Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25
The Bauker's Daughter.

good story is related of wealthy Lon
don banker, who is very good-natured, but
inclined to be trihe fast in his views Of life.
He had iayorite clerk, young man Of
about twcnly.one, aud remarkably handsome,
modest, aud highly intellectual For these
qualities he was liked by every one, and the
banker did not escape the general feeling OF
good will.
lie was as poor as his salary, and had no
connections to push him after fortune; and
so, like most English clerks, he would rise to
ono hundred aud twenty pounds year, 60 on
for eight years at ten pounds year rise, and
marry When he gets two hundred pounds a
year, honceforth TO vogctate and find that the
additional ten pounds a year rise, only keeps
pace with the additional babes in the house,
hold.
The banker, on Sunday afternoon, when no
ono was expected, would occasionally ask the
young man to visit his family at his suburban
villa as the conversation Of the young man
was so correct and clever, il could not but be
Of advantage to his children.
have not mentioned that there was a
beautiful young daughter of nineteen, but
that may always be understood in any Eng
fish family that has known welded life long
enough. But there were, Of course, no atten-
tons on the part of the young man, other
than extremely delicate, reserved aud most
proper.
This will almost always be the case with
/ English youth as Americans well know
Don't ahem' after this.
The youth in spite Of two or three days
invitation to the bankers scat to breathe fresl
air and clear his lungs of London fog anc
smoke, was evidently very i'll, and though h,
declared himself well and robust, the banker
shook his head.
" cannot make out what is the matter
with my clerk, D." said the banker to a conircr
who was in the back office with him, aftei
the youth had brought in some papers.
Well, you are green, should say, for
man Of your time Of life and experience,
said banker number two. Don't you sc,
what is the matter ? He's in love"
" In love bad He is modesty and pro
priety itself"
tell you it is fact, aud with rich ole
fellows daughter who would no more think
Of having him for a son-in-law than yot
would"
Oh the naughty old fool my clerk is a
good as his daughter and be hanged to him
Thank you for the hint
As soon as banker number two had disap
peared, the young clerk was called in.
So, sir, you are in love, and pinng ava,
for the object of your affection; that's thu
secret, is III Why did you not tell me be
fore, sir ?"
The youth was silent.
"Well, my boy, pity you but Civ,
you word of advice If the daughter i
fair she is worth running risk for. Loos
here; there are two hundred pounds, and tw,
months leave of absence Run away will
the girl. Bah don't look so stupid! di,
the same before YOU and it din't hurt me"
The clerk fell on his marrow-bones, anC
was upon the point of making clean breas
of it, when the old man arose aud left precipi
lately to avoid a scene.
The young man considered, and acted, and
the consequence was that the next day week
there was no young daughter at the dinner
table Of the banker at the country-housc.
The house was in CONSERVATION, and q
search was made in every direction.
\ note however, was found on her dressing
table, conveying the customary prayer Tor
forgiveness and one enclosed from the young
clerk, stating that, believing the banker had
meant to give hint in regard to his daugh-
ter, and was not able to give his public con-
sent owing to appearances, he had acted on
the suggestion, and ere his I" iather-in-aw
had received the letter he would be his son
n-law.
The pill was bitter aud the joke terrible
one against him, but the banker was good
natured man, and hated ridcule, so he took
the bull by the horns at last, and openly de
clared that he knew perfectly well what he
was about and that he was aware all tn,
time who his clerk was going to run away with