Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-11-20


. widow-'very fond Of it. OF course to
\ have seen lngomar the Barbarian
i believe have seen him.
'Certainly--it isa play. There is a beau
tifOl description Of love
! IL ybALlOTe is thou'dst be taught,
Thy heart must teach alone:
Two souls with but single thought.
Two hearts that beat as oncb
She's sentimental thought Mr. Gillette
and although that worthy gentleman wa,
as far from home 10 the field Of sentimen
tally as ever Sancho PanSa in the eeId- S
ehiyalry, he resolved for the sake OF So.
600, TO make, q desperate effort TO be sen
tinieutal, aud forthwith broke out into va
rious awkward apd rapturous exclanations
in appreciation Of the poetry, with which
the widow seemed greatly delighted g.,
The widow quoted any number Of love
ditties and sentimental passages, to oil of
which Mr.. Gillette listened with great ap.
parent pleasure, ard made as many abortive
attempts to say equally pretty things aud
the widow seemed so much delighted that
he actually thought he had succeeded =
The interview was prolonged until near
dark, when the widow, expressing great
surprise that it was so late, arose to depart.
Mr.. Gillette requested the privilege of call
ing upon her at home -
Not yet replied the widow 4 shonld
be happy to have you do so but-but the
truth is do not at present wish nv father
to know that | receive the visits OF gentle
men. There are reasons, which | prefer
not to state now, but which are entirely
satisfactory. If you wish to see me again,
L will meet You here at any time you will
name' iun 1H.a .f.sH.',us .iau.' su ..s
Tomorrow suggested Gillette.
Very we'll said the widow, laying her
soft baud lightly in MIR. Gilletie's bade
that thoroughly smitten gentleman good
night. -a
AS soon as she left the house the land
lady came in, and asked anxiousIy-
Did you tell her !? lIa
TELL her what p
That told you she was rich p
No. uaI..l.
Il am glad She would never forgive
me. Shc wants TO be loved for her own |
sake, she says-nOt for her money!
She deserves it, hang me if she DON'T |
interPosed Mr.. Gillette, quite dropping the
sentimental style
You like her, then p
'Yes, desperately.
Good wen have a match
Why, does she like me p
Like you Yes she is in love with !
You already 90.
Nop said the excited Gillette fairly
springing from his chair with raptgre.-l
Did she tell you SO p sc sN
Not in so many words. 'nfpled the bro
ker; 'but she might as we'll Shave said il. |
She said she was greatly pleased with you,
aud could tell by her actions that she was
lead IN love. But the matter has got to
De managed cautiously. As l told you
yesterday, as long as she LIVES at home her
ather has the handling of her money, and
le's sour old fellow, an is very much OPP
,osed to her marrying, and would make
great fuss if he knew she intended to. 1t
makes him mad for week if a gentleman
.allS upon her. aud she has to be very care
al aud avoid society on that account. But
t you once marry her, he can'thelp himself,
md will get over his fit, and it'll be all
ight But if you should go there two or
be house. / don't see but one way of
our doing it, and that is to meet here .
We'll, replied Mr. Gillette, 1T will be
lst as we'll / shall propose to her at the
ext meeting, or the one after, and l hope
D be married in a little while .s
You can meet her here as well as not,
tr. Gillette. You see l have a decent
arlor where you will not be disturbed; but
course, you know, have to pay a good =
ent for it, and you will, of course, be will =
ng to do what is right
of course said Mr.. Gillette, at the J
lme time handing her FIVE dollars. He
elieved the fifty Thousand, to some extent, 3
epended upon the good will of the matri- Z
cnial broker. Having arranged every !"
ling TO his satisfaction, hs went to his
dgings, full of golden visions, and taking o
volume of selections from the reading =
ION, labOred until midnight in committing ~
atches of sonnets aud sentimental it'll bits, -
} fire at the widow next day. -
The meeting next day was highly salts y
ctory, and another interview was appoint ~ ~
for the day succeeding, in which Mr.. y
illette proposed and was accepted. :"
Now, said the widow, do you believe II 7,
G poor or rich p -e... -
L have made no inquiries CONCERNING i;
'ur circumstances was the equivocaI re- n
y Of the suitor. Il do not want to marry -
u for money-it is for yourself -
The very reason can love you,' replied -
e widow. You have acted nobly. You - -
we proposed without knowing anything -
my circumstauees--with even asking u
see my friends. And since it is so, will ~
] you now that am worth considerable - -
operty. :"
Indeed = said Mr.. Gillette.
Yes, l suppose l have fifty thousand, or
ereabout. And now will explain why B
do not want You to call on me at home. lie
y father wants the management of my Il,
'ney, aud is very much irritated il gen fir
man pays me any attention. prefer on la
J account, to be married without his
owledge, to leave the city, and inform
n by Ietter He @iff Be angry for lit Ia
while, but will soon get over it, an
1T will be easy to arrange matters in that th
W replied Gillette we can be married. ga
rej dt the Office, and leave town. When co
nj we gop fl8 pl'