The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-06-12

man and lady We're sitting in a large
hanCHoiner Wr.!-.uTHi~lru ap4rtm -ui
ia Par.s.
The gentleman Wa occupied IA
looking over tie Cy-uu H. uI III,
IIl",. and smoking a cigar.
HE lady Wa, iuteac.y ob-erviu.
the Wood fire oa the hearth. aud
seemed lost in thought. '-On. Fred.
dear - she exclaimed i. last. She ex-
/ claimed at last. al am - Gisappoint-
e,i. made sure of getting a letter
from p-ur papa. | am sure he will
never forgive u"
My pet returned the smoker, ''
'yJu may be sure You will hear from
hIm he Is too kIHd-hearte,i not TO
write. You must give him a little
more time Of course ii mas been a
great blow 10 him | see the papers
have pitched into me for drawing my
horse, ana putting tie betting men ia
q hole. Now, AIN going to answer
il. j only wish I had chance of let
ting them Ill ofteuer. I 10 not run
horses Tor ;he public, but for nv own
pleasure. cannot help II they
choose 10 back my animals. 1 shall
rUn them Oh not, Just - ! think prop
er. / detest betting. II will ruin the
turf: and where twenty gentlemen
belonged to it ten years ago, there are
not tive now. Come iu," as knock
was heard.
The door opened, and before them
stood-the Squire
"Nellie - said lie. "this is too bad ::
p dOOced deal 900 bad. Fred, I'll
never forgive yOu-neVer.N But his
looks beliej his words.
Nellie, you dear, naughty, wicked
child, come and kiss ME. I'll never
forgive yOu-never," sObbed the old
gentleman but the next instant his
daughter was folded in h.4 arins.
What the dO0ce, You scUundrel,
did you ran away with my daughter
for >"
"Oh, larling papa /! it was all my
fault" interrupted his daughter.
.'1Ou determined I should marry the
Major. ! was determined | would
not. Nothing should ever have in
duced me to do So"
"NO, Squire, no. l cannot allow
Nellie to say it was her fault it was
mine, and mine only. 1t was only
fair 10 say we have understood each
other for the Ian two years but see
ing you were so bent Oh the Major, |
knew it would be no use my speaking.
At the hunt ball danced with your
daughter three times. The first dance
| proposed an elOpement; the second,
l got her answer; and the third, We
arranged how it should be done"
"Ch, you rascal ~ said the old gem
tleman.
However, / and tie Major, We're
pretty close UE yOu. We overlook
your tandem -
MY dear S.r, that was only Il T23e
of mine. We were going in an eX
actly opposite direction.
''DO you mean to say WAS running
heel all the time ~
"All the way, Sir. IL i difficult To-
throw dust in tii,- yes of such al O.d
hunter as you are. Was obliged To
be cautious"
"And where were you married ~
asked his father-in-law.
"At my Cousins house, by special
license. When took Lord Hardup's
DrOugham and chestnuts, thought it
would be exactly the thing for Nellie.
We drove to - Station, took rail to
my cOusin's-who married us; here
is the certiiicate-then we drove to
--, where my friend Lord Laven-
der's steam yatch was waiting for us,
and the evening found us in the room
where we are now. Come, Squire, !
own it's all very wrong, but you must
forgive us. The Duchess has written
us u letter of cOngratulation."
"D-n it. ! would forgive you il ]
had not been running heel. 1t was
not fair to double on NE like that.
will forgive you this time, but you
must never do it again" There was
not much fear of this.
dearest papa, you mean you have
forgiven US 50 why say anything
more about it ? The Major must con-
sole himself. You must stay with us
the month we are here, ami then you
shall take us home like good and re-
pentant children and promise you
that next year, if there is one, Stole
away shall run at the Hard and
Sharp Steeplechase.' Temple Bar.