Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-04-23
AN ELOPENIENT.

Old Boggles was a brute. | re-
peat-an unmitigated brute Boggles
was a wealthy drysalter in Lime Street
Square, and his private residence was
in Westbourne Terrace. He was a
widower with two children, viz: Jack,
aged twenty-three, and Clementina, a
bright eyed, light-haired, thoughtless
little beauty of eighteen, and one
of the most lovable of the sex | had
ever seen. Jack Boggles and l were
chums at Eton, and when we left
school he Joined his father in the dry
sailing line, and / turned TO the bar.
Nv acouaintance with Jack caused me
to be frequent visitor at Westbourne
Terrace, and an attachment soon
sprung up between myself and Clemen-
tina. But Mammou was the god of
Boggles senior-he began the world
as y shoeblack, and / don't believe the
old pagan could write his own name
and, although be had no objection to
me as a companion for his son. he aim
ed at something better for his daugh
ter than poor law student OF limited
means. Besides, there was middle
aged, coarse featured. pimply faced,
vulgar soap boiler in the way, named
Tadgeby; and Jack told me in conf
dence that che was as rich as Cresus,
and he thought the governor had an
eve on him for Glenn - As for the
dear girl, to her credit be it recorded,
she positively detested the monster
One evening | was leaving the house
as usual, when old Boggles followed me
down stairs and said, in peculiar
manner:
"Hum! Mr.. Vavasseur, i should
like to have few words with you IN
the library, if you please
OF course | assented, and followed
him into the room. He pointed to
chair, gave a short, hard cough, and
began:
"Mr. Vavasseur. am man Of the
world; and, although you are many
years my junior, | imagine you to be
The same Now, sir, do not wish for
one moment to hurt your feelings, but
lam a plain man"-and so be was
"ugly" would have been better
word-"and mean to speak plainly.
have lately noticed. with anything but
satisfaction, that there is too great ar
amount of familiarity between your
self and Miss Boggles, and fathers
eve cannot be blind 10 the fact thai
your attentions are anything but OBJ
noxious to her; therefore | feel it my
duty at once to inform you that my
daughter never can, by any possibility
whatever, become your wife. Tha
being the case, 1 must request you tt
put an end to all this boy and girl non
sense for the future. ] shall take al
early opportunity of speaking to my
daughter on the subject; and, in
meantime, think it will be as well
YOU to discontinue your visits to
house-at all events, until she is
tied in life, when | shall again be b
py to see you here as my sons frit
and my guest" M
The hard hearted old villain held
J his hand as he concluded, and tiaI
added: !
"Remember we are at all times
the best of terms"
"The best of terms!' What moi
eryl for at that moment could, "
feelings of the liyeliest satisfacti
have assassinated old Boggles
scarcely know what answer | returned
but / took the proffered hand, muttei
ed few words in reply, and hurrie
from the house.
In few days | discovered that mat
ters we're not so thoroughly hopeles
after ALL True, / was forbidden th
> house, but there was traitor in th
s camp; and, through the agency
Jack, correspondence was carried o
between myself and Clementlna,
which old Boggles was perfectly ignol
ant; and little did that unsuspectin
parent know that 1 and my darlin
Glenn had many cosy afternoon
together in Kensington Gardens; fc
whenever Jack escorted his sister for
walk I always knew where to me
4. them; and Jack, believing in the o
te adage, used to retire to a respectful
distance and enjoy cigar while v
were love making. Still, that sort
thing could not last forever; and kno'
r, ing that her father was unlikely to alt
his mind, we agreed TO elope the fir
onnortunitU.