The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-29
THE WAY 1T HAPPENED.
Showing the Difference Between the Comic
Paper Narrative and the Reality.

Washington Star: "Tonight,' said the
young hardware clerk to himself, and an
expression of quiet determination mounted
his features. "tonight / am going to see
Hatties father and tell him that l want
to marry his daughter.'
He was fully aware that Hatties father
was a pretty grim sort of a man. pos
sessed Of very shrewd eye in looking
clear through young men.
Inc young hardware clerk had never
peen able to ascertain whether he was
much OF hit with the old gentleman or
not. He was likewise fully cognizant of
the fact, was this young hardware clerk
who wanted Hattie, and wanted her bad,
mat $2o per week, his present income,
to take proper care of a girl whose father
was master plumber in good practice;
put ne saw other young married folks do
ing the W. per stunt, and he didn't see
lie had asked Hattie what she thought
about it, and Hattie had replied by drop
ping into his strong, manly-but there are
some matters into which rank outsiders
nave no right to probe.
Yep" again unused the Young hard
ware clerk, 'tonights the night for me
TO- brace the old boy for Hat, and I'm go
ing to put on my good bunch rags and
make the break for sure"
And he did
1t must be said that he approached the
mouse with more or less treDidation and
that when the hired girl told him that
MISS Hattie was dressing and would be
down In minute, there was some huski-
ness IN his tone as he told the hired girl
mat 1or the present he desired to have a
private conversation with Mr. Plugleak.
The young hardware clerk sat on the
edge OF a chair in the parlor, twiddline
his $1.9S Panama, when he heard a heavy
no doubt in life that he felt just a trihe
queer when Hats father, in his shirt.
sleeves and slippers, with cigar in the
left hand corner of his grim face, and an
in hi
| the hall.
"Goodevening, Mr. Plugleak." said the
young hardware clerk, in perfectly nat.
| ural voice, for he had ror all his trepida.
ton, quite, succeeded in mastering his
| feelings. 1T may be that you surmise
| why it is that ! have asked for a little
private talk with you this evening
want to marry Hattie. Hat says She's
willing, and I've been fond of her eye1
since she was little bit of a thing, anG
! guess she thinks she's be able to gel
| ing you. That's ALL
| Now, it is right at this point that thu
| present narrative necessarily differs from
| all narratives whatsoever of a similar
| character in the funny papers
The funny paper narrative would, by E
wanton and impossible deviation from al
truth and nature, depict the young hard
ware clerk as executing hasty departure
aid of the right shoe CT Mr. Plugleak'.
| No. IL boot, and on his hurried way dowr
the front steps the unfortunate young
| hardware clerk would be exhibited a:
stepping on toy express wagon that hat
been accidentally left on the steps b,
Hatties little brother, thereby accelerate
| ing his exit and causing his coattails t.
| fly uD around his head and his collar t.
burst at the buttonholes, and all that sor
| of thing.
| However, this is an age of realism ant
of fact. and not even for the purpose O
evokng the uncomfortable glee of thu
| reader of this narrative can the presen
writer swerve from his manifest duty o
abiding by the whole truth and nothin;
| but the truth.
| Consequently:
"oh, that's it, Ell, SOM" said Mr.. Plug
leak, with a half smile stealing over hi
| naturally stern features, as he dropped
into chair and took a long pull at hi
cigar. We'll, I've been kind O. thinkin,
that you've been making uo to Hat. tt
| all right, my boy. I suppose. Hats
| good girl, and know that she likes you
and don't see any reason why you tw'
| shouldn't get married I want the CIR
to marry the man Of her own pick. I'v
had word or so about you on the quie
with some folks that know you, and the,