The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-12-05
Dick keSUlfhr.

Here is little story from the Echoes
Of the Cribs, about al Englishman WHO
deserved to be a Yankee:
There IS no knowing what he will do
next
AT Eaton he was Captain of the
boats. OF course, when he arrived at
Cambridge, he was thought safe for the
University Eight Not bit of it. He
went to st. Johns; read mathematics
with avidity; bets were made that he
would be one of the first six wranglers.
lie i1asn't. He took to driving tandum
In his last term, and left the University
without degree.
So, of course, his governor quarreled
with him. Dick took huff, burie himself
in London chambers, and wrote novel.
1t was good. An adventurous publisher
gave him a hundred pounds for it. SO
well did it succeed that the publisher
wrote to offer Dick FIVE hundred for a sec
ond, The offer never reached him.
Garibaidi was just on the move for some
bold enterprise, and Dick had started to
join him.
ssWhen he returned, with two or three
bullets in him, he took suddenly to chem
istry lie discovered new decorating
mixture, which blew off his whiskers at
tltc iiiOIiCiiI W uiSCOhCiy. Soii' ibSSNi
that it was immensely valuable, he spent
almost week in trying TO persuade the
War . Zee and Admiralty to adopt it.
The War Minister was busy reconstruct
ing the Navy, and nobody would listen
to Dick. He resolved to offer his inven-
tion to the President of the United
States.
'-On his way however, he made friends
with the manager of New York theatre
who was 50 amazed by his incxhaustible
fertility that he offered him an engage
ment Dick accepted, of course; but on
his first evening IN New York he met
with an giraffe college friend who was
about To try his luck in California. Sma
persuasion needed our hero to so with
him, and the manager valniy walit d
breakfast for hIm next morning, Dick
WAS similarly lucky in California, and
thought b should like to go home and
SET his friends; bat somebody happened
To ; -s<,,.J that China was worth seeing,
AMI on he weat thither. lie specu!ateei
rainier successfully III tea; and, finding
Sane rare kinds, determined to introduce
them 20 the i.nl1n public, and shut up
Iwaing ami Anfrobus. Home he came
at ia~t with his intent; and, having Sc
le.;ei a vast block Of buildings iii town
which he til .ughs might DO 4 Il tea ware
house, it occurred to him he might as
well 80 down ana see the faiaIly.
-At this tin Dick hal never fallen IN
love That busy, vivacious brain OF his
wouid not LIT him. He was doomed,
however, to ALI i!aadiOng into a fair lni-
taton OF that inevitable sentiment the
magnctizing medium being Il most charm
ing young lady, with whom he travelled
dowu towards his father pace IN GiOu
cestcrsllira Sha WAS yudn5 and very
riu4te and seened to know all the people
h. used t. know in his youth. 1t Was
900 much for poor Dick. They were tete-
o-tete in the railway carriage, and he POS
lively made 4 proposal
More amazing still is the fact that
the little girl wasn't at all shocked, and
promised to accept hlm II their reopec-
tive relations consented.
And then, III course of more familiar
c,ilaqlr, It came cut who he was, and
that she not Only knew his people, but
was going to his governor house.
They don expect me, quoth Dick.
r;ther ashamed; IL only just back from
China.
Never mind, dear, sid the young
lady, lovingly; they il oe charmed to see
You, and the carriage IS coming for me.
So they drove home together through
the bright autunnai moonlight, Dick
thinking he had been lucky to find a
charming wife 50 easily on his return.
And he was very pleasantly welcomed hy
every body, his Kind old father being de
lighted to receive ms desultry son again.
Bat Dick Desuitor, esquire was rather
chagrined to find that the pretty girl he
had been wooing was his own youngest
sister, whom he bad left baby in long
clothes, and who had just reached the
manageable and mischievous age. She
had recognized the poor old boy by his
talk. and had served him pretty trick.
However, he got over 1t, and they
found him a very nice substitute. She
may tame him down in time, perhaps.
He has given up the teatrade long ago,
and is engaged tsince October 2o) in the
construction Of war balloons.
,'P. She has Just called to say thai
he is engaged to write a play for Mr..
Blackstone.