St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-04-09

intelligence. l must get introduced:
"1t's too late, now" said the friend
smiling.
"Why 2"
young has already secured
the prize"
Are you in earnest?"
l Eyes. That matter is pretty well
understood"
:" He's fortunate fellow"
In more ways than one."
! GLOW ?"
cold MARYLAND is worth aplum.-
He will get a double fortune-a wo
man in thousand and handsome
1 estate into the bargain"
In about an hour, the friends who
{ held this conversation, met again. II
was in a brilliant party.
There is one thing that can't un
derstand," one of them said.
What is that Z"
! II have noticed Mrs. Grant and her
daughters pass near this Miss Gray
several times during the evening, but
they don't seem to know her."
/" l can explain that"
"Give me the benefit of your expla.
nation, if you please"
"They have wronged her, and,
therefore cannot forgive her."
Humph A strange reason"
"The true one, nevertheless. Or,
ought to say, that Mr.. Grant has
wronged out of some fifty thousand
dollars, it is said"
Indeed !"
eyes. Her mother could not be
found when her family repented OF
their treatment towards her. On her
fathers Annals grandfathers) death
he left fifty thousand dollars to her
children if any should be discovered
within certain number Of years.
Mr.. MARYLAND and Mr.. Grant were the
executors under this will. In case ne
heirs were found, the children of Mr.
Grant were to inherit this property
By some kind Of hocus pocus, Gran
managed to prevent any advertise
ments for heirs from appearing unit
the latest moment But when the,
appeared, they were effectual. Ann;
was found, through their means, JUS
one week before the day of limita
ton"
"And secured the legacy 2"
"No. Mason Grant was entruste,
with the property, and refused to Civ
it up. He had so long looked upon j
as the property of his children, tina
he could not feel like relinquishing it.
Impossible |"
1t is true, l believe. The Grant,
. / am told, affect to believe that thi
; young lady is an impostor, and, ther'
f fore, refuse to acknowledge her as
relative. But no one who looks int
her face can believe her capable of in
{ posture"
Ono. I will exonerate her frol
that offence"
"The true reason Of their condu(
G is to be found in the fact, that the m
: ment she is acknowledged, the odiul
a of the conduct of Mason Grant fixe
? itself upon the whole family"
" | understand it all, perfectly"
" But all this will avail them notl
ing. The whole matter is pretty wei
understood in all the circles wher
they move. Young W had bega
to pay some attentions to Ella Gran
r when Anna made her appearance wit
E her uncle. Her superior charms quicl
r ly won his heart, and he is now ht
, acknowledged lover"
f Success to his suit, say l I! He
e worthy of her hand and one CLAN,
7. at her sweet face is sufficient to sati
O fy any one, that she is worthy of his
e The subject of their remarks passt
II near them at this moment, leaning u
on the arm of W, and the frient
a ceased speaking.
} But little more of interest to tn
reader can be related of Anna Gray
Mr.. Grants family kept aloof, and Nj
Grant held fast to the legacy left he
by the elder Mr.. MARYLAND. But it di
him little good. In few years b
: failed in business and became yer
much reduced and not long afte
died. When trouble came upon then
Anna, now Mrs W, drew the We
of oblivion over the past, and visite
/ her aunt and cousins They receive
: her coldly-the GOODNESS arising frol
: a consciousness of having wrenge
) her. But the angel-sweetness of he
character soon subdued their feelings
|, and her cousins soon learned to r,
: spect, esteem, and then to love her.
: Anna fills, now, a high place in tn
social circle, and is beloved by all.
t few years since, her uncle died, lea,
ing her the whole of handsome e,
tate-which would have been equal
divided between herself and cousin.
had not Mr. Grant SO wickidly wrong
: ed her. In seeking the worldly goo
of his children without regarding Jus
tice to others, Mr. Grant only did ther
an injury. This was a natural resul
"a result that always takes place, II
matter when, or where, or how the a.
q tempt is made to secure the tempors
ry well being of any one at the e,
y pense of the rights of another.