Connecticut western news., 1881-07-20
BAB's FIRE CRACKERS.

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 "Here comes countrywoman of mine," said Fairweather, of New York, to Count Oscar Won Held, as the two young men were strolling along the Un- ter den Linden. And MT. Warren, the great American mill owner, and his daughter come. along. The count was duly presented.
 MT. Warren's greeting was : ''Glad to make your acquaintance, sir. How are you, sir ?" in a very loud voice, and with a show of feeling perfectly at home Then he shook hands with the friendly grip current among brother mill owners. The count bent his eyes on him in the quietest observation, and returned the ''How are you, sir 2'' and the grip with true politeness.
 But Mss Warren was unimpeachable; dignifed, calm, slow of gaze, apt in speech 1; everything that the father was not 9!a "
 "Where did she learn it all? How did she come by that grace and propriety ?" asked the puzzled foreigner when he had parted from the Americans. ssIs her mother charming?'
 Mothers manikin," answered Fair weather; "dried-up party in black silk; never says much. Dora Warren is the American girl; just adopts luxury, ac- complishments, manners, style, and wears 'em as she wears her clothes-as if they were made to order expressly for her. She's the only daughter, too i; going to have a fortune-cool million at least"
 'I'ye always been interested in Amer ica, remarked Won Held just here. ''The notion of republic has long held sort of charm for me. think must make a trip out there."
 Fairweather kept discouraging si- lence, drowned slightly and looked at some distant object.
 ''From boyhood," the count went on, ''l've had dream of republicanism- no caste distinctions, only those of per sonal merit. Le Compt's views have impressed me strongly. feel our Old World manaclcs of ,dignities and preju- dices slipping off I want something fresh, pure, simple. I hope to find it in your country"
 A few days later, when Won Held called on the Warren family, he spoke of his intended trip, whereupon MT. Warren said r: r"t
 ''Well, we can't brag of castles, but I'll show you some mills. We shall be at our sea side place at Rockport the 1st of June. Come there, and stay witI us."
 Won Held explained, while thanking him, ''I go to America to gratify the longing of years to enjoy young civil ization; to find something more natural more vigorous, than our old types O humanity" a@..'- /" ,-
 After the German had gone, Warre1 nodded knowingly to his wife with:
 s'Talk to the marines. I've found ou all about that young count. Ancien family, splendid education, nice old cas- tie, but poor actually hasn't the mean to keep up the place."
 "He's a gentleman" remarked Dora
 "What's that, Miss?" said Warren, il the tone, half banter and half reproof yet wholly pride and affection, wit which he always addressed this hand - soma creature he had the 1uck to oa1 daughter. "What's that, MISS -
 gentleman, is he? We'll, we don't wan t him, do we9 Let him keep to his aris , tocracy, eh ?"
 "There is something in birth an
 breeding, papa. Fairweather, with a a his money and all his boasting, can
 impress one as this quiet German does. Y When she had left the room, MI 7 Warren said to his wife, "Sarah, do yo - suppose our Dorry is taken with tn I foreign fellow?'
 7 Mrs. Warren answered, slowly, 6 e think, Samuel, our Dora is it for an e society, and could grace any Europea Q title."
 1O OO A1 OohA nl1-SO uO ls 4u0TG e no discount on Dorry; but the questic d is, is this chap worthy of her, and wi t she be likely to accept him?" l. "Semehow I think she would. d never heard her say as much in prai
 of any man before." I. "All right, Sarah; I've got none ), and I'm not going to stand in DorrJ 5, light. She shall marry just whom sl 2. likes. Of course I'd rather she did1 n fancy nobleman. I'm republican
 the backbone. Still, if it's Dorry
 whim, why"
 y "Don't make believe to noe, Samuel E. Mrs. Warren gravely reproved hin ?, "you want Dorry to marry high just .T much as do."
 "Now, Sarah" he laughed, goo humoredly. " don't you get too sharp ,o Then he kissed her, and whistled a tur 10 Just before dozjng off to sleep that nig 2, he asked: "Sarah, can Dorry speak
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