Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-11
ROW WAS WON.

am the only daughter OF Orlando Pug
gias. of Fizzie,on. retail dealer in dry goods
NJ father - very prominent man IN town,
an I AN the belle of the village. think
have very good reasons for calling myself
handsome, Tor not less thnn = scoro of Young
men Of my acquaintance have assured me
that such Il the fact. have no reason Tor
dcubtin. the words OF these very estimablo
Young men, for | think | should have been
convinced Of my beatty even IL they had not
whispered in my blushing ears.
Nv fathers hobby has been Tor several
years to make good match for me- Per
haas yoa know wat good match is. Il
II s,0py To marry mau you positively
hate man who is excessively ugly and
disagreeshle-in short. fool, jast because
he is wealthy. II he has money max es
no diff rencs what his character is Iii i.
what tao Grid calls a good match. Nv
tsacr thou hit just as the rest OF me world
al sai often have heard him say that
b., Il itr.ec should ride in her own carriage
eamc DAY. That WAS hiS highest idea Of
ht'wncs,. Perhaps it is needless to say
that m, father ard differed very much on
gn,Nt
.laaA had inbihed waa, tho general
49, 3saPle will cal rather romantic no
"a, e. Can you believe it, that the belle Of
S5t stDn, AT the age of twen,y-tyo. ina
,oti hat there was such passion as low
!ti same' hing more than 20 Ole
ra asi,h inJ silrcuuns upon. | knox
" sefT uutnaldea.y ior me 10 tas this;
tat VI true had plenty of loves to be
Anis, a,lt ueh prcisrred the poodle TO
rAcm Ay hero had not yet arrived. |
knew IA would como soneiimc. Perhaps
he would CONS in arsesed coat; but the
cps' doesn't make the hman you know
though u does make = great many things
that cal, themselves men.
h.snwhile my father brought lover 10
mc-a Mr.. Cattle, from Boston. lie was
doug 4 large business there and was CON
s'dcied very wealthy.
"in,re's alover worthy OF you. Beatrice"
sh'd my father. after MIR. Cattle had made
his first call "ilis wealth can hardly 10
estimated"
~ am sure his age cannot | replied.
HE Is certainly twice az old ~ am"
"wels'
III think that is enough"
Nv father opened his eyes with astonish.
ment
DO ron mean to say that you would no.
marry him il you had the chance I"
Yes. that's What mean"
BLESS my souls' cried father. "Are You
sancy'
Perfectly"
Father booked iucreduloua.
You read too much poetry, child. You
are woman nov, aud Il 10 high time for
you 10 Danish those sentimental ideas from
your silly head. Such an opportunity as
this doesn't come 70 . woman but once in
igstiasa.'
II should hope not"
Father stamped his feet with rage and
looked unuttcrAhls things. took up Lalla
Raokh. aud began reading the Fire Wos-
shipess.
Beatrice. 10 you wish to bring my gray
hairs down in sorrow to the grave. ,"
No; but a. have to live with my hus-
band through life. ~ould much rather have
Que al my own choosing"
Yes, yes. my child. But / have lived
longer ,lan you aad think nv Judgment
u better. wish to sac ven hsn.ilv mar
r'ed. d,n want YOU to marry soms
eeSnndrei ~ithout cent in his pocket and
have You wesr your hic cut A. his druid
As 1he VIE cf Mr. Cattle YOU will lead
Iuc 81 Luxury aud ease
"A lis OF misery
Nv i.'hss looked r,ivcd. bu. s.;d ~
more, ard soon after lett the room
Such IL the perversity Of female heun
nature that think if that seounar,J ~
cut cent in his pocket I'D propo,ea ;n.,
at that moment. 1 should have accented
him at once. believe women are like ~.
Irishmsn's pig. He wished TO drive the mir.
10 Dublin; out he made him think he wish.
Cd him 70 60 in IN opposite direction. Con.
seqasntly the pig was bound to 70 to Dub.
lin, and to Dublin he went
Mr.. Cattle never called again. l think
sAthsr put flea in his ear, for he saw plain
" ,hat vas not to be driven into a union
"tn man did not like.
~ "o'"N '"'s tine father hired a new clerk.
s'ner good looking, and all nv
young iaiy iriends voted him , n,oae,
e'se yoous man presume he was what
sa'ner ~os'a ca. scoundrsl without . cant
In his pocket. To be sure. h. aro.".s een'
gsn,ly; but haven't the slirhss, 1880 s, s's.
the coat upon his back was p,;a '1 s tnat
vhat Of that9 Wasn't he a,r. put
Couldn't he whisper soft nonsense for
entire EVENING" Hadn't he all the pos,rr
Of thu affections BY hearth Then he wro,s
about love and moonshine in splendid
rhymes, upon scentsd paper, and be gave
theoe eGu6io0o q No almost thought
1svsd hin; and I an sors be loved ns, for