The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-09-30
Iit-Hgt6 Hgt6uAL TO- THE OCCASION.
How a Bold Lover Won the Day and AIso
Won Ills Girl From Her Father.

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He was mild young fellow, and, as
his sweetheart imagined, without much
force of character, as he kept putting
the task papa" day off indefinitely. SO
the young woman prompted him to be
sure he was right and go ahead.
"You see, papa has a great deal Of
bluff and bluster, but when you come
right down to it he is perfectly safe.
Only you must show him that you have
plenty of courage-real grit. That's what
he likes"
"All right. Suppose You ask him to
step in now. may as well get my hand
in If that is the way it works."
But, dearest, he is awful big and
strong, you know"
"Oh, if it comes to personal violence
will defend myself with the furniture.
Trot him in"
"And you won't let him put you offT'
''Not Bit"
"Then I'll tell him you want to see
him.
There were two chances of escape for
the young man-one by way Of the door,
the other by the window-but he did not
avail himself of either.
When the father strode into the room
with his best knock-down-and-drag-
air, the youth rose indifferently to meet
him.
"Well, well, what's all this aboutp I
understand you want to see me. Well
look at me now and be quick about It,"
growled the pater.
HIN. Can't say as you're much to
look at, Mr.. -. / merely wished to
mention TO you that Miss Clara has en-
gagged herself to me with my consent,
and propose to fill my part of the con-
tract TO the letter"
"Idiotl Idiot My daughter
"rake care, old man. Call me as many
names as you please, but refer to my fu-
ture wife with proper respect"
''Get out Of this house, you
Certainly. AS soon as my wife that
is to be can conveniently pack up her
belongings we win CO."
why, you impudent"-
''Oh, keep cool; keep cool. / could
hold You out Of the window with one
hand and call for the police with the
other. was champion hitter and slug
ger at college. Look at that muscle"
and he clinched a No. hand into for
midable fist,
Il never was so'-
Nor /. Call it quits. want your
daughter, and don't care a continental
for your money or your blessing. We
can begin the world without either,
just as other young fools have done.
This is business, sir, business"
The father felt his own head to see if
he was going to have an apoplectio fit,
then answered grimly;
IAN right; like your style. l should
have said yes anyway if you had given
me time, but you took me by surprise.
may say l was never 80 surprised in my
life"
Nor /, - assented the lover as he sunk
almost fainting into chair, but I'm a
business man, and don't you forget it.
don't stand any foolishness either in
| love or war" and he wiped the cold
perspiration off his forehead with a.
nervous hand.
BE had won the day and the girl too.
Curling by Electricity.
The electric curling iron is very sim
pie. The wires conduct the electricity
into the little stand into which the tongs
are thrust, The latter are made the
proper temperature by heat, which is
! generated by the resistance Of the wires
70 the current. The stands are about
two inches high and are usually nickel
plated, although some Of those manu-
factured by 6rm in Berlin are plated
with gold and have handsome handles.
In travelling the iron and stands occupy
only very small space in satchel. At
tached to the stand is a silk cord, which
may be adjusted TO an incandescent wire
after screwing of the little globe.-New
York Telegram.