The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-11
OK CREEK CHURCH.


II me last girl shall send to Eu-
rope said Mr.. Brancepeth.
,ery likely" returned his wife, .as
= s-she only girl You have"
. She has become thoroughly dena-
tionalized.r continued the father. ''She
thinks American sod only fit 70 make
mud on overshoes. and American men
nothing but clod-hoppers. Her head Is
full of foreign notions, and she II marry
nothing but title She'll have none of
my money so carry to title, let me tell
her said Mr.. Brancepeth, putting salt
in his coffee. @Wliere she came by such
folly dom know. There hasnever been
anything like it on my side of the house.
Your head, to be sure, was little turned
when YOU first came to Washington, and
went TO an Executive dinner
a Mr.. Braneepetchl"
Well, / must find fault with some
body. To have Your only daughter come
home changeling, and not be abte to
upbraid your wife about it. would be
hard. This is the most shocking cOffee.'
:. Salt doesn't improve coffee. "
a. Give me fresh cup. What did you
send Thomas out of the room forr'
=. Because had something TO say"
= Not fit for his ears. They are long
enough"
=. You don't feel so very badly if you
can be making jests."
Sorry TESTING" said Mr.. Brancepeth.
=. And when Jessie was such fresh,
sweet, innocent beauty"
= She is fresh, sweet, innocent beauty
now said her indignant mother. And
she will come out AL right if YOU only
give her time. To go to Europe and
spend Il year in foreign Minister ; fam
lily, As she has none, receiving the atten-
ton belonging to such position, and
known TO be an heiress-'
:. Knoxn to be an heiress. BY heav-
ensi who knows her to be an heiress?
don't. If she carries sail this way l won t
leave her penny
:" It's no use TO talk so, father. Every
body knows you are arich 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 --a-----
'.What do these foreigners hanging
round here care for love? They think of
nothing but money, and let her break
her heart afterward, for all they viii do
to hinder. 1t makes my blood boil to
look Mt them--musicale here, and cotil-
lon there, and morning calls. and strolls,
and sending the coach back empty to
walk home from church. Now, Louisa,
/ 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 tel
her So"
Tell her yourself, father"
II can't-you know / can't"
.As for Your Colorado ranch, there
are as many foreigners in Colorado as
there are in Washington. And now dc
be sensible, and listen to reason mo
ment You know Jessie will MARX
somebody-r
II know Jessie willmarry somebodyP''
roared her father. allow do 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
The way you have lorded it over
me-"
Then Mr.. Brancepeth laughed. well,
have abused you sometimes, Louisa, y
he said.
20. don't flatter yourself" replied
his wife; II have been II match for YOU
And so will,Jessie be foSsasr good a man
if you don't marry her to aforeigncr by
fordidding it,pxa fsFfe rs ff0 /
'.Do you mean to say, Louisa
ayes. / mean to saysrAnd now. if yor
will listen to reason, as / spoke of your
Mr. Brancepeth threw himself back in
bis chair with an air of desperation
.How can help lstening.1 said he, ..ii
you will tallS2 Although as for the rea-
s'And win talk. Do you Remember
young Paul Despard, who came here fol-
You to get his appointment in the
TreasuryP''
.'Of course. Why shouldn't I? People
. don't forget their friends children in q
day. And / should never have been
Senator or the United States II raul
Despard's father had not stood my
friend. Besides, hasn't he been here re
peatedlyp',
s.Well. then. You remember thai
when he had been here six months, and
seen what life in Office was, and what il
led To-
s'Rustsa mans soul outr'
He went through the law shool,
threw up his Office without any ado, and
went west to practice lawp' - r.
''Well, well, 1 don't know that ry
the time or interest to follow that Young
mans career along this morning Whai
This Of il he came back ! montb
or two since to try case before the SUI
preme Court, and is likely to be here for
some time still, suppose. IA vrz sqi
And you want to ask him here to
stayP That is all right Insist upon it
But TO return to Jessie
..Dearsdearl dearl wasthere ever any
thing SO stupid as man? Now, as |
was going 70 say, Paul Despard is ris-
ing man; he has become a leading law
yer, the soul of honor, noble, generous,
tender and true. Eye seen a good deal
of him, ~ SfxA6E8 fsfs aF
80 l should judge" said her hus-
band, 'dryly, 60, go on! Heap it up,
and dom mind me. A Senator of the
United States, with three committees
and subcommittee waiting, has nothing
else to do than to hear his wife paint the
excellences of the first young man"
my dear, are oulosing your mind pr
said Mrs Brancepeth. with dignity.
IF you have no respect for Yourself,
have some for my gray hairs"
ITO resume, said he This perfect
young man"
'Is here. And is as much in love with
jessie
''In love with Jvssier' cried Mr..
Brancepeth, starting to his feet. Paul