Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-02-24
NUMBER ~.

escape, I seated myself on box and tried
to make the best oil my condition. In .
short time discovered that tho majors
stock Of wine was stored 10 the cellar
Selecting bottle Of prime old Port,
took out the stopper with my knife, and
paid my respects t. it. had no idea
how long l was to be kept there.
"About four o'cloa 10 The afternoon tho
door at the head Of ths steps opened, and
Major Shorter made bis appearance.
"'Well, Mr.. Sturgis.' said be, mocking-
y, how do you like your qnarters
"'Very much, SIR replied, With a.
air Of unconcsrn. i say, major, this 10
capital old Port you have bers.'
"'Thuudsrr shouted the major, you
have uos been to my vine, have you ?
4 have taken that liberty to enliven The
nonotony Of my position, l answered.
nlaushing.
"'You have the advantage Of me there
said the major, sfter . pause. You are
not worth . bottle Of good Port Come
up, and Ill let you 90 home
~ assure you am very we'll satisfied,
sir, replied.
"'Come up, aad be Of from here, say
exclaimed the old man, angrily.
II went up stairs, carrying with me the
bottle from which had been drinking.-
Az I reached The head Of the stairs, the
old man broke into 4 laugh.
"'You've been too much for me to-day.
Sturgis,' be said. Go homo now, and
don't repeat your visit
IL went out Of The house, and returned
home. A few days after this l received
. nste from Jenny, telling me that her
father vas about TO take her to Europe,
with the hope Of getting rid Of me. This
brought matters to crisis, and We deter.
mined to set aside her fashsrs unjust op-
position, aud take the responsibility Of
marrying
Everything vas in readiness. The
carriage WAS at the cross street near Jen-
ny's home, and was waiting near The
door for her. She came out soon, and we
hurried 70 the carriage It was quite dark
when W got there, and helping Jenny in.
to it, ordered the driver to take % to the
Rev. Mr.-s house. had hardly got
ten into the carriage, When some one on
the front seat, whom I had not noticed b.
fore. said, quietly:
"'Upon ny life, this 10 cool
"Jsony gave . acrsam Of alarm. aud
recognized the voice Of Major. Shorter.
He had disco,srsd our plans, and had ia
ken his seat in the carriage for the pur.
pose Of ,hwsrting them.
"'And 90 you two fools are going 70 b
married, and without my conssnt7
"'Iou have unjustly withheld It, Major
Shorter, l said, and We have determined
to act for ouselves You have no right 10
act towards Us from such groundlsss pref
ndices'
Il expected an angry retors, bat tho
old man spoke very mildly when hs re-
piled.
ell have been thinking during the ls.,
half hour, Mr.. Ssurgis, he said, that I
have not acted right about this matter.
l will be just towards you. Get GU. now.
and let the carriage take Us home, aud
come to see me- in the morning. prom
ise you shall have no cause to complain
Of me-.
HE held out his hand 10 me; I took il
most gladly. and bidding both parties
good night, left the carriage.
1.-THE mex. day called on tho major,
and before l left him We arranged matters
to our entire satisfaction. He agreed to
put me on probation for six months mote,
aud promised lha. if at the end of,hat
time WAS steady and deserving, Jenny
should be my wife l passed the ordeal,
married Jenny, and never had . better
frisod than her father proved. This, dears,
is how won my wife. No doubt you
think i. rather q queer courtship and 20
it was, 80 il VAS; but it brought ne .
dear, good wife,
Uacls Richard fell to poking the Gre
again, and We all listened to the storm
once more.