Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-07-12
NOT TO BE BULLIED.

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1t was the boast of Colonel McGoffin
Bales of Kentucky that none but dis
tinguished man had the hardihood to
propose marriage to one of his daugh-
ters. The old man was an aristocrat by
blood and long experience, was afraid of
no one, drank liquor gracefully, smoked
home grown tobacco and had, while the
owner of a woodward on Green river,
knocked down more steamboat men than
any other man In his state. He argued,
and with justice, it must be admitted,
that it was his duty to protect the affec-
tions of his daughters, to guard them
against misappropriation. "See that o
man is worthy of your love before you
give it to him." he was won't to say.
Establish cause and thereby justify
an effect. There are many ways by
which man may distinguish himself
by bravery, by skill in certain directions
but woman must look to marriage.
There are 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 been plucked by
man who was put off until he had
snatched distinction from the tight hand
Of fate. And this is the story they tell
of him. He had been failure, mere
nobody, up to the time he accepted the
challenge of ringmaster to ride trick
mule. He had failed as q distiller-and
when a man fails at that business in
Kentucky there is an organic weakness
about him-he had failed as a county
clerk, as town marshal; he had owned
slow horse, COW that was dry half the
time-in fact, it was agreed that there
was no hope for him. But circus came
along. He was candidate for sheriff at
the time, but with no chance of success.
Even his best friends guyed him.
Well, he went to the circus and sat
on one of the high seats, unhonored, un-
discovered. The trick mule was led out
and in due time slammed the senses out
of livery stable negro. Again the chal-
lenge was shouted, but the negroes
shook their heads, and it was not expect
ed that any one but negro would come
forward. The crowd was disappointed.
Was there no one there with nerve
enough to espouse the cause of the peo-
pie? Just at this moment Shanks Boyle,
the failure, arose and said that he reck-
oned that he would undertake the job
And he rode the mule.
And they say that the poor thing
squatted and brayed for mercy. Boyle
was elected sheriff, and then the next
year was short in his accounts, but that
made no difference, for his friends, true
admirers of genius, made up the deficit.
Shortly after this he married Rose Bales.
The remaining daughter was named
Lily. She was the handsomest flower in
the garden, and no young man in the
community had an excuse to fall in love
with her. But not long ago there stroll
ed into the neighborhood a lank, pecul-
lar looking fellow who said that he was
ON the lookout for chunk of wife.
This was said at Nesbitt's store, and it
was said in a matter of fact way by the
young, lank fellow as he sat on nail
keg, splitting through his teeth. Bill
Nesbitt turned to him and remarked:
II reckon you've come to the right
place. There's girl up yonder 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 married into. GIVE been on the look
out for quite awhile, said he, "and I
amt seed no woman yit that jolted me
much. I'm putty hard to jolt, I reck-
on. My brotherwas once in love with a
girl, and he told me that she hit him
powerful hard, but went with him to
see her, and sot square in front of her,
but she didn't hit me none to speak of.
Yes, I'm so blamed particular that l
reckon that I'm goin to have good bit
of trouble in findin a woman to suit
me. I reckon must have been born that
way. Don't think pap was that way, and
I know brother wasn't"
"What mout be your requirements"
Bill asked.
"Oh, after all, I don't reckon I'm as
hard to please as some fellows. Pm
jest peculiar, that's all. There's a
mighty big difference in men as to
what they demand of woman, some
insistin on one thing and some another,
and the strangest part of it all is that
I don't care so much what she's like as
! do about her daddy. And I have often
thought that could look at a gal and
tell all about her daddy. I just mach
ully want the old man to be hummer.
] reckon must be sorter crazy on the
subject.
"Ain't it money you're after?" Bill
asked.
"No, I don't care if the old man
haln't got cent. I just want him to
10 different from other folks. I don't
know why I'm that way, but am, and
/ can't help it. Oh, I could have mar
ried lots of putty girls with, money and
hosses and all that sort of thing, and
liked them well enough, understand, but
wouldn't marry 'em because their dad
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