The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-11-05
REDID NOT ELOPE WITH HER


Mr.. Smith, looking at John Padding
ION through his gold eyeglasses. "And
your recommendations are excellent,
excellent; but my steward must be a
married man, married man, sir.
Here's house for him, you see, and
everything comfortable and proper
or O nice little home; but cannot en-
,age a single man, I cannot do it."
"Shall I be taking liberty in ask
ug why" said-John, with his head on
one side. and that insinuating smile
,f his, which did more for him than
my number of recommendations and
etters OF introduction with most peo-
pie.
Eyes" replied Mr.. Smith. "You
certainly are, but I'll permit it. / am,
unfortunately, q widower, and / have
our daughters. / am fond of having
line looking people about me, there
ore l engaged q handsome young
,oachman; consequence, Amelia, my
Oldest, eloped with him. Final result,
have settled q sum OF money on
Amelia, and they are living on it at
Hackensack.
~ had very fine-looking gardener,
pious, and we'll educated, had a
quotation from the Bible for every
occasion. Salina, my second girl
,loped with him. settled something
On Salina, and her canny Scotsman
has used it to start q florists estab-
ishment OF his own. He isgetting on
N life, more pious than ever, and
because / happened to swear q bit
over the elopement, praysf for me night
md morning, as misguided sinner.
Later, employed French cook
with mustache as long as himself.
never dreamed OF danger there, but
Corinna, my third girl, eloped with
him.
"They have started confectioner' 8
establishment on what l gave 'em,
and he is always calling me his beau
pere, and sending me some sort OF
liumery-a frosted cake with Cupid on
it, or q mould ofjelly, or | don't know
what. can't quarrel with anyone,
Or disown my girls. You see, was a
reat hirt myselfin old times, and ran
of with poor, dear Mrs. Smith from
boarding school. They inherit it from
me. But it cannot happen again. My
Edith is still with me, and everyone
about me must be married, or very
old and ugly. My cook would brighten
the crows, my gardener has q hump
back and q Xantippe OF a wife;
and you-well, l do want you, do
indeed. know you can manage my
estate perfectly. l like you personal
ly and all that, but kicked y our pre-
decessor out for kissing his hand to
my daughter, and have been seeing to
my own business ever since. By the
way, he made q very good thing OF the
case OF assault and battery he brought
against me-"
III suppose shall have to get an
other deformity to attend to the
estate. if l don't want another elope-
ment."
And Mr.. Smith walked up and down
the room for awhile, and then sud.
denly turning upon Paddington, in.
auired:--
"Why haven't you married before
thisf"
"Well, sir" said John, "unfortun.
ately have not felt that my pecuni.
ary condition was such that l dared
TO marry. But IL I secure this situa
alton will be in @ position to take q
WIFE,"
.You must be married before en-
gage you," said Mr.. Smith.
"Very WE'LL" said John. "If you
give me the promise OF the steward
ship on those conditions, can show
it to q young lady. who will, l think
be very willing to marry me at once
and / can come to you on Monday
with WIFE"
Good" said Mr.. Smith, "Pretty
girl?"
Beautiful" said John, "and I am
madly in love with her."
Whereupon Mr.. Smith seated him.
self at his desk, and wrote these
words
II promise John Paddington that
II he fulfils his promise OF marrying at
once, and brings me wife on or be.
fore Monday, September 1st, l will
engage him as steward OF my estate,
Signed, SAMUEL SMITH,"
Armed with this document, John
Paddington departed to see his fair
one, and began to pace up and down
the pavement on the opposite side oil
the way from the church OF st. Debor.
ah.
At this moment the bells were ring.
ing for afternoon service, and numbers
OF nice young ladies were hurrying up
tho street with demure countenances,
holding prayer-books in their hands.
One, who was unusually pretty, and
who was dressed with remarkable
taste, looked coquettishly over her
shoulder at John Paddington as she
entered the door, and as he met her
eye, smiled upon him.
Instantly ne crossed the street and
followed her to pew which she en-.
tsred-one under the gallery at the
dark end Of the left-hand side
aisle.
The congregation had mostly gath.
cred near the front OF the church,
and on this weekday afternoon was
not large.
Service had not begun, and the
young people had as good an oppor'