The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-23
D COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 2s 1885,

| DaTDer anu LallOC are capable OF lnVeS
ing the man with. He pat up, of cours
at one of the first class houses, and con
manded all the respect and attentio
that lis apparent character would ent
tie him to. At once, from the LAWS
manner OF ekpending his mobey with hi
walters he became favorite with th
servants of the house His foreign air
called attention to linn from the visitors
and when approached his modest bu
cold dignity repulsed them politely
leaving them to conclude that he wa
some well bred noble, who would no
be disturbed in this rcveries by common
place approaches. The ladies were th
drst to fnd out his nobility, and as US
ual with them, their inventive braini
were set to work to discover the mean:
of securing his favor. Every politencs.
was shown him. and his room was fra
grant with boquets by fair hands form
ed. Yet the lion was coy and cold as
ever, until one evening while wandering
near the Circular Railway, he met the
truly lovely and wealthy Miss, from
GA. BY accident the lady had lost her
bracelet in the path, and it would be
lgnoble in him to refuse to help her find
it. They sought in vain for the bracelet
until it was too dark to longer look, and
fatigued they sat together On the--seats
in the grove. Phe lady forgetting her
lips, with sweet inventions of her own,
suggested her suspicious of his noble
birth-which were modestly increased
by his reply that he "made no such pre-
teusiors-at least in that country whore
every man may bacome a noble" The
question, 50 far at least as she was con-
cerned, was perfectly satisfuctory-aye
more, for she had discovered in him
not only noble blood but nobility of
soul.
At this tune he condeeendcd to think
favorably upon her beauty, and could
not believe her of common descent, her
nodesty-iutoliigence-wit and dignity
belonging to a high order. Al of which
we arc bound t" Confess vas true H.
accompanied her to the hotel, aud from
thence she Came to be euvied by every
marketable daughter and s!aadered by
every speculatiDg mother. For week
they were always s.en together-aud
Sho for the last few Gays has walked
beneath the splendid pines on Circular
street, has not n1et them. They were
in love-deep undying love, none such |
as it founded on the prospect Of coach
and six, elegant attire, and, gay parties,
but such as comes swelling Up from the |
soul that has niiugicd with one created
FOR it. The good old father saw the at
tachment, and was not surprised when
he pretty Miss Informed him that her
laud was asked in marriag aga-and she
;.ared his consent. That consent was
siven--but not, however, until the old
gent had thought full Eve minutes upo,
he propriety Of enquiring himself into
he cuuiary condition of tho suit0r.
: But what USE" said the daughter, of
he not lord ?-aud how
nsultiugit would be even to suggest
hat money was any consideration for
,iving away your daughter" The old
nan thought as thought tho daughter,
nd both slept that night surrounded
nth visions ofspicad;d castles-gay par
les, HVcried servants, and exclusive
.reateuess. But what was their surprise
he next morning when smiling through
ears Of joy on the first meeting after I
he " consent" to be disturbed bY one ,
f the proprietnrs of stage-line run
ing out of Albany, accosting the {" lord
,r day" with '' L say, Bill, you lousy
kunk, why the d did you leave the
pad when we were short of hands. aud I
hats worse carry off two days re /
eipts ?" The lordly air dropped-the :
'dy's head fell on her snowy bo- !.
'm, as with faiut shrek she fell back l
ito the arms of her father-and tall |
aIking on the west side of Broadway I
wards the depot might have been seen +
/ Saturday morning last about the :;
me the southern train was leaving.
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