Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-12-18
A Chicago Young Man.
tChicago Tribune |

As we have already said, many thousand
OF aching hearts aud ilLassorted marriages
would be prevented II only young lovers
had courage and tact. The other DAY a
young gentleman, who has long been
enamored OF one Of the falrest daughters
Of West Monroe street, bat who has met
with scant courtesy from her parents,
suddenly hit upon the great discovery that
asking girls fathers consent was an idle
tormality. "By Jo," ne said, after think
ing the matter over In all It's various as
poets, 1t Is the old woman who Is the
power behind the throne. Once you get
her on your side you are sll right, and be-
sides you are saved from ary ANNOYANCE
By your mother-in-law. for she can't 90 and
say to your wife, If you had taken my
advice, or i always told you 50. BY
10, I'll go for the old woman" So, dress
ing himself In all his gay attire, the young
man went up, and after explaining matters
to hi, sweetheart, induced her to call down
her mother. lHer father had gone to Des
Moin"s on business
We'll, sir ?" said the old lady, with lev
GOODNESS, what do you wish TO say to
mei"
i came, madame" said the heroic
youth. TO demand the hand of your lovely
aughter In marriage"
Demand "a hddles,ick said the old
lady. with aspeTty. Amanda IS too
young TO be married yet and if she wasn't,
and there wasn't but one husband in the
world, aud you were he, Id say 'Na-aw!
DO you understand that2r
In measure | spprehend your mean
ing, said the young lover. while Amanda,
who was listening behind the folding doors.
whispered that ma was real mean, and
felt her heart sink Into her slippers ''and
| fAF I hot aIr a,
your husband "
You had, ehE Do you mean to say that
that chuckle beaded clam has consented
-g'
NO, madame, not precisely. In fact.
he would be-ahemmed first. But as n
such matters as these IL Is always best to
deal with principals, l thought would
see you, although your husband said
that when he said No, and put his foot
down, that was an end OF matters in his
house. | wanted to be allowed TO plead
my case before you, because the sympa-
thies OF beautiful and clever woman, still
young in heart as she Is in looks-but,
alas he told me It would do no good-that
you were perjudiced against me- and even
II you favored my suit your humblest soli-
citations cOn!d not move him
when did my husband tell you all this:
was he sober quite sober? He put his
foot down, iudeed,r
about noon on Tuesday, and never
saw him more collected aud rational. Iu-
deed, he was unusatly mild aud pensise,
And when | told him of my desire 10 be
narried he said Better not; II you know
whats good for you-don't,. | dare say
my daughter Is very handsome, aud all that
kind OF thing, but she takes after her moth
er. am really doing you kindness in
refusing my CONSENT"
The snubhosed trsfor!" said the old
lady warmly well, now, | want you 10
understand one thing; | am the patriarch
OF this household, aud when my husband
leaves me out OF the calculation it is equiv
alent Ia the omission of the subtrshend,
denominator, quotlent, dlvisor, dividend,
multipIier, and the one you carry. You
understand me-
"i es'm; but your husband doesn't think
so.
well, when he gets back I'll just put In
some OF my humblest solicitatious-I be-
ileve that Is what he calls them-and I'll
prove It TO you too, Amanda, come here.
This Is your future husband. and. II l know
myself you will be married to him Inside Of
three weeks. Just make list OF the things
you want and I'll nee that you get them.
Young mai, embrace your betrothed bride.
settled once for all"
II WAS almost too good 10 be true, and
the lovers had to hug each other several
times daring the evening (Which they spent
on the same chsir) to be sure that 1t was
not all dream. Nevertheless, the fair
Amanda felt several aualms and fears when
she thought of her stern fathers return,
and the possibility that the game would be
up then. But 1t wasn't. The old man got
home from Des Moines late on Thursday
night. He slept on the sofa, and looked
visibly older at breakfast the next morning,
having 9 startled and painful expression in
bis eyes. When the meal was concluded
he took his daughter aside and asked her
II she was really sure that she loved the
young man, and when she replied that he
could gamble on it (or words 10 that effect),
he said he could no longer withhold his
eonsent-her happiness was more TO him
than the spectacle of vindicated authority.
''Oh, pa, how good and kind you are"
sobbed the beautiful girl, falling upon his
neck.
Amanda. my love-" said the author OF
her being, that's all right, and don't bear
your lover any malice, but | don't want
you, my dear girl, to believe that your pa
Is a three-ply double and-twist liar, for
never said anything Of the sort. But il
would do me NO good TO deny it no, not If
| sued him for perjury, and the jury
brought In a verdict Of guilty without leav-
Ing the box"
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