Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-07
0N0rtester Daily Spp.
From the Temple Bar.
IN LOCO PARENTS.
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not esquire, you know, till you die, or settle
an estate on him, which is the same thing.
You don't want to speak to her alone do youl
because in anything else but business
should mt mind it." Then he interrupted me
short, rather rudely, must say, and said, ~
didn't know that you shouldn't hear what
have to say, DR.. Bibber. l come on my faith.
er's part to ask your daughters hand in mar
riage." "Eor Yourself 2" asked | /; and would
you believe it both of them blushed--as if
they had thought of it. 'No, for him" said
he, and so | came here.
MAY | ask you the result ?''
Did she accept you, you mean"
"Yes-what your daughter said"
"Why, she didn't say word. / at once
said | felt greatly hoEOred and fattered, and
that | should leave him with her while | took
my acceptance"
"Bnt you say she said nothing"
"No, why should she | told her, of course
she must accept you, and l should do so in
her name. "But," l said as women like to
say no several times before SAYING yes shall
leave this boy with you for half an hour, dur
ing which you may shilly-shaly to your
hearts content, and then accept him. 1t is
now half past ten ; you will say yes at precise
ly eleven O'Clock, and shall be back at five
minutes past with Carter,-no, l said, Mr..
Carter--but that was only to her, and your
son was standing by too.
"Then may take it Tor granted my propo,
sal is accepted %
Certainly you may, most certainly and
now let us proceed to business. When should
the wedding come off, is the important aues-
ton. don't think it matters to her in the
least--it is merely between ourselves; but
possibly you may have choice in the matter.
tell you fairly, have none whatever, only
think the sooner the better, never like these
long delays. When do you say, then 2"
"Would it not be better to wait before fixing
anything till have her consent also 90
whats the good OF that, what's the good
OF that She will accept at eleven, it will
merely delay US an hour in settling. Come
come, let US set to it al once what do you
say ?"
"Have your Strawberries suffered at all by
the rain 90
mo, l thank you, very iourishing, fresh as
roses When l saw it was going to rain, you
see, l sent out Bill the gardener at once TO
push them under their leaves if they were at
all outside, and owe their safety to that, /
believe. You shall taste some at the wedding
breakfast. Shall we have it next week 90
81 think that would be rather hurrying it.
What do you think OF the ministry 2"
Ladies and gentlemen, | will not inflict up
on you a patchwork of opinions taken second
handed from the local paper, which took its
opinions from the paper Of the capital of the
country, which took its opinions from Lon
don weekly paper, which took its opinions
from daily paper which took its opinions
from-the devil said its opponents, the minis.
try said its supporters. Anyhow, these opin
ions had been filtered through so many filter
ing machines by the time they reached DR..
Bibber that the ministry would have disown-
ed them, and the other high parsonage not
have recognized them. After this discharge
he returned to the marriage.
"But come, Carter, let us have an arrange
ment when shall it be ~
Mr.. Carter felt driven up into corner.
"Perhaps. Dr. Bibber, my sending to-day
was somewhat premature, for | had not CON
templated SO speedy marriage, and, i'll fact,
! was DESTROYS OF sounding to some extent the
young lady's incinations. | have, perhaps,
been too hasty in sending-my son, has per-
haps, been too hasty in speaking-you have,
perhaps, been too hasty in accepting. l should
like, ii possible, TO let the matter develop itself
somewhat more naturally /; and till then, shall
we let it rest here Perhaps your daughter
feelings may be outraged, perhaps she has
some other lover, perhaps she doesn't care for
me-"
If there was one thing Dr.. Bibber hated it
was "three courses, and the reader may have
perceived Mr. Carriers fondness for them.
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with dividing the chances into yes or no. add
a third chance, neither yes nor no, and these
greatly confuse those clear headed people WHO
can see no further than yes or no, though they
may say both together.
"My dear sir" said the doctor, "when 1
was made d. c. l."
How was Dr. Bbber made d. G. L.? One
of the universities wanted to make batch
during a siagnant time. There were no he.
roes at hand to BE- snapped up, so they took
the most brilliant man of letters of the age,
and set him in frame of a retired rear admir-
al, sixthclass dipomatist, and three nobod.
les, one OF whom was DIR. (then Mr. Bibber.
And so Bibber gained the rank of doctor, and
was alternately taken to be a retired London
physician whose sands of life had nearly run
out, a bishop on a pension, a deaf Mus.
Doc. To resume.
"When | was made D. G. L., was taught
that an evasive answer means more than it
CONVEYS Is there anything behind this de.
sire of delay 4? Is there desire OF rupture If
So your repentance has been very speedy.
But had it been speedier still, could not have
listened TO it. 1t is my duty to my daughter
to hold you to your promise.
'You consider promises sacred, then, DIR.
Bibber ~
"Mr. Carter, do"
"Then pray listen for one moment | had
scarcely sent my son oil TO you when my eyes
fell on this picture. That was my wife. And
l then remembered that on her death.bed" (no
invention here, reader) "she had eXacted a
promise from me that would never take an
other in her place"
'Well, Mr. Carter, death-bed promises are
doubly sacred, and there is no doubt you
should keep that"
81 knew you would say so, my dear DR..
Bibber, and thank you for your"
''But as don't see how you can keep that
promise to her and this to my daughter at the
same time--.whether you keep your promise
to your wife or not, you must keep your prom.
Use to my daughter II you break it to
your wife, that is between you and her but
if you do to my daughter, there are legal rem
edies to which l shall apply
"There is one thing, Dr. Bibber, about the
sacredness of a PROMISE"
'''ro the dead, Mr. Carter, a promise is sa.
cred, grant. But to the living it is not only
sacred, but binding"
81 mean | only made an offer TO your daugh.
ter, not promise.
ga bubble, sir, a detestabe bubble. The
law will decide whether it is promise or an
offer, or whether an offer is not the same as a
promise. l shall go at once and arrange an
action. Good morning, sir.
But as he walked TO the door it was sudden
ly thrown open and in came the ambassador
with hasty "She has declined"
Nonsense" said Dr. Bibber, turning round
with importance, Il shall bring her to her
senses. Mr.. Carter, hold You to your prom
Use, and II, when she comes here with me in a
quarter OF an hour TO accept your offer you
reterate your refusal, shall instruct my at
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