The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07
culNCE WON HIM A WIFE.
r,r STORY THAT COMES FROM
THE WILD WEST.

..d the Girl and the OirI AoNeu
Her Father, the Judge,
,.,-ad at the Matter in an En-
-. inherent Light, and for
- Time Regarded the WOOer as
strnnger-But There Came
- when the Old Man Got Into
-. serious Trouble, and the
,-o- Did Not Fail to Take Adj
,,to.re of the Opportunity.
From the Chicago Record.
..>aver told you about the way IN whlcn
49,, NV wife's fathers permission to
INA a son-in-law to him, did ~
..7 Rob Boomer an enterprising and
..sse,l Western business man, as We
il, before the glowing CRATE in my snug
,.l-.,-- one evening in December, talking
.,..r old times and offering up incense to
the god of nicotine, otherwise known as
,s. ,tgar store Indian.
.Don.t think you ever told me about
i.p said 1, seeming story. i heard
.t.rs was an odd romance connected with
~. FAR but am completely in the dark
nc 10 the particulars Won't you en-
tighten me?|
ploorer licked the ashes from the end
- Bic. cigar and settled back comfortably
in his armchair
1.-THE matter has gone by so long now
mar all the parties concerned can afford
T., laugh at it; and even my wife's father
.1,,l,s If a pretty good choke-eXcuse me,
sbonld say joke-now, though it was
,,tttno hut a Joking matter for him at
the time.
rbs date upon which my story opens
90 me novel writer's say, l was only
zorng college graduate, with plenty OF
trotos and ambition, but little or no cash,
dependent on my wages as manager OF
Western wheat and cattle ranch Ior nv
mo while the father OF the girl with Whoih
mas reckless enough to fall in dove was
president of the village bank, director
In several different railroads ana other
I.,roarns county judge and a sort OF gen
,r5l Pooh Bah in that section of the coun-
Try. 49, ,z,,,e,. ~, From,
falling in love with pretty Jessie Granger.
found no difficulty with jessie herseh.
She blush,ngly capitulated after prieI
Camnaign in which / bombarded her
chiefly with bon-bous, bouquets and blllets
doux. and her mother, too, came grace
fi1v around to my side of the question:
but when | preached the subject TO Judge
Granger he put on his sternest JudlciaI
Lott and glared at me for fully minute
without saving a word-just glared, you
understand.
Finally ! plucked up courage, ana SAID:
Well Judge, what is the sentenceF'
81 was hoping he would say Hard labor
for life. with Jessie for a jailer, but he
didn't. He glared some more, and then
began TO splutter. l caught the words
.confounded cheek and impudence,' but as
this remark seemed to have no bearing
on the subject under discussion let II
pass without replying Finally he began
10 address his conversation TO me. SAID
he
Young man, are you aware that the
Young lady 10 whose hand you aspire IS
a prospective heiress, and will eventually
come into the possession of a snug little
fortuHe%
I've heard rumors to that effect said
I, but that won't make a particle OF dlt-
ference. Her wealth shall never be bar
rier or stumbling block between US. Even
if she had a million dollars, I'd love her
Just as much with 1t as if she didn't have
cent So you needn't worry yourself any
on that score
"The judge gasped once or twice, and l
thought he was going to have a stroke OF
some sort, but he finally recovered suf-
tciently to call my attention to the loca-
ton of the door, and insinuate that ia
vorabe opportunity for taking walk for
the benefit of my health was before me
waiting to be improved.
81 improved It, 1 walked out of the
judges Office and up to the judges house,
and informed Jessie that her father was
the most obstinate man l knew of, with
one exception.
And VINO is the exception she asked.
Myself said l. Your paternal ances-
tor Is inclined 10 be a trihe-er-muhsh, so
to speak, bat when 1t comes to a game of
obstinacy | can give him IS points out of
possible 100 and then beat him without
half trying.
Can you? said she, with an encour-
aging smile. We'll, if you are bound 10
be obstinate I'm glad it is in a good cause
we agreed to stand together for good
AMI an and wear out her fathers oppOsi-
uon, even if it required a century 10 &C
complsh that desirable end. / am happy
10 say however, that we did not have
TO wait the full 100 years. The exact time,
believe, was fifteen months, but it SEEM
eo Ike a century to me- principally be-
cause my interviews with Jessie during
mat time We're somewhat brief and infre-
Queut
From the date of my interview with
MN IN his Office he had never spoken to
VI recognized me in any way, shape or
manner Whenever we CHANGED to meet
ne stared right ahead and passed on,
paying no more attention to me than if
We're clod beneath his feet
LWice during the first six months of
my enforced waiting l called at Judge
Granger Office for the purpose of talk
HS 'ne matter over with him, and, if pos
''e inducing him to change his mind,
oI' on each occasion he peremptorily de
chne1 TO see me.
AFTER this 1 took to writing I wrote
H.H several letters, setting forth my pros
.ols aud showing that / was abundant
"oie TO take care of a wife Needless
~ S'y' j received no reply OF one thing l
w. sure; my pathetic pleas, instead of
na'4AI a sottening effect on Jessie's fath-
e.,ea like tonic adding a fresh layer
~. W. macy TO his already superabundant
Stp4 oi that article After. receiving one
VI my notes / noticed that the Judge IN
l".Iy carried himself With a more
0-At4 air than ever, and in his eyes
o'I' was the confident seIf-satisfed look
-eAeral who has the enemy check
,. and beaten at every point.
g. ".'e dreary months dragged by. and