The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-28
A Real Chateau En- Espagne.

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copferupon me and my daughter. The
arfangement between your father and
me, on which you would take your
stand, was conditional, and was roken
by him when he let his folly land HIM in
bankruptcy"
"Forbear, Mr.. Caspar; forbear, en-
treat you. Do not reVite the ememory Of
tmy dear departed tather," supplieating
ly interposed the young man to whom
the round and rubicund host of the Lon
donef Hef. in zeugstadt, addressed the
above peremptory refusal to give him his
daughter Ia marriage. "My father fell a
sacrifice to an impudent act of generous
friendship for worthless cheat; but he
was not a bankrupt-be paid to the last
farthing of his liabilities" .a.
"The greater fool he. He might easily
have compounded at twenty per GENT. or
SO, and let you start fairly in life with
the balance, instead Of beggaring him.
: self and YOU. Had he taken my advice
all would have been well, and you might
have married louise; but he preferred
playing the sentimental fool of 'nonor
: and principal as he enthusiastically
called lt." I.. .".u-
81 entreat you once more, Mr.. Caspar,
! not TO pursue this theme further, And
please, Mr. Caspar, take into your Kind
consideration that, though nay dear
father has lett ME poor in worldly pos
sessions, have received an excellent
education, ana you know IL is said that
knowledge is power"
81 knowledge is fddlesticks, sir!
, Hadn't your father knowledge enough
for three average men, and what did it
avail him? Wasn't he taken in by a
t scurvy know-notbing2 No, sir; money
alone is power-money, combined With
prudence and caution III all dealings
with the world. Take advantage OF
= everybody and of every chance that
j. offers, and let no one ever get tue better
OF you. That's the true philosophy OF
- life and OF success Ill it. Never put
your name to paper tor any OTHER man,
l. or part with a tarthing of cash out OF
# your purse, unless you securely hold
. more tnan the equivalent value to cover
y you. That's my principal. l have a
e poor opinion Of the man who will let him
Il self be bested, or let chance slip to i'm.
!, EproVe his positions, because torsooth,
some foolish crotchet of honor may
e stand in the way. Wide awake is my
IL motto. If ever l am caught mapping,
?. give the world leave to tell me OF 1t, and
[ give you leave to woo MY daughter,
+ But | am TOO old a bird to be caught by
,f any sort of chatf Whatever. knowledge
>. power, indeed! Why, look at yourself;
= you profess TO know six languages, ana
70 what do youmake by your knowledye--a
" beggarly SIX hundred thaler year; a
e nice income, forsooth, to keep wife 0H
n Ia girl who has from childhood been
= accustomed TO every luxury. PoohW
y 'FBut Louise loves me, Mr.. Casper
e and"
Is "But Louise loves good living and fine
:. dresses, sir. Love In Il cottage is nice
~ thing, no doubt; Dut were you to try II
Y | ii Ian n
d luxury, you'd soon fnd out how, at the
first knock OF short commons and cotton
=. prints at the door, your boasted love
y would sIraigutway take flight througt
i the window. You may shake your head
= sir, but you may trust my old eXper
n ience Tor IL, L have seen it happen every
: time under sucn circumstances. But
d maybe ou think old Caspar Will relent,
f. ana will do the handsome thing by his
Il daus hter, even though she should lei
It you persuade her to make a fool OF her.
u sell
"You wrong me, Mr.. Caspar, in
deed you 40, Ii you believe thai l eYel
would"
y Gwen, If do, so much the better fol
y all parties; only L would nave you clear
J. ly understand, once Tor all, that you vii
: never obtain my consent TO marry my
y daughter, unless you are able to sho "
u round tangib. G sum in hard casn, say Q
!, thousand duGats ior every one of your
IL six languages. Now, what lsit, Charles
u How dare you disoDey my order, slr-
y now dare youW .....
:" These angry words were addressed te
L the portly Iead-waiter OF the LUndOneI
u Hof, who having kuocked twice wlthou
Il effect, had VenLured TO turn The handle
OF the door aud enter the sanctum 0
l. "mine host" with II large letter in hi
j. hand.
s "Here is letter, Mr.. Caspar, abou
T. which would ask your orders"
u "a letter? Why didn't you put it in
y the rack? Why am to be troubled
: about every trifep
e. "rhe letter is not prepaid, Mr.. Caspar
~ and the postman wants sixteen groscuel
~ postage"
le "5lX.een devils! Here, hand it Il
e me-"
J" Mine host took the letter from thu
Walters hand, and looked at it with
y puzzled expression. 1t bore an armor
u = IaI seal, with d Counts crown, and haC
: The post-otiice stamps of Cartagena ant
Madrid Impressed on it. 1t was All,
Il dressed SIMPLY TO the "Proprietor of tnt
- Londoner Hol in z Z5ugstadt."
- Now, IL 50 happened that the hotel a(
- often numbered spanish noblemen ane
, merchants among ICs frequenters, anC
4 MI. Casper's father ana predecessor
" " was known to have been on more thai
:. one occasion financially concerned to
- such partles. so mIne nost, after some
q hesitation, concluded to risk the pos t.
h age, and opened the letter, wnicn be
lound, 10 his great embarrassment, wal
, written in The beautiful language of Ger
- vantes and Calderon.
y AlCer brief internal struggle, Mr.
~ Casper who up to this time had not eX
20 tenued the least snow OF hospitality Il
N his unWelcome vlsiter graciousIy tolt
- Charles TO settle with the postman ant
n TO bring up bottle of SteinDerg Cabi
N net, with two glasses and some cakes
3 and Biscuits. He then handed the iette
~ TO the rejected suiter. with a polite re
n quest to read and interpret the mlssivt
i W him, which the young man at once Sc
; about to do with cheerful alacrity, oni,
- too happy 10 render service to the ia The
,r OF his beloved. AS he was perusing she
letter his cOuntenance assumed an ex
II preston of profound astonishment
l. which soon changed to one of trIu N
!. phant exuitation; and no wonder.
n The letter was dated from the "Castil