Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1890 — One Kind of Human Nature. [ARTICLE]

One Kind of Human Nature.

Philadelphia Pres*. An Ohio man, the father of seven marriageable daughters, some of whom were jp danger of getting somewhat toojfar along to be marriageable, has been practicing recently with a little ordinary everyday human nature, suen as may be found in the make-up of all .of us. This Ohio man had put qp patiently with all the young men of the country around for years. They came to see the girls every night, sometimes three or four a night, and on Sunday nights there was always as much as one young man for each of the seven girls. They just had their steady company, as they say in Ohio. All this was very pleasant to the girls and boys, but it was expensive for the old gentlemen, and it ultimately became very tiresome. As none of the boys showed a disposition to take .any of the girls off his hands by marrying them, he ordered them off. He felt that things were altogether too .convenient, and that the girls were rated too Cheaply. Some of the young men showed’their utter worthlessness giving heed to these orders and treat*

Ing them In good faith. Others continued their visits, but did their best 1 to avoid Hie old gentleman, and al ways! enjoyed themselves the more when they knew he wasn’t around.' He was not to be deceived, however, and seeing that he • had not muchnimproved the chances of getting his girls married he created more obstacles. He bought a number of ferocious dogs, and borrowed a shotgun of a neighbor, and gave notice that the first young man that came fooling around the house could have his choice of being shot or eaten up by the aogs. This scheme worked admirably, and it had almost immediate effect. Within three days two of the girls had run away and got married. This so enconraged the old gentleman that he bought an extra dog and an increased supply of amunition for the shotgun. ’ The greater the difficulties, however, the more determined the young men were to have those girls, and the undeniable truthful statement is made that within a month not one of the young ladies remained unmarried. They had all got away in spite of the dog and the shot gun, ju9t as the old gentleman had doubtless forseen would be the case—when they were made hard to get they were in demand. That is merely a kind of human nature that most people understand, but it isn’t so effectively practiced by everybody. *