The morning call., 1893-07-09
INDIANA WOULD DO.
The New York Dude Was Soon Fright.
ened Off by the Old Man.
Detroit Free Press.


Said the drummer to the hotel clerk
"Not long since l was coming from the
East over the Pennsylvania Road and on
the sleeper with me was an old fellow
with his wife and daughter. He was an
innocent old soul, and it wasn't long after
l met him in the smoking compartment
until we were talking as old friends. and
he was very confidential.
You see. 1t is this way" he aid, after
/ had asked him few leading questions
"My wife and daughter live in Indiana on
a farm, and Eve been thrifty and saving
and we have got together about So, 900 in
good money and property, and of course
we are people that air folks In our neigh
borhood. 1 knowed 1t, and so did my
wife. and after our girl was growed up it
begun to look as if some of those Hoosier
yaps would marry her for her money, ana
me nor my wife wanted any hoOser SON.
in-law unless as a last chance.
$50 last winter we took notion to go
to New Y cork City and let Lizy--tha:'s our
daughter-have show in fust-class soci-
ETY.. We had been reading the papers and
fashion magazines TIL we were posted, and
we kpowed we wasn't as green as some.
Well, we got together enough ready money
for splurge in New 7 ork for a couple of
months and went there to a hotel. The
newspapers got notice somehow that
Lily was an heiress, and it wasn't long till
the young men got to coming around by
degrees.
"1he first lot wasn't great deal better
than ordinary Indiana yaps, but at last
one came that was jim dandy. He was
dressed in style from head to foot, wore q
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. lie was a
good talker, and after got used to him
rather liked his style and tried to coax
Llzy to give him a show, but somehow she
was mighty Indifferent, but be kept on.
At last he came 10 see me about the case.
When he had stated his business says to
him:
Young man. do you know my girl has
got money"
eyes. SIR said he but that is nothing,
for love your daughter.
"'That's all right said /, but nowadays
men, sir, air after money first, and wives
anywhere after that
"'But not man like l am, SIR says
he. to acknowledge that money is useful
in matrimony, but it is only secondary
"GGOd again. said /, and l like YOU
want to say. though, that Lizzy will have
$4,000. and that much money would
tempt most men,
"'That is nothing. SIR he said. why,
there are people in New York who have
$25 900 month. and some S25. 900 week
So you see that $3.50 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.
Ibid you think that Lily had 1925, 900 a
year? said /.
"' had incidentally heard so, believe
said he. very Indifferent.
Its mistake" said |, but of course
that makes no difference to you. She's
got $4,000. or will have, for her entire
fortune and
but didn't have chance to saw an
other word. The young man gave a gag
or two, as if he were choking, and the
newt minute he grabbed mp his hat and got
out like Satan beatin' tanbark.
So told Lizv, and Lily laughed.
Pappy.' said she. I guess Indiana is
nearer our size.' and that's why we air
goin' home"