PROSPECTIVE SON-IN-LAW UP-TO-DATE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 7 February 1907, Page 4

PROSPECTIVE SON-IN-LAW UP-TO-DATE.

As the young man entered, the old gentleman looked up and scowled. "Well!" asked the old man, shortly. "Your daughter ' began the young man, but Ua old man cut Him oil abruptly. "J vt* noticed you ve been hanging around here a good deal.'' lie said. "I suppose you've come to toll nie that you love Her and wan., to mairy hoi*'; '".No," replied the young num.. eilm ly. "I've come tu ie.l you that she loves me and want- to marry inc.' •■What?" roared the old man. ".She say* so herself." periled the young man. '"1 never Hoard of such an exhibition of egotistical impertinence P si id tie old man. "Then you misunderstand me," e.\plained the young man. "My assertion i>j dictated by policy, and not by impertinence. \ *»u see. it's ju->t this way. What 1 want j.- nothing tu you: now i= itr "Why—er—not exactly.*' **J might want a thousand pounds, but that wouldn't matter to you. would hV "Certainly not." "You're under no obligation to supply me with what I want, are vou?" "Hardly." | ''Then, what a foolish proposition it 1 would he for .me to come to you and .say. '.Mr Parkinson. 1 Have been wry ! favorably impressed witn your house and furniture/ or 'l think I'd like your daughter.' or anything e',o in that line. Hut when your daughter want- anything it's dill'ereiH. Now i>n't it?" I "It certainly h dilV( ri-nl.' admiUed I the old man. cautiousiv.

"I'reei.-ely.' said the yrung mau.j "£hc and J ligured that oat very cirfully la-it night. You sec. J have no parLiculav projects un«l wc eou.'d both mv thai there wasn't olio chance in a hundred that yuu would give her to me. Then she taut yuu had never yet refused anything tluu she wanted, no lnatleV what the cost might be, and that perhaps it would If a good plan to change tlie usual order somewhat. We sort of fell, that il wouldn't be right to ask you to do anytiiing for me. but it's dill'civiit in her ease, as 1 remarked before. Iso I'm here merely as her agciu to say that sh«' wants me. and that -he wants iuo very much, ami to ask you to please see that she gets me. ?>hc never has wanted anything mi much as the wants urn, anil i am «>o favorably dispo-cd towards her that, if you can to make tue invc-tnienl, J shali b' 1 quite willing to leave the terms en tirelv to you and her."

.Naturally she got him. No wide awake btisinos man is going to over look a chance to j»»;f -uch a line r?ampi« of nerve in the family.