Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-27

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hood, and ask her 20 cmc and share
il with you.
/ Sans advice Just pllscd the eager
lover. He was for tahag il At once,
and sam did not oppoS him, though
Jim might have wondwd il he had
seen the face that followd his footsteps.
The lesson is pretty harly learned,
he muttered. 1T takeSm old haehe-
lor like me to bring up il Young man
properly, " andth goodfellow dipped
his pen in his ink wltha sel(-satistiea
chue&le.
John returned IN higlspjrits. lcano-
N was IN angel. She MS willing 10 I've
his wife, no matter hol humhly they
must begin. She was oming to Ions
don next day on Il visit her aunt, and
would meet him III ST 'ancras church
next Saturday mornir. lie would
hayo special license by that time,
and sam would he witnsS.
sam said Of course h could But
sam had no idea Of dong such thing.
He nut on ms hat soonattCr, and went
TO Alexander Qeiton'S dice, The two
men did not meet like lpSe who had
a chronic quarrel ahou consignments,
but like old friends. They ehsped
hands and went togethW into IN inner
room, from which sooncame sounds of
pleasant good-lellowshp. Then sam
telcgraphed Is John Bsil Nimincs in
/ante thus; Send forlohn, Jun, inn
mediatcly.9
After this piece Of buincss, sam Was
very busy all day, and lcpt John by his
side, They were eatin, late dinner
together, when il Telegram WAS brought
TO sam, which Inc quiGly passed. over
to john: Very mportant. MIR.
John Aimincs, Jun, mntcd III X1ntc
IT once,
"What am | to do about Leanora,
Sam2 What am "a de-
Write to her and so Q Lante nj once;
there is nothing else to Ne done Sans
face WAS 50 impassive Iom saw resis-
tance was useless; and indeed Sam was
So urgent that he found lmself by mid
night on the way to Greece.
Very important" his journey might
lie to the house of Ximnes, hut very
miserable for himself John felt it. In
| deed. he was SO evidently Nretched that
his father hurried back t, London with
his SON rs soon rs possible. But when
| they arrived John found tat the Xcltons
We're in France, and would not return
till Christmas. There vas nothing to
do but wait and hope, ind he was en-
couragcd by the fact thit the houses OF
Xeiton and Ximnes hm lately had very
large transactions togaher.
sam drew his attention first to this
circumstance, ana advised John, jun,
to make confident Of his father, who
could then ask theold Greek in regular
form for the hand Of his daughter, Tins
was three days before Christmas, AND
the letter was sent upon the 23d of De,
cember Before the Nimlnese's could
receive any answer TO it, n letter from
Zeiton, also dated on the 23d, came t.
John Basil, saying: Our lands join
our business is intimately connected
why should not our families he HAPPY
together? Come and spend Christmas
at Zeton Hall"
The concession, therefore, was Us mu
tual as if it had been 50 arranged, an6
sam talked Il great deal about this won
derlul unanimity of feeling. But John
Jun, was too happy TO have any sls
picions, and this happy Christmas viSl
was only the prelude to that grand wed
ding which took place three months NJ
terward III st. Georges famous church
and then the handsome Anglo-Grecl
bride and bridegroom were the them,
Of every tongue.
"a very suitable wedding indeed,
said the magnates Of Mmcing Lane
"uuites two fine estates and two olt
firms"
"a very handsome, loving couple,
sand John Basil to sam and it is you
doing, old friend"
"Yes,' said sam chocrily, % it is m,
doing. have made Il good merchan
and good match, and saved proverl
besides "a bachelors children are al
ways well brought up Here's to tn
children, John Basil.