The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-03
How wary Ianc wa. Won.

There is no foolishness about some
of the fathers of Dubuque county,
Iowa, who have manageable daugh-
tiers. and they know how to precipl-
tate business when the fruit is ripe.
Matters were brought TO a climax
with a rush at a certain farmers res
ideDce 10 Ternon township, recently.
A Young tiller OF the soil had for
months been paying o assiduous
attentions to cue of his daughters,
but be was such a bashfui, modest
chap, never having been much in the
company of girls. except this enc,
that he had never been able 10 raise
his courage sufficiently bigh 10 pep
the all important question
He had gnne to The house IN wh ca
his adm!rer lived, upon at least TWEEN
" different occasions, resolved 10
kno his fate; but when usnered iuto
the presence of his fair one, into
whose keeping be had placed bis
heart. bis courage would invariably
"go back on him. and be would re-
turn to his lonely room il greater
suspense than before. Upon the even
ing in question be bad determined
that. come what would. be would tell
his Mary that be loved her. He
would once for all decide the matter.
But, as upon each former occasion,
he could get the proposal no further
than his throat. There it stuck, and
be bad just determined to gulp 1t
down and give up the siege when the
door opened ard in stalked the girls
father. who advanced to where they
were sitting and thus addressed them:
81 came 10 10 put a stop to this ~
fernal fpolishness. Ii ain't the court
ing expenses that I'm looking at, for
coal oils cheap an wood can be had
for the baulin'; bus I'm sick and tired
of this bilIia' and cooin' like "a pair
of sick doves, keepin' me awake OF
nights, and it's got to be stopped right
here. Mary Jane, look up here Do
you love John Henry well enough TO
marry him?"
"Why, father, I-I-you must
Stop tnat darn foolishin'," yelled
the old man. answer yes or no.
and mighty quick, too. It's got TO
be settled now or never"
Answer yes or mo- Speak,
- IL Ia uopt
"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 Ill shake you all to pieces.
Do YOU want that gal o. mine for a
wife? Speak out ike a man, now"
why, Mr.. -, amt this rather a
i mean, can't YOU
"Speak it out, or Out of this house
you'll go head foremost won
wait a minute longer. There's the
gal, and q likelier gal amt in the
State, and you just heard her say
she wanted you. Now, John, |
won't stand . fit o. f%oolin'; once for
all, yes or nor"
"Well, yes, sir; | have been presI
sumptuous enough to hope that p
"0h, confound your soft talk; the
things settled now. You two blast
ed fools would have been six months
more at that JOB that I've done in
five minutes. never saw such fool
ing as there is among young people
nowadays. Amt like it was when |
was young-an' nov good night.
You can talk the thing over, an you
and me, John, III go to town an get
the license tomorrow. Soon be time
to go TO plowin'-no time for love
maxim then. Good night, good night;
hope / wasn't too rough, but | was
determined to FIX the thing up one
way or 'tother; and the old man went
back to bed.
Now that the ice was broken, the
young people laid all their plans for
the future, aud Jobn felt just a little
bad at the comfort be bad lost, when
Mary looked up at him shyly, and
said:
This would have been all right
four months ago, John. if you hadn't
been so skeery. | know'd a. the
time that you wanted to ask me; but
it wasn't my place to say anything,
You know"
No cards.