Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29
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There IL 10 foolishness nbont nons
OF the fathers Of Dnbuk n connfy. fowa.
who have marriaeeble daughters, and
they know how to precipliate husiness
when the fruit is ripe. Matters WIRE
brought to climax with rush 10 cer-
tain farmers residence In Vofraont
township, recently. A ycunEtiller oftha
soil had for months been paying most
assiduous attentions to one Of bis
daughters, but he was such q bashful,
modest chap, never having been able
tolraise his courage sufficiently high TO
pop the all-lmportant question.
he had gone TO the house ia which
his admired lived, upon at least twenty
different occasions, resolved TO know
his fate. but when rishered into to
whose keeping be had placed bis 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 ID question
he had determined that, come what
would, he would tell bis Mary that he
loved her. He would once for ell de-
eide the matter. But, as upon each
former occasion, he could get the pro-
a.
it stuck, and and he had just determin-
ed to gulp it down aud give up the
seige, when the door opened and in
stalked the girls father, who advanced
to where they were sitting and thus ad-
dressed them:
i come to put stop 10 this inferal
fo0lishness. Ii amt the counting ex-
penses that I'm lookingat, for coal oils
cheap an wood can be had for the
haulin'; but I'm sick aud tired of this
billin' and cooin like a pair Of sick
doves, keepin' me awake ofnights, and
its got 10 be stoppediright here. Mary
Jane, look up here. Doyou love John
Henry well enough to marry HIN
why, father, I-I-y0u must ~
Stop that darn foolishness' /" yelled
the old man. Answer yes or no."
an mighty quick, too. It's got to be
settled now or never.
"Well, yes. then. There now" and
Mary again hid her face.
That's business; that's the way 10
talk. Now, John, look here--look up
here, or Ill shake you all to pieces.
DO you want that gal O mine for
wife Z Speak out like, a man, now"
Why, Mr.. amt this rather
Il mean, cant you
Speak it out, or ont Of this house
you'll 90 head foremost. 1 won't wait
a minute longer. There's the gal, and
likelier gal amt in the State, aud
you heard her say she wanted you.
Now, John, won't stand bit o fool
in; once for all, yes or 'no'g'" T"
well, yes, sir; have been pre-
sumtuons enough to hope that T.
"Oh, cOnfound your soft talk; the
things settled now. You two blasted
fools would have been six months
more at the job that I've done in Eve
minutes. never saw such foolin' as
there is among young folks nowadays.
Amt like it was when / was young
an now good night. Yol can talk the
thing over, an you an me. John, will
go to town an get the license to-mor-
row, Soon be time to go 10 plowin'-
no time for lovemakin then. Good
night; hope wasn't too rough, butt
was determined 20 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, and John felta little bad at
the comfort he had lost. when Mary
looked up at him shyly, and said
This would have been all rightfour
months ago, John, If you hadn't been
so shsrky. knowed all the time that
you wanted 10 ask me; but il wasn't
my place to say anything, you know"
No cards.