Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-02
BROUGHT TO TIME.
How an Iowa Father Facilitates Business.
[st. Louis Republican,

10" AoNis Repuuiicdu.1
There Is no foolishness about
some OF the fathers of Dubuque
county. Iowa, who have marriage
able daughters, and they know
how to precipitate business when
the fiuit is ripe for picking and
hangs, wasting its sweetness, when
1t should be plucked. Matters were
brought to climax with a rush at
certain farmers residence in Yer
non Township recently. A young
tiller OF the soil had for months
been paying most assiduous
attentions to one Of his daugh-
ters, but he was such bashfuI,
modest chap, never having been
much In the company Of girls, ex.
cept this one, that he had never
been able to raise his courage sutli-
GENTLY high to pop the question.
He had gone to the house in
which the lady lived at least on
twenty different occasions, resolved
to know his fate, but when ushered
into the presence of the fair one in
whose keeping he had placed his
heart, his courage would invaria.
bly, Ego back on him." and he
would return TO his lonely room In
greater suspense than before. On
the evening in question he had de.
termined that, come what would, he
would tell his Mary that he loved
her. He would once for all decide
the matter; but, as upon each for.
mer OCCASION, he could not get the
proposal further than his throat.
There 1t stuck, and be determined
to gulp lit down and give up the
siege, when the door opened and In
walked the girls father, who ad.
vanced to where they were sitting
and thus addressed them:
~ came out to put stop to this
foolishness. 1t aiu't countin' ex !.
penses Pm lookin' at, for coal is
cheap and wood can be had for the
haulin', but Pm sick and tired oil
this billin' and cooin' like a pair Of
sick doves, keepin' me awake oil
nights, and it's got TO be stopped
right here. Do you love Johr
Henry we'll enough to marry
him?'
"Why, father, I-I-you must-
s'Stop that foolishin'," yelled
and quick, too. It's got to be set.
tied now or never"
"Well-but father, you don't
know-if you'll only walt, and-n
"Dry up; answer yes or no.
SpeakI' roared the old gent.
swell, then, yes! There, now"
and Mary again hid her face.
"That's business; that's the way
to talk. Now, John, look up here,
or I'll shake you all to pieces. Do
you want that gal o. mine for q
wife? Speak out like a man now"
"Why Mr., Amt this
rather al mean can't you"
"Speak 1t out, or out of the house
you'll go head foremost. I WONT
walt minute longer. There's
the gal, and there amt 9
likelier gal in the State, an
you Just heard her say that she
wanted you. Now, John, won'
stand u bit of foolin'. Once for all
yes or no?"
swell, yes, cir. I have been pre-
sumptuous enough 10 hope thatl-
"Oh, stop your soft talk; the
thing lie settled now. You two fools
would have been six months at Il I
LOB that have done In five min
utes. Inever saw such foolin' al
there is among young people now
adays. Amt like when was
young--an' now. good night. Yol
can talk the thing over, AM vol
an' me, John, 'll'R0 up to town MI
get the license tomorrow. Soon b
time to get to plowln'; no time 70
iove-making then. Good night
good Might; I hope I wasn't to-
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