The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-23

Certainly, certainly" agreed Mr.
Maggleby " we mean to follow the mat
ter up"
Perhaps the firm had better write to
her and prepare her mind" proposed
the senior partner, with kindly fore
thought.
"The firm had better write tomorrow
Solomon; but, Solomon it occurs to
me that the firm cannot marry Mrs.
Bunter. You or I must be the happy
man; and then, Solomon, we shall have
to separate"
"Never!" calculated Mr.. Pudster,
who stopped and seized his friend by
the hand-"never! You shall marry
Mrs Bunter, and we will all live to-
gether."
Solomon. this magnanimity!" MUIR
INJURED Mr.. Maggleby, who had tears in
his eyes. "No; I will not accept such
a sacrifice. You, as the senior partner,
shall marry Mrs. Bunter: and, with her
permission, / will stay with you. The
firm shall write to prepare her mind.
Business is business. The firm shall
write tonight; and myself will take
the letter to the post"
Half an hour later Mr.. Maggleby
handed to Mr. Pudster a~letter, of which
the following is a copy:
IA MNcING LANE, CITY, August 4, 1855
To Mrs. Ferdinand Bunter, Matador Villa, Chel-
sea.
MADAM: Our Mr.. Pudster will do himself
the honor Of calling upon you tomorrow be-
tween twelve and one, in order TO lay before
you a project which is very intimately connect
al v-;tb +ha oopoFOrt and yvaI1 hniDU IF the nm
dersigned. We beg you therefore TO regard any
proposition that may be made to you by our
Mr.. p. as made to you on behalf of the firm
and with it's full authority. We remain, madam
most devotedly yours,
PUDsTER & MAGGLEBY.
"How will that do?" asked Mr.. Mag
glehy with conscious pride.
"Excellently we'll, Gideon, said Mr..
Pudster. But don't you think most
devotedly yours sounds rather too dis
tant? What do you say to yours adj
miringly,' or yours to distraction p"
Yours to distraction sounds best,
I think" replied Mr.. Maggleby after
considerable reflection. II will put
that in, and recopy the letter, Solomon"
awe are about to take an important
step in life" said Mr.. Pudster serious
~. "Are you sure, Gideon, that we
are not acting too hastily?"
"Mr. Pudsterl" exclaimed Mr.. Mag
gleby warmly, 1--WE may trust these sa-
cred promptings of our finer feelings.
We have lived too long alone. The
firm needs the chaste and softening in
fuence of a woman. And who in this
wide world is more fitted to grace our
board than Mrs. Bunter?'
$50 be it, then" assented the senior
partner.
Mr.. Maggleby recopied the letter,
signed it with the firms usual signature,
and carried it to the nearest letter box.
When he returned, he found his friend
waiting to go to bed, and trying to keep
himself awake by studying the marriage
service.
On the following forenoon Mr.. Pud-
ster, with the scrupulous punctuality
that is characteristic of city men, called
at Matador Villa, Chelsea, and was at
once shown into the presence of Mrs.
Bunter, who was waiting to receive him.
II am quite at a loss to understand why
you have done me the honor of coming
to see me to-day" said the widow.
From your letter, / Judge that you
have some business proposal to make to
me. Unfortunately, Mr.. Pudster, I am
not prepared to s~peculate In sugar. I
am not well of. But perhaps l am nm
der a misrepresentation. The letter
contains al expression which / do not
understand"
ut is true" replied the senior part
ner, "that W. have some hope of per-
sulding you to speculate a little in SUI
gar; and there is no reason why your
want of capital should prevent your
joining MS"
II quite fail to grasp your meaning"
said Mrs. Bunter.
"Well, ] am not very good at explana-
tions," said Mr.. Pudster; but / will ex-
plain the situation as well as i can.
You see, Mrs. Bunter, Mr.. Maggleby,
my partner, and myself are Bachelors
and live together. We find it dull.
| We long for the civil zing influences OF
woman's society. We are, in fact, tired
of single blessedness. The firm is al
present worth = clear 80 600 q year. III
will support a third partner, we think
and so we propose, Mrs. Bunter, that
you should join it, and come and take
care Of us in q friendly way"
Mrs. Bunter looked rather uncom-
Portable, and was silent for q few mo-
ments. "You are very good" she said
at last; but although / am not well of,
7 had not thought of going out as .
hensekeepe. The iato mr. 6untel
left me enough for my little needs"
81 hope so, indeed, madam. But VIZ
don't ask you tocome to us as a house
keeper, simply. Marriage il what WI
offer you, Mrs. Bunter. In the nam,
of Pudster & Maggleby Ihave the hon
or Of proposing for your hand"
"Mercyl" exclaimed Mrs. Bunter ii