Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-22
At length Dick found himself so en-

tangled in the net of love that nothing
but marriage would free him, SO he en-
tered the kitchen one day, and with a
preamble, proposed marriage.
And here is where we triumph over
the intelligent reader, who says, 81 knew
how it would be-she accepted him, they
were married, the fraud was exposed,
and they lived happily ever1nore."
Wrong, oh, intelligent reader!
':Will you marry me ?" said he.
"No; will not she said.
"Why 20
81 am but Il cook and yon are gen
tlcman.''
"You are a lady as we'll as Il cook, and
fit to be gentleman's wife"
~ dare say am, but don't want to
be cook all my life"
"Thcn marry me-"
"And work'to support you"'
"Why, my dear, I ain rich" Z.
"You mean your mother ISL
"Well, she would deny me nothing"
81 don't know that. You don't know
how she'd act if you married her cook.
Besides have no fancy for a man who
can't support himself and his wife with
OUT help from his mother. 1 understand
you, Dick, and 1 admit that love YOU
''My darling," he cried, embracing
her.
''TIcre, now, stop. You wouldn't
marry wax doll of n girl who couldn't
keep a house in order, cook, carve pre-
serve, darn, mend, sew, dust and sweep.
l heard you say so.'
''That is truc,' rucfully remarked
Dick.
''Wcll, l will not marry IL man who
cannot support me by his own labor. 1
don't want q clubhouse swell or a hardly
tary man of society for husband;
want a real man a hard listed working
man, who can knock down Il giant if he
insults me-"
"What do you want me to do, my dar-
ling -
'Learn to trade; be man, an indie
pendent man. When You have earned
enough money to bny a set of furniture
and can show me that you are able to
support Inc, I'll say, Dick, my boy, Pm
yours.'"
''I'll do it," cried Dick.
Next day, without Il word of oppo-
sition from his mother, which he Thought
rather strange, he left home, went to the
city, and made arrangements with Il
friend of hiS-a carpcntcr and builder, to
learn the trade.
Strange to say, his FIRST order came
from the Widow Flipprr to thoroughly
repair three Of her new houses. OF
course II little pink and white had moth
ing to do with this.
Mrs. f1ippcr rccomile ntted him to all
her property -ownins friends. His bust
ness increased wonderfully. Item: His
work was well done.
At the end of the yc,s. he had a really
good business.
Then he went home one Saturday
night, with a bank-hoot< and plain gold
ring i'll his pocket. He went in the
kitchen way; there was. no one there.
On his way upstairs ne met his moth
er. Embraces followed, and he asked:
"Wlere's Kate %
We have hitherto neglected. to men
ton that the Cooks llatnc was Kate
"Not in,' answered Mrs. Clcmmcns;
'bnt Kitty Flippcr is upstairs. Come
up and be presented"
"Hang Kitty F]ipprr."
"There need be 30 embarrassment,
Dick; she's engaged"
ooh, she is, ch ? Well come along"
'Miss Flipper, my son." said Mrs.
Clcmmens presenting him.
"What!' he yelled. looking at the
lady. 'Katc," by Juritcr! what does
this mean 70
'I'm Kitty Flippcr and Kate the cook
too. 1 tried you, my dear, and you.
stood the fest nobly. You've proved
yourself my ideal of :, man. Take me,
if you will, my darling.'
And he did take her, while the old
lady discreetly looked out of the win
dow and thought Of her youth.
"And y"n We're all in the plot against
me, ell p asked he.
eyes," exclaimed the ladies, half
frightened now they were found ont.
"WeN, Pm glad Of it, Kate; you've
made a man of me. insisted on my
wifc's being Il worker, and it's Il poor
rule that won't work both WAYS"
Three days after, the little village
chnrch-hut, pshaw the intelligent
reader can guess tho rest.
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