Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-22

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her. or paying her any little ordinary at
iention, quite different from my manner
towards her parents or sister and 1
thought she noticed it, and seemed rather
pleased than otherwise. There Is no iooi,
YOU know. like an old fool.
There were opportunities enough OF
showing ciyility to all of them before we
cot to Paris, for-though Mr. Draper did
his best, and was not inactive for his figure
to wrestle with so much luggage 0s the
ladies found it necessary TO travel with,
was quite beyond the powers OF any one
man who was not Briareus, or an Argus,
or "a Hercules. or some other peculiarly
gifted myth. And then that overtasked
pen.leman's anticipati0ns about TIE wealth
or proved correct; it was blOwinl; very hard
in the Channel, and be did not get off
much better than Lis wife on this OCCASION
Indeed. the whole Draper family were
] thoroughly prostrnted, and n am no sub
ieet 10 The malady of the sea, they looked
np to rne very much rs people do to doe
TOR when there il illness in the house. The
romantic boy breaks eroInd 10y presenting
the GIRL Of his heart with uosegay; mid.
fIe-aged and practical, insinuated myself
by handing basin.
When we were in the train on the other
side. and my ellow-travelers had recovered,
they seemed really hurt and ashamed al hav-
/ ing put mo to so much trouble; not that they
bored me by dwelling much on the subject,
but what they did say was evidently genuine.
Then they deferred to mo in everything,
(Which il the best hotel 10 go TO, MIR.
StumpsS" ''How long ought We to stop in
Paris. MIR. Stumpsr'
That wasa queer thing; iIoy never spoke
TO me without mentioning my name with an
emphasis, pausiDg upon it, IA it wore, as if
to impress il upon their memories. And
when Miss Carry grew playful, az she did
under nv attention, she said ''Mr. Stumps
in sly way, as though there was some joke
in the word, which did not at all like, Sec
ing that l soon began to contemplate the
possibility of asking her to assume it
/ For went 10 the same hotel ~ they did
walked, drove, dined, and visited the thea
tire with them. When they were tired Of
Paris, ve went to Cologne Hnd up the
Rhine together; and by the time we had
settled down Mt Weisbaden. | was quit
like a member of the fatally. and the con
timed Difference they. and particularly
Garry. paid to everything said, might
well have ticklod the vanity aud sO!teDed
the heart of man even older than | was
and took the opportunity of speaking tC
MIR. Draper after the table 4 note, when W,
were taking cigars and coffee ut a litti,
round table in the courtyard or the Rose
7 told him that knew / was rather old ioi
his daughter. and that was not possessed
of that wealth which in these cases ofteI
makes up for lack of youth: hut that | Wa
not exactly poor either, and would do m,
best to make Garry happy.
''Well my lord. said be, "of course
am deeply sensible of the honor man -
your rank does my girl snch an offer. -
MY lord What on earth 10 YOU meant
interrupted j.
Surely it is time to throw off your in
cognito when such serious matter as mar
| riace is being discussed" said he.
! s.Inoognito What are you driving al
y Whom do you take me for p
"why, for the Marquis Of Walden h
replied.
come, if you have other views for you
daughter say SO. bat there is no need I
banter me-"
''Do you mean TO tell nae yon are not tn
marquis?"
: s'Of COURSE I am not; there never was
' title in my family yet"
''Then who are your
"Tho man profess myself to be snre,
hplain Mr.. Stumps."
: Mr.. Draper remained utterly dumbfound
! sd for while, but at last roused himsel
sufficiently TO say, Il beg your pardon fo
the mistake; hut why, may ask, did yo
: sign yourself the Marquis OF Walden in Tia
: visitors book at the Victoria Gross Gal
leryY'
'I never committed such an absurdity
1T was the last name In the book whe
we entered. and you were the only perso
E in the room"
e 'I can't help that" cried I. losing pa
I tience; al never signed my name at all.
MIR. Draper sat still ~ little while wit
his lips tightly compressed, and his ia
sides and shoulders heaving conynlsivel
4 at intervals AT last he could bear il n
9 longer, and exploding with irrepressihl
laughter, he rose and rushed into the NJ
i tel: while strobe off in n state Of boilin
indignation to the Rooms, and lost comp
|, of pounds worth Of forms TO relieve M
g feelings.
The cold manner of Mrs. and alas al
y of Miss Draper towards me on the follow
g ing morning was so extremely disgusting
after their late cordialty, that packed u
x my portmanteau and left the place at one
must say that Draper himselflooked hu
< and ashamed, and, doubt not. would ha'
apoicgized for his own mirth tbs evenir
T before, and his wife and daughters b
l. havior afterwards, ifbe could have got hO
of me alone Poor hen-pocked wretch
e Well, if had been marquis or millio
T. aire. might have been hen-pecked too
4 this present writing; but that may safe
< say that never will be. / have learn'
my last lesson.