The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-08-19

but danghter vas 8 rose bash. d
But to what does an this lead, q she
asked. Il So
'.My dear. want 10 pee you marriied he
II am willing to MARI M r. r Handy
when he comes back rich from the
/ Klondike. . 0 *s.: n: L {$
J Nonsense. He Will never come back
rich from any place. Now, listen ia
me. There is q young man in this town
that would make any woman good
i husband" --., =. &
what is his name? Not old John
Foster, I hope" ~t 5&%i-...
"Oh, no; a young ana handsome
Observation-Disclosures ~.
'But, father, i don't love him" -
f"You don't do what? Love him! Why,
whoever heard of such thing? He
owns big house, and it has no mort
gage on it. Don't love him, indeed!' -
| Mrs. Undertake was standing at the
door. But If she doesn't love him she
can't help IT." said the sympathetic
mother.
Timberlake looked around with q
frown. Margaret, my dear, I wish you
would not bear her out in. her silli-
| ness"
"But you loved mamma when you
married." was what any girl would
have said, and was what Florence did
say. ,..@ =
Timberlake raped ON. the table.
"Oh, of course; yes, that's all right.
But we are not talking about that.
That was a long time ago; there was
more meaning to love then than now. ,"
Love endures always" said Mrs.
Timberlake.
'Oh, can't love him!" the girl al
most moaned. "He's got such little
ears and"
"Oh, you can't love him because he's
got little ears. You love a man on &C
count of his ears. Ears! Then an ele-
plant must be we'll favored in your
sight. Ears! Well, I'll swear
The interview was broken up, the
father going out muttering, "Ears!"
McWilliams called at the factory the
next day. ':What-what 1uck?" he in
quired.
Timberlake cleared his throat. 81
fear that it will take her some time to
decide"
"She didn't say anything against
me, did she?"
''Oh, no; upon the contrary, she is
very much pleased with you. Go out
to. see her. A man should always plead
his own cause"
The young man went to the house
to plead his cause, and he pleaded we'll,
love investing dull mind with elo-
quence. He swore that Florence was
necessary to his happiness, and she be-
lieved him. She said that she was sor-
ry, and she proved it by tear that
cleaned upon her cheek, but that was
held out her hand, and hoped to meet
him in heaven. He took 1t, ara ae-
clared that a far-off heaven was all
right, but it was not what he was look
ing for just at present. He wanted
her to make heaven of this earth.
She gave him another tear, and dis
missed him. J. - 49, -. -
A short time afterwards there came
another sutton, one who had been hang
ing about-old John Foster. His prop
osition was business like. He would
make over half his property to her.
Timberlake fastened to his daughter
with this proposition. She declared
that she wouldn't marry old man
Foster to save her life. Foster was
| advised to plead his own cause. He
might have a compelling reserve force.
So he went and pleaded. She did not
give him tear. She sent for the cook
to show her the man who had presumed
to come as lover, and the impudent
cook laughed in his face. He fumed
his way back to the factory, and
stormed into Undertakes office.
sir, have you any respect for me?'
II honor you. What's the trouble?''
would you heed request from
me?"
"Surely. Name it,
Then discharge that Internal crea-
ture, your cook"
Undertake hemmed and hawed.
why" said he, "she is the finest beef
steak cook in the country"
"Oh, she is! And she can cook up
the most insolent dish Of any one in the
country! Your daughter sent for her,
and she laughed at me, the hussy!
And now you must discharge her, or
our relationship is at an end
1t is hard not to obey the request of
money, so Timberlake gave. him a half
hearted promise. That night his steak
was better than ever, but he sent for
the cook. MARY Ann White" said he,
Il admire you as cook, but cannot,
nor will 1, put up with your insolence.
When my friend Foster was here you
laughed at him."
! Mary Ann acknowledged it. She
could not keep back her mirth, he was
SO funny.
well, but I didn't hire you to
laugh"
"No," replied the cook, ut wasn't
/ l. - -