Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19

don't get her" His friend comforted
him as best he could and, after leaving
| him, taxed his ingenuity to the utmost
! in order to find way to overcome old
Mondon's opposition to .he match Next
morning Sanders came back to the lawyer
with radiant face. "Jim, my boyl' he
cried, slapping his friend on the shoul-
der, we've got the old coon" "What
old coonH" demanded Brodhead. "Why,
Mondon, your tather-in-law," reioined
Sanders No pleasantly on that sub.
ject, john" said the young lawyer, knit
ting his brows. am in earnest" re-
piled Sanders; have plan by which
we may surely bring Mondon to terms.
lot near Mondon's house? 1t can be
bought for fifty dollars. "Can you raise
that sumH" " Yes; but whyY" You
buy the shanty and lease it to me for
soap-factory." "A soap.factoryp ex.
claimed Brodhead in surprise. ayes, a
soapfactory. Don't you know how proud
Mondon is of his fine residenceS The
stencil emanating from soap-factory
would not only diminish the value of his
property, but at times render 1t most
undesirable residence. He can do
nothing to prevent us. And our
only terms will be his daughter
fer you" Brodhead consented to
the scheme, and the same day the old
shantY became his property Next day
MIR, James Sanders began TO move lot
of kettles into the shanty, and in the
Weekly Globe appeared an advertisement,
in which he announced that, having es.
tablished soap-factory on the lot ad-
Joining the residence of Cyrenius Mon
don, Esq, he was ready to purchase old
grease, fallen cattle, etc. Old Mondon,
1t may be imagined, was most disagreea.
bly, surprised on reading this advertise.
ment. Forthwith he went TO the shanty,
and Indignantly asked Sanders what he
meant by setting up such a nuisance on
lot adjoining his property. az am GO
ing to lead steadier life henceforth," re-
piled Sanders, and think / can make
money by manufacturing SOAP" "But
,he horrible stencil" cried Mondon.
" Can't help it," said Sanders, struggling
his shoulders; / have leased this prop
erty from Mr.. Brodhead, and can do with
1t what l please" From Brodhead?"
exclaimed Mondon. "Yes, sir, from
James Brodhead" This was still more
unpleasant to Mondon, for to get rid of
the soapiactory he would purchase the
shanty at any price; but would not
MIR. Brodhead, whom he had deep
ly offended, refuse to accommodate
him, no matter what he might
offer' Finding Sanders infiexible upon
the soap question, and being informed by
his lawyers that there was no remedy,
Mr.. Mondon went to Brodhead and asked
him what he wanted for the shanty. The
young lawyer pleaded his promise to
Sanders. John thinks he can make
money there. He is an old friend of
mine and it would look mean if l went
back on him." said Brodhead. Mondon
finally offered him a fabulous price for
the old shanty, but the young lawyer re-
mained iEexorable. Just as Mondon was
about giving it up in despair Brodhead
remarked that there was only one way
that he could see to enable him to attain
his object. Let me marry your daugh-
ter l should have a good pretext for
putting stop to Johns soap factory. No
one could blame me for endeavoring to
ratiiy my father-in-law." After a good
deal of swearing old Mondon sucumbed
and Brodhead married Belle. At the
wedding banquet Sanders was present,
and when Mondon said to him, banter
ingly, "Well, Mr.. Sanders, where are you
going TO establish your soap-factory
now?" Sanders, of course, replied: II
have concluded 10 abandon the business
entirely"