The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-11
THE FULFORDS.

The FulfOrdS were III great fuss
about getting their daughter Millicent
married.
70 be sure. they were always in fuss
about something father, mother, sons.
daughters. and all.
;uuld the whole FulfOrd family be
boiled down into one guadruped and that
quadrupcd a hunter, it would undOubt-
eddy prove what is known TO NimrodS
as q ''ruShcr."
Ihe Fufurds are al alike in 4 good
many things. They are none of them
in the least clever: but in that they re
Semble the immense majority of their
neighborI. Sui have wondered and
wondered how it is that wi really
such rabbi. t-like brains they do ut make
utter snipwre X OF their lives. have
partially succeeded in solving the mNs-
6ery.
FIRST. their stupidity does not lie in
tn" direction OF not knowing how to
take care OF their money, of which thev
possess a good deal. Distressed. riends,
flash spectators, and. indeed. the VII lie
. crew of ''hlced"r>, As the slang term
has /, might appeal to them eternally
in vain. They have no heart and no
ambition.
Secondly, although the world is quite
aware what small intellectually Y
the fulford> are. vet practically, and
pc has on that very account, the
word IS rather fond of them and acts
as if i could more easily spare a better
family. You see they are 4 living COM
plimcnt % every one else the fol, or
background. against which superior
peopi" and the still larger class OF those
who tan.y themselves superior, shine
out.
hos" who envy them Their good looks
ana GOOD me lis neither of winch. by
tn" i've. a'e very tremendous owe them
no grady" tor these because conso,ed b.
the.r mental shortcomings and general
Ia X 0 social weight.
Thirdly, lhey tax" their life easily to
a d"g.ee mar, elous n people vino are
not ph l0>pphp~S. at : due to their
dir.>t on~, wonderful con>t.t tons. and
80 f"r,n. saws the world. and no doubt
tna, ha> much To- do with IT,
When LAY they take Ii e easily. l
mean Il To- il. t-oub e. cares and de-
Cear>. tor. as iegan by announcing,
whenever anything ha. to'be done, from
A Quincy t" 4 We ding. they are in
.tantlv all Iu~- and Jury.
ih- eldest daughter is married. She
MARI, d. in her first season, a middle
ag"d VI. T.. with lois of money. and
now TWO children the Fulfurds are all
prolific
tut MiIlicent las hung fire most dis
tres 'ngly. and h.- third season is now
drawing Il a close. Hitherto no one
has minded much, but now the family
have Just woke up 10 the fact that v in
ncy and Flo. the two next girls. W o
happen t. lie twins, are quite seventeen
and VIII therefore be presented next
seas IN.
The s"rt of way they al play with
the.r cards on the table is a wonder to
behold. If a son. of whom, like the
daughters. there are MANY. gets pIucked
for an eXam.-and they almost always
10 ct llHck"d the whole family pub
I>h The IA t in all directions, and seem
never to feel the modification of such
an occurrence in the pleasure of impart-
,ng 50 interesting Il piece f news.
IN the present instance. about Milly,
hey all announce the fact wherever
hey 90. and almost before her face.
hat thew are dying to get her OF their
hands, on account Of the next two who
are Sprouting up.
They find consolation, | suppose. in
siring their grievances. and, perhaps,
also in the words of sympathy which
hey evoke. Perhaps, too, they are IN
hopes ola useful suggestion or helping
hand. Anyhow, they could no more
hold their tongue about shoe that
pine eS than SO many babies. What
hey want they must clamor for, whether
that is the right way to get it or no.
Still it is surprising how often it does
turn out the right way with the Full
lords.
But though the family have no hearts.
IN the higher sense of the word. they
are not only fairly attectionatp one to
. m nth"r. but ara gUire as capable IF fall
ng in love rs other people And this is
what happened to MilIicent couple of
gears ago. and hence probably why she
has hung fire SO, as people express
L.
You see Milly'S attachment was not
one where there was anv Immediate
prospect Of MARI age. Allan Cameron
was very nice Young Sr'trl man. and
looked very ''bl aw" in his Kit a The
Caledonian ball. where MiIly first met
him. But weIl-shaped knees and
wide chest, though solid enough III their
way, are no. 4 foundation to marry up
Dn-not, that is, in civilized society 1t
was true he had other Recommendation
which, though more calculatedto please
The father of n girl, had still not the
irrefragable claims Of landed estate or
bankers book. When quite young
he had requested to be put to CONNER
cial pursuits and to have his Younger
sons portion devoted to getting him a
start in great merchants counting
house in Bristol.
He had learned French and German
in his spare hours; had won the conf