Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-07

Pc bss had just asked Mr.. Merriweath.
ers daughter If she would give him a If,
out Of ba,ohelordom, aud She had said
yes" 1, therefore became absolutely
necessary to get the old mans permission,
so, as PEBBLES said. that arrangements
might be made for hopping the conjugal
twig
PEBBLES said he'd rather pop the interrog-
atory TO all Of old Merriwsst hers daugh-
ters, aud his sisters, aud his female cousin,
and his aunt Hannah in the country, and
the whole Of his female relations, than to
ask old Nsrriwsathsr. But II had to be
done. and % he cat down and studied out q
speech which he IVES to dissorgs to old
M.rr.~ssthsr the very fisst ohsncs hs got
10 shy it At him. 30 PEBBLES dropped in
on him oas Sunday evening, when Ill the
family had msandsrsd 70 class meeting, and
found him doing . sum in beer measure,
trying to calculate the exact number Of
quarts his interior would hold without
blowing HE head of Of him.
How are you, Pssb p said old N crri.
weather. ~ PEBBLES walked in % white -
piece Of chalk, aud trembling - if hs had
swallowed condensed earthquake. Pee.
blss was afraid . answer, because be wasn't
cure about that speech. He knew no he'd
to keep his grip on il while be had il there.
or it would slip away from him Quicker
than an oiled eel through an aueer hole.
So he blurted right out:
Mr. Asrriweathsr, sir Perhaps Il NAV
not be unknown to you, sir, that during an
extended period Of five years | have been
busiiy engaged in the prosecution Of com
mercial enterprise
is that 90, and ksepin' il secret oil the
time, while | thought you was tending
store. Well. By George. you're one Of EN-
now, Amt ys'"
Pesbles had 70 begin all over again, 10
get the run Of il.
Mr.. Msrriwsathsr, sir: Perhaps it may
not he unknown to you that during an ex-
tended period Of some Ave yssrs, l have
been engaged in the prosecution Of . com
msrcial enterprise, with determination to
procure sufficient maintenance"
"Sit down. Peeb. and help yourself 70
beer. Don't stand there, holding your ha,
like blind beggar with the paralysis
What's the matter With you, anyway? l.
| never SEQ you behave yourself 80 in all
my born day."
Mr.. Merriveather, sir: II may not bs
unknown to you that during - extended
period Of some FIVE years have been en-.
gagged in the prosecution Of . commercial
enterprise, with . determination to procure
. mainteuance-"
" a whichance ~ asked the old Merri.
wea,hsr but PEBBLES held on 80 the last
AZ" vas bis only chance, and went on:
IN ,ne hope that some day might en-
yer wed'ock. and bsstow my earthly posses.
nons upon one whom could call nv own
! nave been lonely man, sir. and have felt
no' sooo LOT man to be alone; there
Neither is it, Psebles and Tn Al, a,.a
glad you've dropped in. Ho~'s the old
Mr.. Msr,iwsathsr, cir" said p..h,..
IN de'pait'ns confusion, raising his vo,c.
to- yell, may not be unknown to Yen
that DUNG IN extended period off lionel,
man. l have ossn engaged = enter wsdloek
and bsstow oil my commercial suterprise
on enc whom l could procure . determin
a:ion TO be good for sufficient possessior
no. l msan-that is-that Mr.. Merri
weather, sir, it may not be unknewn-"
And then again it may. Look here
PEBBLES, you'd better lay down and TAX
something warm you amt WE'LL"
PEBBLES sweating like four year oil
colt went in again:
"Nr. Msrriweathsr. sir: It..may not b
lonely for you to prosecute me whom 20
call friend for commercial maintenance.
, -but-but-oh, dang it-Mr. Msrriwestt
err; sir, it."
Il "Oh, Pssbles, you talk - wildly 40
jaokass. never saw . more frat elias
idiot in the whole course Of my Lii,
Whsa's The nssAe with ysu anyhswr'