The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-08
AFTER HER.
But It was Different When IL Was Only
02B, 900.

hut It was Diaeront When II Was Only
o26. 900.
Said tho drummer to the hotel c1crk:
Not long sinoc was coming from the
east over the Pcnnsylvania road, and on
the sleeper with mo was an old fellow
with his wife and daughter. He was an
innocent old soul, and IL wasn't long aft
er met him In the smoking compartment
until we were talking 40 old friendss and
he was very confidential.
"You see, it is this way" he said after
I had asked him few leading questions.
"My wife and daughter live In Indiana
ON q farm, and I've been thrifty and saw
ing, and we have got together about $685.
900 in good money and property, and OF
course we air people that air folks in our
neighborhood. / knowed it, and so did
my wife, and after our girl was growed
up il begun to look as If some OF those
Hoosier yaps would marry her for her
money, and me nor my wife wanted any
Hoosier son-in-law unless as last
chance.
$50 last winter we took notion to go
to New York city and let Lizy-that's
our daughter--have show in fust class
society. We had been reading the papers
and fashion magazines till we were post
ed, and we knowed we wasn't as green as
some. Well, we got together enough
ready money fer splurge in New York
fer couple of months and went there
10 a hotel. The newspapers got notice
somehow that Lizy was an -heiress, and
it wasn't long till the young men got to
coming around by degrees.
"The first lot wasn't great deal bet
ter than ordinary Indiana yaps, but at
last one come that was a Jim dandy. He
wore bouquet in his buttonhole, and
all that, and drove around in a cart
wouldn't haul my hay in, with white
fellow holding the horse that was
wooden man. He was good talker, and
after got used TO him rather liked his
style and tried to coax Lizy into giving
him a show, but somehow she was
mighty indifferent, but he kept on. At
last he came 10 gee me about the case
When he had stated his business, says
to him:
"'Young man, do you know my girl
has got money?
"'Yes, SIR said he, but that is moth
ing, for love your daughter
"'That's right said /, but nowadays
men, sir, air after money first and wives
anywhere after that
"'But not a man like / am, SIR says
he. i acknowledge that money is use
full in matrimony, but it is only second
ary.'
"'Good again. said I, 'and like you.
I want to say, though, that Lily will
have 5000, and that much money
would tempt most men,
"'That is nothing, sir, said he. why,
there rrc people in New York who have
$4,000 month, and some $4,000 a
week. So you see that $4,000 year
would not be any great inducement to
me to marry your daughter if l did not
love her.
"At this point seemed to get an idee.
"'Did you think Lily had $4,000 a
year, said /.
"T had incidentally heard 80, be-
lieve,' said he, very indifferent.
."It's mistake said /, but Of course
that makes no difference to you. She's
got $25, coo, or will have, for her entire
fortune and
"But didn't have chance to say an
other word. The young man gave gag
or two as if he was choking, and the next
minute no had grabbed up his hat and
got out like satan beatin tanbark.
$50 told Lizy, and Lizy laughed.
"'Pappy,' said she, Il guess Indiana is
nearer our size and that's why we air
goin home. Detroit Free Press.