Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-03

could take take a wife IN 49, ma
thy een or fourteen; or twentv-one vea arc
fne case would be different Rn5 ye ths
tesllng that nay lot in life was D 6xod 1n0
WOW Tired so to speak-the matter
man fo1 pear a thought" The young
a ' staa LEU strongly inclined to indulge in
s.age walk, butthe limited area 81 tho
i Gps'tnent forbade such a physical re-.
ram, II the reader should consider the
,.narks OF the actor somewhat film
paut' IL must be borne in mind that M
ths whose character did not fall under
II Ia1 aehnltion would have acted AZ
marry Stanley had done.
Inc old man scowled as he resumed.
so1. wonder you can respect YOUR
sell' olzened out and painted like a
lnummer at q pantomime.n
~ am of the same callinp "a thu
glory OF England, Shakespeare, the
And poet-you forget that, sir
Poes, SIR" sharply retorted the
- q assure you, sir, we have men
OF goo family playing very small parts
tonight. Trip took honors at Oxford
aoa backbite is a Cambridge man."
pray. Sir" replied the Colonel, eff
that be the case, why do you all sail
under false colors? Why resign the
honored name of Stanley for the
frenchited II of Montmorencyp"
Inc young nan bowed as he re-
sPonded: "Uut of Difference to the
shallow sfEYpales Of society"
6TCf -.o-.
eh?"
1t was in a more conciliatory tone
that his son took up the argument.
"Pray, sir, let me ask you question.
Do poets and novelists ever adopt a
non de plume? Did not Miss Evans
style herself George Elliott the late
Governor General Of India, Owen
Meredith Mademoiselle de la Rance,
'Ouiia;' Dickens. Boz"
"That'll do" interrupted the Colonel.
.'Ihen one fine day you will be falling
in love, as you call it, with one of these
arSful and .painted sirens, and l shall
find myself grandfather to a clown or
a p%antaloon !! For, OF course, you will
bring up your offspring to the profess
sion. as you call it, as if there were no
other profession in the world"
His son and heir drew himself proud
ly up as he replied: "No, sir; 1 trust L
shall never forget that 1 own the hon
ored name of Stanley"
The Colonel remained silent for e v
eral moments ere he observed: II
shall never understand why you de-
clined to see Mrs. Anstruther."
SsPooo,,eo +ho rorx, foot fbot thu 1o1v
was labeled my future wife" replied
his son, "would have caused me t6 de-
test her at first sight"
The old Colonel rose from his seat:
II can see very plainly that ! am vast
ing both your time and my own-Isup-
pose you will have to do q little 'tum-
bling presently
81 do not make my entrance till the
third act. If you will go i'll front you
can have my box" Montmorekcy rang
the bell as he spoke, and when the call
boy appeared directed him to show his
visitor into box A.
The actor was INDUCING in q sigh of
relief, when a head appeared at the
half-closed door and a voice exclaimed:
''May 1 come imp"
Montmorency bounded from his chair
as he seized hold of the extended hand
and drew the owner into the room.
The newcomer was a young man of
about the same age as the actor, and
was habited in modern evening dress.
Montmorency wrung the hand of his
friend Valance and forced him into a
seat. '.Delighted to see you, Jack!
Have a weed and q seltzer?"
In a few seconds the two young men
were similarly occupied and immersed
in the consumption of a couple Of choice
Partagas.
The actor opened the ball: "You
must have met an elderly party in the
passage. That was the Governor. He
is very irate because wont fall in love
by word of command and marry Miss
Anstruther, whom L have never seen.
By-the-by, you have seen her. What is
she likey'
ga lovely GIRL" replied Valance.
81 met her at a ball at Scarborough
500 after her arrival from the West
Indies. Faith, Harry, you might do
worse"
..And might do better; eh, Jack? But
YOUR ideas OF beauty are so opposite TO
mine, as 1 remember of old. Now, if
YOU wish to see a perfect vision of love-
illness, go in front and see Fonblanque,
the Lady Teazle of tonight"
..You mean Miss Fonblanque, I pre-
sumo"
..Exactly. The prefix Miss is fire.
quently omitted in theatrical p%arlance.
She is be%witching!"
Valance shakes his head. "Have a
care, Harry. 1t would be a pity if you
allied yourself with some unknown al:
ventures after refusing the rich Miss
Anstruther."
..Well, to be candid, Jack, l am
afraid of myself. I'll did not con.
stantly call to my mind the fact that
am a Stanley l should speedily sue
| cumb to the charms of the divine Fon'
blanoue, so there is some benefit arts
ing from birth after ALL"
1And how long do you mean to pur
u this mad freak of yours?" inquired
Valance.
"TiIl | hear on good authority tina
the troublesome Miss Anstruther IS en-
gagged or married"
3And them"