Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-14

father is one of the richest thing on rec
ord III tell you how il was. i"You
must know that he was mol,sirons Stir
gy. The conn laint seem@dto run in I'll !
family. aud ever, body round our parts
used 10 notice that lie never BY any
chance ask ed any one TO Jino with him.
SO one day jus, fur chunk Of FAM
said TO friend Of mine. Jeddy-'fIl bet
you penn o,tll Of sho strings gains, a
row Of pins. that ! get old Ben. Mer-
kins, that's my wife's father, to ask me
10 dinner sh3 +
Yeou get our said Jc,ldy: why
you might as well try 20 conx cat into
a shower bnth, or get moonbeains ont Of
eowcun her oD'sF
Well said 7, Il am going TO try ;
And try did, and Ill tell yeou how
l went 10 work. sU 4xoX
jest as old Ben was sitting down 10
dinner. al | o'clock, rushed up 10 the
house, at n high pressure pace, red bot
in the face, With my GOA: tails in the air,
nv eyes rolling about like billiard balls
in commissions. Rat tai tat.-ding aling
alir g. | kicked up an awful run pus.
and in flash out came obi Ben bimse {.
| had struck tho RIG ut mint. He bad n
napkin uLder his chin, and carving
knife in his hand smell the dinner
ms he opci ed the door. 81.
20. Mr.. Me,k ins.' said /, I'm tarna
ten glad 10 see you. feared You
moughn't be Mt hum--I am almost out
of breath. am come to tell you hassl
can save you n thousand dollars
"A ihoisand dollars, roared Tho old
man; and | defy weasel TO GO pop
quicker than Lis face burst in smiles
A thousand dollars You don't say
50! Du tell. .
'OL! said /, | see you are just having
dinner meow; III go and dine myself,
and then Ill cone back and tell you all
about it,
Nonsense, said he. don't 60 away !;
come in aud sit down, and enjoy your
self like good fellow, and have a snack
with me. am anxious 10 hear what
YOU llHNe W Eg -.s#
pretend TO decline, savin' I'd come
back; but I'd thoroughly stirred up the
old chaps curiosity, md il ended in his
fairly pulIin' me Into the house, and |
made ratlm' dinner of pork and
beans.
manager for some time TO dodge the
main point Of bis inquiry. AT las; l
finished eating. and there was no further
excuse for delay % besides old Ben was
gettin' filgety.
Come, neow,' said he, mo more pre-
face. About that thousand dollars
come, let it out
We'll, III tell you what said |, 'yeon
have darter, Misery Ann. to dispose of
in marriage, have YOU not g
What's that do with it? iuterrutcd
lie.
8 Hold your proud stccds- don't run
off the ttack-a great deal to do with
it, said | Meow, answer my ques
ton.
well, said he, Il have
4. : And you intend. when she marries,
to give her $4,000 forMportions
Il do he said.
sWell, meow, there's the pint I'm
comm tew. Let me have her, and I'll
take her with $4,000: and $4,000, from
$4,000 nrcoriIn' to simpls ad'llt'cn, jlst
leaves $1,000, aud that will DO clear
profits, we'd as slick "sa whistle?
The Lext thing | knew there was n
rapid interview going Oh between old
B"n's foot aud my coat taIls--and | am
inclined to think the latter got the worst
OF it.
A rough looking specimen Of tramp
in! humanity was cruising through
Chatham street, in New York. the other
day. when lie came pIu,npIy on heck
n"se d Jew, a specimen of his race about