The broad ax., 1906-12-15
BENJAMIN BANNEKER.
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man means TO marry our g1rl-to make
her his wife. His wife, wife, wife
crying It In her ear as IL she were
deaf.
Now Ben you are not trying to
make me a fool-are you old man?
mo, honey. l. did not do it-not l,
not I indeed II I knew who did 4
he should suffer-but what in the devil
do you think he means by esprone?"
Never mind now ole mania, ha,
ha" she replied littering and laughing
moderately.
Nov you understand It and II you
win let the boy read it out"
Eyes Ben l see! Our girl will marry
this young mantle son Of such q
rich man-o! I am glad. l give my
consent You will do so too my man.
and you too little Ben-eh?" she said
looking at the young Ben.
But mother" said our Ben, the
thing don't seem to turn on our con-
sent" He had quietly read to the end
during the little spat between his
parents-with a sentiment Of surprise
and sadness expressed on his fine
countenance, bright with intellect. The
parents also became silent as though
impressed by the feelings Of their son.
Ben proceeded and thus finished the
reading to his hearers.
II write to you to tell you this all
and besides that shall not give my
consent to any such marriage. It is
not because the Seniorita Miss Susi-
anna Ben de Benneker IL daughter Of
a master plasterer that I object to her
as a wife to my son. I have no pre-
JUDGES.
'Why-why-the old william! our
girl not" exclaimed the mother
'Hush-sh-Quiet, do be still" sooth-
ingly said Ben the father.
mo prejudices-all conditions are
good l believe that Of a master In
your trade as good as any. But rec
ognize only two kinds of men In this
world-men with the money and men
without It, l won't say I esteem one
more than the other-nor that
respect one and despise the other.
don't esteem nor despise, but I go with
the rich and I leave the others alone
on one side-that's all. Its my way,
so when find two roads on my Jour
ney take the easier, on which are
less rocks and holes. AS to men the
better, easier, have the most money.
Yay.eh5.c'&e-ratthe5 kf:JJ-em. Cg
"Ben-let me speak out or I shall
bust-he makes me SO mad"
mo. No, old girl-here 1 will hold
you tight SO you won't bust" exclaim-
ed he surrrendering and pressing her
up closely. 60 ahead son."
See why my dear Signor Mr.. Ben
de Banneker, beg OF you to close
your doors and forbid my son from
Your house-so that not seeing the
signorita Miss Susiana he shall learn
to forget her. Accept dear Signor Ben
de Banneker my regrets you are not
more rich and present my respect to
your very respectable spouse for me
l have the honor to be, as they al
ways put it, don't know why. at the I
end Of letters. with the very highest
etc, etc.,
Yours very humble and most obedi-
ent servant,
The signOr Ben de ouinet.
Delivered by the hand of the younp
signor Ben de Banneker.
He may 90 to the devil for an IN.
solvent old jackass" said the father.
VINO though slow to anger and very
amiable in temper was now angry in.
deed as he thought of his dear dausb.
ter.
AS to the wife, suffocated as thew
mad been during the reading of this
letter she remained a moment silent
as II annihilated-then the violence
OF her excitable nature got sway and
she broke out.
D! He don't know but two kinds
OF men-ah-Ben BannekerI II you
was worth anything as a man Won
would soon show that old Dan siRnor
rs he calls himself that there is a
third kind of mana man with a fist
who knows how to knock with it-as
our old Dutch neighbor Gals it-"mak
heem smell de hell NIT #"
I'm the first place. womani tell
you mine are not any too strong to
60 into such q fight, and besides Il is
q poor way Of marrying on girls to
their sparks-by pounding their dad
dies. nor would 1t knock any sense In