Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-10-11
HOW A FATHER SAVED $500.

- N'fNANG AiAttN NNAN tNl tRfk NIlNi NfNl-
" loved beautiful girl ON Warren ave
nue he,ought ct her recently to name the
happy day, which She did with such fond
reluctant delay that it would hardly have
been thought that She had made up her
mind what the dato was to De more than
two moaths before, SO soon as she saw he
meant biz They accordingly waited
upon the author OF her being, and, going
down on their knees, acquainted him
with the lay nt the hnd and hesought Of
him his blessing. He was practical
and economical old man, with mind fer
tile of resource, and when the Young man
had ,mmmcrel that he loved her dcarer
than his lite and had salary Of 81 500
aud TINT hc hoped the old man caught
up his tru,ty Toledo (Ol walking stick,
aud, calling his prospective son,in. law
/ many hard names, drove him out ot the
house. thor scizing hi, daughter by her
/ tiny shcl,loc ear he uwayed with her to
the deepest bedroom beneath tho attic
roof and locNed her in there What was
'hc consequence That very night
young man came with ropo ladder, an
ample cloak and II marriage license, aud
stole his bride away, and they wero made
ono at II west.sido church. Tho young
woman said to her husband "Alger.
non, my father behaved toward you MS
mean as all get out still he is my moths
or's husband, and we ought to have some
deIcWnce for him, so let Us go to him and
tell him we are welded, aud ask his bless
sing. Besides | want to get my comb
bag that | left ON tho bureau" "Woll,
III go, said the young husband "but
mlnd you, Matilda, il he lays hand ON
me save in the way ot kiudnoss, III
knock his ;wo eyes into ono | suffered
his previous indignitics because he was
the hoary headed author of your being
now he is only my bald headed mther-in.
law, and | won t stand it, The ia three
times MS old rs am" Accordingly they
went home, and when they got there,
and were cNcitedly feeling for tho bell,
pull, the old man opened the door and
soid, Como in, como ia. How's the
bu>hing bride, eh ? Boss you, my chil>
dren, Now, by tho time we have par.
taken OF reflc- -hmeuts the hack will be
here to convey YOU down town or to any
rRllroad depot you may be pleased to in
dicato." The followed the old man into
the pnrlor lioe people in dream. al
was afraid once,' he sal, chccruly,
"whod saw Matilda coming down that
ladder that the blame thing would break:
for she's tuli sixteen ounces TO the pound
Matilda is-und di,c ull my new rose
bushes nud tulips into .hc ground. Why
ou opuh d de YOU, when you wore com
pcllcd To lco from my wrath, elope cut
of the front door lct Anildus dun
geou coli unlocked and | lell tho font
door a. jar. | went to the foot of the suig.
nnd ,uored To- tho tep of my voice SO rs
to give you every aciluy" Do you
mean to say, venerable md respected
slr," snid his uew.mnde son m.mw,
e that you have ana have had no oUoc-
tons to my paying my addresses to your
daughior?" Never tho least In the
world, !" replied The old man, benming
bmndly on them "you are the son In
law ! ,hould bave picked out of millions,
II | bud permitted to choo.c, and even
had | not been satisfied of your wollha and
sobricty | could not hnvc found it in my
heprt tp reius G. 90 do what MntiIdn desired
me t1du." Then, sir" exclaimed the
young husband, thinking that perhop. he
had married iuto huily having tbs he
rcdluy tnint of insanity in the blood,
" theo, sir, whnt did you give mo the
grand bounce for IN such an energetic
aud Inconsistent manrcr2"
" Because, my dear boy" said the good
old man, " saw lhnt IT. did you would
n,mnmoeously take outa license and
elope with The girl, aud get married pt an
expense of $3.50, borno exclusively by
you, whereas it the marriage took placc
IN the ordinary course ol events would
have been stuck for tIoussenu, and
dresses, and flowers, md dcjeuner, and
presents, and 80 ON to tho extent Of at
lca,t $500. You will G,4d 81 500 in this
pocket book for expenies during your
bridal trip the remaining $500 | ain
in, and they are but the legitimate re-
wnrd ot my ingenuity. You will surely
not object to paying such price for four
months more OF welded bliss than you
would have otherwise enjoyed. and for
the chance Of beginning your married life
IN romantic mnnper." They couldn't,
OF course.- r Chjca00 H., 1i46aRe.