Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-06-02

There's no foolishness about some of the
fathers out in Iowa who have marriagable
daughters, and they know how to precipitate
business when the fruit is ripe for the pluck
ing, and hangs wasting its sweetness when
it tshould be plucked. Matters were brought
to a climax with a rush, at a certain farmers
residence in Vernon township, recently. A
young tiller Of the soil had for months and
months been paying most assiduous atten-
ton to one Of his daughters, but he was such
bashful, modest chap, never having been
much in the company Of girls, except this
one, that he had never been able 10 raise his
courage sufficiently high to pop the all-im-
portant question. lie had gone to the house
h which his admirer lived, upon at least
twenty different occasions. resolved to know
his fate, but when ushered into the presence
of the fair one, into whose keeping he had
placed his heart his courage would invaria-
bly, ego 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 he loved her. lie would
once for all decide 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 determined to gulp it
down, and give up the siege, when the door
| opened, and in stalked the girls father, who
advanced to where they were sitting and
thus addressed them;
| came to put a stop to this ere foolish
ness. It amt the courting expense that I'm
| looking at, for coal oils cheap, an wood can
be had for the haulin'; but I'm sick an
/ tired of this billn' and cooin' like a.pair of
! sick doves, keepin' me awake O. nights, an
it's got to be stopped right here. Mary Jane,
lpnL m, l. Il1 lab,
enough to marry him 2"
Why, father, Lyon must"
Stop that foolishin';' yelled the old
man. Answer yes or no, and quick, too
It's got to be settled now or never"
Wen, but father, don't you kpow--if
you'd only wait and
Answer yes or no. Speak," roared
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 wife Speak out like
man, now"
Why, Mr., -, amt this rather al
mean, can't YOU"
Speak il out, or out of this house you 60
headforemost. Iwon't wait minute longer
! There's the gal, an llkeller gal amt IN the
state, an you Just heard her say she wanted
you. Now, John, won't stand a bit O.
foolin' once for all, yes or no p"
Well, yes sir, have been presumptuous
enough to hope that =
"Oh, none Of your soft talk the things
settled now. You two fools would have been
six months more at that job that I've done
in five minutes. never saw such fooling as
there is among the young people nowadays.
Amt like it was when | was young-an'
now good night You can talk the thing
over, an YOU an me, John, II go to town an
get the license tomorrow. Soon be time to
90 10 plown'--no time for loye-nakin' then.
Goodnight, goodnight; hope | wasn't too
rough but was determined to fix the thing
up one way or 'tother;" and the old man
1 went back to bed
/ Now that the ice was broken the young
| people laid all their plans for the future, and
John felt Just little bad when Mary looked
at him slyly and said;
This would have been all right four
months ago, John, il you hadn't been so
skeery; | know'd all the time that you
wanted to ask me- but il wasn't my place
10 say anything, you know"
No cards. - Dubuque Times.