The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-03-20


usual for him.
In fact, Dick wos in love with the
cook, and he found hundred excuses
day TO go to the kitchen and have u
word with the curly>headed little wo-
man.
At first she was very cold to;him, but
gradually, as she saw his respect in
crease with his love, the ice of her re-
serve began to melt away under the
warmth of his passion. aud the young
man was correspondingly happy.
At length Dick found himself so en-
tangled in the net of love that nothing
but marriage would free him, so he ems
tered the kithen one day, and with a
preamble, proposed marriage.
Aud 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 ever
mora
Wrong, oh, Intelligent resder!
"Will you marry me?' saldshe.
mo; will not,' she said.
"Why?"
"I am but cook and you are a gen.
item an.''
"You are lady as well as cook, and
fit to be a gent eman's wife"
81 dare say am, but I don't want to
be cook all nv life"
Then marry me"
"And work to support you!"
"Why, my dear, Am rich"
lyon mean your mother is.
"Well, ahe would deny me nothing
"I don't know that. You don't
know she d act if you married her cook.
Besides L have no fancy for man who
can't support himself and his wife
without help from his mother. l IN
derstand you, Dick, and admit that
love you.
"My darling" he CRED, embracing
her.
"Thnra, now. stop You wonldn't
marry wax doll of a girl, who couldn'
keep a. house in order. cook, carve, pre-
serve, darn, mend, sew. dust and sweep
heard you say So"
That is true," ruefully remarked
Dick.
"Well, I will not marry man whc
cannot support me- by his own labor
| don't want a clubhouse swell or q
lardytary man of society for a husband
| want real man; hard>fsted work
ing man, who can knock down a giant
if lie insults me-
"What Do yon want me to do, my
darliug?" (~Ayse.
Learn to trade; be man, an indie
pendent man. When you have earned
enough money to buy set of furniture
and can show me that you are able tc
support me-. I'll say, Dick, my boy,
I'm yours.
I'll do it, cried Dick.
Next day, without a word of oppo
sition from his mother, which he
thought rather strange, he left home.
went to the city, and made arrange
ment with friend of his--a carpente,
and builder, to learn the trade.
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 moth
ing to do with this.
Mrs. Flipper recommended him to
all her property owning friends. His
business increased wonderfully. Item
His work was we'll 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 to the
kitchen way; there was no one there
On his way up stairs he met his
mother. Embrance followed, and he
asked:
Where's Kate?'
We have hitherto neglected to men-
tion that the Cooks name was Kate.
Not in,' answered Mrs. Clemmens;
'but Kitty FIipper is upstairs. Come
up and be presented
Hang Kitty Flipper.'
There need be no embarrassment,
Dick; she's engaged
ooh. she is, eh? Will, come along.
Miss .FIipper. my son. said Mrs.
Clemmens, presenting him.
WHAT ne yelled. looking at the
lady. Kate by Jupiter! what does
this mean?'
Pm Kitty Flipper and Kate the cook,
too. tried you, my dear, and yon
stood the 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
lady discreetly looked out of the win
dow aud Thought of her youth.
And you were all in the plot against
me, ehY asked he.
Yes exclaimed the ladies, half
frightened now they were found out.
We'll, Tn glad of it, Kate; you've
made man OF me. l insisted on my
wife's being worker, and its poor
rule that won't work both ways
Three days after, the little village
church--bnt, pshawl the intelligent
reader can guess the rest.