Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-23

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ing brow.
'She is very rich.'
And Launce faltered.
"Riches are very well, but you do not
need them. Your mother left you all her
fortune, and | shall leave you half of mine
if you marry as | wish. Who is this
this Petersham What does her father
do ?''
'He keeps a large clothing establish
ment."
'eWhat !" roared Pennywise! A tailor.
1t shall not be- The arms of Pennywise
shall never be married with needle, or
disgraced by a-a-great Heaven!-a
goose! 1t shall never be.
cit must bel" said Launcelot going to
the door, "cause I've popped, and she's
accepted me''
The old man mechanically arose, and
walked to his study, where he began pac-
ing the floor, as we found him at the COM
mencement of our story.
A gentle knock on the library door
reused Mr.. Pennywise, and bidding the
knocker come III, he settled himself IN his
easy chair, and prepared to receive his
visitor.
The visitor proved to be the governess
of the two Misses Pennywise-aged twelve
and fourteen-whose disorderly conduct
and willful destruction of wardrobe and
textbooks occasioned many visit to
the library, after the dinner hour, by the
gOverness.
She was neat, pretty little body, this
governess, and had often attracted the no.
tice of the young bloods who came to
visit Launcelot, but she paid not the
slightest attention either to their compli-
ments or chances, attending quietly to her
pupils, and seeming wholly wrapped up
in their charge. In fact Charley Gush-
ington, who was falling in love with every
girl he met, once observed of her to
Launcelot:
''Launce, that governess gal-what's
her name?-Amy Door?-aint got any
heart. The only thing she could love
would be more pupils, or plenty of mon
ey"
"Good evening, Miss Door," said Pen
nywise, when Amy had entered the libra
ry. "What can l do for you this even
ing ?''
| 0Excuse me, sir" said Amy hesitatingly.
81 wished to see you aboutmy pupils, but
/ can see you are grieved and agitated,
| and as fancy know the cause of your
agitation, will not annoy you with my
commonplace complaints"
"You know the cause?" gasped P.
eyes, sir; / have no wish to intrude my
opinions or my knowledge but the cause
of your grief is, imagine, the approach
ing marriage of your son, and | think he
is acting very foolishly."
''You are right, Miss Door," asserted
the old gentleman--"you are right. He is
acting foolishly-most foolishly."
"Cannot you prevent it?'' she asked.
""No:I am powerless-powerless. He
| will wed the tailor's daughter, and dis
grace the great, the aristocratic name of
Pennywise."
There was a smile playing around the
coIners of Miss Doors mouth, and sa-
| tirical twinkle in her eye, as Mr.. Penny
! wise spoke of his aristocratic name.
"Can you not threaten to disinherit
him. she asked.
mo use-no use," groaned the discon-
ISOLATE Pennywise, che has half a million
left to him by his mother
GA half a million" cried Amy, and the
smile and twinkle faded away, leaving her
face stern and calculating looking
"Mr. Pennywise, this marriage would
be scandalous. Listen; I know Miss
Petersham very well; in fact, she consid-
ers me her intimate friend
"My sons wife the intimate friend of a
| governess,n sighed Pennywise, regardless
of the feelings of the girl before him.
-" Yes" replied Amy, not needing the
insult; ''but she is only tailor's daugh-
ter" - r..-sss- ot<
aI"Alas! alas! too true, too true" said
the unfortunate Pennywise.
"Mr. Pennywise,n continued Amy, ''you
are rich, very rich, and [ am poor, very
poor. You regard this marriage as dis
grace to your family. [ think can pre-
vent it. What will you give me if do?"
"My dear Miss Door," cried old Penny
wise, jumping up from his chair, if you
can prevent nv son from marrying the
IataiIor's daughter, I will bestow upon you
ten thousand dollars"
"'Tis BARGAIN said the governess.
"Please write a little agreement to this
effect: That as soon as [ give you proof
that Miss Petersham is married to some
one else than your son, that you will pay
me ten thousand dollars"
Married to some one else than my
son!' said Pennywise, as he was writing
| the agreement. @
t"Yes,' answered Amy, "that is my plan
| will make her marry young man [
have in my mind now'' ta6 ga
| eBut my son will not permit it; he is
| fascinated by tbs tailor's daughter"
Il will see that he permits it,'' the gov
erness said, taking the agreement Mr..
Pennywise had drawn out and signed.
| My duty is to prevent his marriage with
| Miss Petersham,"1
! Yes said the old man, edo that and
/ will bless you ;''and here the interview
| ended.
For the week Immediately following the
evening the foregoing conversation took
place, Miss Aniy--very much to their de-
ight-absented herself entirely from her
pupils; and she might have been seen any
| afternoon walking arm in arm with the
lovely Miss Petersham.
During these walks, somehow, Mr..
Charley Gushington invariably met the
two ladies and joined them in their walk
| nor did he seem to regard the meetings
| as at all unexpected. The fact was that
the willy governess had introduced Mr.
| Gushington to Miss Petersham, and was,
unknown to them, tanning the flame that
! they declared was consuming their young
| hearts. ......