The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-10
ROCK E CHURCH.

KUN tEE ChUItChs
1t is the last girl 1 shall send to Eu-
said MI. Brancepeth.
Very likely" returned his wife, "as
it is the only girl you have"
"She has become thoroughly dena-
continued the father. ''She
American soil only fit to make
mud on overshoes, and American men
nothing but clod-hoppers. Her head is
full of foreign notions, and she'll marry
nothing but 4 title. She'll have none of
my money to carry to a title. let me tell
her. said MIR. Brancepeth. putting salt
in his coffee. "Where she came by such
folly I don'tknow. There haSnever been
anything like it on my side, of the house.
Your head, to be sure, was q little turned
when YOU first came to Washington, and
went to an Executive dinner"
Mr.. B~rancepetch!n
We'll, l must find fault with ONE
body. To have your only daughter come
home a changeling, and not be able to
upbraid your wife about it, would be
hard. This is the most shocking coffeen'
Salt doesn't improve coffee"
Give me afresh cup. What did you
III VI III III liz lOOLA 4OAs
Because [ had something to say"
Mot fit for his ears. They are long
enough"
You don't feel SO very badly if you
can be making jests."
"Sorry jesting." said Mr.. B~rancepeth.
land when Jessie was such a fresh,
sweet, innocent beauty
"She is a fresh, sweet, innocent beauty
now,r said her indignant mother. 'sAnd
she will come out all right if you only
give her time. To go to Europe and
spend ayear in a foreign Minister'S fam
lily, al she has none, receiving the atten-
ton belonging to such a position, and
known to. be an heiress-n
"Knoxn to be an heiress. By heav-
ensi who knows her to be an heiress? I
don't. If she carries sail this way l won't
leave her a penny"
It's no use to talk so, father. Every
body knows you are a rich man, and
she's your only child. And there's no
danger of any one marrying her for
money merely, when there's everything
to love in her."
what do these foreigners hanging
round here r forlove? They think of
nothing but money, and let her break
her heart afterward, for all they will do
to hinder. Il makes my blood boil to
look at them-musicale here, and cotil-
Ion there, and morning calls, and strolls,
and sending the coach back empty to
walk home from church. Now, Louisa,
l tell you plainly she must stop all this,
or I'll take the whole kit away from
town, and move out on the Colorado
ranch, and stay there, and you may tell
her so."
Tell her yourself, father"
II can't-you know 1 can't"
Gas for your Colorado ranch, there
are rs many foreigners in Colorado as
there are in Washington. And now dc
be sensible, and listen to reason a mo.
ment. You know Jessie will marry
somebody"
81 know Jessie will marry somebodyP''
roared her father. stHow do 1 know it:
1 don't know it. won't listen to it
No other man shall ever lord it over my
child the way-the way''
1.-The way you have lorded it ovel
me.n
Then Mr.. Brancepeth laughed. "'Well,
l have abused you sometimes, Louisa
he said.
80, don't flatter YOURSELF" replied
his wife; 81 have been a match for YOU.
And so will Jessie be for as good a man
if you don't marry her to a foreigner BY
fordidding it."
"Do you mean to say, Louisa"
Eyes, L mean to say. And now if you
will listen to reason, as l spoke of your
doing
MIR. Brancepeth threw himself back III
his chair with an air of desperation.
How a / help listening" said he, ..i
you will talk? Although as for the rea-
SON."
"And 1 will talk. Do you remember
young Paul Despard, who came here fol
YOU to get his appointment in the
treasury"
''Of course. Why shouldn't IP People
don't forget their friends children in 6
day. And 1 should never have beer
Senator of the United States if Pau
Despard's father had not stood nv
friend. Besides, hasn't he been here re.
peatedlyP"
"Well, then. you remember that
when he had been here six months, and
seen what life in Office was, and what il
led To-"
"Rusts a mans soul outr!'
He went through the law shool
threw up his office without any ado, and
wen west to practice law?"
"Well, well, 1 don't know that I've
the time or interest to follow that young
mans career along this morning. VIVA
of itP"
This of it. He came back a month
or two since TO try a case before the Su
preme Court, and is likely to be here fol
some time still, Isuppose."
"And you want to ask him here t.
stayP That is all right. Insist upon it
But TO return to jessie"
''Deari deari deari was there ever any
thing SO stupid as a MANI Now, as
was going to say, Paul Despard is a ris
ing man; he has become a leading law
yer, the soul of honor, noble, generous
tender and true. I've seen a good dea
of him."
80 1 should judge" said her hus
band, dryly. 80, go on! Heap it up
and don't mind me. A Senator of tn
United States, with three committee
and subcommittee waiting, has nothing
else to do than to hear his wife paint tn,
excellences of the first young man.
my dear, are you losing your mindP'
said Mrs. Brancepeth, with dignity
.tIf you have no respect for yourself
have some for my gray hairs"
ITO resume" said he. ssThis perfec
young mani
'.ls here. And is as much in love will
jessie"
I'm love with Jcssier" cried Mr.
Brancepeth, starting to his feet. Pau