Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-11-22
CHAPTER v.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

tuiHA Suail Try IT,
CHAPTER v.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
For days after this call Fitz was In the
seventh heaven of delight. and, as he freely
confessed 10 Jimmy Marks, in love- "For
the yewy. first time in my life. me boy.
Aw! she's -well-a-simply chawming
wosebud. you know. Wouldn't she make
q lovely object to dash awound town with?
How the fellahs would staw when thew saw
me awound with her. But paw is SO con-
foundedly tight, you see. He didn't come
down enough faw that business, you know. "
Perhaps he would if you just explained
to him that you wanted regular allow
ance. say five thousand year, and what
you wanted it for Tell him the truth.
Say you're in love, and extol Miss De.
lorme's beauty and charms; that's the way. "
Why why-why-h wing my neck
in two minutes. Why, Jimmy, you don't
know paw.
We'll, I've seen him enough to know that
he's sensible old governor Just tell
him you're old enough to get married, and
you've found the one you'd like to marry.
Then sail in and tell him about Miss De-
lorme, and he'll consent as soon as he sees
her.
What" stammered Fitz. "Mawwyl
Who said anything about mawwying? I
don't want to mawwy. I've got to mawwy
wich."
what are you talking about then?' said
Jimmy. Indignantly. didn't you Just say
you was in love with Miss Delorme? What's
the matter with your"
So l am; but has fellah got to mawwy
evewy gwirl he's in love WITH"
See here, Fitz, it's none of my business,
perhaps, but I'm a little responsible in this
thing. feel Just the same as would if
had sold goods to some house for my firm,
and that house had fiunked out. That's
what's the matter with me. l introduced
you to the party, and want to see you do
the square thing, and I advisey on, for your
own sake, to do it, for Miss Delorme isn't
without friends"
"Aw Ya-a-s. 1 know it." said Fitz,
slightly embarrassed, and feeling that he
had let himself out too soon to Jimmy. Il
don't know Miss Delorme yet, you see. aw,
and you wouldn't have fellah mawwy
gyul before he knows her, would you, eh?"
MOI" Jimmy agreed to that PROPOSE
ton. and adjourned the case to give "fel.
lab" chance to know the "gyul."
And, by q strange coincidence, the next
day after his call on Miss Delorme, Fit2
was interviewed by NAV" on the matrimo-
NAL subject.
"Fitz James," she said, with great
gravity, as Fitz was lolling in the parlor
gust before going out, we hardly ever get
chance to speak to you nowadays. What
with your club, and your balls, and your
promenades. you're as busy as if you had
to work for your income"
Il amt got no income, maw," responded
Fitz, testify, and that's what I complain
of. If | had an income, could do as
some other fellahs do. I could go to the
WAGES, could have dog cart, or tam
dem, or something, and then the fellahs
would think me somebody. Why, there's
Zlncum, of our club, whose father isn't
any wicher than paw, or not as wich, and
he's always got hundred or two in his
pocket, and can dwaw check. I nevaw
could dwaw check. and nevaw have any
money"
Never have any money!" exclaimed
Mrs BERTHE Smith She always insisted
on this as her first name. and was indignant
if even her husband called her Bertha.
"Why, it's only a week ago that gave you
twenty dollars.
Twenty dollars!" echoed Fitz What's
twenty dollars, nav? Why, l can spend
twenty dollars in a day, aw, and not do me
bit of hawm. And when ask paw
for money he says, What have you done
with that five dollars gave you last week?
Why. when was your age, l didn't spend
five dollars in three months, except for my
living"
swell. my dear Fitz James, said man.
ma, soothingly, Its very dreadful, /
know. Your pa is very queer at times, but
he's getting old, you know, and it'll soon
be over. But my dear Fitz James, it's
just about that very subject that I wanted
to talk. There's a remedy for it, you know
"A remedy" said Fitz, waking up, aud
showing little interest in the subject
yes, my dear. Your pa and have
been talking about it, and we think that you
are old enough to get married.
Who's been telling you anything.
maw?" said Fitz, almost jumping from his
chair. and staring at his mother wildly, his
mind running directly to Miss Delorme.
"Why, nobody, Fitz james. Nobodys
been telling me anything. How strange
you actl" exclaimed mamma, startled at
the earnestness of her darling, something
she was not accustomed to see, H1Aeral
lassitude being the prevailing condition.
II only thought you were old enough to
marry, and there are SO many fine girls in
our set who would be GLAD TO have you.
Who are they?" said Fitz, gloomily.
Why, first. there's Miss Wigginson. Her
fathers worth a million, you know, and
there's only two children. u
Awl Nav, she's ten years older than
me-" said Fitz, with.Aisgust. and as ugly
as sin. "
Well, that's nothing against her, Fitz
James. If she'd been pretty she'd, been
married long ago; and then, you know, you
won't be jealous Of her. But ii You don't
like her, there's little Miss Cohbs. She's
rich n bo1 f,xv,, rifrbf
Ya-a-s, NAV, and she'll 6tzy hi Why,
wear clean clothes, and all the fellahs
know it. She wouldn't aw, allow me
cent. "
But see what society she goes into, my
dear Fitz james. See how she could ele-
vate MS, and we want elevation, you know.
She could take ms among the Van Swoops.