Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-23
HOW SHE MANAGED 1T.

PETER PENNYwIsE was in deep grief
All the hopes Of a lifetime were to be
frustrated. The fond ambition he had so
long nursed, his pet scheme to make the
name of Pennywise the greatest in the
land, was now no more. His only son,
Launcelot, was to be married to aplebei-
an-to girl who had wealth, but no
name, no family, no ancestry, or no coat
of-arms on the panel of her coach. III aal
Could human misery be greater? Could
the Ossa of grief, piled on the Pelion of
disappointment, make heavier load of
sorrow? No. The cup of Pennywise
was full to the brim, and he must drain it
to the lees, however bitter the draught.
Such was the tenor of old Pennywise's
musings as he paced the velyet-carpeted
floor of his library on the evening when
our story opens A conversation his son
had had with him, as they sat together
slipping their wine, after dinner, had been
the cause of, this tumult in the breast of
Peter PennyWise. k.sfa..s ''
Launcelot was a weak-eyed and pink
skinned youth, with thin, yellow hair,
which he parted in the center, and q little
whisp of saffron whisker on each side of
his face, the pulling of which with his
nervous little hand constituted the princi-
pal employment of the scion of the house
of Pennywise s. ..f- e e.f- td Ia
isFather," said Launcelot, after gulping
down two or three glasses of wine to- give
him courage. Father # ty Z" SIC
i'Well, my son, what do you wants''
asked the pompous head of the house. $50
'What do you think of marriage?n,
t'What do | think of what?" questioned
the surprised Pennywise. gus e .
Marriage" replied Launcelot "Mat-
rimony, you know. Two hearts with but
single thought, two souls that beat as
one,' and all that'' ~
81 think that every man should marry,
and would be glad to hear that you had
fixed your affections on some lady with
the proper qualifications" ..an.:-.fr.
"What are the proper qualifications"
inquired Launcelot. o'
'sFamily," replied his father, ''family-
whatever else you do, be sure to never dis
grace the name of PennyWise bya plebeian
connection"
.Why, is our family such very great
Dne?" demanded the young man.
IA great one!'' echoed Pennywise !;
rWhy, it's the greatest in the land. Study
carefully the genealogical tree that hangs
in the hall, and which cost me five thou
sand dollars to have properly traced, and
you will see that the name of Pennywise
was as well known as that of William at
the time Of the Norman conquest, and
that the coat-of arms is one of the most
respectable and ancient that ever heraldry
boosted of
Well, of course, that's true, father;
but I've heard some Of the fellers at the
club say that grandfather was a pawn
Your grandfather was broker and
banker, as [ myself am, and was fully
aware of the responsibility of being wor-
thy of his family" said Mr.; Pennywise,
interrupting his son; (" therefore he began
my education by impressing the value of
family name upon my youthful mind,
and SO, when [ had grown older, and he
animated to me that / ought to marry the
highly respectable Miss Poundfoolish, [
went to that lady, proposed, and was &C
cepted. Thus l consolidated the two
great families of Pennywise and Pound
foolish, and you and your two sisters are
the result But you ask my opinion of