Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-11-20
A Tale Of London Town.

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81 will never marry Mr.. Youngscrew.
because he is rich as Crnsus," said Julia
Gushington, bursting into tears.
"You shall never marry Capt. Mont
gonery. because he is as poor as Job" :"
said old Gushingtcn. bursting out of the
room as Mrs Major Manager entered it.
"Good gracious, Julia. what is the mat
ter?" said Mrs. NJ. "Why. your eyes are
as red as ferrets, and you'll burst the but
tons off Jour polka if your sigh SO desper-
ately." ~ Ssis .
And Julia told her all. show she loved
bold dragoon. with his saddle. bride,
long sword" and little more than his pay.
how her father refused to have him for a
son -in-law. and how Mr.. Youngscrew. q
stingy, gingery. handy legged BOBBY. had
proposed and been accepted by old Mr..
Gushington. The case seemed desperate
to Julia-not so to Mrs. Major Manager.
my dear" said the old campaigner,
'dry your eyes and leave all to me-
Dress yourself as becomingly as you can.
receive Mr. Youngscrew with mods and
becks, and wreathed smiles, and them
"Then what?" exclaimed Julia. opening
her beautiful eyes to their utmost.
"And then well take him out shopping.
My nieces Arabella, Emma and Clara are
going. as you know, to join their brother
in India. and have promised them part Of
their outfit. You shall buy all under my
direction"
"Bat what has that to do with my mar
rying Charley-I mean Capt. Montgome-
ry?"
"Oh! its Charley. is it?" thought Mrs.
NJ. "then there's no time to loose
There's knock at the door. and there is
Mr.. Youngscrew and his brougham. Do
as tell you. and trust to my experience" /"
Julia. like good girl as she was. obey
ed. looking more beautiful than any lady
in the book of fashions. Youngscrew
| (who. by the by. was quite as bad looking
as Julia had painted him, stood agapc
with admiration, and actually psrspired
with ecstacy when the ladies solicited his
company to Swan & Edgar's. The clock
struck one as they entered that paradise OF
women. MIR. Y. would have retired, but
the ladies knew he had taste, and desired
the benefit of 1t. They we're soon started
and the solemnity began. Dress alter
dress was opened, discussed and rejected.
With patience worthy of the canse, did
the highly respectable young curate looking
gentleman behind the counter seek to salts
fy his fastidious customers, and at length
succeeded.
Mr.. Youngscrew thought the price (he
said some days afterwards) a stiff 'un.-
The ladies had scarcely made it question.
Then the trimmings.
Twenty yards of ribbon at two shillinas
yardl
Mr.. Y. couldn't understand for what it
was wanted.
Sixty yards of braid at one shilling a
yard!
Mr. Y. began a sum in mental arithme-
tic.
Twelve yards Of lining at sixteen pence
a yard
Good graciousl Could she have got as
much as that about her as there she sat up
on the chair before him? Ii so. how much
Of that glorious heap was Swan & Edgar
and how much Julia Gushington?
! Twenty four enamel buttons at two shil-
lings each!
! BY jingo! She had twenty -four on her
dress at that moment, for Youngscrew be-
gan to count them. Il
Skeins of sikh sewing cottonll gimp,l!
wbalebone!l!l hooks u ! and eyes !!!lil
! Youngserew became mute as fish,
He felt inclined to scream when the cnrate
asked. elf that was all to-day?" "All." "
, Mr.. Y. should think so-and did
The clock struck four as the trio left the
shop. MIR. Youngsciew. pale "a a white
sarsenct at the scene he had Witnessed. the
ladies radiant with the consciousness OF
having fulfilled SO far their woman's mis-
sion.
. I'VE shall see you again to morrow
said Julia to her admirer, with one. of her
, very sweetest smiles. "at eleven?"
Mr.. Youngscrcw. who suffered slightly,
could only bow his rapture and depart
dose number one." said Mrs. Major
Manager: 1--WE will make Emma purchase
to- morrow, the day after that Clara S; the
next day you shall make me present of a
mantle. and possibly you do want some
thing for yourself, eh dear?'
OF course she did--who ever knew a
, girl OF twenty who did not?
MIR. Youngscrew went to bed that night,
but not to sleep. Mental arithmetic again
engaged his attention for many hours, and
when he did doze. it was to dream of ready v
reckoners and demons in white chokers.
Need we dwell over our story. No.
:. Day by day as proposed by the artful
Majoress. did she submit Youngscrew to
the torture. until he looked upon Swan IL
Edgar as fashionable inquisition. Each
night he slept less. Each morning he rose
with more bile in his face and less love in
his heart for Julia Gushington.
!, The present of the mantle to Mrs. NJ.
NJ. brought on a crisis. -ean 'si
\ MIR. Y. repudiated his engagement and
fled to France. Old G. threatened him
7 with On action for breach of promise, and
compromised for 10000. with which he
!. presented his son-in. law, the captain. on
the day of his wedding. Puneh's Alma
mac.
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