The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-07-31
hear that you had fixed syt@rafr
fections on some lady with tho

lcnT tbut YOU i'au uASu ry'W'Dai~
fectnns on some lady with tho
proper qualifications"
! 9'Whatare the proper qualifica
items 2" inquired l.aunctlot.
"Family," replied his father
"fa,nily- whatever else you do
be sure you never disgr;rce the
name Of Pcnnywise byia plebeiar
Connection"
"Why, is our family such a very
great one 2" demanded the young
t0AA great one " echoed Penny
wise /; "why its the greatest in the
land. Study carefully the genoa
I logical tree that hangs in the hal
AMI which cost mc five thousand
dollars to have properly traced
and you will see that the hame
of Pennywise was as well known
as that OF William at the time o.
the Norman conquc't, and thai
the coat of arms is one of the most
respectable and ancient that ever
heraldry bOastcd Of" .i'W
"Wcll, Of course that's trnc,
father, but I've heard some ofthe
frllers at tho club say that grand
father WAS n pawn" ,U a..n
"Yuur grandfather was a broker
aud banker, as myself AM, and
was fully aware Of the responsi-
bility OF being worthy of his fam
,Iy," said Mr.. Pennywise, inter
rupting his son wherefore he
began my education by impress
ins the value Of a family name
upon my youthful mind, and ST.
when | had grown older, and he
intimatcd that | ought to marry
the highly respectable MissPound.
foolish, | went to Il at lady. pro-
posed and was accepted. Thus |
consolida'edthe two great families
Of Pennywise and Poundtoolish
and you and your sisters arc the
result. But you ask my opinion
Of In trimony," aud you think OF
marrying {"
"Ye-cs, SIR" gasped Launcelot.
"And who do y"n propose hon.
oring with your name ~
"Miss s-a-iss Pctcrsham," an
swercd the youthful Pennywise
.'Petersham = PctSrShain: new.
er heard of Pctersllam! Who il
shc 2" demanded the old gentle.
man vi |, II darkening brow.
"She is very rich"
And I.aunce talterel.
"liiclcs are very well, but you
do not need them. Your mother
LETT YOU all her fortune, and ]
shall leave you halt OF mine il
you marry as | wish. Who is
tlis-this Pcterehan,? What does
her father dUi"
ale keeps large clothing es-
ta5lishment."
WHAT roarcd Pcnnywisc'
a tailor. 1t shall not be. The
arms Of Pennywise shall never be
married with needle, or dis.
graced. by a-a-grcat Heaven
"a goose! 1t shall never be-"
"lt must oe ~ said Launcclot,
going to the door, ''cause I've
popped and she's accepted me- y
The old man mechanically arose
and walked to his study, where
he began pacing the floor, as VIC
found him at the commencement,
or our story.
A gentle knock on the library
door reused, Mr. Pennywise, and
bidding the kndckcr come in, he
settled himself IN his easy chair,
and prepared to receive his visi'
tor.
The visitor proved to be the
governess of the two Misses Pen
nywise aged twelve and fourteen
whose disorderly conduct and
wilful destruction Of wardrobe
and textbooks occasioned many
a visit to the Library, after the
dinner hour, by the govcrness.
She was neat pretty little body
this governcss, and had often at
iractcd the notice of the young
bloods who came to visit Launce.
lot, bnt she paid not the slightest
attention either to their compli
ments or glanccs, attending qniet.
ly to her pupils. and seeming
wholly wrapped up in their charge.
In fact Charley Gushington, who
was falling in love with every girl
he met, ono observed of her to
Launcelot: s ~,
"Lsunce, that governess gal
what's her name Amy Door 2
amt got any heart. The only
thing she could love would be
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