The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-03-12
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! HOW he EARNED a WIPE;

|'fH' WY tN.hAN
my daughter, young mahsp said
farmer Jones, removing the
pipe from his mouth, and look
ing at the young fellow from
head to toe.s 80 2l.ls sai ii .,sss o.,
q despite lis rather indolent
and efeminate air, which was
mainly the result Of. his e,dpcal,
ton, Luke Jordon was a fine
looking fellow, and not easily
moved from his self-possession;
but he colored and grew. con
fused beneath that Sharp, scru-
tinizing look. 'sr yleso. . ras ,bs.
!. l@YeS sir 4 spoke to Miss
Mary ast''evening, and She
she referred me to you," t,,t
.r. Z. The old mans face softened.
b "Molie is,a good girl; a very
good girl," ,"'he' said, stroking his
chin with a thoughtful air; sand
deserves a good husband. What
can you do r.. ADORE. D., lso7s. , .a,.
Z" The young man looked blank
at this abrupt inquiry ..,,; ,a7.i /. .:y :,y''
VI 'If you refer to my abilityto
-yupport,al a Wife, | can assure
youAL" aihruorm % 0-lTq.4U 81, lpb
: SinJ rnaEs fug s.Iru.a ri I,..r..g .f.-.
Inknow that you are a rich
man, Luke Jordon, but Ivtake
it for granted that you ask my
girl to marry you, not your
property. What guarantee can
Iyou give me, in case it should
be swept away-asn,it is in
thousands Of instances that
you could provide for her a
comfortable home ? You have
hands and brains - do you
'knowhow to use them? Again,
4 ask, what canyon pdo@' 'f.a (. :. ~
, This was a style Of catechism
for which LIKE was unprepar::
ed, and he stared blanklyat the
questioner without speaking,
Il believe you managed to
get through college-haye you
any profession p % 4-'av sl,,a. i. u
@No, sir + Thought" "a .,,is, /. =.
} @Have you anyatrade p W. -i,,. {,
'SNo,. sir; my father thought
that, with the wealth l Should
inherit, / would not need any
sYour father thought wrong,
Them He'd much better have
given YOU some honest oceupa-
ton, and cut you off without a
shilling; 777Git might haye, been
Ithe making Of you, AS it is,
what are you fit for? Here you
are, a strong, table-bodfed man,
twenty-four, years Old, and heY-
et earned a dollar in your life
You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself '."'' t'' '''''.
"And you want to marry my
daughter" resumed the old
man, after afew yigorouslpuffs
at his pipe. sNow, | have Civ
en- MolIie as good advantages
for learning as any girl'in town,
and she hasn't thrown 'em
away; but if she didn't know
how to work, she'd be no daugh-
ter of mine. If l choose | can
keep more than } one servant,
but i don't, no more than |
choose that my daughter should
be a pale, spiritless creature,
full of dyspepsia and all man.
ner of fP%sll.afdy EPiflPFe8pts' in
stead of 10 the, shining, bright
eyed, rosy checked lass she is.
l did say she, should marry. no
lad that had been cursed with
a rich father; but she has taken
a foolish. liking to you, and Pll
tell y0d %hatF1l durgoltowork
and prove Yourself f'toobea man;
perfect yourselfin. some occu,
tion@1don't' care what, so itbe
honest; then come to me, and,
if the girl is willing, she is
yours"
As heolas HAN saia5his, he
deliberately Knocked the ashes
outlof his'spipe, against one of
the pillars Of the porch, where
he was sitting, tucked it, into
his vest pocket, and went into
the boafse, EO2Sl2 N .OJD
Pretty Mary Jones' was wait