The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-15
rur STORY ov somE Gunr.s.

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This truthful story IL about some par,
tieular girls that Erastus Baily Of
somewhere out in Michigan had on
hand. There were six Of Mr.. Bailey's
girls, all daughters, and willing 10 be
married, rs the old gentlemen was viii
ling they should be. He had put them
on tho matrimonial market In one sweet
bunch, utterly regardless of expense in
way OF curl papers, store ffizzes, hooks
andcyes, and hair-pins; they were dis
played before young men, and middle
aged men and all kinds Of men, on all
kinds Of occasions, but none Of Mr..
Bailoy's six daughters fiahed for a
husband with any kind Of lack; not
ono of them made catch. Other
mons daughters went off like hot cakes
Il seemed TO Mr.. Bailey, although
neither he nor his girls could see any
reason why mcn shonld be 40 niaerably
stupid. Bailey's girls were everywhere
and yet no man ever went where they
were; they were offered free Of cost to
anybody who would take them of the
old mans hands, but nobody seemed to
want cheap girls with red hair and pug
noses. II will probably never be found
out how the idea came to strike Mr.
Bailey, but he finally resolved TO with
draw his girls from tho market, and
gave notice that not ono OF them
would listen TO any kind Of an offer of
marriage. Only philosophers viii
know why he settled upon this remark
able course NJ this, but he was biInsell
a philosopher. Mr.. Bailey consulted
with his six red-headed girls and then
went down town and told everybody
that he had put stop 10 all fooling
around his daughters that he had
locked them up and would stay ct home
with club TO keep tho boys of If less
determined measures friled. The. ef.
feet was immediate and tremendous. In
two days some Of the boys began TO
watch when the old man left the house.
aud then they slid in IN see his pug.
nosed daughters, but they always nlid
out few minutes before De came
home. When Mr.. Bailey was told Of
these things he put paddock on tho
gate, and tho boys jumped over tbs
fence, rather liking tho romance Of the
thing. In two weeks one Of the girls
lowered herself from q second story
window, ran of with one Of tho boys
and got married. Old Mr.. Bailey tore
around in y dreadfal way before the
public, put some iron hafs across the
windows to prevent tbs escaping of any
more girls, and congratulated himself
on his cutenesA In anothsr ten days
the second girl had got off in some
manner utterly inexplicable and came
back with husband, and = third set.
tied herself for better or for worse with
bank cashier only little whiie fur
ther on.
This is all the matrimony that had
occurred in that family at last adgices,
but the old gentleman is waiting with
abundant hope that the other girl. will
glide noiselessly out through the cellar
or fly out the chimney and climb the
fences and get married With three
girls on his hands still he has bought 9
shotgun and chained an unusual fero-
cious dog in tho back yard and put an
extra bolt on the back door. He gives
regular warning Of these things eli over
town every day-and hopes for the
worst. twill certainly be realised, for
everybody knows as well as Mr.. Bailey,
that when yon lock up anything there
are always lots Of people waiting for q
chance 10 break in and carry il of;
and this always works the more 50
with a girl than an, thing else. i a
man who wouldn't steal your purse
doesn't have any scruples about carry
ing of your girl There Is probably
no moral in this story, but il Is an
enduring lesson to all fathers; lock up
your daughters.-Ph PhiIaeelelpliia T's;g.es.