Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-11-08
a Father-in-Law in spite
Of himself.

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following to that paper,
A good sell is related of a wealthy
banker here, who is very good
natured, but inclined to be a trife
fast in his views of life. He had
a favorite clerk, young man a.
bout twenty-one, and remarkably
handsome, modest, and highly in
tellectual. For these qualities he
was liked by every one, the bank
er not escaping the general feel
ing of good will. He was as poor
as his salary, and had no connec-
tons to push him after fortunes,
and SO, like most English. clerks,
he would rise to one hundred and
twenty pounds a year; go on for
eight years at ten pounds year
rise, and marry when he gets to
two hundred pounds year, hence
forth to vegetate and find that the
additional ten pounds a year rise
only kept pace with the additional
babes in the household. The bank
er, on Sunday, 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, it
could not but be of advantage to
his children. This was a mistake
evidently, but it was a good-natured
error, and we can only wish, all of
us, that no more were committed.
/ have not mentioned that there
was a beautiful young daughter of
nineteen, but that may always be
understood in any English family
that has known welded life long
enough. But there were, of
course, no attentions on the part
of the young man other than ex-
tremely delicate, reserved and
proper. This will most always
be the case with English youths,
Americans we'll know. Don't
''hem!" after this. The youth in
spite of two or three days invita-
ton to the bankers seat, to breathe
fresh air and clear his lungs of
London smoke, was evidently very
i i'll, and though he declared him
self well and robust, the banker
shook his head.
81 cannot make out what is the
matter with my young clerk, said
the banker to a confrere who was
| in his back Office with him, after
the youth had just brought in
some papers.
"Well, you are green, 1 should
say, for a man of your time of
life and experience" said banker
number two. ''Don't you know
what's the matter? he's in lovep
''In love! bah! He is modesty
and propriety itself"
81 tell you it is a fact, and with
a rich old fellows daughter who
who would no more think of hav-
ing him for a son-in-law than you
would"
ooh, the naughty cid 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 disappeared, the clerk was
called In.
$50, sir, you are in love, and
pining away for the object of your
affection--that's the secret, is it ?
Why did younot tell line before, sir?"
The youth was silent.
"Well, my boy, | pity you; but
I'll give you word of advice. If
the daughter is fair, she's worth
running risk for. Look here; there
are $500, and two months leave
of absence. Run away with the
girl. Bah, don't look stupid, I did
the same before you, and it didn't
hurt me-"
The clerk fell on his marrow
bones, and was upon the point of
making a clean breast of it when
the old man rose and left precipi-
lately to aveid a scene. The
young man considered and acted,
and the consequence was that the
next day there was no young
daughter at the dinner table of
the banker at the country house. |
The house was in CONSERVATION,
and search was made for her In |
all directions. A note, however,
was found on her dressing-table,
conveying the customary prayer
for forgiveness, and one enclosed
from the young clerk, stating
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