Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
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When it came at last to asking Sa1nu-
el Rowley's consent to pay my addresses
to his ward, knew it was all over with
me. | felt thatit was all over directly
| was Shown into the library where
Samuel RoWieya sat bbeforeo the fire,
toastlng his (gouty feet, and reading
his Times newspaper. II felt it was SO
completely alb OVERLY with me that Z
would very gladly have backed myself
out of the room without entering into
any particulars as to the object of my
visit. [ would have cheerfully Informed
him that l was an agent for Boshiter's
hair-restorer, and had called with a
sample, which might beretlirned if not
approved after one days rubbing. But
he knew me and T knew him. He un-
understood perfectly well why I had
solicited thes honor of an. interview
with him at u o'clock, M, he was, a
sharp old gentleman who had had his
eyes upon me- for some time, and was
not to be imposed upen.sf5 i.ssnid s1gs
He said, "Take a seat, Mr.. -,. 7
forget your name 3ni and then he fun
bied with his glasses, and referred to
my polite epistte, which lay on the
table near him. xiz &c sr,55sT = ,5.s~.s5-
L took a seat and nursed my hat I
persplred a little. L had a tremuloJ1s
motion of my knees come on which
made me look ridiculous. waited for
him to speak, but he did not. [ began
myself, after one or two secret encou1l-
ters IN my throat with something
which felt very much Like cork out of
soda-water bottle.
g You are not aware-that is, YOU can
not but be aware-that I have long re-
garded your ward Clara with. Did
you speak, sir z"
"No, sir, [ did not speak"
He had given an awful cough of a
double-knock character, that was all
He kept his glasses on his nose, and
focused me, and the operation was I'M
pleasant. He was not pleasant in his
reception of my statement either; he
was decidedly unpleasant, not to say
desperately disagreeable But then he
was a cross in-grained old fellow
everybody knew it in Wolverston, and
have no particular reason to disguise
it here
L recommended my statement;
poured forth the best feelings of nv
heart, and with an eloquence that might
have melted adamant, I confessed to
him that CLARA was my only ambition.
As | have said already, l knew that it
was all over with me, but / was poetic
even in the midst of my desperate CON
SERIOUSNESS: bs5i5; ;lzs BTs!E 7iaE -ss
Mr.. Rowly9 set aside his newspaper,
drew his chair. an inch or two closer to
me, put his great hands-ra rather, dis
posed to be .gonty, like his feet-upon
his knees, and surveyed me from head
to foot contemptuously. .b9tai35Iggs 81
May Iask your age, young man? /"
. he sad. Hsa div Esz1e55 s-tys- ---r..s7
This was my weak point of defense,
but toldlhlm. t1a .TsE0 r5Ta75wa-e2 .s.
"Seventeen.p ,said5 g .ss.5ssE tsIT-
And how didiyous first become ac-
quainted with my Clara, who is year
your junior, you hussy pr '> '-'..5
well Mn. Rowley, it has been a
long attachment: my finishing school
at Beesboroigh was situated opposite
her finishing school, and we saw each
other at church; and 1 think - = "a
g [ think that you both ought to be
horsewhipped I" he said, fercely inter-
rupting me " and as for my consent to
Clara's engagement to a boy like you
[ will even go so far as to say whipper-
cnarl,1ol. J1yo