New-York tribune., 1890-04-13
DAN CrPID'S CRCSTY MESSENGER.
HOW TWO FOND HEARTS oUrwITrEo A STERN

HOW TWO FOND HEARTS oUTwITTED A STERN
PARENT By MEANS OF HIS ocATTMLs
Love laughs at Iochsmths' no doubt Of it, said
Jolly old fellow in a car Of the elevated railway, tho
other day. as he spread his newspaper on his knees
and leaned back to have hearty laugh at tho story
of an eopemcnt he had just been reading. "Il5
story" he continued reminds me- Of tho courtsldp Of
myself and nv wife, years ago. when WAS prentice
boy 10 a crusy old leather merchant In The swamp
He used 70 1.-Two over In brooklyn and par; OF nv
meagrc wages were taken out in board and lodging
at his house. OF course left my bed IN the attic
and was sweeping ont the counting room long before
his old nibbs was up, and returned 10 my supper
long after he had left the Office for the day. yet
found tne 10 fall In love with his pretty daughter for
oil that
She returned my feelings Il may say it without
vanity as We have been married now these Thirty
years and stepped around In IN, seventh have Tor
time, bu; the old man soon spotted us and | mar
rowly escaped IL severe t.gashing al his hands for
my presumption. banish.d from tho hoa-o
and Jane wss locked mp in her room on a bread and
water diet for week. on course We found way
TO meet once in a very long time. but how 70 cor
respond as frequently our ycafnng young hearts
desired was a question that puzzl-d IL for months
The postoricc was 10 for there was no house to-
house delivery In thos, days, aud all letters for thc
family came TO the counting hoGse AID passed nndcr
the old mans eve and there was no one 10 act Us
eo-botween to whom w dare conndc the secret.
Can't >ou hit on some plan. Jane dcari sad
In despair one day which We had managed To
arrange for a Gland. tine meeting. after a month
spent without glimpse OF each othe. is there no
one in Your family, or among your FRIENDS or ser
wants. whom YOU could trust - carry our notes b"o4
aud forth p
a.. No ono she replied with sigh Have not
thought and Thought and thought about i = mn'h a.
youg But Oh have il. have IT, sAc exclaimed
suda.nlv clspplnc hey hrnd, have FOUND some ore
Ell ast aid she burst into peal OF laughter 80 Iyhs
that could hardly control my imp.llsnce 10 Hear Aes
49, Mo is it, Tel ne quick sad.
Papa she gaspcd. and went oil into another II
-. Your taihcrl' said asiounded. jaac. yon'fe
making c.usl fun Of me- and turned my back on her
III ''H am not. indeed, dear Bv.' shc replied.
mean iust what ! say. You know pdIA' ".d over
coat that no VIII Insist on wearing for ninr in'h' ~
the year IN spite Of all that every bsdy can say ven
in hdc a little note 10 you every day ia Tie InlAt 81
tle cOattall. and wien 10 hang, II np lc.i"n li.
countlng room door II VIII be easy for YOU - f' IL
won't il be funny b think of Papa, WHO h'' -, '
henrt on Lecpuy Ls apart himself CART lNS o-.
tics bak aid isrih f.om one to TIE & GhsF ne sgeS in
ard she burst into auCihor merry pea" VI '1"s'''' ~
which joned heartily th.s tine. .
We'll we sdoyird the plan a.l u No.a.n - d, q
charm Tic Oh boy was our faithful po.iman inr
ve,. aud I often used g. tembe Il, thought "i vi9
uo.sblc consequences Il he ehOui ever GI.'oV' ono g."
nv burning lo,c mis,lyes IN ihe ial, oi ~. '. &
WORRIED NV way mp Ia place In hi- hu'ines, "hrf"
he could longer .1s ne nanny or ,ny .a S1' flSy
s1ed for hls daughter hand, and as.urcd nm i-at
ene was vilior II he was. Ilc consented. but y was
not untl hs innlor parner ,,d ne wa ,6 M ,e
I'm how ior years h had p.a5cl TIE part o. Cupn
mes senger when 10 thought ne was a'uhh '' ''''"
and careful parent