Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-08
Fate: A Society Novel.
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CHAPTER I.
Vanrhymelander de Knickerbocker was q
fine, manly young man, pleasing to lookupon,
of good address, proficient in many games,
and about the correct thing as to morals.
She really of all the men she knew most
fancied Vanrhymelander de Knickerbocker.
Whe was she? Isabella de Knickerbocker
Observation-Disclosures. The similarity in their
names was owing to the fact that the main
branches of both families, the trunk lines in
fact, had more or less intermarried for seven
or eight generations. But they never inter
married, did any of these trunk OF lattera
ines, unless both routes were rich.
CHAPTER II.
Why did not Isabella de Knickerbocker
Rhymevanlander marry young Vanrhyme
lander de Knickerbockera Because he was
poor.
CHAPTER III.
Isabella while in Europe became engaged
to French count Noble but poor Isabella
forfeited the stakes. just before the final
plunge she saw the French count in all his
naked moral deformity. She though of poor
Vanrhymelander de Knickerbocker and broke
off the engagement with the French count
CHAPTER ~.
Meantime young Vanrhymelander de
Knickerbocker was trying to get rich. He
counselled with the family lawyer. The
family lawyer could see no other road than
that of wealth to join two such congenial
natures as those of Vanrhymelander de
Knickerbocker and Isabella de Knicker
booker Rhymevanlander. ''It's all that's
needed, he remarked, ito make the contract
binding" Vanrhymelander counselled with
the family physician. There's no cure for
your case" said DR.. Bond, 'save riches. The
girl can't really marry any one but you.
You were made for each other-providing
you are cemented together by money" The
young man applied also to the family clergy
man.
providence has called US to different sta
lions of life," he remarked, "and it is our
duty to fit ourselves for them. In your case
cannot see how an alliance between such
important branches of two old and influen-
tial families can be properly arranged unless
you are wealthy"
CHAPTER v.
Poor Isabella de Knick, ETC., lay III her
81 500 bed ian heir loom of the family and
shed bitter tears. She had just broken off an
engagement with tine German Count Zwei-
lagerbeeritzftz 81 might have married him
and the family castle on the Rhine"
she remarked ''but to think of ally
Ou6 SSh 1O1 Lag w SoshSAA
of beer per day, to say nothing of
the garlic favored bolognas! Oh, why does
not Vanrhymelander get richs And softly
she sang to herself, "Two souls with but a
single thought when rich), two hearts that
beat as one when rich)"
CHAPTER VI.
will labor to become wealthy" quoth
young Vanrhymelander; ~ will be a Knight
of Finance will enter the lists Of Wall
street. l will be chivalric bull. Or will
be noble bear, according to the state of the
market. 1t matters not which. will do all.
will dare all financially to win Isabella"
CHAPTER VII.
Wall street met the brave knight with open
arms Then it closed them 1t squeezed him.
1t scooped him out. It flung him forth bruised,
breathless and bleeding. He essayed one more
feeble attempt. He put his last 500 in Wa
bash and Winnipisiogee. Wall street made
another rush for him, overthrow him and
danced triumphantly on his temporarily IN
conscious remains.
CHAPTER VIII.
Sore, bruised aid bleeding, the young
knight Vanrhymelander dc Knickerbocker
sought his lady love. He knelt~ at her foot.
81 have done all that mortal man could do"
said he, Ito vanquish the demon poverty.
Let us not mind the prejudices of society.
Let lis marry. l have teapot. You a tea
cup. With these we can set up housekeep-
ing"
Said she: dearest, the apple of my eye,
the man of my choice, would-indeed, how
gladly would but I, alasl
cannot. You are poor. What would
life be for me-for us-without a town house,
a country house, a carriage. a dollhouse,
N<,fk,
cessoriess Dearest, it breaks my heart to say
No But have the strength to say it. 1t
cannotrbe. 1t can not be until your credit at
your bankers reaches that figure which will
enable us to move in society"
Van, etc.. rushed madly from the room.
CHAPTER *.
He set his jaws firmly together, grinding
out as he did so pint of nickle-p plated teeth.
1T must be DONE" he Kissed. Then he muS
tered the same remark, "Fair means have
failed. Law, medicine, divinity all egg me
on. have an uncle-a rich uncle. He bears
an honored and trusted NAME l will put that
name to bit of paper And without his
consent"
CHAPTER Z.
Van, ETC., now resides in noble plea
vast range of buildings with many a spire
and turret and antique narrow window and
coigne of vantage twas built by the state.
Van, etc., wears the uniform of his order
whenever he goes forth, succession OF
stripes about his trousers legs.
CHAPTER XII.
'Alasp cried Isabella now still maiden
of many summers, tHow many true and
loving hearts hath cruel, grinding poverty
srndered forever. Had he but gotten rich.
Had he. All, mer
CHAPTER XII.
'The remedy for this woe and these woes
of this description is land" said Henry
George, the landless political economist.
"All that these parties needed TO have
brought them happily together was lots of
terra firma. That is" be remarked correct
himself, "a few lots-not too many, hold"
CHAPTER XIII.
HGeorge," said his wife, at last, Henry,
fits after II O'clock Don't you think you
might as well give the subject pausei You
know you've said it before, aud mine ears
have heard it many times"
CHAPTER XIV.
'"TIue," said Henry George. t"Thou speak
est well Let me forbear. l will to slumber.
Yet do maintain that land on small appli-
cations laid plentifully on and among the
multitude will cure it all--yes-er = a-unl--
-cure-it-tsnore1-a
Pugilistie Nobility,
New York Sum-
less, easy-going fellow, with good face and
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