Love’s Young Dream.
“So you love my daughter-—eh f” « Y-yes, sir.'’ J * And you hate' money to support 1 her in goodityief “I have AfiOOO in the bank, and an !nf* come«f ftWOO per year." “ SSsney in the bank 1 Ah f t ace. yon arena* financier. You should have Invested in mining shame, anddoubledyoor Interest. Forinstance,! have securities paying ten per cent" f '
The young man hurries off to get hie cash and buy shares of his futlird father-in-law. After ho bus-departed, Lucyentera.tho office and asks : “ Father, did William ‘ ask ‘your Consent ?” “He did, dear.” “ And you said' Yes' ?" “No, darling I He basnoweaUhto give yon." “ Bnt ho has six thousand pounds.”
“ Oh, no. I just collared that for mining securities that won’t bo worth sixpence in the pound six months hence. 1 love youtoo well to see you marry a poor man and have to live In a one-room cottage."
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Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 219, 11 December 1885, Page 1 (Supplement)
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152Love’s Young Dream. Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 219, 11 December 1885, Page 1 (Supplement)
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