The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-04-17
WON BY A PLOT.
Why Minnie Married the Man
Chosen by Her Father.

1T is 50 perfectly unreasonable Of
Won. papa, pointed Minnie McAlstcr,
only and pctted daughter of Lawyer
McAlster- and pretty and willful as a
pet kitten: 80 perfectly unreasonable,
and il is 80 inpudcnt OF that follow 10
write and ask yOn for my hand before
have set eyes on him.
But you have set your eyes ON him
many a time interrupted her father.
.-Oh. YES with q toss Of the dainty
head. when he was ia hip lrst jacket.
and / in pinafores- ] know al about
that because we were two pretty
children. and pleasant playmatcS. our
stupid fathers said: Let IA pledge our
children 10 each other And now after
twelve years when 1 am seventeen and
he tyventy-onc. the impudcnt creature
coolly desires me TO be true to that non
sensical trash, and writes to ask q re-
ncyval of your consent
Which he certainly has"
But which il viii do him no good 70
obtain continued Minnie; for | say
positively viii not see him, nor speak
to him, nor glance 1T him If he comes
here II Won write and tell him to
come. / VIII run away TO lockwood.
anyhow. and take vocal lessons.
know ! have musical genius. If ii were
properly cultivated; and there j. u
splendid professor ut Rocllwood who
has q large class in training. ] want 20
Join IL and / shall GO away next week
If Won consent: but IL Won let that hor-
rid impudcnt. insolcnt Walter Graham
como here Il look alter my fortune for
that i what he wants.. shall 20 with
ont rour consent.
MY dear" said Lawyer McAlstcr.
coolly. viewing his irate daughter with
twinllling eyes. let me correct one cr-
ror you have fallen INTO. Walter Gra-
ham i worth three times what J am at
this moment. Ills fathers whole prop
ertv l., in his hands, and he is wealthy
80 i hardly think he l. looking with
coyCtous eyes upon your Few thousands
No: he remembers you rs a most sweet
child. and. being OF aofncvhat TO-
mantle turn of raind. he thinks IL would
be pleasant To follow ont tho wishes Of
his father and yours and renew the
pledge made by them However, il he
could see You at this moment hc would
think you any thing but sweet girl
Then ! wish you would cali in an
artist and have my picture taken on the
spot TO send him"
but ! would rather not, for remem-
Der desire you 70 see and at least treat
this young man u the poet says we
treat Vice. the monster-first endure,
then pity. then embrace.
',Oh. yes" pouted Minnie. .'you law
ycrs think there is nothing in life but
bargain and sale. You would have me
coolIy pledge myself 20 this fellow be-
cause You think he would be a good
match. and you would make a regular
dry law affair of it. without any lore or
wooing in IL.
''Nou are in error again, interrupted
her father. Il would make a law af-
fair OF it by having you permit this
fellow, as you call him, TO go TO court
and allow him To make his plea.
don't ask You TO promise your hand to
him till he has done this-but you re-
fuse even to see him
YES. / do refuse to sec him, and
there j. an end of ii. ! am not going
to be won in this matter-of-fact way.
am going to fall in love without mean
ing TO. and be fallen in love with in
some unexpected, romantic way and
have it all like a story-book."
Dir. McAlster smiled.
You VIII doubtless fall in love with
that professor over at Rockwood," he
said.
-'Ah, no-he is old and gray. shall
meet my fate in some unloozed-for
manner, when / least expect TO, / sup
pose. But win you let me go TO Rock
wood?"
Il viii think about it. I would rather
You should take lessons here, and if |
can get n good instructor TO come here
/ suppose you VIII bc Just as well
pleased, viii You not?"
''Yes-if you keep Walter Graham
away
At the end of week Mr.. McAlster
informed Minnie that he had secured
her an instructor for her voice.
Il wrote To n friend. he said IA
musical gentleman Of my acquaintance.
and he has secured an excellent teach.
er, who will be here some time next
week. He viii make his home with us
and win devote his whole time to you
/ will pay him wen for it, and you viii
progress Iauch faster than You would
at lockwood / want you to study hard
and apply yourself strictly TO youl
mu1ic. ] shall pcstcr YOU no NOR,
about Walter Graham, for have writ
ten to him how you feel upon the sub
icct- and now that Prof Bangemwell i,
coming you need worry no more about
that fellow = annoying you.'
Prof. Bangemwell!T repeated Min
ME. What name! / know he is old,
and tall, and thin, and wears green
spectacles, and viii be as cross as a
bear, but don't care so long as ! can
take lessons in singing, if he is an
ogre"
Prof. Bangemwell looked any thing
but an ogre as he stood in the parlor an
hour after his arrival, and was present
ed To Miss Minnie, his pupil, who had