The Placer herald., 1874-03-21
HOW SHE DID II.

! Ahc l"HV dh ltioll- ne Hau 50 iON2 nufSeu,
h 5 pet schema to make the name Of Penny
wise the greatest n the land was now no
more. His only son, Lauucelot, was to be
m rried, and married to IA pebean-to eil
who had wealth, hut no name no iamilv
no ancestry, or no coat-of- arms on the panel
| of her coach.
Could human misery be greater? Could
the Ossa of grief piled on the Peon of dis
appointment maxi q heavier load of sor
row? No. The cup of Pennywise was
full to the brm, 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 velvet-csrpeted floor of his library
on the evening when our story opens. A
they sat together slipping their wine after
dinner, had been the ca use of this tumult in
the breast of Peter Pelnywise.
Launcelot was a wcak-eyed and pink
skinned youth, with thin yellow hair, which
he parted in the centre, and little wisp OF
saffron whsker on each side of his face, The
pulling of which with his nervous little
hand constituted the principal employment Of
the scion of the house of Penpywise.
Father, said LaunceIot, after gulping
down two or three glasset' of wine to give
hin courage. "Father.'
"W ell, my son, what do you want ?"
asked the pompous head of the house.
"W hat do you think of Marra4 p
"W hat do think of wtat?" questioned
the surprised Pelnywise.
Marriage, replied Launcelot. "Matri-
nony, you know. Two hearts with but a
single thought, two souls that beat as one,
aud all that.
Il think that every man should marry
and would be 81 to hear that you had
fixed your affections on some lady with the
proper qualifications. said Penny~ise.
Z" hat are the proper qualifications !?
inquired Launcelot
Family" replied his father "family-
whatever else you do, be sure 10 never dis
grace the name of Pennywise by pebian,
connection.
"W by, is our family such great one p
demanded the young man.
"A great onel' echoed Pennywlse; "why,
it's the greatest in the land Study care
fully the gene illogical tree that hangs in the
hall, and which cost me five thousand dol
lars to have properly traced, and you will
see that the name of PEI nywise was as well
known as that OF William at the time OF
the Norman conquest, and that the coat-cf-
arms is one of the most resi- ectabe and an
cient that ever heradry boosted of. "
"Well, of course, that's all true, father;
| but Ivs heard some of the fellers at the club
say that grandfather WAS pawr--
"Your grandfather was a broker and
banker, as | myself am, AMI was fully
aware of the responsibility of being worthy
of his family" said Mr.. Pennywise, inter
rupting his son. therefore he began my ed
ucation by impressing the value of family
name upon my young mind, and so, when !
had grown older, and he intimated to me
that ought to marry the highly respectable
Miss Poundoolisb, | went to the lady, pro
posed and was accepted Thus | cousoli
dated the two great families of Penny wise
and Poundfoosh, and you and your two
sisters are the result But you asked my
opinion Of marimony--are You thinking OF
marrying? p
"Ye-es, sir, gasped Launcelot.
d" And whom do you propose honoring
with your name?'
"Miss-a- Miss Petersbam," answered
|
etelsham-P | never heard
of Peersham ho is she p demanded
the old gentleman, with a darkening brow.
''She is very rich.
And Launcelot fatered.
Riches are very well, but you do net
need them Your mother left you all her
fortune, and | shall leave you half of mine
if you marry as wish. Who is tiis-ths
Petersham What does her tathar do 4?
"He keeps clothing establishment"
WHAT roared Pennywse. "a tailor I
1t shall not be. The arms of Pennywise
shall never be marrtd with needle, or dis
figured by-great Heavens!-a goose! II
shall never be-never-never!'
at must bel said La' Dcelot, going to
the door, " cause I've popped, and she
accepted me"
The old man mechanically arose, and
walked to his study, where he began pacing
The floor, as we found him at the commence
ment Of our story.
A gentle knock on the library door reused
Mr.. Pennywise, and bidding the knocker
come in, he settled himself in his easy chair,
and prepared to receive his visi or.
The visitor proved TO be the governors OF
the two Misses Penny ywse-aged twelve
and fourteen-whose disorderIy conduct and
will ul destruction of wardrobe and text
books occasioned many visit to the library
after the dinner hour, by the governe s.
She was neat, pretty little body, this
goyerress, and had often attracted the
notice of the young bloods who came to visi
Launcelot, but she paid no, the slightest at
tention either to their compliments or glances
attending quietly to her pupils, and seeming
wholly wrapped up in their charge In fact,
Charley Gu.lngton, who was falling in love
with every girl he met, once obresved Of her
TO Launcelot:
"Launce, that governess gal-whst's
her name? ?--Amy Dorr ?-ain,t got any
heart. The only thing she could love would