Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-09-19
THE WAERs.

Some years .ag0 Il took my seat IN
the diligence from Marseilles toF-.
The railway that now connects those
cities was not Contemplated.
There were i've passengers in all. OF
these one was, q short, fat man, with
smooth cheeks and q red face. Thou oh
plainly dressed, his clothes Wsre very
good he had great number Of rings
on his fingers, and across his waistcoat
he wore thick gold chain, which he
was careful to let me see was attached
to q handsome watch, on the back of
which was q crest in jewels.
There was no doubt lie was q rich
man, and that I, at all events, might
have no doubt of it, he informed me
that his income exceeded fifty thou
sand francs a year, aud that he bid fair
to double it before five years, we're gone,
so prosperous was his business,
I was partly amused and partly dis
gusted by his loquacity. Why he
should have made q confidante of me
in particular I don't know, unless it
was that I happened to sit next him.
Among other bits of information he
gave me to know that thus was the first
holiday he had indulged himself with
for three years.
"Where do you get out :" inquir-
/ ...At r." said he.
But why do you go so far from
Marseilles for holiday z" I asked.
Monsieur" he answered, 81 am
going to get married."
"The deuce I" I exclaimed. lau9h-
ing ; "and you call that taking holi-
day Z"
Why" said he, "that would de.
pend. If were going to marry an ugly
woman, now, I shonld call this tour BY
another name. But, my friend, the
lady I am engaged to is an angel sir,
she might have sat for one of Maho-
NETS houris. Her eyes"
Here he went off into a long account
of bis mistress's perfections, decorat-
ing his fluent description with all man.
ner of shrugs, grimaces, and gesticula-
tions: g.. -., .:,~. -:
You are very fortunate man, sir, -
SAID !, g and I wish you Joy"
Yes, you may wish the lady JOY,
too. and congratulate her a. well for
give me leave to say it is not every wo-
man who has the luck to meet with such
husband, who unites to the splendors
Of wealth the accomplishments Of genius
and the graces of courage" smoth-
cred laugh.
$50 you have genius and courage
as we'll as money o.
He nodded vehemently.
Without boasting," said he, I" I
think I may pride myself on being pos
sessed of all the qualifications that re-
comnend man to the ladies.'
SO long as they are sufficient to
recommend you to the lady of your
choice, you should be satisfied"
-: = They should be sufficient" he re-
piled, and in my own mind am
persuaded that they are sufficient; but,
though the young lady 10 beautiful as
hour, 1 regret to say, she, is rather
perverse in her taste, 30 that for long
time I could hardly make any headway
in her affections. Indeed, she was
weak minded enough to avow prefer
ence for "A cousin of hers, q young
lientenant-a beggar, sir, and a mighty
impudent dog to boot. What she
could see in him I could never tell. I'll
allow that his nose is straight, his ewes
good, and his teeth white and regular.
but what is the use of these things in q
man without money!" y,
"To be sure" said I drowsily, fo,
the day was warm, and the tendency
to sleep was aggravated by my droninq
companion.
"I'll be perfectly frank with you, >
be continued. land confess that
don't think she would ever have &C
cepted me, had it not been for her faith
er, who is poor man, and is : very
eager to have me for son in law, think
ing shall pay off his debts. wist
he may get it I've allowed him Il
think anything he likes, for his think
ing costs me nothing, and being anx
ious to we'd tho girl, who, 1 declare tt
you, is beautiful"
And here he went off again int
another long description, which h,
Literally garnished, as before, will
shrugs and grimaces.
"Then YOU don't care about he
love r. said /, ilreamily.
"Not fig" he answered-"not
fig. only want her At nv time q
life, sir, we know the hypocrisy. oflov,
how easily it is connterfeited.
have ring at home, with paste ston
in it. I declare to you it flashes lik
q diamond, and is thought as costly a
the best Of the real stones / wear. s
with love. The counterfeit passes fo
the real ninety times in the hur
tlred, and though I'll own I would ratl
or have the real, if can't get it
should he just as we'll satisfied wit
: sham."
He thon branched off into some ve1
cynical remarks on the nature OF Low,