Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-13

Hampshtfe. 6he y very anc Ioofins you,e
soman, and foe long While was considsrrt one
Of TIE best ioUking ladies Ia Nc~ Enrixnd. IL
August last M Aekefmar M .;dsa xra.
down 70 sesport, 70 spend the summer ana
isdulge ~ "a bsee1es Amoar the eues,, then
topping q mat ssipe watering place ~ss Mis-
Iun q sss .ampshife,r and her uncle Benia.
s1'a. 4 uncle Is . shreud man of The world,
car see a. far into the wants and peeniiari-
.ses Of other people m the next MAJ. Nc Ack-
man, OF Utica, saw Miss Ellis, and was 20 taken
with her contour that he immediately made up
his mind that, If her beauty rested on golden
basis, he would Ego In and vim To ascertain
how Miss Ellis stood with regard TO the precioas
metals, AS. A. came TO the conclusion shat the
best thing be conid do was 10 pump her uncle
Benjamin.. To get uncle Benjamin under the
pump, Mr. Ackernan invited him in his faf.or.
and partook Of iced champagne for several days
ia succession. During one Of these sociable SIT
downs, Nr. A. broAehed the subject in the fol-
loving manner.
.sThat young lady Who sat at the table near
you this morning, Is magnificent creature
Do you know her name =
.Do you mean the young lady with the black
ringiesss"
.The same. Are you acquainted with her "
Certainly. Her name is Ellis; she resides in
New Hampshire
"An old family, the Ellis, Ibelevesr
YES, sir; and they have the rocks, toor
Possible; and Is Miss Ellis worth anything in
her own right"
II rather think she Is. She owns more land
than can see over from the top Of flagstaff.
Ii addition TO this, she holds some thirty thou.
| sand dollars worth Of government securities
rs it possbiey"
.Trnc, every word Of it. am her uncle, and
ought to know"
"Uncle! beg ten thousand pardons for my
rndeness. Hadi supposed that you were in any
way related 10 the Young lady, our conversation
would have taken far different direction. You
will overlook the impropriety, hope!"
Uncle Benjamin promised TO do so, although
he knew that Mr.. Ackmermln was dealing IN
ialsehood and duplicity the whole time. Mr..
Ackeruian and Uncle Benjamin shook hands and
parted. The latter walked toward the beach TO
nave q smoke. The former went TO the BARRIERS
shop and odrered Mr. Ponlatum TO dress his hair
La Julien. Mr.. AcAern,an put himself ION his
shape at the earliest possible moment. lie
then sought an introduction to Miss Ellis. lie
got 1t through her "Uncle benjamin. The IN
PRODUCTION r'pened into tirta,ion, the Irritation
into courtship, and the courtship into mar
rage. The latter cam of two weeks ago last
Monday. The next day they started ON their
honeymoon They visited Boston and remained
there till Thursday OF last week. They then
started for Albany. They arrived here on Fri
day morning, having spent the previous night at
Springfield, where they laid over. On their ar.
rival in this city, they drove to Stanwix Hall,
where they engaged suite Of rooms at The rate
Of sixty dollars per week On Monday OF this
week Mr. Ackerman informed his wife, that
owing to the non-Arrival OF funds, he would
have to trouble her for small loan. So
slow much, dearest ="
mo great sum, my duck-a couple Of hun
drcd will do at present. ne
"A couple of hundred! Why my dear, that is
more money than | have seen in the last five
years"
what becomes Of your interest money, love!'
Nv hat interest money, my souls
why, that interest money you derive from
| those government securities
''Goserninent securities don't know what
you mean"
Don't know what mean! Why your Uncle
Benjamin informed me that you owned thirty
thousand dollars worth
If he did, he should be written to and made
to explain 1t is al. riddle to me-"
Mr.. A. conceded with Mrs. ~, and admitted
that Uncle Benjamin should be written to. He
dropped him letter that very hour. On We'd
! nesday he received Uncle Benamin's answer
We annex it:
Dear Nephew: In answer to yours OF Monday
last, send you this. fear you have put con-
struction upon my language not warranted by
the facts. | said that Miss i:llis's family was
one of the Oldest in the State, and that they had
lots OF rocks This Is LITERALLY SO. Miss Elliss
parents live on fifty acre farm, nine-tenths OF
which are covered with bouldcrs of all possible
magnitude fly rocks you imagined money,
you have, | am panied to say, deceived yonr-
calT I tk,at mad l,,pa
than could see over IRON the top OF flagstaff"
| admit used this language, and the state
ment is true. As am very near-sighted, the
quantity OF land can see from the top OF Il flag
staff is limited 10 half an acre. l am sorry, ii
you understood me to mean moro than this.
also mentioned that my neice held some $780,
600 worth OF Government securities. This is
true, every word OF it. The securities aforesaid
were issued by the first Congress, and are Known
Us the iar-taMed Continental money. 1t sells in
Boston, at the present time, at the rate OF ten
cents per peck Should i. bring more than this
in York State, please drop me line al your ear
Hest convenience. With love 10 self and niece,
close with best wishes for your prosperity.
.~.-tA = - Yours, BIS. V. Ellis,
q The first thing that Mr.. Acke did when
he received Uncle Benjamns letter was TO ,ear
his hair and stamp upon the floor. lie asked
Mr.. Ackerman what it ali meant. Mrs. A re-
piled that she did not know, but supposed it all
came from tina; love OF fun which Uncle Benja-
min inherited from his grandfather Zercbuloi
Ellis Vi Portland. MIR. A. id her Uncle Bci.-
jamin, and paid the same compliment 10 his
grandfather Zerebulon Ellis OF Portland. lia,-
tng done tins, he pronounced the whole marriage
"a cursed swindle. Mrs Alderman re,orted,
and charged Mr.. Alderman with being u mer
cenary adventurer. Mr.. Alderman said he
would permit no woman TO question his honor
Mrs. Ackeruan retOrted by saying he "could no!
help himself" THIS 30 irrltatcd Mr.. Ackcrm;.n
that he walked up Gud slapped Mrs. Ackermans
face. Mrs. AcAcrman, not liking this SORT ..
thing, pronounced her husband brute, soon al
ter which she repair. d 10 the Police Otlice and
sw ore out warrant against him Tor assault and
artery. TWAS issued by Justice Parsons
" hen the officer went to serve it, however, ii
y as discovered that Mr.. Ac.ernan had flown.
II issapposed that he has gone eilhcr to Utica or
BoSton. Tito the latter place, Uncle 3cnja-
ain" should expect an early visit from Mare,-
zek moas.ache and a duellng pistol.