Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-11-25


for ne TO stay out here, and want
keen TO come nuthcr, but Minnie set
her heart ON IL aud away Wv come.
My name Is Beck."
No one said anything, and Mr.. Beck
continued: II reckon I've done about
as much hus'lin' In my time as the most
Of men. ] was pore boy, but instead
Of foolin' away my time with Qks
went TO work and amt sorry for It,
have noticed, in my knoclSin' round,
that money is pretty nigh the boss. II
may not be happiness in itself, but
without IL there amt very much enjoy
ment Larnin' may command the re-
spect of the few, but money employs
the services of the many, and to chal-
lenge the complete respect OF men you
must make 'em serve YOU"
~ don't know but you are right"
said one of the men.
"Of course I'm right and what is the
use Of people shuttin' their eyes against
the fact. or ruther pretendin that they
do? know that there's sort of re-
specta ability, or mout say aristocracy,
that money sometimes amt got, but
Just wait awhile and money1l git it all
right"
"What business are you IMP" some
one asked.
"Well, amt In any business now
have retired, you might say. / made
my money in different sorts of specula-
ton and have got it we'll invested,
DRAWN fust-rate interest live in
Georgia and am putty much at homo
when I'm there, ! can tell you. My
wife has been dead good while, and
about all I've got to look after Is the
enjoyment'of my daughter Her will
is law with me and am straightfor.
ward enough to say right here, or right
anywhere, for that matter, that the
man who wins her love will be fortu-
nate. There's about two hundred thou
sand dollars waitin' for him."
George Miles looked up quickly and.
with a sheer, said: IL wouldn't marry
her for three hundred thousand"
The old man seized his cane, which
he had leaned against the bench, and,
springing to his feet, glared at Miles,
who, without changing his position, sat
plaoidly smoking
do you mean TO insult me, sir7"
Beck roared.
mot in tho least" Miles answered.
"When I want to insult q man hit
him and then insult him afterward.
You had, without interruption, ex-
pressed your opinion and I merely OK
pressed mine. You introduced your
daughters name in a way not only un-
necessary to the force of your former
statement concerning the power Of
money, but with a narrow-minded
vulgarity that was disgusting. II you
want to strike me. do so. have said
nothing In belittlement of the young
LADY, said that wouldn't marry hef
for three hundred thousand, and
wouldn't; not that she is not worthy Of
me morally, but because our tastes are.
doubtless, wholly dissimilar Now, If
you want to hit me with that stick, all
right"
II won't hit you" Beck replied.
"What you say may be right from your
standpoint, but no matter what you
thought about my daughter you ought
to have kept it to yourself IL looks to
me like would have thought long
time before I would have made any
such remark and I would have
thought that any true gentleman would
have done the same. / am q rough
and-ready sort of man, and admit
that don't always do the proper
thing, and If my room Is worth more to
you than my company, why, wish you
good evenin'."
"Oh, no." several of the men cried,
but he brusquely fastened away.
George, you ought not TO have said
that" friend remarked. "You can't
blame him for thinking SO much Of his
daughter, nor for his determination to
give her future husband two hundred
thousand dollars"
my dear fellow" Miles answered
II don't blame him for thinking SO
much Of her, and commend his deter
mination TO reward her future hus-
band, but do despise his vulgar show.
He is an old bear, and I want none Of
him"
81 wouldn't mind marrying the GIRL"
said young fellow named Hicks; IL
could put with the girls possible bad
taste and with the old mans vulgarity.
Yonder 20 the old man and the girl.
He is looking this way, and warrant
he is telling her about you, George"
81 don't care II he u.s." Miles replied
"His ill-will and her prejudice can't
hurt me.
Several days later Miles, whose
friends had left the place, was stroll
ing along the mountains side, when
suddenly, upon turning n sharp point
of rock that jutted out over the path,
he met Miss Beck. The path was too
narrow to admit of his passing the girl,
and he was about to turn back, when
she pleasantly remarked;
"Oh, don't turn back on my account.
] will climb down. / am used to climb
ing"
III will climb down." said he, bow
ing.
"Oh, no." she interposcd. 81 am
afraid you might hurt yourself, and
then -"
And then what7" he asked.
Nothing, only you might be disfg.
ured II you should chance to fall, and
you might afterward consent to marry
girl for less than three hundred thou
sand dollars"
"Ah your father repeated my re.
mark" he said, slightly coloring.
Eyes, or ! shouldn't have known OF
it, as wasn't eavesdropping."
He would have gladly climbed down.
but she detained him with this ques.
tioning remark:
"You place a pretty high estimate
upon yourself, don't you?"
Eyes, rather" he answered, now de-
termined to be bold.
ut is strange that | never heard OF
you," she said II was looking over a
sort Of encyclopedia of great men Just
before came here, and it is singular
that your picture was not in IT,"
sGTba co,, y,iler ~ tho boolx called on