The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-02
NOT TO BE BULLIED.

tinguished man had the hardihood to
propose marriage to ono Of his daugh-
terS. The old man was an Rr1stocrat by
blood and long experience, was afraid of
no one, drank liquor gracefully, smoked
home grown tobacco and had, while tho
owner of a woodward on Green river,
knocked down more steamboat mem than
any other man in his state. He argued,
and with justice, it must DO admitted,
that twas his duty to protect the affec-
lions of his daughters, to guard them
against misappropriation "Sce thnt q
man is worthy of your love before you
give it to him." he was wont to say
Establish cause and thereby justify
an effect, There are many why's by
which q man may distinguish hims,lf-
by bravery, by skill i'll certain directions
but woman MIST look to marriage.
There arc ways for her to become no.
torious, to get herself talked about but
her truest distinction must come through
her choice Of husband. -
Finally all the girls save one were
married off. Rose had boon plucked by
q man who was put off until he had
snatched distinction from tho tight hand
of fate. And this is tho story they tell
of him He had been failure, "a mere
nobody, up to tho time he accepted the
challenge Of n ringmastcr 10 rido trick
mule. He had failed MS distillcr-and
whom q man fails at that business In
Kentucky there is an organic weakness
about him he had failed Us county
clerk, as town marshal; he had owned
n eli n hot H., 81 4
time-in fact, it was agreed that there
was NO hope for him. But circus oamo
along. He was IL candidate for sheriff at
the time, but with no chance of SUCCESS.
Even his best friends guycd him
Well, he went to the circus and SIT
on one Of the high seats, unhuloyed, I'M
discovered Tho trick mule was led out
and in due time slammed the Senses out
of livery stable negro. Again the chal-
lengo was shouted, but the negroes
shook their heads, and it was not expect
ed that any one but Il negro would come
forward The crowd was disappointed.
Was there no one there with nerve
enough to eepouso the cause of tho poo
pie? Just at this moment Shanks Boyle,
the failure, arose and said that he rock
oned that he would undertake the job
And he rode the mule
And they say that the poor thing
squatted and prayed for mercy Boyle
was elected sheriff, and then the next
year was short i'll his accounts, but that
made no difference, for his friends, true
admirers OF genius, made up tho deficit.
Shortly after this hn married Rose Bales.
a Il Il
Lily. She was the handsomcst flower In
the garden, and no young man III the
community had an excuse to fall in love
with her. But not long ago there stroll
cd into tho ncighborhood link, pocul-
lar looking follow who said that he was
OH the lookout for u chunk Of wife
This was said at Nosbitt's store, and il
was said i'll Il matter OF fact way by the
young, lanl fellow as he sat OH ~ nail
key, splitting through his teeth Bill
Nesbitt turned 60 him and remarked
81 reckon you've come to the right
place There's a girl up yondcr on the
hill-old Colonel Bales daughter. She'd
make you monstrous fine wife"
The fellow spat through his teeth
and remarked that he was somewhat
particular as TO what sort of family
he narried into Eve been on the look
out for quite awhile" said he, land
aim seed no woman yit that joltod INC
much. I'm putty hard TO jolt, rock
on. My brother was once III love with u
girl, and he told me that she hit him
powerful hard, bit went With him to
see her, and / sot square in front OF hci,,
but she didn't hit me none to speak Of
Yes, I'm SO blamed particular that
reckon that I'm goin to have 81 good bit
Of trouble i'll 1indin woman TO suit
me- / reckon l must have been born that
way. Don't think pap was that way, and
| know brother wasn't"
What mout be your reQuircmcntsY'
Bill asked.
ooh, after all, / don't reckon Pm US
hard to please as some follows I'm
jest peculiar, that's all. There's n
mighty big difference in men as to
what they demand Of woman, some
insistin on one thing and somo another,
and the strangcst part of it all is that
don care SO much what she's like us
do about her daddy. And havo often
thought that could look at u gal and
tell all abont her daddy. 1 just mach
ully want tho old man to be hummer
reckon must be sorter crazy on the
subject.
"Ain't it money you're afterg" Bill
asked.
No, don't caro- if the old man
hain't got cent. 1 just want him to
be different from other folks. I don't
know why I'm that way, but am, and
can't help it. Oh, could have mar
ried lots of putty girls with money and
hosscs and all that sort of thing, and
liked them well enough, understand, but