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Show ff? !? liar VII D.T1..1 tha tlar.r Uralarra I '' j , Thtl Waa Ilrr llaail si la. I I A bold Kentucky colonel vraa tin I (' father of a lovely ilauRlitrr who loved h ' nulco rating man. In nil reajiectji mi I, 1 objottlonaUo. .Ml the Kirl.i nml r tnatrrma lu tho country ryinjatliizoil 1 , with tho lovcra anil tho froaaiiia pro 5 1 aounml It tho linpjikiit nlTnlr in the t lino of innrrj Ing that hail lieen licnnl IH ) of for a long time Hut tho colonel ;' una nn olwtlnate mnn & Tlio lnoro ho hoard of tho court Ira i alilii tho more ho avvoro that lie l1'! e ouM hao tiu tuch jiuppy for n son g J In lnr, nml tho young mill (tot into HI A audi a ntnlo tlut ho n as af rail to m nv hla botrotheil except aurreptitlonaly HH. ami both vv-tru afraid tooix.ii tin MjHEif subject totliocoloml HHs Hnppll), when tho path of tnio HBkR lot cm iloea not run aniootli, owing to HHM tho oppuallion of n crtiil pnnnt, tho HHHSp mlapry of tho tltuatlon Ik Ightens tho HHHmB delight, and o tho nretchnl, hipjy HHMfR cuuplo wont on day ly day na tona of HBs thmuanda havo dono lx foro. Hra 'I ho rttolou Inti rvlow and tho Mir Kr rcptltloiu note, tho ngony nml fear KfilF nnd tho comttnut aivpi nxo mado the HHh3v houra rIow with remorse. Hut RK anon, tho colonel lean ed throuRli JS onoof tho Roiwlpa that ho wna llkeij BHe' to bo a futhor-ln law wltlioul 1 in am HH vint. Ho italltcd up nnd clown tho HnJB liall mutterinie and Rronllng somo HHK thing to tho Uleet that tlilaw on tho B rut timo in hla lifo that ho had o cr HHS tou opiuxeil, and by Jupiter mid nil fBFW'. thootlicr gala It w onl I bo tho Inatl Nk Then ho aent for hla friend, tho inn HBHSI jor, and tho two worthies dlaciiMcd HHJMt' whether tho presumptuous nucnl HH ! iJiould bo horeowhlpiK.il, khot on B3 I' tight or polltt ly slaughtered accord ! lag to tho codo. BK lj 'Hio last inetho.1 was dolcnnlnod OMi on nud n challongo delhirod to tho HBfH f enemy, wltli an oiplanntlon of tho HMB' condescension that accorded tho chlv- HBtt L nlroiu ttrms, "as a lady's honor was iSBlf l!r concoraeil, air." BJnt Hut a omon's quick wit, nlwijs IHHf chnrTMriindirtliolnapiratinn of loto I VJHui nud romnnco, suggested n rising net iBIH of tmgutly Tn Lxt Bin lies nnd tears HKHB' tho innldon Implored her lover to HBHttf obey her wbhes, f.15 ingi "You know, HBJf dear, how obstliuto pnpn ls tho only BjHJ way I can git anything is to pretend BV "ot to want it, and it una just so HBH ritii uununnwhcuaholUod Now, HBfDJfe do J ou underetandl" HflBK In tho meantlmo tho colonel nnd BBS tho major prepared to mako worms' HH miat of thoiMxrloer. BBHB Tlio proposed fnt.il morning dawn BBBBj cd tho gentlemen wcro promptly on HBBH thoground, imdtliocenmonlwtHiro BBBB about to proceed nn uiu il, when tho HBBBf lo ers friend approached tho blood BBBBj tliirsty colont 1 with great formality BBS nnd said i 'Colonel, my friend haa BJBj9 dono ) on n wrong which ho proposes BBBBj to repair without loss ot life, which BBBBJ w ould only malco tho mnttor worso BBBJk for tho joung lady. ItUtruothnt BJBffl ho has declined to marry her, BHjBH mid ' HBO "1 laa docllnod to" Hut tho mon BBBBj atriwlt) uf tho thing cholfcU tho vol HBJnK oucloutof uttinmco. HBBB? "Votfi uud ho disires to oiler ou BJBBxn apology and" BBSE "Apolofl I" KhoutM tlio colonel BMoi 'IlaiighUnpologyt ltcfuso toinnr- Wj r)'n Kvutlcinau's ilaughtirl By all BBBBJ tho Infernal gods, woll wo nhout BBBEr thatl Major, git mo u preacher, sir, BBH and a church, and all that hort of BBBB thing mighty iiuiclc Tlnrull bo n BBBB wedding, sir, or n funeral In less thnu BUB half mi hour. Not it word, giutlo- HK men I don t lilo n puppy for n son HX7 in law, but my honor sliall bo viudl HBI rntoil " BBBk. Of lourso tho colonel had his w ay, BBHJB but if ho mcr tlnilsout tho hoax hu BBBH will burst a blood cssel or fall diad HBH of upoplex . Ciniiuimtl Comuicr- Kj ciol Uazetto |