Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-06

WINGED that you ought to get married.
and to woman with money.
do YOU mean to annoy me- he asked,
angrily. DO you really mean TO say that
you believe | am man to sham love to
woman to swindle her out of her
money!!
Il didn't say word about swindling
woman out Of her money.
NO. of course, you did not say that
But what else is it, if one makes sham
love to Il woman in order to get hold of
her money?
But why make sham love to her?
Why not get to love her-in spite of her
money: Suppose | know a young woman
who admired you greatly and has money,
aud who, think, would marry you if you
tried for her"
Tried for her! What way of putting
it,
MY friend. do not be too exalted; do
not insist on riding the high horse quite
so much. We are people of the world,
you and L
Il am not" he interrupted, ''and I
didn't think you were, either"
"Oh. we'll, we live in the world. and we
have to recognize its ways and to fall in
with them-mOre or less. Now, suppose
this young woman did admire you, anG
that | told you [ thought [ could help you
and make things easy for you-why
should you not begin by making love to
her and end by falling in love with her
before or after marriage? [ don't think
it matters very much, but on the whole
fancy it had better begin after than be-
fore"
You are in chatting humor today"
he said moOdly.
Il? Not the least in the world. am
thinking only of your good
Then please don't think of it any
mOre-in that way"
In that way? Why, what harm could
IT do TO a rich who
would be very fond Of you?''
But | don't care about her--I don't
want her. Who is she?'
"Oh, come now, as if | could tell you
her name after the way in which you
have taken my offer
Your offer. You have no right to
make any offer of the kind You are not
a matrimonial bureau
But now, seriously" she said, sis it
fair that my friend should be cut off
from all chance of marrying the man she
admireS-and very likely loyeS-Or would
come to love-merely because she has Il
lot of money. Is she to be left to the at
tentions of the mere fortune hunter?'
Mrs. Maynard, | don't know anything
about the young woman. and, without
being rude. l hops" to her or to you. [
must say that | can't get myself to take
any interest in her, or to believe in her
existence.
oh yes, she exists, and am sure she
loves you
You are chatting me again. he said,
sternly.
Indeed indeed, I am not
We'll, let the young woman be- at all
events. | know nothing about her. and |
don't believe she cares twopence about
me-"
rs that all you have to say"
HWell-lf you press me- can say that
| don't care twopence about her.
oh; whyE
~ on are in a teasing mood today, and
[ had much better go away. What could
say more than that [ have never seen
her?''
But you can see her.
I don't want to see her.
But why?''
'Well, if you will have it. because I
am in love with another woman, Good
by"
No; I must hear more about this. You
never told me you were in love with an
other woman, [ thought you told me
everything.
Il didn't know it until today
She had guessed at all this yet flush
came into her cheeks, and for a moment
she was silent. Then she said: Il think
now you had better GO
I'll not go until | have told YOU all,
| am in love with you, and l did not
know it until this very day-until just
now. when you talked so complacpntly
OF my marrying some other woman
But ! didn't" she said, quietly.
Didn {! Why, what do you mean?
Dldn you, urge me to marry a young
woman with money? Didn't you urge it
ON me and say. the young woman was in
love with me?''
Why, of course I did, and [ stand to
it. But | didn't say it was any other
young woman
sit down beside me, Lewis she said.
Don't you know that it is leap year?"
So he sat b 4side her.-Buffalo News.
Wild hogs are reported to be nuner-
Gus in the woods about Beaver Hill, Coos
county, Oregon