The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-13
Headquarters.

! The other day a young gentleman who
has been cnamored of one of the faircst
daughters Of West Monroe street, Chicago,
but who has mot with scant courtesy from
her parents, suddenly hit upoE the great
| discovery that asking girls farthcr's con-
cent was m idle formality. "By Jovcl" he
| said, after thinking the matter over in all
its various aspects, cit is the old woman
who Is the power behind tho throne. Once
you get her on your side you are all right
and besides, you are saved from any annoy
| ance by your mothcr-ln-la law, for she can't
60 and say to your wife "lf you had taken
my advice, or, 4 always told you So BY
Jove, I'll 60 for the old woman" So, dress
ing himself in his gay attire, the young man
went up, and, after explaining matters to
his sweetheart, induced her 70 cali down
her mother. Her father had gone to Des
hIoincs on business. '''
"Wcll, SIR" SAID the old lady, with icy
coldncss, "what do you wish to say to
NE ?'' ... .". ..
II come, madam" said the heroic youth,
'to demand the hand Of your lovely
daughter in marriage"
"Dcmand a fiddlestck ~ said the old
lady, with aspcrlty "Amanda is too young
to be married yet, and If she wasn't, and
and you were he, I would say "Na-awl"
Do you understand that2" .'.- ''...
'''ln measure | apprchcnd your mean
ing" said the young lover, while Amanda,
who was listening behind the folding doors,
! whispered to herself that ma was real moan,
and felt her heart sink into her slippers !;
'and was prepared for it. had already
seen your husband" ~" ..'I-i 2."'.
"You had. ch2 Do you mean to say
| that that chuckle-hcaded clam had con-
| scnted-2" ~ '.a ,s1t
"No, madam, not precisely. In fact, he
said he would bc-a- hGmmed first. But
as in such matters as these it ia always best
to deal with principals, i thought would
SEQ you, although your husband said that
when he said "No,", and put his foot down,
that was an end Of matters In his house. I
wanted to he allowed to plead my care be-
fore you, because tho sympathics of a
beautiful and clever woman, still! young in
heart as she Is In looks--but alas he told
me 1t would do no good-that you were
, prejudice against me, and If you favored my
suit your humblcst solicitation could not
move him." ~
"Whcn did my husband tell you all this9
Was he sobcr-quite sobrr2 Hc put his
foot down, lndecdl" :. q.
| About noon on Tuesday, and I never
seen him more collected and rational. tnt
deed, he was unusually hiild and pcnsivo,
and when 1 told him of my desire to b5
married, he said: "Bcttcr not; If you know
WHAT'S good for yoll-ton't. ~ dare say
my daughter Is very handsome, and all
that kind Of thing, but she takes after her
4 mother. I an, really doing you a kindness
in refusing my consent" @'' H
| H"The snub.noscd traitorI' said the old
lady, warmly swell, now, want you to
undoratand one thing; lam the patriarch
Of this household, and when my husband
leaves mo out Of the calculation ,ltis cqul4
yaleDt to the commission of the sitbtrahend,
dcnominator, quotient, ,divisor, multiplicr
and the one you carry. You understand
mo 2'' aaa5 aniir,E hG4ta,. tiAti 81
g.tYes'm; but yonr husband doesn't think
so."1 jsaId s'8 Ht ,ad ol8 3syt n
Iig''Wcll, when he gets back I'll just put in
somc'o my humblest Solicitations Il believe
that is what he calls therlA-and hem i'm.
derstand me.ni,AndI'll prove 1t you, too.
Amanda, como here. This is your future
husband, and, Ii .gI / know myself, you will
lIbe married OHM inside three weeks! Just
make = list Of the things youss want, and