West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-06-05

uate the name?" the parson remarked,
dryly.
Zone son-an only child Morton is
twenty-four, and reading law in my
office. A bright fellow, too; never gives
mo moments uneasiness; always at
work; steady-going; no boyish nonsense
about him.
"Twenty-four. the parson repeated.
and no bOyish nonsense about him? ?
There is good deal of nonsense about
my boys, | ann hap sorry 10 say. Still
hope they won't disgrace me. Their
mother thinks they arc all right. and 1
am learning every day OF my life that
my wisdom, rs compared with bers, is
beneath contempt. / can hardly be-
leye YOU have "A son twenty-fOur
why, you are spruce young man your
self
Thanks to life free from excuses
| OF any kind said Mr. Leigh. And |
married early advocate an early mar
rlage if Il man has money enough TO
support a family. This waiting TO
scrape together paltry income is terri
bly, hard ON "A young man. Yes, | mar
ried early and have every reason to
believe that my son will follow my ex-
ample. -
So the parson exclaimed, raising
his eyebrows very high. II am glad
to hear that. l married early myself,
but it was on one of the paltry incomes
"a thousand dollars, to be accurate. y"
thousand dollarsr cried Mr..
Leigh, i'm horror
Yes; and we were happy DE-
| Melton rose as he spoke his eyes stray.
Ing toward a photograph of his wife
! that stood on the mantel-shelf He took
his pipe and filed it, smiling absently
the while. III can't offer you cigar"
he said "but if pipe
Thank YOU. | have a cigar with
me. " said Mr.. Leigh.
The two gentlemen smoked sfor n
minute in pensive silence.
And when is your boy to marryF"
asked the doctor.
"Oh, ii is not quite arranged vet"
$50 you arrange marriages i'm Phila-
deiphiaP And this particular marriage
Is not quite arranged? Humph! don't
understand that sort of thing. Up i'm the
country it is, Mary, L love YOU, and
Jack, | love you in return and then
my services are called for How does
one arrange marriage in Philadel-
1 phiaY
The touch Of sarcasm was quite lost
I vi AhA" if'lEllf W ito Illl tIOSSeu his leXS
and sat absorbed in thought, frowning
at the patent-leather tip on his neat
shoe. His host watched him until he
uncrossed his legs and looked up.
Have you any daughters, doctorF'
he asked.
Two of them
Grown up"
Il hope so; otherwise they will tower
over my head"
And do you understand them?m
asked MIR. Leigh, with gravity that
made the parsons blue eyes twinkle
and the corners of his mouth twitch.
''Oh no, don't understand them;
don understand any creature i'm petit
coats; but my daughters are good girls.
and their mother assures me that they
are remarkably gifted. What do L want
to understand them for?n
'lt might be an advantage under
some circumstances Mr. Leigh re-
marked. Course itn' he exclaimed. with
sudden energy. "Oh, / BEG your par
! DON" he added.
81 don't mind; there are times when
man is refreshed by the tril of a
curse, said the parson, who read Jean
/ Paul What is the matter, though?
/ What girl do YOU think it might be an
I advantage to UNDERESTIMATE
My ward answered Mr.. Leigh.
She IS an orphan, far-away cousin
OF my wife, and she has lived with us
for the past five years. She has a nice
lttle fortune; she is pretty; she is we'll
/ bred
That goes without saying, muttered
the parson, stroking his long beard.
But she hasn't a grain of common
sense. Mr.. Leigh rose, took ND a
/ position on the rug, slipped his left hand
under the short tails of his cut-awav
/ coat, and gestculatei with his right as
| he warmed to his story Last sum
mer. he began. "she was twentr-one.
and Just out of school She went 60
/ Cape May with the Phippards. people
+ ~ whom placed the utmost confidence.
thought she was safe with them: but
10 and behold. she must make the ac-
quantance OF young gentleman who
heid the responsible position of book
+ kecIer IN one Of our large hardware
shops retail concern. and he has sold
many aspaper Of tacks over the counter.
was i'm Europe: 80 this interestino
tack seller ran down TO Cape Nav every
/ SUNDAY, and staid until Monday. Then
he had % clerks two weeks vacation
and he spent that at Cape Nav I came
/ back in October, and before had been
home twenty-four hours who should
call al the house but this Young MANI
lie wanted 70 see me. and saw him.
and was informed by him that ne had
WoOed and won nv ward / asked If
he proposed to take her 20 live over the
shop
Mr. Leieh's thin lips curlcd down
ward. he glanced at the par-on for
sympathy. but he encountered steady.
somewhat critical look Or Melton
took the pipe ont of his mouth and blew
I % cloud Of smoke upward through his
mustachc.
why shouldn't they live over tue
shop he said.
oh. you don understand Mr.
Leigh exclaimed fre.ul'v "Shc has
been brought up in luxury. and gbc
ought to have some idea of what is
proper and fitting. There has been "a
terrible time Why I assure YOU /
bav" had The sympathy Of am PhilaIel-
phIa iH. hardware man bad the
. etron'erF go say that hc had money
euou2 to tabs. care of wife. lust a.
though he bad never tlought of my
ward little fortune lie begged mo %
zoo aud see bis employers people +
never heard Of and told him 7 did
NOT want their recommendations. did
rot propose tD hire % book keeper lie