The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-02

There IL no foolishness aboat ssen,e
Of the fathers OF Dubuque County
Iowa, who have marria2eable dauxI,t-
ers, and they know how to precipi-
tate business whom the fruit is ripe
for plucking and hangs, wasting ita
sweetness, when 1t should be piucked.
Matters were brought to . climax
with rush at certain farmers resi-
dence recently. A young tiiisr OF
tho soil had for months been paying
most assiduous attentions to ono a
his daughters. but he was such .
bashful, modest chap, nevcr having
been much in tho eOInpany OF zirlG,
except this one, that he had never
been able to raise his courage su6l-
ciently high to pop the questiOn- 4.
Hs had gone to tho house in which
the lady lived on twenty different co.
casions, resolved to know his fato, but
when ushcrcd into the presence Of tho
fair one, in vhose keeping hc had
placed bis heart his courage would
Invariably "xo back o., him" amt he
would return to his lonely room in
creator suspense than before. Upon
the evening in question lie had deter-
mined that, come what would. ha
would tell his Mary that ho lovell.
He would for ell decide tbs matter,
but, - upon each former occasion. he
would not get the proposal farther
he determined to gulp 1t down aud
give up the siege, whom the door sp-
sned and In walked the girls father,
Who advanced to where they were
sitting, and thus addressed them:
II csme out to put . stop 70 this
foolishness, 1t ain't countin' cxpenses
Pm lookin' at, for coal Is cheap and
wood can be had for the haulin', but
Pm sick and tired Of this billin' and
cooin' like pair Of sick doves, keepin'
me awake Of nights, and it's got to be
stopped right here. Do you love John
Henry we'll enough to marry him3"
"Why, father, I-I-you must
"Stop that foolishin'," yelled the
old man. "Answer yes or no, aud
quick, too. It's got to be settled now
or never"
.Well-but, father, don't you kaown
If you'll only wait, and 20
DRY up answer yes or no SpeaklS
roared the gent.
well, then, yes! There, nov" and
Mary again hid her face. ii-'i
'sThafs business; that's the way 70
talk. Now, John, look here-look up
here. or I'll shake you all to pieces.
DO you want that gal O mine Tor .
wife7 Speak out like man, now.
"Why. MIR. amt this rather Q
II mean can't you"
sSpeak it out, or out Of this house
you'll go hcadforemost. won't wait
a minute longer. There's the gal, and
there amt q ikelier gal in the State,
am you just heard her say that she
wanted you. Now, John, / won't
stand o bit of foolin'. Once for all,
yes orno7"i "i,r..i.t1a ..f,..s s,ssiosst.f
"Well, yes sir. l have boon pre-
enough to hope, that +"
"Oh, stop your soft talk; the thing
is settled now. You two fools would
have been six months more at the Job
that have done in five minJlVes. I
never saw such fooling as there IL =
among young people nowadays. Ain't
like when l was young-aR now,
good night You can talk the thing
over, an you an me, John, III go up
to town an got the license tomorrow.
Soon be time to get to plowin'; no
time for love-lnaking then. Good,
night, goodnight; l hope I wasn't
too rough, but was determined to
tx the thing one way or t'other," and
,he old man went back to bed. mr. !