The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-10-12

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quired, desperately.
Leibel gave a hypocritic long
drawn "U-m-m-m. l wonder if Rose
Green-where 1 work" he said,
and stopped.
81 fear not" said Sugarman. "She
is on my list. Her father gave her to
me some months ago, but he is hard
to please. Even the maiden herself is
not easy, being pretty.
Perhaps she has waited for some
one, suggested Leibel.
Sugarman's keen ear caught the
note of complacent triumph.
"You have been asking her your
selfl' he exclaimed in horror stricken
accents.
"And if 1 haveP" said Leibel, de-
family.
"And does her father know?"
"Not yet"
"Ahl then must get his consent, "
said Sugarman decisively.
IL thought of speaking to him
myself"
"Now, if you went to her father, "
pursued the Shadchan, "the odds are
that he would not even give his
daughter--to say nothing of the
dowry."
eyes, 1 think you had better go"
said Leibel eagerly.
"But if do this thing for you
shall want pound more" rejoined
Sugarman.
"a pound morel" echoed Leibel in
dismay. "Why?"
because Rose Green's hump is of
gold" replied Sugarman pracularly.
"Also, she is fair to see, and many
men desire her."
"But you always have your five per
cent on the dowry."
The very next day Sugarman invad-
ed the green workroom.
Sugarman's entry was brusque and
breathless.
At last" he cried, addressing the
little white haired master tailor. 81
have the very man for you"
HAS he any money!" grumpily in
terrupted Eliphaz.
"He will have money" replied Su-
garman, unhesitatingly, "when he
marrles.
"Ah" The fathers voice relaxed,
and his foot lay limp on the treadle.
''How much will he have?'
81 think he will have fifty pounds;
and the least you can do is to let him
have fifty pounds" replied Sugarman,
with the same happy ambiguity.
Eliphaz shook his head ON princi-
pie.
eyes, you will, said Sugarman,
"when you learn how fine man he is.
"Tell me, then,' rejoined Eliphaz.
"Tell me, first, if you will give fifty
to a young, healthy, hard working
God-fearing man whose idea is to start
as q master tailor ON his own account?
And you know how profitable that isl"
''To man like that" said Eliphaz,
in burst of enthusiasm, II would give
as much as twenty-seven pounds temp
"Unless you can promise thirty it is
waste of time mentioning his name,"
said Sugarman.
"Well, well-who is hep"
Sugarman bent down. lowering his
voice into his fathers ear.
"Whatl Leibell' cried Eliphaz,
outraged.
"Shl' said Sugarman, cor he will
overhear your delight, and ask more.
He has his nose high enough as it is"
"B-b-b-ut." sputtered the be-
wildered parent. 'T know Leibel
myself. 1 see him every day Idon't
want Shadchan to find me man
know-a mere hand in my own work.
shop"
"Your talk has neither face nor fig
ure," answered Sugarman, sternly.
"It is just the people one sees every
day that one knows least"
Eliphaz grunted vaguely and the
Shadchan went on triumphantly. II
thought as much. Aud yet where
could you find a better man to keep
your daughter"
"But / didn't know he would be hay
ing money!" murmured Eliphaz.
"Of course you didn't know. That's
what the Shadchan is for-to point
out the things that are under your
nose"
"But where will he be getting this
money from?"
"From you," said Sugarman
frankly.
From me?"
"From whom else? Are you not
his employer? It has been put by
for his marriage day"
"He has saved it?"
"He has not spent it," said Sugar
man, impatiently.
"But do you mean to say he has
saved fifty pounds?"
''If he could manage to save fifty
pounds out of your wages he would
be indeed a treasure, said Sugarm,u.
perhaps it might be thirty"
But you said fifty"
"Well, you can come down to
thirty" retorted the Shadchan.
"You cannot expect him to have
more than your daughter brings"