Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-23

and II you and your wife keep hcas b.
yourxlveAs
swhere Is she goingf
-She IS coming to nay house.
sHase you g,ot rooms to k<g asnsd Nm
ban. very much snrprszsd
NY tiear friend, your mcther-in-iav , -
hg 70 marry ma
Kiuahan Was Is much surprised - M
lightning wlen it struck . magazine contain
iuc 300 pounds Of powder. He gnspsd for
breath. His fingers elutched the gold he.ded
cane with the tenacity OF a perspirinS grasp
Of a drummer claeching his grip-sAck.
NO, nor exclaimed Kimtali. -that vii
never do"
.Why not, am doing il more q . matter
Of accommodation to you than anything ese;
I thought you would 80 into ecstasass over
the gospel tidinss'
you are too kind Iexpsct you viii con-
sent to take her property, too, replied 5oon
grasping the cane firmly
III Won have no dslicasy in accef&ing n,
uupuors we will le& you have about half a
YOUR rse,her in laws property
sAnd tie other halfT
.Yo,,r u,other-in-law will know what 70 do
with il. expect You are Q strange man A
little while ago you compared me 70 MOSES
who led the children Of Israel out Of tbs house
Of bondage, and now you glare u nne - II
you could eat me up
Il made a great mistake IN comparing you
IN Moss replied Kimball Il should have
compared you to the greedy children OF Israel
vorshipping the golden So you took
mean Vantage Of my taxing a little walk LAST
night 10 propose TO my mother-in-hw, and
she accepted your
.That i, about the sine Of it. shall never
foryet your kindness in taking your wife
AWAY last night 50 l cold get chance to
converse with her mother Ii You and her
DAUGHTER had remained in the room would
never have been able 20 pop the question
NV dear fellow, it is easier to make New
York alderman give up his boodle than for
m. 10 shed tears, but yoJ SO that am 20
moved with gratitude toward you that my
ewes are moist, y and the doctc mopped one
of his eyes with corner Of IA, handkerchief
-rve a notion to wear out this gold -headsd
cane on YOU" exclaimed John.
If were in your place wouldn't do that,
for if you don't treat your prospective father
in-law with proper respect you may he cut of
with shilling, and then you will have to
work for a living" said the doctor, quietly.
This view Of the case made John pensive
1t even made him polite.
Il thought, doctor, you said that you were
never going to get married"
THAT WAS before saw your wife's mother,
who, as you say is a most amiable lady, whom
never would have met if it had not been for
you. owe you debt Of gratitude which
can never repay. II were president Of the
United States would order thanksgiving
celebration
"Oh, you needn't thank me-" replied John,
grinding his teeth.
@John," continued the doctor, perslasively,
u want you TO do your prospective father in
law little favor. l am going to call again
tonight, and, as you know, Mrs. Swiftly's
daughter is devotedly attached to her mother.
They are inseparable. You have a great
deal of influence with your wife, and as it Is
very unpleasant to have a third party around
while am counting, could you no. take a
little walk with your wife and give me a
chance to be alone with her mother little
while as you did last night We want to
arrange the details Of the wedding. You
know you said that you would do rs much
for me-"
"Well, you are q cool one"
Come now John, said the doctor, chang
ing his tone from raillery to seriousness, let
US be sensible Your mother-in-law's real es-
tate on Fifth avenue is so valuable, not to
speak Of her bonds and mortgages, that there
is abundance for us both. She is willing to
give you your half at once Relatives should
not quarrel. Shake"
They shock hands, but 1t was not very
hearty shake on the part Of Kimball They
have, however, become, completely recon-
ciled, and often indulge in quiet laugh, but
on such occasions it is the doctor who laughs
heartier. John experiences much difficulty
in persuading himself that the doctor did not
charge too much for his two hour visit, a.
half of Mrs Swift's fortune amounts to up
ward Of $4,000 The son-in-law is out just
that amount, which fact is an impressive
illustration of the warning that it is better to
bear the ills we have than to fly to others we
know not of.-Alexander E. Sweet in Arkan-
saw Traveller.