ONLY kept pace with thc additional
babe III his household. Tie banker,
on Sunday afternoons, when no ore
was expected, would occasionally ask
the young man 10 visit his Young Eani-
ly at his suburban villa as the conver-
Satlon Of the young maa was so correct
and 50 clever il could rot but be Of rd
vantago TO his children. This was q
mistake, evidently, bat it was q good
natHred error, ana VIC can only wish.
I'll Of ia, that there were many more
committed. | hayo not mentioned that
there "as = bcantiftl young daughter OF
aIt t,rJ: I,o% -
derstood in any English family that has
known welded life long enou g7. But
there were, Of course, no attentions or
the part Of the young man, other than
extremely delicate, reserved and prop
er. This will be always tho case with
itngli5h youths, as Americans well
know. The youth, il spite Of two OF
three days Ill, i,;stion to the h&alk4r's
scat, to breathe the fresh air and clear
his lungs Of london smoke-was ayi
,tentty very Ill, and though be declared
himself veil and robaet, The banker
rhnol; his ho;.l!
q caanot make out What - the mat
ter With my young clerk" said the ban
s>er to d Gontrore who was IN his back
Office with him, after the youth had
brought II some paDcrs.
''W eli You are rather green, I shoaIi
say, for a rlail Of vnnr time and eNne-
rience," said bunker No. two. "Don't
yo1 know what's the matter? lie is
Al .ove."
"In love! bah He is llodcsty and
2rop"iety ITSELF
Il tell you It is fact, and with q
rich old fellows daughter who would
no mere think OF having him for 8 SON
In-law than YOU would''
"Oh, the naughty old fool; nv clerk
is as good as his daughter, and be
hanged to him. Thank you the hin+.n
As soon as banker number two had
disappeared, the clerk was called in.
$50, sir, you are in love, and pining
away for The object Of your affections
THAT'S your secret IS it? Why did
you not tell me before. sir %
The youth WAS silent.
*NFell, my boy, I pity YOU; bat II.
give you abit Of advice. IF the daugh-
ter is fair, she's worth running g risk
for. Look here; there is $500, and
two months leave Of absence. Run
away with the girl. Bah, don't be SO
stupid. / did the same before YOU,
and i has not hurt me-
TIE clerk fell upon his knees, and
was upon the point Of making a clean
breast of it, when the old man rose and
left precipitateiy, to avoid a scene
The young man considered and acted,
And the consequence was that the next
cay week there was no daughter at the
dinner table of the banker at the coun-
try house. The house was il constcI-
nation, and search for her made in all
directions. A note was, however.
found upon her dressing table, convey
ing the customary PRAYER for forgive
ness, and one enclosed from the voting
clerk, stating that, believing the ban
ker had meant tc give him hint with
regard to his daughter, and was not
able to give his public consent owing
to appearances, he had acted on his
suggestion, and that ere ''his father-in-
law had received the letter, he the
clerk would be his son-in-law. The
pill was q bitter one. and the Joke q
terrible one against him, and city men
are averse to a joke against them; SO
1t was hushed up, and has got only to
the ears OF the purveyors Of scandal,
and to your correspondent, who records
1t as trait of London life.
E The Democrats bear their re-
verses with fortitude tl,o s,,,r,rto,s "a