The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-02-02
A LITTLE HUMBuG.

dear sir. little humbrg. Humour
has done wonders. 1t has made Bar.
uum milliouarc. and It shall be the
puptial cord between myself aud your
charming daughter
But sill / do no, scc.'
You don't! How dull OF you :
II is a, easy as 4. u G.. Here am !,
old Jasper Hamilton, a. hearty n
buck as eyor kissed Girl. with pr
'rtv mounting mp to ten thousands.
who wants To We'd your dan. .h'cr
What's 10 hinder me ? You, her
aiher, ate willius. hut she is not.
Her head is turned topsy turycy t.!
the attractions of young gallant,
Walter Cpram by name, w'o il a.
polite as Che,tcrG' Ia, rs poor as Il
church mouse, aud as romantic 0s Il
school girl. Now what do | ask yon
TO do! Merely make s,ipalat'on
that Walter shall have your daughter
IL be can show yun, one year from
late. that he il abs to keep a wife
respectfully without coming 20 you
Tor assistance You say the girl will
not marry me unless you give Wal or
= chance first By my pl'n You give
Walter chance aud don't jniurc my
chance either, for I'll lag bundled
he'll be as poor n year from date as he
is to-day. 1t is all nonsense about
your young lovers getting rich in n
few mouths, as these lying novels
make out they do. 81 follow my
plan, old fellow, aud you shall have as
rich. hearty and tough an old sou-in-
law as your heart could wish. Good
bye, old by, 80 ani talk to the young
scamp, and don't forget TO use u little
humbug.'
Aud shaking heartily the hand OF
his old lrcn J and wishcd-iur iallcr-in-
law, jasper Hamilton, the "toueh
aud hearty, hurried homcwari. Peter
! Fisher the gentleman whom ho was
ailrc~sn., also h,strned to his home
in different part Of the city.
Where is Miss Clara - he asked
of the servant who had opcucd the
door.
"ln the drawins-room with Mr.
Coram.'
"Ilum Tell Mr. Coram to step up
70 my library at the end o? five min
utcs'
The five minutes prescribed had
elapsed. aud Wltor Coram stoId in
MIR Fishers elegant library, with its
walls Hnrd w,lh shelves Of costly and
nnudsomu books Its owner was scat
I'D in n velvet arm chair, and there
was an expression on his face that
Waiter felt bolod him no good.
" So. sir, you want to marry Clara p
The question WAS startling, as Wal
ter hai hot been expecting it. 1t had
TO be answered. though.
Il do, sir--at least-I mean l
should wish to do so if had your
consent
Oh,-ah . that's it, is il And
what if | don't give my consent !?
There will b, an elopcmcnt / sup.
pose
"Oh, no, sir. how could you think'
-stammered Walter. in confusirn-
rs greatly confused as if ho really
had such m objec, IN view.
"Well, well suppose you are au
honest man. But I'm not such grum
old fellow as people think am. |
like to see young persons enjoy them
selves. ! have no objections to your
marrying Clara, none in the world,
SIR
/ 80, my dear sir, how can thank
you? Iou have removed load from
my heart.
Stop T. exclaimed the old man
suddenly.
The young man stopped.
:" have no objections to your mar.
rying Clara, but | don't want her t
starvc, ] suppose you can keep her
in easy circumstances p he asked sar
ca ,tically.
well, ycs-hum! lat present you
oee the state Of my finances is rather
,icsly, but | think with little help
yuu know-I-ah-'
"Oh, see. You can keep her in
Easy circumstances il ! give you th
money to do it with! No, young man
that's contrary to my rules OF business,
Then you revoke your promise =?
| shall not marry my hearts dar
ling 7"