, 1880-08-16
Brought to Time.

Brought to Time.
There is no foolishness about some of
the fathers of Dubuque county, Iowa,
who have manageable daughters, and
they know how to precipitate business
when the fruit is ripe for plucEiRg and
hangs, wasting its sweetness, when it
should be plucked. Matters were
brought to climax with rush at q
certain farmers residence in Vernon
township, recently. A young tiller of
the soil had for months been paying
most assiduous attentions to one of his
daughters, but he was such bashful,
modest chap, never having been much
in the company of girls, except this
one, that he had never been able to
raise his courage sufficiently high to
pep the question.
He had gone to the house in which
the lady lived, at least on twenty differ
ent occasions, resolved to know his fate,
but when ushered into the presence OF
the fair one, in whose keeping he lad
placed his heart, his courage would in
variably ''go back" on him, and he
would return to his lonely room in
greater suspense than before. Upon
the evening in question he had deter
mined that come what would, he would
tell bis Mary that he loved her. He
would once for all decide the matter
but, as upon each former occasion, he
could not get the proposal further than
his throat. There it stuck, and he de-
termlned to gulp it down ami give up
the siege, when the door opened. and III
walked the girls father, who advanced
| to where they were sitting and thus ad-
dressed them:
came ont to put stop to this
foolishness. Ii amt couHtln' expenses
I'm lookla' at, for coal is cheap and
wood Can be had for the haulin', but
I'm SICK and tired OF this hiilin and
cooin' hke pair of sick doves, keepin
me awake OF nishts. and it,, got to be
stopped right here. Do you love Joh Il
Henry we'll enough to marry him p
" Why, father, I-I-you must"
stop that foolishin' yelled the old
man. Ans wer yes or no, and quick
too. It's got to be settled now OF
never
Well-out, father, don't you know
>
Dry up; answer yes or no. Speak!
roared the old gent.
- Well, then, yes! There now," and
Mary sgain hid her face.
:" That's business; that's the way tc
talk. Nov, john, LOOK here-look up
here, or I'll shake you all 10 pieces
Do you want that gal o mine tor 4
wife Speak out like 1aun now."
Why, Mr.. -, ain't this rather-1
mean CAP you"
| Speak 1t Ous, or out OF this house
you'ii go head foremost. won't wal,
a minute longer. There's the gal, and
there ain llkelief gal in the State
an you just heard her say that she
wanted you. Now, John, | won't stand
a bit OF foolin'. Once for all, yes OF
no?"
Well, yes, sir. I have been pre-
sumptuous enough to hope that L"
On. stop your soft talk; the thing
IS settled now. You two fools would
have peen six months more at the job
that l have done in i've inmates. |
| never saw such fooiin' as there is among
young people nowadays Amt like
| 'AAN "IsS AoW, 6VOts
night. You can talk the thing over,
an you an me, John, III go up to town
an get the license tomorrow. Soon
be time to get to plowln no time for
love-making then. Good night, good
night; l hope l wasn't TOO rough, but
l was determined to tx the thug one
way or t'other," and tue Oil man went
back to bed.
Now that the ice WAS broken, the
young people laid all their plans for
tue ,ture, and Johu felt just little
bad at the comfort he had lost, when
Mary looked up At him shyly, AMI said:
This wonid nave been all right
months ago, J phn, If you hadn't been
ST. sheery. l knowea all the time that
you wanted to ask me, but it wasn't my
place To say anything, you know. st.
Louss Repubiican,