Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-08
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yourselves
eWbere Is she gssngF
-s,S,s is esaii1sg 10 my house.
Have you got roouss TO kssS asked KIM
hnll. very much ss1rprlsd
.My dear friend. yor moxher-iarlaw . 60
ing TO marry nae"
Ki,rhaH was as much surpri3d - the
lightning when it struck . magazine contain
Ing 81, tsya pounds Of powder He gaspsd for
breash. His fingers eiuschsd the gold oea<'ed
care with tbs. tenAcify Of q perspsring grasp
Of a drummer clutching bis gripsack-
No. no.- exclaimed Kimban. that VIII
never del7
why nots | am doing il more as matter
Of accommodation to you than anything eiae;
sl,oaght you would go into esstacies over
the gospel tsiinsS
-You are too kind IeIpect you VIII con-
sent to take her property. too replied John
crashing the cane firmly.
AT you have no deiicary in accepting 1t,
suppose We viii let you have about half OF
your mother in laws property
and the ether halfN
-Your mother in law Will know what 70 DO
with il, expect. You are a strange man
little while ago you compared HE TO Mes<s
who led the children of Israel out Of the house
Of t..1,siage. and now you glare at me as
you could cat me up
Il tnade great mistake In comparing you
10 Moss replied Kimball Il should have
compared you To the gressiy children OF Israel
worshisg,ing the golden calf So you took
mean advantage of my taking little walk last
night to propose To my mother-in- law, and
she accepted your
That /, aisyut the size of it. | shall never
FORGET YOUR kindness in taking your wife
away last night 50 | could get a chance to
converse with her mother. Ii you and her
dauehter had remained in the room | would
never have been able to pop the question
NV dear fellow, il is easier to make a New
York alderman give up his boodle than for
M TO shed tears, but you see that am %
moved with gratitude toward you that my
eyes are moist, and the doctor mopped one
OF his eyes with corner OF his handkerchief
Ave a notion To wear out this gold headed
cane on YOU exclaimed John
IF were in your place wouldn't do that,
for il sou don't treat your prospective father
in-law with proper respect you may be cut Oh
with a shilling, and then you will have to
work for living said the doctor, quietly.
This view Of the case made John pensive.
Iseven 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 most amiable lady, whom
.sver would have met if it had not been for
you. owe you a 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, persuasively,
Il want you to do your prospective fatherin-
law a little favor. | AIN going to call again
tonight, and, as you know, Mrs Swiftly's
daughter il devote,lly attached to her mother.
They are inseparable You have great
deal of influence with your wife, and as it is
very unpleasant to have third party around
while am counting, could you not take
little walk with your wife and give me a
chance to be alone with her mother little
while a. you did last night We want to
arrange the details of the wedding You
know you said that you would do as much
for me-"
"Well, YOU are a cool one
.Come now, John, said the doctor, chang
ing his tone from raillery to SERIOUSNESS, 'let
us be sensible Your mother-in-la laws real e=s-
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 Shaker
They shook haIsis. but it 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
heaiter. John experiences much difficulty
in persuading himself that the doctor did not
charge too much for his two hour visit, -
half of Mrs. Swift's fortune amounts to up
ward OF Slj00o0 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 4. Sweet in Arkan-
Jaw Traveller