Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-13

BAsHrUL LOVERS AT THE RIGHT
TINE.
There is no foolishness about some
of the fathers Of Dubuque county,
Iowa, who have manageable daugh-
tiers. and they know how to precipi-
tate business when ! the fruit is ripe
Matters were brought toa climax with
rush Mt n certain farmers residence
i'll Vernon township. recently. A
young tillcr of the soil had for months
been paying most assiduous attentions
to one Of his daughters, but he was
such bashtul, modest chap, never
having been much i'll the company Of
girls, except this one, that he had
never been able to raise his courage
sufficiently high to pop the all-impor
tant question.
He had gone to the house in which
his admirer lived, upon at least twenty
different OCCASIONS, resolved to know
his fate; but when ushered into the
presence Of his fair one, into whose
keeping he had placed his heart, his
courage would invariably "go back on
him." and he would return to his
lonely room in greater suspense than
before. Upon the evening in question
he had determined that, come what
would, he would tell his Mary that he
loved her. He would once for all de.
eide the matter. But, as upon each
former occasion, he could get the pro-
posal no further than his throat.
There it stuck, and he had just deter
mined to gulp it down and give up the
siege when the door opened and in
stalked the girls father, who advan-
ced to where they were sitting and I'D
dressed them: J,, !,
II came 10 70 put stop to this in
fernal fcolisliness. 1t amt the court
ing expenses that I'm looking at, for
coal oils cheap an wood can be had
for the haulin'; but Tn sick and tired
of this billin' and cooin' like a pair Of
sick doves, kecpin' me awake Of nights,
and it's got to be stopped right here.
Mary Jane, look up here. Do you
love John Henry we'll enough to mar
ry him?"
why, father, I-I-you must
"Stop that darn foolisllin }" yelled
the old man. "Answer yes or no,
mighty quick, too. It's got to be set
tied now or never"
"AnsSer yes or mo- Speak," roar
ed the old gent.
"Well, yes, then. There, now" and
Mary again hid her face.
That's business that's the way to
talk. Now. John, look here-look up
here, or I'll shake you all to pieces.
Do you want that gal o mine for a
wife Speak out like man, now"
"Why. Mr.. -, amt this rath-
er Al mean, can't you"-
"Speak it out, or out of this house
you'll 60 head foremost Iwon't visit
minute longer. There's the gal, and
a likcier gal amt in the State, and
you just heard her say she wanted you.
Now, John, I wont stand a bit O.
foolin' once for all, yes, or mop
"Wcll, yes, sir; l have been pre-
sumptous enough to hope that p
"Oh, confound your soft tall; the
things settled now. You two blasted
fools would have been six months
more at that job that I've done in FIVE
minutes. never saw such foolin' as
there is among young people now
adays. Amt like it was when | was
young an 30 good night. You can
talk the thing over, an you an ME
John, III go to town an get the license
tomorrow. Soon be time to 60 to
plowin time for love-makin'
then. Good night, good night; hope l
wasn't too rough, but I was determin.
ed to fix the thing up one way or
'tother;" and the old man went back
to bed.
Now that the ice YVES broken, the
young people laid all their plans for
the future, and John te!tjust little
bal ut the comfort he had lost. when