Show A SHOUT SHORT STORY STOBY WITH A MORAL A young yankee had formed an attachment for a daughter of a rich old farmer and after agreeing with the bonnie lassie went to the old farmer to ask his consent aurin during the ceremony which was an awkward orie one for jonathan Jathan he whittled away at his stick the old man watched the movement of the knife at the same time continuing to talk on the prospects of his future son in law as he supposed until the stick was dwindled down to nought he then spoke as follows I 1 you have fine property you have steady habits are good enough loo lookin kinz but you cant have my my daughter had you made something no matter what whai of the stick you have whittled away you could have ha hai I 1 her as it is you cannot your property will go as the stick did little by little until all is gone and your family reduced to want I 1 have read your character you have my answer |