Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-23

A BRUTAL FATHER,

"Dollars uln't everything, marm,'
said Nh, Elijah H. Poggson "lYo
made my pile and II ain't perhaps a
small one, But there's nothing but
trouble ahead, There's my daughters
she is a fine girl, dts her clear duty
to me and her country TO o'inNest my
dollars In peerage and marry a
British lord, There's Lord Teller and
Lord Bulper and the Earl OF Hurley
10 select from. They'll all jump Bub
she says she'd rurher have no truck
with lords, She don't vNlly them u
cent, She'd mther marry man she
really loves and live In cottage Did
you ever hear of such u gall? II
makes me downright sick. What's the
good of my sluyn' all my life and GO
Ding down town every day II my
daughters going to keep house In u
cottage?' ..
~ Is only an expression, You see"
said Lady William Novel;, with %
compassionate smile, 1T does great
credit to your daughters he0rt, hut |
eNpcc, the cottage she contcmpIoles
would be one standing in extensive
grounds and with all the latest I'M
pro,cmcnts, including the electric
light" y,
~ cottage at Newport maybe
said Mr. p0ggson, And Il lord. liut
she saws she hNin't no use for .ords'
And then there's more glll, My sec
retary hc was real cute, down to
every tick IN the game on the other
side, This side he seems TO have de-
ytlopcd into pulret fool. This old
country Is TOO local for him, lie don't
understand. The NN.hred fool got u
letter asking me to subscribe 10 n
lccal Institution, signed 'lilrtching'
don g. Denton, and he mailed bnck u
refusal, beginning il Messrs, lietch'
irgdon & Dcntou'-und II was from
the Dock himself all the Tine
"Why don't you have an English
secretary TO manage your English
correspondmcc?" said Lady William,
v animation. zone who wauId
know the ropes eNactly steer you
clear Of all thcse--er-co -contretempS-'
aud help you In many ways"
Local man to run the local busi'
ness
Exactly Now, II happens hat by
a curious coincidence happen TO
know Of just the kind of young mun
who world suit you eXactly'-rude
people, said the Lady William, by u
curious coincidence alway did hap
pen to know of the very thing that
people wanted. and that this knowl.
edge was of value TO her. "llc is not
too young, thoroughly up to date. Of
very good family and very good look
Ing"
sounds bit dangerous. ! reckon
Marry Antmcte is just the sorcr girl
to fall dead in love with him, specially
II he hadn't cent"
"nut surely Mr., Pu~gson, you
could then exercise your PARENTAL au'
thority?"
"Certny, could exercise It; but |
ain't cern that drlyln' is the safest
way of kcrrin' Girls ON the straight,
and wouldn't bet much that Marry
An,lnette mlghnt bolt IN the oppo-
site direction"
81 can assure You. my dear Mr..
poggsan. YOU need have NO cause for
nl0rm, When have told You all
about thc Young man YOU will see
how exactly suited he would be, and
that YOU need have no anxiety what.
ever. II Is quite provldcntlal that YOU
fold me inst now"
This was how II was that Mr..
Charles NcN.an became private secre
tarv TO Mr.. porgson. the American
millionaire, rcr the English depart.
ment 40 TO speak. He was engaged
nj Inv MO means an excessive salary.
but. ON ihe other hnnd. he WINS TO
hoard nnd lodpr with his cmployer.
Mr.. pogyson chuckled over this 10
his doughter tbe romoniic Marie An.
,toinettc
"It dor,t oost r,e n cont moro "a nrt
him On ono ~ the oucst rooms 4hot
oin't nsed and ia let him emf what the
snryonts would yosts Ana 4, s,1,s
mo cleor bundreI n venr nc.IJos
+ boyc him always ot hnnI"
Mic. pnmoson's nose ncnm;rod m NV.
tro ecornfmI ,in when hpr 'norcnt I'm.
T,rmcd her of b,s orr,ngcmcnt with
Mr Newton she duhhed him "thn
.Iirod n,,n" ror,1,,yti1t '7"t t'''
'"Iody Noyoli .nws Ia is ~ thor.
orrhGy cood fomiIr" ohsoryod her
so.Lor
"0h voc bors yo,r st,,o noo
,Ton,," n,1 1 oaaI c,yu,, ~, ~ y" Pop'