The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-10-06

| Ou know jessie Will marry SOmeDOuy-
81 know Jessie will marry somebody?' e
roared her father. GLOW do [ know it p
| don't know it. No other man shall lord
it over my child the way-the way"
'sThe way you have lorded it over
me?''
Then Mr.. Brancepeth laughed. ''Well
have abused you sometimes, Louisa,
he said.
'Oh, don't f1atter yourself" replied his
wife; 81 have been a match for you. Ant
so will Jessie be for as good man, if you
don't marry her to a foreigner by forbid
ding it.'
DO you mean to say, Louisa
Yes, mean to say. And now if you
will listen to reason, as l spoke of your do
ing
Mr.. Brandepeth threw himself back in
his chair with an air of desperation. How
can Ihelp listening,' said he, if you will
talk? Although as for the reason
sAnd [ will talk. Do you remember
young Paul Despard, who came here fo1
you to get his appointment in the Treas.
ury?'
of course. Why shouldn't 1? People
! don't forget their friends children in a
day. And [ should never have been Se2a-
tor of the United States if Paul Despard's
father had not stood my friend. Besides,
hasn't he been here repeatedly?' Well,
then, you remember that when he had
been here six months, and seen what life
in office really was, and what it led to
| 'Rusts mans life out!'
He went through the law school, threw
up his Office without any ado, and went
| West to practice law?'
Well, we'll, I don't know that have the
time or interest to follow that young mans
career along this morning. What of ~
This of it. He came back a month or
two since to try a case before the supreme
court, and is likely to be here for some
time STILL suppose
| And You want to ask him here to stay !?
That is all right. Insist upon it. But to
| return to JESSIE
Dear! dear! deal was there ever any
thing as stupid is a man? Now, as | was
going to saw, Paul Despard IS a rising man :;
he has become leading lawyer, the soul
Of honor, noble, generous, tender and
| true. have seen good deal of him
$50 should judge" said her husband,
dryly. sob, go on! Heap it up, and
don't mind me. A Senator of the United
committees waiting, has nothing to do but
to hear his wife paint the excellencies of
the first young man"
''My dear, are you losing your mind ?''
said Mrs. Brancepeth, with dignity. eff
you have no respect for yourself, have
some for my gray hairs.'' And she ar
ranged the pretty silver love-locks on her
white forehead, that made such contrast
with the infan tile rose of her complexion
and the dewy brightness OF her eyes that
people looked twice to see if they were
mistaken in supposing her either an elder
ly lady or young girl. Her husband
gazed at her as much as he did twenty-five
years ago.
ITO resume" said he. ssThis perfect
young man.
SIS here. And is as much in love with
Jessie"
SIN love with Jessie cried Mr.. Brance-
peth, stgrting to his feet. paul Despard
in love with Jessie! The impudent-''
THAT'S right, dear. That's exactly
what want you to do. Keep that up and
don't falter, if you love her yourself.
Don't you pretend to consider for one mo-
ment that he is honest, virtuous, we'll
born, the son of good husband, man of
intellect and promise"
s'For heavens sake, Louisa, what is the
end OF this 90
81 am urging you to oppose Paul Des-
pard's suit for Jessie's hand, which he
half confided to me. AS for me, | en-
courage Jessie in no such nonsense. am
bound that she shall marry Prince Vinca,
Of the Argentine legation
sHalg the Argentine legation! What
do we want of foreign legations at all ?
CONNER cial agents would do all the buei-
ness America has with foreign countries,
and rid us of this pest of lounging rascas
preying on our daughters.
very absurd in you, Mr.. Brancepeth.
Prince Vinca is gentleman to the tips of
his fingers. You might know that by the |
way he followed Helen Manser home, and
into the very vestibule the other twilight,
when he had never seen her before, or by
the way he lay down along the floor at
Mrs. Boteler's ball, when he thought that
every one worth while had gone down to
the supper room. 1t is noble pleasantly
which adds spice to society. AS for the
affair with Miss Long, don't know how
he could be expected to marry Miss Long
when she hadn't a penny and he hadn't
either. Miss Long needn't have sat round
the parks under the same umbrella with |
him if she hadn't chosen. Because his
people at home live on black bread and |
garlic III the ruined arch of an old castle.
it doesn't follow that Jessie will. She
bring the revenue, and he will bring the
rank. And just imagine, dear, our jessie
a princess of the Old Roman empire.''
lis it possible,' gasped Mr.. Brance-
peth-"is it possible that my wife is talk