Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01
locked very 'braw" in his kilt at the

III but well-shaped knees and q
Woe chest, though solid enough IN their
way are not a foundation to marry up
on-not, that is, in civilized society. It
was rue he had other recommendations
winch though more ~calculatedto please
!ae father OF a girl, had still not the
lrrelragable claims of a landed estate or
q bankers book. When quite young
ne had requested to be put to CONNER
clal pursuits and to have his Younger
sons portion devoted to getting him q
start In a great merchants countine-
house in Bristol.
ne mad learned French and German
IN MS spare hours; had won the conf
aence OF his employers by his industry
and ~punctuality, and now, at three
~ana-twenty. had already been sent
and was in as promising a condition to
become one day a partner and die a
very rich man as any Young fellow in
the same noble yet not fashionable walk
come was only 400 a year, nor could he
ana Mllllcent, when they had come to
the stage of discussing possibilities, de-
wise any feasible plan for stretching it
to 4 higher figure. She, like all the
fultords, was to have 100000; but
that, as the lovers we'll knew, was a
reason altogether against dreaming Of
asking papa's consent instead of hoping
for it.
They We're easy-going people, Papa
and Mamma Fulford; quite incapable
OF strong demonstrations of anger or in
dignation. They knew all about the
Cameron-Milly Irritation; for that mat
ter. it always went on before their eyes,
and was devoid of the tlims;est attempt
at concealment; but they supposed all
young people t1irted more or less, and
II they thought any further about it
they We're rather sorry for these poor
young fools, who had got the love fever
so badly, and We're quite distressed that
it could never be.
"1ou know you'll break that young
mans heart" said old Fulford, pathet.
ically, to his child one day he happened
to have nothing else to say.
Nonsense, papa. Insure shan't."
cts nonsense, of course, but he may
keep serious suitors away"
"And why shouldn't he be a serious
suitor?' ventured Milly, blushing.
"That's good" said papa, "why he
hasn't twopencc. To be sure, it cuts
two ways. mean the buzzing about
you. 1t attracts other wooers."
-" Oh, papa, what a shame! I'm sure
if poor Allan heard"
"That's good, again. Poor Allan is
good"
land suppose I choose to marry
him?' said the Young lady. fiarinr uD
and stamping a very pretty foot.
"Ihen, my dear" said the fond ia
ther, imperturbably, II shouldn't give
you one farthing."
And the girl hadn't the slightest
doubt that he meant what he said.
A short time after the above little
confab, the waking up as to the clear
ing the road for the twins came and
shook the house of Fulford like an earth
quake.
"What are you about. mother?"
asked James, the second son. He evil
IDENTIFY thought a mother was a sort of
misunderstanding hound, and sure to
bring down her quarry if properly
urged to it.
"Well, my dearest Jim, what a I
do? ! take her everywhere. I've told
her it's ridiculous her not going off,"
"Absurd."
Sand it makes people laugh at qae!w
Then Howard, the eldest hope of the
Fu]fords, lounged in.
sch! talking of Millv? Oh yes, you
know. l say, dash it all, mother, some
thing must be done!" and he pulled
away at a cigarette he was consuming,
as he thought even that form of energy
might do good to the cause they had on
hand.
"That's what I say" said Jim.
eff, instead Of droning on something
must be done, you would kindly inform
me from the depth of your wisdom
what that something is" began DOOR
Mrs. Fulford. growing shrill and angry.
"Well, listen here, Mater" quoth
Howard, soothingly. 'I'm not a man
Of ideas myself, but when [ hear one
dropped by another fellow, if l think it's
worth anything, I've sense enough to
pick it up. Now, Bangs was saying the
other day"
Lord Bangs is the planet to whom
Howard does MOON, always, in fact,
keeping his face toward him, as our
moon does to us, unless she happens to
have another face on the other side, but
l can't enter into that.
The Fulfords are all toadies, but hon
est ones, who scorn to conceal the fact
from any one.
"Well, Bangs was saying that all the
successful man-hunters now"
1.-The WHAT" chorusel his mother
and jim.
"Well, match hunters or man-hunt-
ers, it's all the same. He says YOU may
60 on hunting the species forever and
do no good. Where was 1? l wish YOU
wouldn't siop me for a word. Oh, 1
know! Bangs says that all the success
full sportswomen single out the particu-
lar head OF game they mean to stalk,
and then deliberately hunt him down.
"By Jove! a rare ideal" cried Jim,
who always admired what his brother
admired, especially if there was a lord
in the case. 'But how the dickens
could a chap like Bangs"'-a chap like
Bangs! This, mark you, is very much
behind Bangs back. a little unstringing
Of the bow-''like Bangs, who isn't
thirty, and has no girls OF any sort to