The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-04

comparing notes, between the cook and her
mistress when our gentleman took his after
noon! 0 no, of course not, why should there
| be-
AT length Dick found himself so entangled
Ill a net OF love that nothing but marriage
would free him, so he entered the kitchen one
afternoon, and with preamble, proposed
marriage.
| And here is where we triumph over the in
telligent reader, who says: 81 knew how it
would be- she accepted him, they were mar
| RED, the fraud was exposed and they lived
happy eyermore."
| Wrong, oh, intelligent reader
| VIII you marry meg" said he.
mo, will not, she answered.
"Why?"
"l'm Il cook and you are a gentleman" +
| ~ on are lady as well as Il cook, and fit to
be gentleman's wife"
81 dare say | am, but don't want to be a
cook all my life"
'Then marry me-"
and work to support you?"
why, my dear, I'm rich"
"Gou mean your mother is"
| well, she would deny me nothing"
II don't know about that You don't know
| how she'd act if you married her cook Be
sides, I've no fancy for Il man who can't sup
port himself and his wife without help from
his mother understand you, Dick, | adj
nit that love you"
MY darling!" he cried embracing her.
"There, now, stop. You wouldn't marry q
wax doll of a girl who couldn't keep n house
| i'll order, cook, carve, preserve, darn, mend,
| sew, dust and sweep. heard you say So"
THAT is true" ruefully remarked Dick
"Wcll, will not marry man who cannot
support me by his own labor. don't want
n plnh hnncn m n Ia IN, Dpc
| ciety for husband; | want real man, hard
listed workman who can knock down giant
| If he insults me. A good honest son of toll,
one whom I'll be proud to point out as my
husband and on whose shoulder can lean my
| head, and confident of his strong love, know
no fear in the world.
What do you want me to do, my dar-
ling?"
Learn a trade; be man, an independent
man. When you have earned enough money
to buy set offurniture and can show me that
you are able to support me, I'll say, "Dick,
my boy, I'm yours"
"Pll dc it," cried Dick.
Next day, without a word of opposition
from his mother, which he thought very
strange he left home, went to the city, and
made arrangements with n friend of his, a
carpenter and builder to learn trade.
Dick was natural mechanic. No work.
man was ever needed at home; he mcnded
everything. There was no tool he couldn't
use, and therefore at the end of six months
there was not journeyman in the shop that
could compare with him for elegant work.
Then he rented a little shop and set up for
himself
Strange to say, his first order came from
the widow Flipper to thoroughly repair three
OF her new houses OF course little pink and
white had nothing to do with this.
Mrs. Flipper recommended him to all her
property owning friends. His business in
creased wonderfully. Item His work was
always well done.
AT the end of the year he had really good
business.
Then he went home one Saturday night
with bank book and plain gold ring in his
pocket. He went in the kitchen way; there
was no one there.
On his way up stairs he met his mother
Embraces followed and he asked:
where's Kate?"
We have hitherto neglected to mention that
the cooks name was Kate
"Not in" answered Mrs. Clemmcns; "but
Kitty Flipper is up stairs, come up and be
presented"
"Hang Kitty Flipperp said he
"Therc need be no embarrassment, Dick,
she's engaged"
"Oh, she is, ell? Well come along"
miss Flipper, my son" said Mrs. Clemmens
presenting him.
Dick looked up.
what" he yelled, looking at the lady.
Kate, by Jupiter what does this mean I"
I'm Kitty Flipper and Kate the cook, too
| tried you, my dear, and you stood the test
nobly. You've proved yourself my ideal ola
man. Take me if you will my darling"
And he did take her, while the old lady dis
cretely looked out ofthe window and thought
of hery youth.
"And you We're all in the plot against me,
ell p asked he
Eyes" exclaimed the ladies, half frightened
now that they We're fond out
"Wcll, Pm glad of it. Kate you've made
man of me- ! insisted on my wife being n
worker, and it's poor rule that won't work
both ways"
Three days after the little village church.
but pshaw the intelligent reaaer can guess
the rest.