Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-09-10
Milwaukee Romance.

nave notlceu an eIuerly Sentlemar
= somewhat good looking, somewha,
full in the face, and somewhat ex.
r cited, jump from the cars before
they had fairly ceased their mo.
ton, and rushing off through. the
$ line of hackmen, who were trying
! to stop him, make on across the
! Monomonee up town. In a sec.
ond the observer might have
seen another gentleman, not SO
, stout, but considerably taller, leave
the cars and follow. In a space
of time very short for men to trav-
ell so far, the two might have been
seen fastening up the steps of the
Kirby House, both putting some
what from travelling SO fast-the
short man putting the most--yet
neither speaking to each other
The stout man was ahead a few
seconds. His voice was lost in
the excitement he felt, but he
found breath to ask, "Where is
the proprietor?' and the query
being answered by Mr.. Webber
pointing out quiet looking gen
tleman, who sat in conversation
with another, the stout gentle
man rushed to the ex-Mayor, with
the exclamation, "Where is my
son., sir 2"
Before the proprietor had an
opportunity to reply, the taller
man arrived, and rushed in with
the almost breathless inquiry,
"Where is my daughter, sir?"
The ex-Mayor was a little non.
plussed. Two well-dressed good
looking, very excitable strangers
coming upon him at the same
moment, one demanding a son
and the other a daughter, would
lead to the supposition that there
had been an outbreak in Bedlam,
or that the proprietor had been do
ing something that had just then
slipped his memory. He took q
moment to collect his scattered
senses, but there came the ques-
ton more earnestly asked than
before, "Will you give me my
son, sir?" and before that could be
finished the taller gentleman had
put in, 81 ask you will you give
'me my daughter, sir?"
The ex-Mayor is as cool as
cucumber. We have often thought |
that an earthquake would not ex-
cite him. He began to get a little
nervous, but not forgetting him
self, he said:
Gentlemen, you appear to be
in earnest. Once the people of
Milwaukee, by a very compliment
tary vote, elected me to be a faith
er to all the men and women in the
city, but"
81 want no equivocation, SIR"
broke in the stout man, and "I'll
have no child's play in this mat
ter" interrupted the tall man.
"Well, gentlemen, you appear
to be SO much in earnest, / will
tell you, sirs, have boys of my
own, so l give myself little con-
Germ about other peoples children;
l know nothing about your son or
your daughter, and certainly l
have moi got them"
"But they are here
"They may be. A great many
people make the Kirby House their
nome, and l am pleased to say all
ike il"
"My son is here" replied the
short gentleman, "and Iwant him."
"My daughter.is here" said the
all gentleman, "and | want her."
Then the ex-Mayor made the
wo sit down and talk to him.
lie learned that they lived in
Chicago, were in business there, :
md not on speaking terms with
ach other, had, ,one a son, the
'ther a daughter, children loved J
ach other, parents would not give
onsent, and children came off TO
and married. Then
vrote to parents and asked their
Blessings. Instead of blessing, (
9th parents came on, each to tear c
lis child from the embrace of the .
ther and take him and her home. Q
The proprietor saw through the Q
Thole thing at glance now, and
not at the anxiety OF v