Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-11
EARNING A WIFE BY STRATEGY,

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Miss Hctty Hastings had q present of
watch. Her father gave it to her in
stead of a husband. He had ficrcel
frowned upon as handsome fellow a
there was in New York, and the way il
which he set his face against the love
making between Frank Angus and hi
own Hetty was most emphatic. It i
easy to believe that young Miss Hast
ings pined. The color left her face
she ate most triAing dinners, and on
dry her doting father caught her read
ing Doctor Doremus OH the Action O
Deadly Poisons." Mr.. Hastings wa
terrified. He passed one whole la.
looking at Tiffany's diamonds, Stewart
laces, and great galleries of pictures
but the morning following poremptor,
business took him to New London
He went by boat, and as here and Their
along tho shores he saw the patches o
rich men, owning country seats clos'
by, all at once as if by inspiration, h
remembered how his daughter "per
fcctly adored " a yacht. "I'll 10 tina
very thing" said the over-fond father
and stopping for day at Stonington
he bought his girl yacht. The mex
thing was to present it.
The pretty toy was brought to Slater
To1or1 o,,1 I'll tho III xvo,,f ,,,,or
picnic.
"Look at this exquisite craft, my
child" said the Hastings, pere; "lool
at her spars, her polished hull, he,
ropes, and dressed up sailors. Would
it not beperfect joy to own that yacht 2
Hetty smiled in q sickly way being
engrossed at the time with poem she
was composing for Frank.
.'Imagine yourself sc,,dding on the
pillows" said the cunning parent, with
an mir of ccstacy, "imagine the foam
flying, the ropes humming! Think
Of travelling free from time tables,
steamboat landings, and wretched
worry about your baggage. When you
want to go anywhere, you take your
provender, and off you go-when you
get enough of it, you come back, and
that's all there is of it. I declare, it's
royal!".
The family went on board of the
pretty "Sca Gull" Hetty thought the
thing looked dark, and far from tidy,
but she said nothing, and when, nex|
day, her father made pompous flour.
ish over the bill of sale he gave her, ali
rcceipted, of course, like girl, she was
pleased with fancy, tickled with Q
straw"
And Frank Angus?
Of course he had heard the story Of
the yacht, and of course he was des.
perate. He clasped his hands togethe,
as does Romeo, in the play, and said
II will not be 50 baified. I'm not 8
scoundrel- not an idiot. If there
is any foolish fault about mo, for Het
TVS sake I'll overcome it +; but MARI,
her L will. I think it is something
worth my efforts, too" And so Frank
went home and tied a wet towel around
his head, and sat down to plan.
-Four hours later, when it was dis
mally dark, he wandered out of doors
with money in his (pocket. He made
his way to tho Hastings mansion OF
Staten Islands northern shore, but al
the lights were out. AS ho was turn
ing away, perfectly disconsolate, Ii,
| saw a twinkle in the porter's lodge
Now this same Michael that served tn,
Hastings perc, had once been in tn
Angus mansions as a cOachman.-
Frank drew him forth, gave him SOM
crisp green money, and love-noto 70
Miss Hetty. The man laughed. "In
solencc!" calculated tho lover, ssyou'r
merely paid to do IN Grand, so an
your sa1,cy grinning:" So the MAJ
went upon his mission, and the i'm
patient wooer paced the walks bcncatl
the elm trees. Fifteen minutes after.
graceful, slender girl stole across til
garden.
"Why in the world have You come
Frank?'' she inquired. "Why RI,
such risk? I know you love mo, b.,
thcn-'n!y father loves me, too"
"Of course he does" said Franz
"and he's sensible man for that. B,
he's made blunder respecting me
and I'm going to marry you in spite .
it. I'm perfectly convinced that va
were meant to be my wife, and I ".
intended for your husband. Reason
ing from that standpoint, you percci,
that parents and families weigh not
ing in the balance. Non-essential ell
:, ments retire to the rear, and mainta
that position until the primal parti
: arc suited. shall never be satisfi,
until you are my wife; meantime
have dropped in to ask if you are wi
ing to take pretty boat rs balance +
mo-"
Hetty Hastings shuddered in Il
y dark with sheer amazement. Fral
felt it, and grew ashamed. The pl
. he had made ut home, hcad-wrapped
steamed towels, began to look vag
and impossible. He felt that som
q thing very bold was called for. /
= took poor Hetty's hand, while she,
il course, began to weep, md for t.
T. minutes there was q woful waste
= time, until Frank Angus gave his pl
" t." lletty. She burst away and ra,
g few yards or SO, propelled by tilial 10
}, and downright horror, while the YOU
g man plunged his hands in his pockt
and waited for her to speak.