The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-28
Married in Spite of Himself

street.
"That is singular message" said
MIR. BowsOn, looking up from hlsycheck-
book. Nov, what sort of lady is she,
old or young? and why didn't she send
in her manner"
''Tnat is what l asked her to do, and
she said you knew her name as well as
you did your own, SIR"
At that moment the door was opened;
then stout lady entered, to The minnie
dlsmay of William, wFle even Mr..
Bowson allowed himself Il be surprised
at sucn au unexpected violation OF office
rules.
"Brother Joe, how long are you going
to keep me standing here like a goose,
before can see youW
And broad smile spread over her
iovial face as she extended her hand.
Then what a change came over the face
of grim Mr.. Bowson! The check-book
closed with bang, and the office boy
stood with mouth and eyes stretched to
their utmost when he saw Mr.. BoWson
catch the stout lady in his arms and Kiss
her, alter which he thrust her INTO a
chair.
,IWilliam, send Davis here"
| Davis, the continental clerk, appeared
! in a moment.
| ''DaGiS. OUu may "AAS W
close out Northwestern, and sell
nothing more until advised
| "Yes, sir," said the puzzled clerk. 1t
| was tne first Time III his experience that
| a lady had caused the business wheels
tn stop when in ordinary revolution. In
the nriyate Office OF the great stock
broker, BoWsou, ladies were rare Vlsl-
Iors. Every body Knew that BoWson
was a bachelor; almost everybody sup
uoseu that he was without near family
lronnections, But here was sister;
and when she stepped to the door ana
Ibeckoned tall, sturdy young fellow IN,
saying, brietil: "Joe, this Is my boy,
Tom y it was plain that BoWson was not
Quite the orphan the pubic supposed
hIm to be. r. :.
HBut how needless l am. There is
Miss Whitney sitting In the carriage all
MS time. Come, Joe, and let me intro
tuuce you to the incest girl KNOW, anu
as good as sue is nlce.D
| IH sDlte of Mr.. BoWsoHS remon-
Istrauce he was not only introduced 10
his lice Irlend of his sister, but le.Was
tmade TO JON them in ride TO see lAe
sIpnLs peculiar to the great Metropolis.
s.I never neard Of Ills having sister
sho,nre and have been with MN more
ltnan len years now. / wonder il she
don,t intend to put that young chap into
the Office here, and put some OF our
noses cut Of joint? That Is always the
way" - tn,,, ,,,ui, ,rho had
o,,ad mai some day ne would receive
nopT pn1arest IN the great STOCK brokerage
business with which lie Nae been 80 Iohg
connected. ,.;,
Ant Davis was more disappointed at
What hAppened the next day than he
,ro,1Id nave been il tuls young nephew
lhad indeed taken position in The ofhce.
MIR. Davis was just sitting down to bis
ldask. when message came over the
w,rps that Drought nIln 10 his feet LII al
~ shall not be down to-day unless
ntnd BoW5ON."
s.Ijnless wanted! Did any one ever
Euow the time When The principal ol any
hu.iness was not wantedF Lake ohort
/ viii be sure 10 90 down, and we are long
Chicago & Rock lslaho VIII 70 w. "n'
we are snort. 1t is all owing TO VIsito1a
Relatives III the s'oon AA''i
= Htnan corners. .,,, oo.,i,, +o hi,
Iaesk with a sigh. Another day ol qute'
, wns before him, and he loatned sucn III
octiviIy. That Is bit OF the ordinar.
:. St"ck -broker's life. Nervous, restless
!, Iimuatient over every hour oi enforce
;nienass he would rather take desperate
q ODDS tnan TO sit still anu take none
As for MIR. Joseph Bowson, the grea
stock- k-broker, he was led meekly puV no
without remonstrahce "neroFer
l. nlrased his go0d-latured SIS ef 10 ge
: During all these years ol MS ac'lVe ll't
y such "a thing mad not before occorfreC
y y and it was as strange 70 MIN as ~ was
/. her. a;or ,I;.
Uhnney and MIR. Tom McMartln, tu
= nenhew being absent-the conYersatlo
:, ~ nnce look personal channel.
y 81 declare you look ten years younge
l. onlv from one days rest from business
d Nav. why not give up business alt
a pather and 60 to Europe WItn Tom an
.Giye up business!" said the astol
s lished broker. SIS there any otner lhsaL
t. nroiect you would nameW
n "Certainly. l can name several oth'
n insane projects, and The principal one
1t 90 and get married speedily"
IL rIhaL is just what l expected to heaI
d hut why not interest yourself in thi
matter? Let's see; you have been
i, widow now about eighteen years; al
n Won must be now about forty"
~ Never mind how old L am. VIZ
% married at suitable age. Between Ii
hny. Tom, and my moderate property,
y, am al we'll off. in this world as L ca
20 hnne TO be, That is not The case VII
,e YOU. You are rich, and already LOO o.
ic ior a sensible woman TO marry witho
scruples.'
,t "Scruples" -.
~ "Yes, scruples. She is not certa
- whether she is doing right to marry
u, nan who mas wasted the best years
w. w. his lie, and now offers money and
30 nrenitude in exchange for her love-"
20 "Mrs. McMartln, If you can name OF
~ single man who escapes being final
" cheated in his matrimonial bargain,
would like 10 know him."
.The world is tuLl OF them; althou.
H. in your case, l am frank to say, th
re ayery year wasted now, adds to the CT
of tainty' OF your being finally cheat'
le when YOU do marry"
lg uLet us drop this matrimonial no
y, sanse and talk good sense for ltU
ry What are you going to do with your so
Ne Can help him along in any way with
CIV boy is old enough to fight bis oy
~ battles now. But he ought to see SON
ed hing of the world, and l should like
as do the same thing myself; SO we are {
u ing to Europe"
h. sIhat is sensible thing for you bot