Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-18

Amusing Love Affair and FIopement I'm
LOndOn-A Rich Banker PAYS His Poor
Clerk to Run Away with His Dan ghter.
The London correspondent of the New
Orleans Delta relates the following:
a good sell is related Of q wealthy banker
here, who is very good-natured, but inclined
to be trifie fast in his views of life. He had
favorlte clerk, a young man about twenty
one, remarkably handsome, modest, and
highly intellectual. For these qualities he
was liked by every one, and the banker did
not escape the general feeling of good will.
The banker, on Sunday afternoons when
no one was expected, would occasionally ask
the young man to visit his young family at
his suburban villa; as the conversation of the
young man was so correct and so clever il
could not but be of advantage TO his chill
dren. This was mistake, evidently, but it
was gOod-natured error, and we can only
wish, all of u.s. that there were more COM
mitted. have not mentioned that there
was beautiful young daughter of nineteen;
but that may always be understood. There
were,so of course, no attentions on the part of
the young man, other than extremely del
icate, reserved and proper. 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 ill, and though he declared
himself well and robust, the banker shook
his head.
81 can not make out what is the matter
with my young clerk" said the banker to a
contrere, who was in his back Office with
him, after the youth had just brought in
some papers.
Well, you are rather green, should say
for man of your time of life and experi-
enee," said banker number two. 'Don't
you know what's the matter2 He's in
"In love? bahl He is modesty and pro-
priety ITSELF"
81 tell you it is fact, end with rich old
fellows daughter who would no more think
OF having him for son-in-law than you
would. -... ..- ..
"0h, the naughty old fool; my clerk is as
good as his daughter and be hanged to him,
Thank you for the hint
AS soon as banker number two had disap-
peared, the clerk was called in.
$50, sir, you are in love, and pining away
for the object of your affection-that's your
secret, is it? Why did you not tell me be-
fore, sir2"
The youth was silent.
"Well, my boy, l pity you; but I'll give
You bit of advice. If the daughter is fair,
she's worth running a 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 has not hurt me-"
The clerk fell on his marrow-bones and
was upon the point of making clean breast
of it, when the old man rose and left pre-
cipitately, to avoid a scene. The young man
considered and acted, and the consequence
was that the next day week there was no
young daughter at the dinner-table of the
banker at the country-house. The house
was in CONSERVATION, and the search for her
made in all directions. A note was how
ever, found on her dressing-table, convey
ing the customary prayer for forgiveness,
stating that, believing the banker meant to
give him hint with regard to his daugh-
ter, and was not able to give his public con-
sent owing to appearances, he had acted on
his own suggestion, and that ere "his
father-in-law" had received the letter he
(the clerk) would be his son-in-law.