Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-04

more closely. Phil's arnn uneonsciohsly
passed around the slender waist another
inscrutable mystery-and Alice IS head
dr0pped gently down, unfil it rested gent
lysupOn Phll's shoulder;
> Then, upon tins scene, so full Of grace
and graclousness-of color-of flower
perfume-of quiet beauty tole ond- |
rtjas' train of meiodyI Did you ever hear
q skillful violonist play De Beriot's Sixth
Air. That was the sound that completed
this little episode picture. i
Mr.. Southern, AIice's father, was rath-
er' an odd specimen OF that sudd animal,
man, AErake inahis syeuth, he expected
to find all young mem rakes: quite con
trary to the notions OFFS gentlemen who
expect. young fellows TO be radically diff
erent IN habits, principles and practices
| from the Young fellows of thirty or forty
years ago. stsa3 ,ssHtyLaicg Calling e1,w
Mr.. Southern liked Phil nCopely i'm
Intensely, because lie was saceomp. ished,
intelligent, courteous, good looking, I'M
selfish, and proud, Phil played q splent
| did xioloncello accompaniment to the old
| gentleman's violin. Phil could shoot
= it'll, the old gentleman s Sebony-stocked
pistols as we'll as the old gentleman him.
self, and could ride the sold gentleman
Town blac, mare Phil could leave as many
,Eempty bottles by his plate as anybody.
! Peilcould talk metaphysics and theology
50 well that he sometimes got little the
| best Of the parson in a doctrinai discus
sion after dinner, to the old igemlcmans
intense delight s,15sas .sd';sa .saa4
But-ah, what a pity that word was,
ever lnvented-but Mr.. Southern, knew
that PlAlohad only q tritiipgl income, no,
4 profession, no expectations worth men
! etioning, and, was of that peculiar, easy,
i lazy good natured stamp that weul 1T
pfecrnde' the possibility Of brilliant dis
7 tinttion iorsgfeat wealth aaceruing TO mm
i sqTHen again heot thought that Phil, 5be-
q ing a good fellow and No excellent com
4 panion, ~ ust fbeI what he himself had
been al, FIVE an.l twenty "a roue. He took
great pains, therefore, never to permit
either Of his daughters tqs.rieet the young
| gentleman, save at 9etefiine parties, re.
ceptions,o etc, eand oWouida have had a
~ eonniption tit, 2f the had known that
hAAice and Phil NIT privately, on al, aS-
erage, seven times, weekly. 49,. -; g.. :
a 'fDemme, sir, be once said to an an;
Il Gent friend "my girls are not un protected,
!; am too. oid-my hair Sis too iWlfitei-t6
90 out on the field nmy sel f;sbut my. neph
fews are placky boys, ssir, llpiucy y.iboys:
land they would stand up dor "a lice and
Oracle, sir as leng'as they :acqpald " hold q a
j pistol!W e. I'D *a,sst..5...,a. go, Fl
Mr.. Southern, after playing very soft
u and sweetly, the. Sixth Air of DeSBer.
lot, was seized with u desire to sliioize d
EciSar..a % ssTieaIodl 0! is1S;sJi aIGnlis 81
r Tn the Southern mansion, the cepse1-
Evatory was the smok ingzreom, Also, and
thither the, Old gent, eman repaired, II
struck, him as rather singular that the
: | glass door between The dining room and
conservatory should be focked and it
curtains drawn on the other side;2 SO he
! went around anothera way Through the
sj..gartien, fundamentally the outside door
+ ham ingress 1sAt Little used. 7sdl,., !.
, ii have already .descubed the. picture
!. thar2was presented by the interior Of the
| greenhouse Let it suffice for the reader
to kno tina" Pill Copely, FIR the first
last, and only time in his fifs} fled ig
, nonhinlouslysfrom a quarrel Wlhte,hair.
: and a pretty Gdarughler ought to insure
3 any old man the respect Of all US young
1t fry.d~ ss+a y sFtu.-s,is ,s,r,.a o.; ....r =
d The next morning. Phil was awakened
) lat ,.S.OO.or 400 o,cIock--early, for him
: by violent rapping at his chamber door
lie babe the visitor enter, and in strod,
|. | 4 stalwart and conely man, with an i'm
G menses black mustache, and good dea
: ~ the Satanic in lhs eyes.re ssi.raq s."
t NH Philip Copetys%% demanded he.
I'll THAT is my name sir; and you are,
,. Mr. Rufus Dawes, at your service. -
Il 81 am glad to see you, sir. I have
T Heard of you often, through yeur4eousins
i the Misses Southern, / think. Excus
i, me for receiving youindhis manner, by
i Etrise late and-f'usq3 giv'rzs5a;) a -.
p @" Never mind, Il, sir Ny business
II very brief. an,lt concerns one of tin
|. / Young ladies you have just named. He
Y father has told me all, and has sent M
: | to offer you two alternatives, marry tn
| young lady Immediately sir, .or else NEE
Fl me according toothe code of shonar!" 49,,
eIoTft Marry er.naY GU are, erazyl"9,y 'e
| b. "EeEyvwelk sir. 9 You, refuse, t emf
4 has :sN-o-o70l = That is lust W at / mos
II wish, to do, but was afiaid that her fatlle
!. would not hear OF It. 1&l3 aoi5'@a gii
"s|What2 'QHavn you then beenaperfcctL
q honorable in your sintent,ons2ai2 sai
h p Phil eoloredi and msleyes flashed :.
nj e sioutn slkeiIo see. Ihe man Mso u
Al saana'es enag T A4lcs epla otsam o. any
IA tplng else, Tell NJ s"uthern tpat VII
is marry MS aa9shtera TINS a1tefnoon' II sii
n Is Wiling" ..- 1sh
d II suspect that my uncle has Judges
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