New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-27


pert, affectionate way that was AZ
ways irresistible with the doting par
her mother. we may as well mem
ton here, had been dead since she
was quite snlall, and her place had
been filled by housekeeper, who
stood IN the highest possible favor
with Mr.. Mirtle ~ GU must not be
angry, !" she repeated, when tellyou
we are engaged, and, what is more, he
is poor; but he is gentleman, and
noble IN all his impulses. =
Mr.. Mirtle gave a prolonged whistle
of surprise.
81 can't listen to such romantic
nonserse he exclaimed, at length,
though his tone was not very severe
But you must listenl' insisted
Annie, decidedly, .sfor I tell you / love
Francis Holeman better than my
own life; and / tell you, papa, il there
is any pinch in the shoe anywhere, IS
is that he is altogether too good for
your d daughter"
ssStuf and nonesensel' said the
good-natured oil speculator, who, by
a lucky turn or two in the last four
or five years, had made himself indie
pendent. Il don't like the idea of
supporting a son-in-law"
1.He,is too independent to allow
youto do that, " Annie replied, quickly,
in vlndication of our hero.
s.lY on say he is poor. What means
has he then to support a wlfe? de-
manded Mr.. Mirtle, incredulously.
VI He is not absolutely poor" said
Annie. He is a halter by trade, and
has just bought out q little shop with
the money he has saved in the last
three years. He is san9uine he can
support me comfortably without ac-
ceptingg any aid whatever from you.
Hump! Talk is cheap" said Mr..
Mirtle. Il expected you would marry
some one your equal-a man Of pos
ition and wealth."
Father SAID the beautiful girl,
earnestly, 4sisn't it better when we.
are young to marry for love and work
for riches, than to marry for riches
and work for love- :"
Mr.. Mirtle reflected for a moment.
and then answered, candidly:
81 think your philosophy is. good,
my child, but I shall not promise to
give you a dollar ii you persist i'll
carrying this wild resolution into
effect. There, you can 20 now, and
do as you choose"
'sYou are not angry, are you, papa??"
s'Not a bit of it. You know whatl
said? You can settleit betWeeny our
selves!" said Mr.. Mirtle; nbut if you
do take this step, which l don't alb
soiutely prohibit, / shall be curious to
see how you get on with this famous
halter
He spoke with considerable irony,
but no anger in his tone. TO own
the truth, he secretly admired the
self-relian5 spirit Of his proposed SON.
in-law, though he did not choose to
admit it then.
The wedding took place three weeks
following the foregoing conversation
between the father and daughter, and
Frank Holeman bore his beautiful
and happy bride to a neat cottage
but a short distance from his place OF
business.
The purchase Of the store had taken
nearly all his ready money, SO that
he was obliged to run in debt for a
part Of their furniture
Before leaving the paternal abode,
Mr.. Mirtle gave Annie the paltry sum
OF one hundred dollars, but it served
to pay the balance due on the furnit-
.ure. Frank esteemed 1t rather
stingy present, coming from so rich a
source, but just at that time the
smallest favors were thankfully re-
ceived by the young couple.
~ AT Annals rpO,1ast Fra,,l- proo1,rn6
a comprehensive work on housekeep-
ing and cookery, for the young wife
insisted on doing her own work, I'm.
aided by servants. She was an apt
scholar, and got on famously from
commencement OF her experience
Though she had never been taught to
work, she proved to be a most tidy
and economical housekeeper.
The fond husband praised her, and
this encouraged her to work on from
one triumph to another, till she was
mistress Of the art she sought. OF
course, under such circumstances, the.
young couple couldnot but prosper ina
degree corresponding with the amount
of capital invested in their business.
Frank and Annie were indeed SUI
premely happy. but the father had
not YET deigned to visit them up to the
time OF the birth Of their first child.
After this happy event was safely
over, and Annie had recovered suffice
iently to presume her duties as house
keeper, they wrote to MI. Mirtle, ac-
qualnting him with the fact, and urg-5
ing him TO pay them a visit. Me had
made inquiries from time to time,
when opportunity offered, regarding
his son-in-laW, and he had always
heard the most fattering reports Of
the young hatter's intelligence and in.
dustry, as well as aptness for bust
ness.
Hump! a boy, is it?n and Mr. Mir
tie, though perhaps he might not like
to confess it, felt a. strong, almost.
.paternal, curiosity to behold the little
stranger, whom Annie assured him in
her letter bore a strong resemblance
to himself.
After cogita ting a while, and feeling
q little ashamed OF his past neglect,
he resolved to accept the kindly invii-s
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