SITTING DOWN ON HIM.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1142, 21 February 1884, Page 1

SITTING DOWN ON HIM.

1 1 don't altogether like this young man Millikin, who comes to see you so often ; I hear he is nothing but a poor dry goods clerk,' is what the head of the family said to his daughter one day at the dinner t.ble. ' He is a very nice young gentleman,' replied the daughter; 'besides, he is something more than a poor dry goods clerk. He gets a large salary, and is manager of one of the departments and expects some day to have an interest in o>e business.' ' I hope he may,' responded the old man ' but he strikes me as a very flippant, impertinent young person, and in my opinion he should be »at dswn upon.' ' Well, I have invited him to take tea w ith us this evening,' said the daughter, ' and I hope you will treat him politely, at least. You will find him a very different person to what you supposed him to be.' ' Oh, I'll treat him politely enough,' lie said. That evening Mr Millikin appeared at supper, and made a most favorable impression on the old gentleman. 'He is a clever fellow, after all,' he thought. 'I have done him an injustice,' It was just here that Bobby spoke out. P>obby is a well-meaning little fellow, but too talkative. 'Papa,'he ventured, 'you know what you said to-day at dinner about Mr Millikin : that he was an impertinent young man, and ought to be sat down upon —' •Silence, sir !' shouted the father swallowing a mouthful of hot potato. But the little boy wouldn't silence. ' It's all right,' he continued confidentially but in a whisper loud enough to be heard out of doors, ' he lias been sat down upon. Sister sat down on him last night for two hours.' After this the meal went on more quietly, owing to Bobby's sudden and very jerky departuie.—Philadelphia Call.