Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-05-15


riago II man has money enough to
support family, This waiting to
scrape together paltry income is terri
bly, hard on 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. 81 am glad
to hear that l married early myself,
but 1t was on one of the paltry incomes
"a thousand dollars, to be accurate. "
IA thousand dollarsl' cried Mr..
Leigh, in horror.
"Yes; and we were happy" DR.,
Melton rose as hc spoke, his eyes stray
ing toward photograph of his wife
that stood ON the mantel.sholf He took
his pipe and filed il, smiling absently
the while. 81 can't offer you cigar, "
he said, "but IL pipe"
Thank you. l have cigar with
me-" said Mr. Leigh.
Tho two gentlemen smoked for a
minute in pensive silence
"And when is your boy to marry?"
asked the doctor.
"Oh, it is not quite arranged yet"
$50 you arrange marriages in Phila-
delphiap And this particular marriage
is not quite arrangcdp Humph! don't
understand that sort of thing. Up in the
country it is, Mary, love you, and
Jack, love you in RETURN and then
my services are called for. How does
one arrange marriage in Philadel-
phia?'
The touch of sarcasm was quite lost
II -. 1, 1arr
and sat absorbed in thought, frowning
at the patent-leathcr tip on his neat
shoe. His host watched him until he
uncrosscd his legs and looked up.
"Have you any daughters, doctor?'
he asked.
1.-TWO of them"
"Grown up?"
81 hope so; otherwise they will tower
over my head"
"And do you understand them?"
asked Mr. Leigh, with q gravity that
made the parsons blue eyes twinkle
and the corners of his mouth twitoh.
"0h no, don't understand them;
don't understand any creature in 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?" .H
at might be an advantage under
some circumstances, Mr.. Leigh re.
marked. Course it!' he exclaimed, with
sudden energy. "Oh, l beg your par.
| don," he aided.
al don't mind; there are times when
man is refreshed by the trill of O
curse" said the parson, who read Jean
nj hot t, Il
What girl do you think it might be ar
advantage to understand"
MY ward" answered Mr.. Leigh
"She is an orphan, far-away cousir
of my wife, and she has lived with u.
for the past five years. She has a mic,
little fortune; she is pretty; she is well
| bred"
That goes without saying" muttere,
the parson, stroking his long beard.
"But she hasn't grain OF common
sense" Mr.. Leigh rose,- took up
position on the rug, slipped his left han,
under the short tails of his cut-awa,
coat, and gesticulated with his right n
he warmed to his story. Last sum
mer," he began, "she was twenty-one
and just out of school. She went t.
Cape May with the Phippards, peopl
in whom 1 placed the utmost confidence
l thought she was safe with them; bu
10 and behold! she must make the nc
quaintance of a young gentleman wh
held the responsible position Of book
keeper in one of our large hardwar
shops, n retail concern, and he has sol
many aspaper of tacks over the counter
was in Europe; so this interestin
/ tack. aallpr a 4, tN ('nrn Nav
Sunday, and staid until Monday. The
he had a clerks two weeks vacation
and he spent that at Cape May. cam
back in October, and before had bee
home twenty-four hours who shoul
call at the house but this young man
He wanted to see me, and l saw hin
and was informed by him that he ha
wooed and won my ward. 1 asked
he proposed to take her to live over th
shop"
Mr.. Leigh's thin lips curled dowr
ward; he glanced at the parson fo
sympathy, but he encountered steady
somewhat critical look. DIR. Melto
took the pipe out of his mouth and BILE,
a cloud of smoke upward through hi
mustache.
Why shouldn't they live over tn
shop?" he said.
"Oh, you don't understand" Nh
Leigh exclaimed, fretfully. "She ha
been brought up in luxury, and sh
ought to have some idea of what
proper and fitting. There has been
terrible time. Why, l assure you
have had the sympathy of all Philadel
phia. This hardware man had th
eilrontery to say that he had none
enough to take care of wife, Just n
though he had never thought of m
wards little fortune. He begged me t
go and see his employers people
never heard of-and told him 1 di
not want their recommendations; di
not propose to hire book-keeper III
was insolent and ordered him out
| Then she blazed away at mo, the weak
infatuated girl. tried to reason wit
her; my wife talked to her; my son
Well, you see, my son wanted to MARI
her, too, and he would have made jus
the husband for her, but she told him
he spoke to her she would ask her hard
ware man to protect her. Think of il
As though Morton would insult her
the best-mannered man that ever lived.
Mr.. Leigh had grown excited. Iii
cigar had gone out, and he relighted it
drawing 1t it iercely until the en-
burned bright like bit of coal.
"And Morton is very fond of her." h
continued-''s fond OF her, in fact
that he is waiting like hero for this I
blow over. l think the farce is nearl
ended, for the hardware man becam
partner the other day in nail factor
or something of that sort, and wee
ago be sailed for Europe, He will hav
to stay a year, travelling for his firm
and when he comes back NJ,
Leigh broke oil to smile astutcly and t
drop the lid over his left eye. t'
II don't exactly understand your oil
jections to him." said DR.. Melton, slow
4 ly' docs he drink, or keep low CON
panyp"
No" answered Mr.. Leigh; "but-'
81 beg your PARDON" said the doc
tor, interrupting him, 'but want t
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