The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-01-10
q Why, my dear, I'm rich |"
+" YOU mean your mother H."

Ell.
Well, she would deny mo nothing.
al doNt know about that. Yos
don't know how she'd act If You mar
ried her cook Besides, I've no fancy
for man who can't support himself
and his wife without help from hi,
mother. understand you, Dick, and
] admit that | love you"
Ny darling r he cried, embracing
her.
",rhere, now. stop. You wouldn't
marry wax doll of girl, whe could
not keep u house in order, cook, carve,
preserve, darn, mend, dust and sweep.
heard you say so.
That is true" rncfully remarked
Dick.
/" Well, / will not marry n man who
caunot support me by his own
labor. | don't want clubhouse swell
on u lar.ly-tarly man Of society for a
husband ! want real man, n hard
listed workman; who Gun knock down
giant il he insults inc. A COED hon.
est son Of toll on whose shoulder | can
lean my head, and, confident Of his
strong love, know no fear of the
world"
What lo you want the TO do. my
darling
L" aarn II trade be u man--an indie.
pendent wan. When you have enough
money to buy set OF furniture, and
can show me that you are able to sup.
port me, Ill say, Dick, my hey, Pm
yours.
Next day, without n word of oppo-
sition from his mother, which hc
thought rather strange. he left home,
went to the city, and made arrange.
ments with friend of his, carpenter
and builder, to learn trade.
Dick was u natural mechanic. No
workman was ever needed at home :;
he monded everything. There was no
tool he couldn't use, and, therefore, ut
the end of six months there was not "A
journaman in the shop that could com.
pare with him for elegant work. Then
he rented IA 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, or
course little pink.and-white had moth.
ing to do with this. At the end OF "A
year he had really good business.
Then he went home one Saturday
night with a bank book and a plain
gold ring in his pocket. He went in
the kitchen way there was no one
there.
On the way upstairs ne met his
mother. Embraces followed, and be
asked
Where IL Kate r
We have hitherto neglected 10 mrn.
tion that the cooks name was Kate.
" Not in," answered Mrs. Clemmens;
''but Kitty FlipPer is up stairs; come
up and be presented.
Hang Kitty Flipper % naid he.
There need be no embarrassment,
Dick ; she's engaged"
Oh, she Is, eh Well, come
along"
Miss FIippcr, my son" sail Mra.
Clemmens, presenting him.
Dick looked up
" What !" he yelled, looking at the
ady. Kate, by Jupiter What
does this mean :"
I'm Kitty Flipper and Kate the
cook, too. tried you, my dear, and
yon stool tho test nobly. You've
proved yourself my ideal Of man. |
Take me If you will, my darling"
And he did take her, while the old |
ady discreetly looked out of the win.
low and thought of her youth.
" And you were all in the plot
IsairSt me, eh7 asked he.
Yes,' exclaimed the ladies, half
frightened now that they were fonud |
,ut.
Well, I'm glad of it. Kate you've
made man Of me- / insisted Oh my
ViEe being worker, and its a poor
ule that won't work both ways"
Three days after, the little village
pshaw The intelligent
eader can guess the rest.