The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-15

tangled in the net Of love that nothing
but marriage would free him, so he ell
tered the tchen one afternoon and,
with preamble, proposed marriage.
And here is where we triumph over
the Intelligent readers who say: "We
knew how it would be-she accepted
uim, they were married, the fraud eX-
posed, and they lived happily ever
more"
Wrong, 0, intelligent readers!
"Will YOU marry mep said he.
"NO, will not" she answered.
"Whyp
"l'm u cook aud you're gentleman"
"1Ou're n lady as well as a cook, aud
fit to be any gentleman's wife,"
81 dare say am, but l don't want to
be a cook all my lile."
"Then marry me-"
Sand work TO support youW
"Why, my dear, Pm Pich."
"4Ou mean your mother is.n
swell, she would deny me nothing"
"l don't know about that. You don't
know how she'd act il you married her
cook. Besides, pye no fancy for mau
who can't support himself and his wife
without help from his mother. l under
stand you, Dick, and Pl admit that L
love YOU"
"My darlingW he cried, embracing
her.
"There now, stop. You wouldn't
marry wax doll Of girl who couldn't
keep house In olddr, cook, carve, pre-
serve, darn, mend, sew, dust and sweep.
Pye heard you say So"
"rhaHs true," ruetully muttered
Dick.
"Well, l will not marry man who
can not by his own labors support me.
I DON'T want a clubhouse swell or
Iardy-tardy man OF society for hus-
hand: want rea! man, hard-hsted
wo, kman who can knock down giant
If he insults me. A good honest son Of
Loil. one whom Pll be proud to point out
as NV husband, and on whose shoulder
/ cam lean my head and, confident Of his
strong love, know no lear in the world"
"W nat DO you want me to do, my dar-
lingW
"Learn q trade, be a man, an inde-
pendent man. When you have earned
enough money TO buy set OF furniture
and can show me that you are able TO
support me pIl say, Dick, my boy, Pm
yours"
"Pn do it," cried Dick.
Next day, without IL word Of opposi-
tion from his mother, which he thought
rather strange, he left home, Went to the
ciLy. made arrangements with a friend
of b. 8. Il carpenter and builder, to learn
| the trade.
DICK was a natural mechanic. No
workman was ever needed at home, he
meuded everything. There was no tool
he could not use, aud therefore at tne
end of six months there was not a jour
neyman in the sAop could compare with
niln lor elegant WORK. Then ne rented
| little shop and set up Tor himself.
Strange to say, his first order came
from the widow Fllpper TO thoroughly
repalr three OF her new houses. vi
| course little PINK ana Whlte nao nothlh
| to do with this.
Mrs. Fllpper recommended him to all
| her property-oW friends. His bust
ness increased wonderfully. Item: His
work was always well done.
Az the end OF the year he had really
good business.
Then De went home one Saturday
night with u bank-Dook and plain gold
| rtng in his pocket. He went in the
| kitcuen-way; there was no one there.
On his way up stairs he met his
mother. Embraces followed, and he
asked:
"Wnereis KateW
| We have hitherto neglected to men
tion that the cooks name was Kate.
| nNot in," answered Mrs. Clemmens
"but Kitty Flipper Is up STAIRS; come
up and be presented"
Hang Kitty Flipper," said he.
"rnere need be no embarrassment
Dick. sne's engaged"
40, she is, Ell? Well, come along"
"Miss Ripper, my son." said Mrs
Clemmeus presenting him.
/ DIok looked up.
"WnatV he yelled, looking at tn
lady. Kate, by Jupiterl what doe
This meau?'
"'m K,Uty Flipper and Kate the cook
too. LrIeu you, my dear, and you'v
stood the test hobly. You've prove
yourself my ideal Of man. Take me
YOU will, my darling"
Aud he did take her while the old lad
discrsetly looked out of The window an
thought Of her youth.
And you were all in the plot agains
:, me, Gu 7" asked he.
= eyes," squeaked the ladies', ha
frightened now that they were foun
out.
well, Pm glad of 1t. Kate, you'v
made man OF me. L insisted on III
+ wue being a worker and lps a poor ru
that WON'T work both ways"
! Three days after the little Viflag
churcu-But psnawl the intelligeL
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