Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-20
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A CorrLs OF INDIGNANT CHICAGO FArIIsa's
Follow THEIR RUNAWAY CHMDnrs TO
MLwAuKEE-OSs BRconRs RECON
CILRp AND rur OrHsa WILL Nor.

FOLLOW THEIR RUNAWAY CHiLDneS
MnwAuKEE-OSs BRcoHRs RECON
cILaD AND the Ornsa WILL Nos.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Last evening. when the Chicago us''
came in, an observer might have no"ce'
an elderly gentleman. sonewhat GOOD 'ook
ing, somsw what full IN the face, and some
what excited. jump from the cara oe'or'
they had ceased their motion, and, rush
ing of through the line OF hack men, wh'
we're TRYING to stop him, make on across
tho Nsnomonse up town. In n second
the observer might have seen another gen
tleman. nets) stout, but considerably tall
err. leave the cars and follow. In aspace o.
time, very short Tor men 10 travel 50 lar,
the two men might have been seen hasten
ing up the steps Of the Kirby house. both
putting somewhat for travelling SO fsst--ysi
neither speaking 10 each other. the stout
man was ahead few seconds. His voice
| was lost to the excitement. he ielt, but ne
found breath to ask, Whore is tho pro-
pristor ?" and, the query being answered
by Mr. Weber, pointing out q quiet look
| ing gentleman, who sat IN convesation
with another, the stout gentleman rushed
up . the ex -mayor, with the exclamation IN,
| {" Whore is my son, sir p
| Asfore tho proprietor had IN opertunity
. reply, the taller man arrived, and rush
ed In with the almost b. ea'hlcss inquiry,
Where IS my daughter :"
The exmayor was little nouplusse1 -
Two well-dressed, ood-looking. very o..
eitable strangers coming upon him AZ the
very same moment, one demanding . son
and the other daughter, would lead to
the 1upppaitsA0 that 49,
outbreak in Bedlam, or that the proprietor
hal been doing something that had just
then slipped his memory. lie took q mo-
| Inent to recall his scattered senses, but
there came the question more earnestly
asked than before,
Will you give me my son, sir -
Before that could DO flashed, the taller
gentleman had put in,
~ ask You, will you give me my daugh
ter, sir :"
The sx-mayor 10 90 cool - . cucumber
We have often thought that an arthquaks
would not excite him. He began to get q
little nervous, but, not forgetting him self,
he said
Gentlemen, you appear TO b in earnes,
Once the people Of Milwaukee, By . very
complimentary vote, elected me 70 bs Z
father to oil the men and women 10 che
city, but"
~ want no equivocation, sir" broke Ia
the stout man and " III have ne shild'a
play in this matter" interrupted the tall
man.
Well, gentlemen, you appear to 30 90
very much in earnest, l viii tell you cir
| have boys Of my swn, aud you, cir,
have daughters Of my swn, 90 give my
| self little concern about other people,
children. know nothing about your cor
or your daughter, and certainly havs mol
got thsm."
But they are here"
They may be. A great many psopl,
make the Kirby house their hsne, and,
an pleased to say. oil like it,"
| NY daughter is here and want her,
said tho tall gentle nan.
Then the ex-mayor made the two si
down and talk to HIM. He learned tha
they lived in Chicago. and were in business
there. and not on speaking terms viii
each other, one had son snd the other
dtughtsr, children love each other. parent
would not give consent, and children cam
to Milwaukee and rot married. Th.r
wrote to parents aud asked for their bless
ing. Instead Of blessing, both parent
came ON, each to tear his child from tn
embrace OF the other and take him and 10
home.
Tho proprietor saw through tho who'll
thing at glance now, and wondered no
at the anxiety Of the parents He Dun
that tho couple werc at the Kirby. and. 70
qucstinr tho two parents to make themsel
vcs rs comfortable AS they could, he pal
them visit. lie found them both SON,
what frightened as the hour drew near /.
hear from home, but he found them bo,
tenalb!c people. who really loved eac
other, and who would not have taken tn
step they did. had they not felt It necss
sary 10 insure thor happiness. lilo found
too, that they we're married tied togct .
strong and fast, and that al the indlgan
fathers ia the world could not unite them
lie concluded he would not prevent thei
happiness. even il he could. lie talked +
the couple, who appeared moro than eve,
frightened when they learned that thsi
parents had really come, and gave then
some good ndvIcs, he then came out, I,
lind both men ready TO rush in and claiu
his own.
Hold on" said he, you have left TIL.
thing to me You, sir, will 90 in frat.
and he direc I'd the short man in.
The short man went in. lie was gon
just thirty minutes while the tall man pac
81 the hail nervously. When the shor
man came out, no was not half so mucl
excited As when he went in. Ne said bu
little however. The tall man paid his visi
but NJ tho eai Of five minutes came oul
more excited than ever. The short mar
stepped up 10 him and resched out h.:
hand, bnt Tho tail man turned away d .
dainiully and went out Of tho house. Thsn
tue couple camo out. the young man happ,
aud the bride weeping. Both threw thc,
a'ms about the short mans neck. and al
tired to laugh.
We don't know what had - changed
the short mans mind at the interview. bu,
it was very evident that he had beer
changed. There 10 no doubt . pleading
from the sen. and . few tears from the
daughter bad worked the repentance.
1t was scurvy trick you played upon
u.s." he said. =" both of you deserve . goot
whipping. was an old fool, though, to
stand in your way, for might have knowr
you would have beat me. did notekno~
you loved each other -. You, YOU younl
rascal, have got better wife than you dc
serve. and ifyou don't make her happy |
will break every bone in your body, and
you my daughter. - must call you, miod
ne tssrs. III make your father reconcile
hinsslf to the situation. or, il he 10 stub.
born and WON'T, III be all the father yeu
want"
To-da. the three returned to Chicago
the short gentleman ~ happy a. any Of
the lot.