The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-24

| that la-da-da young ton from Luhhoh-
you know, the conservative jointT
The conservative joint?" gasped
Doris.
That's 'im-the young ton with
window pane In his hi, and n 'Haw,
hawr sort of way of talking, as though
is talk stuck In his neck!
As | was goin' to tell yer" contin-
ued Mrs. Acroyd yolubly. "'E called
ere this morn.
Good mornin', madam says e,
taking off his shiny topper, as polite as
IL he was talkin' to duchess.
Good day, young man, says l.
"Is Mr.. Acroyd at 'omeT says e.
mo, young man, says l. ''E's down
In the mines dlggin' Goals for the ben
eft of an ungrateful country which
kicks at payin' thirty bob ton, for the
benefit of the likes of you!
I'm sorry | haven't time to discuss
the coal question, Mrs. Acroyd,' says
he, but shall be very glad II you will
give me cup of your very excellent
tea. They tell me that you make the
very best cup O. tea In the whole town.
says 'e. And would you believe 1t, Miss
Doris. in five minutes he an me were
'obnobbin' over our AFTERNOON tea, Just
the same as II was swell lady an 1t
was my at 'ome day.
Now, Miss Doris, saw is little
game at once when e started arstin' all
sorts of questions about you, an gettln
me on to tell i'm all about you.
when told i'm all about what you
did In the scarlet fever time, an the
strike time, an the typhoid time, l says
to I'm. Now, young man, what do you
think OF young woman like thatY
az think she's a noble GIRL says e,
an e struck is eyeglarst in is eye, an
pulled down is cuffs as though he
meant what he said.
"'Now, young man. says l, that
there young lady hasn't got mother to
look arter 'er or to arst any young man
rs Intentions
~ understand says he.
you've been sparkin' round 'er
ever since you've been down ERE cleo
shuneerlng,' says l.
"'E mods.
Now, young man. says L. you've
come ere to arst my old man for Is
vote, which 'e's chairman Of the jolly
Miners Benefit Club. l know very
well that he an is mates are goin' to
vote agln' yer, and that they're goin' TO
smash oop your meetin' tonight
"1'm sorry to ear that says q.
"'Now, young man. says /, might |
arst what are your Intentions toward
our Miss Doris? She's more to us wom-
en- ere than half dozen bloomin' mem
bers O. parliament saysI l.
Then he dropped the winder pane
from is eye an the 'haw, haw' from is
voice, and e answers quite gentle:
Whether I'm returned member of
parliament or not for this constituency.
Mrs. Acroyd,' says e, I intend to arst
Miss Doris Thorold to do me the honor
of marryin' me-
Right o, my ladr says l. An
when you've married 'er, do you mean
to treat 'er well?'
~ do says e.
"'No stoppin' out late at nights. no
'armonIc clubs, an always to bring yer
money 'ome straight to 'er on pay day.
says I.
Yes says he.
"Then 'eld out my and to i'm. which
e gripped very ard.
leave it to me, then, young man,
says l.
THANK you, Mrs. Acroyd,' says he.
But supposing Miss Thorold won't
have meT
"'You leave that to me. young man.
says 1.
And e left 1t to me, Miss Doris, with
this" concluded Mrs. Acroyd, pro-
duclng a magnificent half-hoop ring.
81 kissed i'm for Is mother before o
went. e was that like my poor Bill
as was drowned at sea that couldn't
'elp it. Now, Miss Doris, are you fond
Of I'm. or amt your II you are. he'll
be a mimber O. parleymint tomorrow
night. II you amt, my old man an IL
pals VIII wipe him an Is msetin' out
this very evening"
"Oh, Mrs. Acroyd. I've loved him for
ever SO long!" whispered Doris, as she
hid her face on that lady's massive
shoulder.
"Then put is ring on, my dear, and,
as long as you wear 1t, remember that a
clean kitchen and good plain whites
has more to do WI making a man hap
by an kind an keepin' out o. the pooh
lies than oil the brass in the worldr
That night Ashley delivered his Anal
speech to the electors of Blackton-le-
Moor.
The meeting, which was to have been
rlotously opposed, passed on amid gem
eral enthusiasm. His agent attributed
this to the large number Of women who
were seated In the body of the audi
ence, and who seemed to suppress at
once any signs of rioting.
When he came to the end OF his
speech roar Of enthusiasm, burst forth
from friend and foe alike.
The following morning 1t was ru-
mored that Bully" Acroyd and the
Jolly Miners were voting solidly for
Ashley. 1t was further rum0red In the
afternoon that large numbers Of voters
in No-Man's Land and Walkers Rents
were prevented from coming to the poll
by their wives, who had stolen their
clothes in the night and had kept them
in bed all day with unlimited Cruel and
tobacco and beer, declaring that they