West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-07-14
Mrs. RASHER'S
curtain LECTURES
THE OLD LADY MAKES A MATCH
FOR ONE or HER DAUGHTERS.
But flasher Swears lie VIII Never
Give His Consent.
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE.

keep you awake for some time. You
wish I'd keep it till morning, then,
but l don't want to. can't sleep
myself for thinking of it, and | want
company. Besides its not suitable
news to communicate by daylight,
and, of all things, at the breakfast
table. If ever there's time when
an old married couple should enjoy
the security of good talk IN their
own chamber, inside of their own
curtains, its on the important &C.
casion of their eldest daughters re-
ceiving an offer of marriage. Yes,
sir, she has an actual offer What
of itr A great deal of it. You
expect she'll have lots of 'em
before she's been home a year
Well, don't for expect she'll be
married and set up for herself long
before that time comes around. No,
she isn't too young; she's full eigh-
teen, and | was only year older
when you and l was married, and
we had to wait a year longer than
we wanted because you wasn't able
to keep a wife. There won't be any
such necessity IN this case. IL,
could have had my pick out of all
the young men who came to our
house, l believe / shou,G have taken
him was afraid he didn't mean
anything particular by his attentions
and l instructed Cerintha how to
play her cards TO find out. Why
don't you guess who it is ? Fisher2
No | rather think not. Why,
he's just beginning in his profession
and hasn't five thousand dollars in
he world. It's Flummery of course,
l always knew he admired Cerintha.
but he's such a favorite with the
girls, and has so many chances, I
was afraid he would be a butterfly
sort of beau. But he made an
out. and-out offer this morning lust
before luncheon, and the dear GIRL
referred him to me, and told him
if you had no objections / would
make none--just for forms sake
you know my love, for if you had
any you'd be obliged to give 'em
up, since me and Cerintha are both
set on the match. You have OBJ
jectioDs ? You have, indeed OBJ
jections to altogether the most
fashionable young gentleman of our
acquaintance-the leader of our set.
Why, Mr.. Rasher, 1 consider Mr..
Flummery perfectly exquisite My
hearts ambition will be gratiied if
L can see my darling eldest child
united to such a superior being.
He sets the fashion I've noticed
If he got hat or cravat, or any
thing, all the other fellows went and
got 'em just like it. He has the
ontray, as he calls it, of houses
where ] never hoped to set a foot;
and if / become his mother-in-law,
of course shall 60 to the same
places. You're insane to think of
having objections; and the Quicker
you give 'em up the better il will be
for you. All / feel about 1t is that
its too good to be true. He's said
so many queer things to me, l knew
he was quIzZing me often and often,
though | never saw fit to resent 1t,
and now attn glad ! had the good
sense not to; but his saying such
things made me think he wasn't in
earnest in his attentions, and that
he wouldn't marry the daughter of
the woman he made fun OF. But
Cerintha's lady, whether | be or
not; she's been to boardin' school,
and plays and dances, and dresses
as we'll as the best, and is capable
Of correcting her mothers mistakes,
and never refers 20 her fathers bust
ness, and as delicate as a lily: she
don't take after my fat at all, and
know she'll make a sweet looking
bride. o dear, how delightful how
perfectly delicious it will be to 20
shopping and buy the things, We
we're talking about it this afternoon.
The sweet child has already decided
on the pattern OF the lace for the
veil and trimmings Her whole
heart is in il II would break no
doubt, IL she was to be disappointed
now, after planning out the dress and
everything.
10 isn't every mother that gets her
daughter Of her hands these hard
times, in the beginning Of her first
season out--and such a brilliant
match. Mrs. Yellow Dock will
gnaw her fingers off when she hears
Of il. There's that great awkward
Mary Elizabeth Of hers been out
three seasons, and is still in the
market What do mean by still
in the market ? Don't you know
You don't like 70 hear such terms
applied TO young women Pshaw