Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-10-15
Mechancsbwn Frederick County, Maryland Thursday Ocnba 15 1884,

much enjoyment. Larnln may com
mand the respect Of the few, but none
employs the services Of many, and t.
challenge the complete respect of mel
you must make 'em serve you.'
I don't know but you are right, sale
one Of the men.
"Of course I'm right, and what is thu
use of people shuttin' their eyes agalns
the fact, or ruther pretendn that they
do? l know that there's sort of re-
spcctabilty, or must say aristocracy
that money sometimes amt got, bu,
just wait awhile and m,ney'll git all
right
What business are you in ? some one
asked.
We'll, l amt in any business now
have retired you might say. | made
my money in different sorts of specuIa.
lions and have got it we'll invested,
DRAWN Il fust rate interest. liye in
New York and am putty much at home
there, can tell you. My wife has been
dead a good while, aud about all I've
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my daughter Her will Is law with me
and l am straightforward enough to
say here. or right anywhere, for that
matter, that the man who wins her loye
will be fortunate. There's about $780,.
600 dollars waitin' for HIM
George Miles looked up quickly, and
with sheer, said 1 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 glsred at Miles,
who. without changing his position, sat
p!aci',ly smoking.
DO you mean to insult me, sir he
roAred.
Not in the asst, miles answered.
When | want to insult a man hit him
and then insult him afterward. You
introduced your daugh ter's name in
way not only unnecessary to the force
your former statement concerning the
power of money, but with narrow
minded vul garism that was disgusting.
If YOU want to strike me. do 50. |
have said nothing in beittlemcnt Of the
young lady.
/ won't hit YOU Beck replied. |
am Il rough and ready sort of man,
and admit that | don't always do the
proper thing, and it my room is worth
more to you than my company, why, |
wish you good evenln.'
oh no. several of the men cried,
but brusquely FASTENED away.
George. you ought not TO have said
that" IA 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, i
don't blame him for thinking so much
of her, and | commend his determine.
! ton to reward her future husband, but
| do lespise his vulgar show. lie is an
old bear, and want none of him.
I wouldn't mind marrying the girl.
said young f,llow named Hicks; i
could put up with the girls possible
bad taste and with the old mans vul-
sarlity. Yonler 60 the old man and
the girl. He is looking tins way, and
I warrant he is telling her about you,
George.
Il don't care if he is, Miles replied.
His ill-will and her prejudice Can t
hurt me-
Several days Later Miles, who's.
friends had left the place, was strolllng
along the mountain $ side, when sud
denly, upon turning II sharp point Of
rock that jutted out over the path, he
met Miss Beck. The path was too mar.
row to admit of his passing the girl and
he was ab ,ut to turn back, when She
pleasantly remarked
Oh don't turn-back OF my account.
| will climb down am used to climb.
ing.
twill climb down. said he, bowling.
oh no. she lnterposed. I am
afraid you might hurt yourself, and
then,
And then what? he asked.
Nothing. only you might be di5hg,
ured If you should chance to fall, and
You might afterward consent to marry
A gill for less than three huudi ed thous-
and dollars.
All! your father repeated nv re,
mark, he said. slightly color!ng.
Yes, or shouldn't have known it,
us wasn't eaye>dropplns.
lie would have gladly climel down,
but she detained him with this queS.
tionins remark:
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