The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-31
THE PRACTICAL LOVER.

II was agreed on al hands thar Ned
Stone was very practical fellow. He was
broker in the city. lie had bsen very
poor Ak one time in his life. ami had Ia
work very hari. Iii. industry had in the
end. however. met IT, due reward. At
middle age. h. Wa comfortably cir,um-
siance,l. When h. announced 10 his
friends. Therefore. that h. thought II tax
inc 70 himself wife. il was thought gen
orally that tile step h. mcsiitaied was a
prusicnt 0nt. And when he further stated
that b. hail nia,ie an oiier IT his hand 10
one Georgilna Warren. the daughter OF 4
wealthy merchant. and that hi offer had
been aospte~l by the lady. We. Of cour-e.
fastened 70 tender our hrartie>t congratu-
lafion> on the occasion.
Ned stone spoke Of the matter in his own
simple. sober way.
We'll. you know. I'm getting on he
said. and il I'm u marry IL about time
/ should think vi setting about IL. You're
very Kind. | think | shall b. very happv
lin fact. I've no doubt about it-:s> happy
a. a fellow has a right 10 expect "a ~.
one has not a right To expect too much. of
course. But I'm quite fond in my way I'll
Thu tFeorgialna Warren. and | think that
she ia her way j. fond Of me. She i not
too young ct .oo old not too good-look-
ing nor yet TOO plain: she j. sensible and
accomplished enough and don't see why
she shouldn't make q good sort Of a wife.
and. similarly don't ~ee WHY | Shouldn't
make very good -ort of a husband. Per-
haps an not very fond If old Warren. the
fafher- and perhaps he isn't very fond of
me. But ! don't know a. that may matter
very much. dare say that We hall un-
dersfand each other better bv-and-by
meantime. must try and make the best
of the old mans huinpr. and not run coun-
ter Ia hem more than can avoid. And it
seems ~ me that the Old fellow would b.
no fonder II anybody cl-e who might
want 20 marry III daughter than he i ~
I'M. lou So it, our afiair-g.eoryiana
and Inine-and not his: though IL har,l
to make him ~se il in that light. Bur I
dare say il will come right ia the end.
That's what tell Ge0rgiana when slie
take mp with rather gloomy views about
her fathers temper. She ha- COOL sense.
and think. looks AZ the matter very much
a. dO-only- ~ course. she can't help
feeling that he j. her father. whereas.
thank goodness. BE- amt mine.'
IL will D. seen that Ned stone was not a
lover "a sigh like furnace A. for
writing wofnl ballad % Iii. mistress eve
br0wS. don't fancy d. cOull have a,pOnl-
plishfzl such a feat. even II MI. lif,. depend
~ on hi- doing 20. The Thermometer of
ms love stood al Temperate. with no tend
ency toward an upward ri~e. The marks
of love. n they an. generally understood.
wen not di-ccrnible upon him.
lie never said a word a. "a the agitated
state Of his breast. nor 10 the excitement
81 hi feelings. lie lid not regard Miss
Warren a an angel or 4 go,llcs~. PrOha-
bly, b. would have been the first 70 contra
dict any allegation that might have been
made % the effect that she was anything Of
the kind. Miss Warren appeared 10 him
what she seemed 10 everybody elsa nice.
sensible English girl
called upon Stone one evening. He
was alone. He looked little grave. and
held a small sealed packet. We discussed
various Indifferent subject. then inquired
concerning Miss Georgflna.
"Dh. haven't You hsarle' h. answered.
! But 81 course. Won couldn't have heard.
The affair l. 81. Our engagement has
come a. an end
You don't mean thats = asked in sur
prise.
YES; the thing : broken or a. p..o-
pie say. It's bail JOB. and I'm sorry for
Il. but il can't h. helped
Hal the lady resented his serenity ami
discharged hims asked myself.
A. though ~ hal heard the question he
went on = it, the Oh mans eIoinrS.
hop hes satisfied now. He. tn, most
unreasonable and disagryeable old fellow |
ever had the misfortune IA meet
But what dill hc ,ioy'
We fell ont about the settlement: that
was whcrc the hitch arose. Im sur. ,lid
all coaldto please him. gave up con-