The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-14
MADE IT ALL RIGHT.
Peck,s Sun.

married couple at the hotel where 1 board A great ,nice- looking six -footer of a boy, about twenty years old, with a frank, open face, and he had hand some little wife, as lovely as possible in all her manners. It was rumored that they had eloped, and I couldn't help thinking of case where I helped an eloping couple out of their trouble a few years ago. One day there came into my office young man and girl, looking sort of scared. The boy in- troduced himself to me, and it ap- peared that I had known him when he wore short pants, and his father was one of my best friends. The boy in- troduced the girl to me as his "wife," and they both colored up at the word and looked awfully scared. The boy said he had come to me to have me help him out of scrape. Iasked him how much he wanted, and pulled out my pocket book, for I made up my mind they should go ahead with their honeymoon if it took all the money I had. He said it wasn't money he wanted, and then the girl opened her rosebud mouth, and with tears in her eyes said they wanted me to soften the heart of Charley's father, who was mad because they had eloped, and had threatened that Charley should never come home, and that he would never recognize him again. I never was much at softening hard hearted parents, but I told them to tell me their story, and would see what could be done. It seemed that Char ley's father was rich-well, 1 will say lumberman, and he was widower. He had wanted Charley to marry a daughter of his partner, and come home and keep house for him, but Charley wasn't built that way. He didn't like the girl his father had picked out, and the more he tried to like her, the more he couldn't. He had got mashed on this little girl that was with him, and her father was shoemaker, and he got full sometimes. Her father had once been a rich shoe manufacturer at the east, and had given her a good education, but he was poor now, and discouraged, and got drunk. Charley's father had never seen this girl, as she lived in a neighboring town, where Charley had met her at sleigh ride. 1 thought the thing over 8 few minutes, and asked the girl if she loved Charley. I can see now how her eyes flashed when she took Charley's hand and kissed it and said, 70, dear, yes." I asked her if she could be happy with him if his father never gave him any of his wealth. Her eyes flashed again, and she said she didn't want any of his wealth, but they just wanted him to forgive them, and be friendly. I talked with Charley some, and then told to go to the hotel and enjoy them selves for day or two, and not worry bit, and would send for them when 1 had some good news. made her wipe her eyes and nose, and brace up, and give me her picture, and they went away. Then I sat down and wrote to Charley's father about as fol- lows:
 "DEAR OLD FRIEND: was aston- ished yesterday to meet your son Charley and his charming wife. had not seen Charley for seven years, and he has grown up to be quite mag nificent fellow. His wife is little darling, and how these boys manage to blunder on such splendid girls, I don't know. With your record of thirty years ago, for bumming around, it is wonder to me that Charley didn't pick up somebody that would make you tired to look at. But he has drawn a prize, and don't you for get it. made them go up to the house, just for old acquaintance sake, and my whole family is s'gone" on your daughter law. She can knock more tunes out of piano than pro- fessional, and she is charming, affec- tionate, lovely girl. asked them about you, and both of them be- gan to cry, and they finally told me they had married against your will, and that you had cast them of. We'll, you know your business best, but man that will go back on two such children as they are, is . condemned fool, and can whip him with one hand tied behind me. However, we won't quarrel about that. What I want is to tell you that they are go- ing to settle down here in Milwaukee. have got & furnished house that is unoccupied, and next Monday they are going to begin keeping house in 1t, and am going out this afternoon with Charley, hunting for job. He may have to start in driving street. car, or some such thing, but he will get there all the @me. If he don't own the street-car line before he gets through, he will be unworthy of a father who began driving oxen for lumber company, and wound up by owning the saw mill and all the pine in the woods. Charley's wife is out