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Th-I Wen Her tisaa.
a bold Kentucky colonel was q
'oiher Of lovely daughter. VINO loved
wce young man, ia ali respects uuobiec-
i,nal'le. All the girls aud the mst,ons
ia the country sympathiEed With the lev-
NJ, and the eossips pronounced it the
,apniest afaii in tae iiue of marrying
ili;,t had been heard OF for long time.
.mt the colonel was sn obstinate man.
~ Njtl very red countenance, fierce gray
,ArS, and nose somewhat notified IN
lue aud purple from the long habit ot
generous potations of Bourbon,
THE more he heard of the courtship the
more he swore that he would have no
such puppy fer son-in-law, and the young
man got into such state that he was
afraid to see his betrothed except surrep,
.itiously,snd both were afraid 10 open the
subject to the colonel.
Happily, when the path OF true loverl
ioes not run smooth. owing TO the oppo-
dt;on of q cruel parent. the misery of
the situation heightens the delight, and
80 the wretched. happy couple went on
lay by day as tens Of thousands have
lone before
The stolen interview and the surrepti-
,ious note. the agony and fear aud tho
constant suspense made the hours glow
With remorse, But, anon, the colonel
learned through one of the gossps that
ne was likely 90 be father.in with
Jut his consent lie stalked up and down
t9e hall muttering aud growing some
thins to the effect that this was the first
Ume Ia his life that he had ever been OPP
,nosed, aud by Jupiter and all the other
!; Dis. it would be the lastl Then he sent
Tor his friend, the major. and the two
WORTHLESS discussed whether the prasump-
luous rascal should be horewhipped, shot
on 81 isht, or politely slaughtered accord
ing 10 tile code.
The last method was determined on,
and challenge delivered TO the enemy,
with an explanation OF the condescension
hat accorded the chivalrous terms, "as
aay's honor was concerned, sir.
But woman's quick wit, always
sharped under the inspiration OF love and
romance, suggested q rising act OF trag-
,dy. 'Twixt smiles aud tears the
amiden implored her lover to obey her
wishes, saying: you know, dear, how
obstinate papa is; the only way | can
get anything is TO pretend not TO want it
aud it was just SO with mamma, when
,he lived Now. DO you understand"
La the meantime the colonel and tho
najor prepared 60 make worms meat Of
.he poor lover
The proposed fatal morning dawned
| lie gentlemen We're promptly on tho
| ground and the ceremonies were about
proceed as usual, when the lover )
'riend approached the bloodthirsty col.
mel with great formality, and said /:
| Colonel, my friend has done you great
wrong which he proposes TO repair with.
out the loss of life, which would ouiy
make the matter worse for the young
! 4dy 1t is true that he has declined to
/ narry her and"
| HAS declined to-" but the mon
frosty of the thing choked the Colonel
ut OF utterance
Yes; and he desires to offer an apol-
'gy, and"
Apology" shouted the Colonel
Hang his apology! Refuse TO marry a
Kentucky gentleman's daughter! BY all
the Internal gods, well see about lbatl
Major, get me a preacher. sir. ard a
church, and all that sort of thing, mighty
quick. There'Il be a wedding, sir. or a
funeral in less than half an hour. Not q
word. gentlemen don't like puppy
for a son-in-law, but my honor shall 10
yindicated
or course the Colonel had his way. but
II he ever finds out the hoax lac will
burst blood vessel or fall dead Of apo
| plexY. .-Cincinnat Commercial Gazelte.