Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-07-11
AN INDEPENDENT PAIR.
They We're Too Spirited to Marry
to Please Others.

Philip" said old John Briggs to his
son, you are twenty-eight years old
to-day"
$50 the family record says. father"
responded the elegant young gentle
man addressed. II am disposed to
place implicit reliance upon it and on
YOU"
.You have done nothing since you
Jeff college but kill time.''
1T is only retaliation in advance.
sir. Some day or other the old chap
with the scalp-lock and scythe will kill
me-
You are too hippant Since your
Aunt Priscilla left you five thousand a
year you have done nothing but spend
the money. Your income ought to be
enough for a single man, but you draw
on me, too"
'I'll try to draw on you less, SIR"
ut is not that, Philip. You are
quite welcome to a check now and
then, for I know that you neither
game nor revel. and don't mind your
horses, your club. your natural history
craze, nor your luxurious tastes. But
still you spend more money and get
less for it than most young men of
your age-have too much, in fact.'
II don't find it too much. sir. In
fact. was thinking what a graceful
thing it would be if you would double
ia mere trifle to gentleman of
your means. have to use the most
pitiful economy. assure you"
.'Oh, that's it. eh? Well, there is
a mode to increase it very much. You
have heard me speak, of Philander
Spriggs, of New York?''
'Money-lender and skinf1intp Ihave
heard of him."
Nonsense, Philip. He is a quite
worthy as well as very wealthy man;
and if he prefers to invest ready money
in short loans, what of that? lend
NY money. or some of it sometimes :"
"But not at cent per cent"
mo matter. l don't propose that
you shall borrow of him. He has an
only child. a daughter, who will in
herit all his vast property. just as you
will mine"
'.Does she shave notes, father?'
''Phil, be kind enough not to indulge
In chaff. I have seen her and talked
with her. She is young, handsome
well educated. and has good taste "a
society gentlewoman with domestic
tastes"
''Well. father, you are not so old.
and since you admire her SO much,
see no reason why -"
''Stop your nonsense and listen.
Spriggs and had a talk over it when
was in New York. and we have con-
cluded. If you two come together. to
chip in equally and settle hall
million on you on your wedding day.
With what you have you'll do well
enough for awhile"
s.But." demurred Philip II don't
like Spriggs for father-in-law."
STUFF! you don't marry Spriggs."
..And the name! Think of it!
( Spr-r-iggsr"
What of thatp With marriage the
name is changed. don't think she'll
gain much by it. Spriggs Briggs!
Six of one and half a dozen of the
other"
I'D like to oblige you. father. ]
suppose must marry some day; but
it will be some one / love; and then,
Philadelphia like. insist on a woman
of good family"
s.Some one you love! How the
deuce do you know you'll not love her
till you see herr Good family! OF
course you're entitled to that. The
peerage of England is full of Viscount
Briggses- The Briggses are found in
the Almanac Won Gotha among the
erlaucht families. Your grandfather
made $500, 600 in hides and tallow. and
II he had not invested it in real estate
that multiplied itself more than ten
fold before he died, / should have beer
Is the same business to-day, and yor
Al the couuting-room or warehouse