The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-11-28
STARTLING DISCOVERY.
a Story of a Nigh {.

j a Story of a Night.
! AS a rule when the life's happi
ness of a young lady and gentlemen
in love hangs on the utteranca Of i
word, the anxious couple would
hardly be likely to plunge into {
giddy waltz with the idea ofmeetine
l their doom in th> most judicioas
manner. Rnt man is a creature OF
circumstances over which he has nc
control, and would often come of
very badly, but for the compensa-
ting faculty of adaptability which
has been given him. Ifhe can com
mand the solitude ofa cypress grove
or ola bowling wilderness in which
to bemoan at his ease the ills that
1 flesh is heir to, he can, at a pinch
| do it quite as effectually in the midst
Of on evening party.
/ Thus-it was with Mr. Theodore
Spooner-possibly Lord Chancellor,
actual barrister- at-law unbuYdened
with briefs-being unable to find OF
make an opportunity for holding
passionate discourse with the idol
Of his heart at the supper table Of
her obdurate father, sought and
found it in the gyrations Of p waltz
after supper. $3.50
dearest Matilda Rosa" he cried.
with eager but somewhat disioint-
edly expressed anxiety, "in a few
few short moments IL shall be fal
far away from you"
/ '.You are losing the tine an
swered the enslaver Of his heart, q
little sharply. "Do count your
steps"
Il will. One, two, three. I was
about -----''
"That's queer" she replied sweet
| ly. ''One, two, three. Go on," che
added encouragingly.
81 can-one, two, three-no long
er endure-''
"You are completely out of step
again, and trod on my toe
Forgive me, dearest one. Tn
one, two, three-in step now. Is
there no hope of-one, t.vo, three
moving your hard hearted father to
give his-one, two. three-consent
That's right. One, two, three.
Not the least hope I'm in despair y
ssMy darling Matilda Rosa. this is
terrible! Can nothing be done ?"
''Hold me little tighter. Moth
ing. You might as well attempt to
-go on counting-move a. noun
tain as pa. when he has-made up
his mind
"May lone, two, three-speak
to him p
"No. Come closer to me. He'll
only-keep time-srap your head
OFF, -
''Then dearest. and best, I don't
know what is to be done" a
Il can only say-change arms
i I'll never marry any one but you"
"a million thanks for that assn
rance, MY y
"You are getting quite out of ster
again. Waltz in the next room OF
we Sudli DC uOJiCOO.
"My own one! I tread-one two
Z three-on air"
The happy-unhappy-pair wonn6
themselves out of the back into the
front drawing room, fer the polite
reason given and a cynical obser
yer might have remarked that the
aerial stepping of the eiated Spoon
er did not prevent him from treadine
once more on the toes Of his charm
er. and getting sharply rebuked fcl
his clumsiness.
Matilda Rosa's father had made {
handsome fortune, as it was under
stood, by dealing in hardware but
however it might have been made
he was determined TO live on il
handsomely. 4 necessity Of hand
some living is q butler; therefore
old Chicklethorpe naturally engaged
a butler That the Indispensable
mans name was Iarkworth .yas
Of course, fortuitous.
''Larkworthy," said Efr. Chic;Sle
thorpe, entering the room c4t the
moment when his daughter and ~frei
lover were twiriing out Of it, "are
you quite sure the proceedings were
correct 20 ga
1--we lived in some of the best
families, SIR answered the butler
and / never kne7, an instance CT the
master OF the house eating anything
at supper. Always he goes up te
the drawing ng-room with the last par
ty that leaves tic table; then slip:
down again and picks a bit, quietly
with the butler" #tss.A
''But suppose he were to ine
nothing left to eat 7" inquired Chic,-
lethorpe.
"Couldn't happen sir-at least ir
any house where butler was kept
who had ever lived in good families
where the master knew how 10 ap
preciate their buffers arrangement
for their comfort 80
"What's the time Mr.. Larkwor
thy" 5r
"Half past four, A. NJ"
"Bless me Did they keep sucl
late hours in any Of the older fami
lies you have lived in?''
"Never, without considering it il
n the buffers wages" i r
your watch must be a few hour
too fast, Larkworthy. Tt is ,impos
. sible you could be so wide awake i
: it were really so late.'
"One of the first duties ETA but