The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1879-06-25


husband, and we ought to have
somc Difference for him, so let US
20 TO him and tell him We arc
: welded, and ask his blessing. Be
sides, | want TO get my brush and
. comb bag that | left OH the bu-
! reau." swell, Iii Co." said the
Young husband; "but mind You.
Matilda, if he lays his hands on
; me save in the way OF kindness,
iii knock his two eyes into one.
! I suffered his previous indigni-
ties because lie was the hoary-
headed author Of your being,
but now he is only my bald
headed old father-in-law, and |
won't stand it, if he is three
times as old as ! am" Accord
ingly they went home, and when
they got there and were excltedly
feeling for the bell-pull, the old
man opened the door and said;
i"Come in, come INFLOW is the
b!ushing bride, Ell? Bless you:
my children. Now, by the time
we have partaken Of bottle Of
champagne which is in the ice.box
the hack will be here to convey
you downtown, or to any railroad
depot you may be pleased to in
dicate." They followed the old
man into the parlor, like people
in dream. Il was afraid once" :"
he said cheerfuliy, "when l saw
Matilda coming down that ladder
that the durn thing would break,
for she's full sixteen ounces to
the pound, Matilda is,-and drive
all my new rosebushes and tulips
into the ground. Why on earth
didn't you, when you were COM
PEELED to fee from my wrath,
elope out Of the front door, like
Christians ? | left Matilda's dun
geon cell unlocked and | left the
front door ajar, and | went to the
foot Of the stairs and snored at
the top Of my voice so as to give
you every facility" "Do you
mean to say, venerable and re-
spected sir" said his new made
|. son-in-Iaw, "that you have and
have had no objections to my pay
ing my addresses to your daugh
ter p Never the least in tho
world" replied the old man, beam
r ing blandly On them ''you are
the son-in.law | should have
picked ont Of millions, if l had
been permitted to choose, and
even had [ not been satisfied of
your worth and sobriety l could
not have found it in my heart to
refuse TO do what Matilda desired
me to do" "Then, sir" exclaimed
the young husband, thinking that
, perhaps he had married into a
family having the hereditary taint
Of insanity in the blood; "then,
sir, what did you give me the
grand bounce for in such an ener.
getic and inconsistent manner p
"Because, my dear boy" said the
good old man, II saw that if l did
you would instantaneously take
out license and elope with the
girl, and get married at an ex-
pense Of $500 borne exclusively
by you, whereas if the marriage
; took place in the ordinary course
of events I would have been stuck
for trousseau, and dresses, and
,, flowers, and a dgeuner, and pre-
sents and so ON TO the extent OF
at least $4,000. You will find
$1,000 in this pocket-book for ex'
penses during your bridal trip
the remaining $1,000 l am in,
and they are but the Legitimate
reward Of my ingenuity. You
, will surely not object to paying
: such price tor four months more
Of welded bliss than you would
have otherwise enjoyed, and for
the chance Of beginning your
' married life in q romantic man
, ner." They couldn't, Of course.
The old man. in 2 playful mood.