The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-11
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ADO You see that mani said q
hotel clerk 70 q reporter as q band
some stranger, with the form Of an
Apollo and the easy. Dir ii q pol:
ished gentleman entered the lobby
and strolled down the marble floor
asifto show hislithslimbs aTbat
man has q history, continued the
clerk, land IaLhink is engaged ina
orprolessiou, whatever
you may call It, Traits notfol!owed
by another man on top Of the
ground. His occupation Is known
10 only a few, and / am confident
that ! am The only person in 81.
Louis who knows anything about
bis work, l started him in his
present career to oblige q friend
but never thought the deed 1 caused
him to do would lead him to depend
upon such actions for q living and
work them intoali Of genteel la,
Dor as remuneratiye as II Is unique
and secret Ills nothing more or
less than a professionelloter Oh,
yod needn't look disguised at the
revelation, as The proceeds Of his
business might be enyiedby a bank
president, and some Of his single
rewards would not look small be.
side the fees Of many a great law.
yer. Unjust tell you his history:
some night, some years ago, a
rich merchant from an interior
city, who knew me well called at
the desk and, taking me to one
side, 10 great distress Of mind con
tided to me that his accomplished
and beautiful daughter-one Of my
schoolmates, by the wpy-was de.
terminsd to throw herself away
upon a worthless young idler Of
her town, and that all efforts Of pa
rents and friends had proved futile
to turn her from her foolish course.
The father seemed TO be almost be.
side himself as he spoke, and |
knew that ifthe affair ripened into
an elopement or marriage his hap.
pincss would be shattered forever.
Realizing that the only wayto save
the fpmily's peace aud the young
lpdy's prospects was 10 present a
counter attraction and 'cnt out her
young lover, who was more infatu-
ated with her fathers bank account
than with her. | preached the solu.
lion Of the painful subject to him,
but he became indignant at once
and sud he would never consent TO
having his daughters affections
thus ttilled with. After persuad.
ing him it would be for the best 1
suggested that the mau yonder was
just fitted to carry out The part Of a
pseudo lover. He was compare
lively Young, was born society
man, WAS a fine conversa,ionaIist
and, but for an hereditary laziness,
would not have found himself with.
Out friends aud playing Micawber
The old gentleman was chary at
first, fearing that his daughter
might transfer Der heart as warmly
TO the substitute as it was fixed
upon her first choice. | explained
that q paid lover could be easily
got out Of the way before n second
ENHANCEMENT would occur, and
that all that was needed was sim.
ply to distract his daughters at
tenLion enough 10 have her 10 90 10
Europe without any canker at
heart. Finally the father con,
sented. The young man, his ex-
penses betrayed by the PATE. nal co.
conspirator, appeared upon the
scene in a few days as a rich tourist,
and at once begun his p,econcerted
Irritation, being introduced into
the best society by The recognition
accorded him BY The girls father.
His elegant way soon made him
popular, and it was not long till he
was the favored one around The
young lady, who viewed with com.
placeucy the projected European
tour. The real lover heard of her
departure with an aching heart,
but the other smiled as he saw bis
pay day drawing near. The lady
crossed the ocean heart free, re.
turned in a year, married an esLi.
muble gentleman in every wcy
suited 10 her, and isliving happily.
Since then he has been engaged in
several such endeayors to main.
tain the felicity of a household, and
10 morrow leaves for the East,
where he says he Is under contract
to deliver the dauGbter of a million.