The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-29


help 1t. It was something he had in
hertted from his father, who was q
wholesale merchant, and too modest
TO make more than so per cent profit.
Burt Enright was heart free when
he was formally introduced to Ethel
Garrison at a summer hotel. ANY
other young man would have been
wandering around the paths and
glens with her in less than an hour.
MIR. Burt stood aloof. His bashful-
ness kept him in the background until
a dozen hints were thrown out. Then
he wandered, but he did not take much
comfort, and he did not talk much.
his mother had warned him not TO.
She said that the young man that
talked too much found himself en-
gagged without knowing how he got
there.
The young man ought to have real
lied that Irritation was on. A uirta-
ton at the seashOre or the mountains
Is part OF the program. 1t belongs
TO the scenery. IL reaches its climax
the middle of August and is frostbitten
the LIST OF September. 1t began with
Irritation, but as he could not keep
lbs end up, it degenerated into a real
love affair after a fortnight. That is.
Miss Ethel thought him a nice boy
good boy-a boy to be very nice and
sweet to.
1t is doubtful if he would have no
uced the simmer of the moonlight
on the lake If she had not called his
attention to it. Moonlight shimmers
bring sentiments.
There were grottoes. He had not
| int =,
said she was tired and begged him TO
SIT down In one Grottoes are insep-
arably connected with loving hearts.
There were cooling doves. Mr.. En-
right had not decided whether they
were doves or crows when the brand
OF bird was explained to him and he
was told that they cooed their love
as twilight comes down-just the time
he wasn't cooling his.
He was encouraged to talk and to
sigh and 20 start to say something and
then stop and blush. In the three
weeks was led on and on until at
the close Of the season he almost asked
the privilege of calling on Miss Ethel
at her home in the city later on. AL
most means that he said he knew her
fathers house and often passed 1t
and hoped to again some time. He
was straightway invited to call.
In the coure Of time things had
reached that pass where papa must be
asked If he could spare his charming
young daughter.
The usual course is to walk in on
the old gentleman with a ready-made
speech, and the old gentleman is pre-
pared with another, but in this case
there was a lion in the path. Mr.
Garrison wasn't very old, but he had
been blown up on an occasion by a
barrel of gunpowder and was as deaf
as a post.
BY yelling through a trumpet placed
at his ear he could catch now and
then a word, but to make an i'm
passioned appeal to him was out OF
the question. Miss Ethel had foreseen
the difficulty and was ready with a
suggestion. 1t was gratefully adopted
Young Mr.. Burt wrote a letter 10
the father saying all that could be
said, and l Otimes more than he could
have said with bis tongue. Mr. Gar
rlson was unkering with his ear trum-
pet when the letter arrived. and he
placed IL on a shelf in the library and
forgot all about it.
MIR. Enright had asked for an inter
view, but he didn't get it. A week
went past and no word came from
him. Then Miss Ethel came to the
front again. AS a matter of fact, Papa
didn't even know Mr.. Enright by sight
They had been introduced, but he
paid no attention to callers. They
might have taken the letter as a hoax
or piece of impudence. She would
descend on the parent and announce
that the young man wished a word
with him, and thus pave the way.
The father was found in his usual
corner and the announcement made.
Who? Enright?" he Queried. And
what does he want? / knew an En-
right once, but he went into bank
ruptcy and hung himself"
Five minutes later the young man
stood in the awful presence. and was
received with:
IF you are a collector or book agent
will be useless"
Il have called, sir-I have called"
was shouted in the trumpet.
Louder"
The words We're shouted again.
Yes, 1 know you've called, but
what of it? l you have a scheme to
work it won't go here"
1T is about your daughter"
Yes, l have a daughter somewhere
around. Are you a music teacher, and
does she want to take lessons from
you?"
At this juncture the ear trumpet fell
apart. 1t was of two pieces and held