The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

and myself walked over to see her, a lit
tie curious, | must say, to know the
contents Of John Wolie's letter.
| confess / had never entertained a
very favorable opinion Of john Wolfe !;
he had always seemed to me over bearing
and proud, and looked, [ thought, as
many young men do, who have never
known anything OF making living for
themselves, and are very apt to think
that they are made out of rather superior
stuff to the rest of Us, and mast be looked
| up to and smiled upon by all the rest OF
the world.
Bat | tell you | got new sight into
the hnuan heart when read that letter
1t was, without exception, the kindcst,
most feeling, most consolmg letter ever
read-Ho full Of deep sympathy fox her
sudden loss, So overlooking with express
aions Of esteem and regard for her bus-
band, and winding up with sentiments
so divine, aud heavenly trust in an
overruling Providence, and the sweet
consolation Of loion, that | declare
could scared y think the letter could
have cnnnated from a man so wholly
engrossel in himself, as he always seemed
to be. The letter, moreover, contained
his individual check for one thousand
/ dollars, to meet, he said. the expenses
incidental to so sudden and unex pectcd
Il bereavement.
"Well, John Wolfe" said |, "aftcr
this will never again judge a man from
| appearances"
81 should like to know" SAID my
cynical friend, intcrrupting me, - what
this has got to do with JOHN Wolfc's
rich wife ,"
g Certainly" said I, " we shall pro-
badly come to that in the course Of time.
Here, take another cigar, and don't be
impatient"
The young widow returned to her
friends in Vermont, and what followed,
although did not get acquainted with
the facts until u very short time ago,
shall proceed to tell you i'll the order
they occNrrcl.
Within a week or so after her arrival
Mt her old home, John Wolfe received Il
letter from her father, returning him the
thousand dollars so kindly advanced to
his daughter, with a profusion Of thinks
| for his kindness to his bercaycd child.
and expressing Il strong desire to be able
to repay it By any service it might be in
his power 10 perform in return.
But there WAS another enclosure. which
John, it seems, thought Il ereat deal
more about than the old mans and the
thousand dollars. and this was-a letter
from the young widow herself, SO brimrul
OF gratitude that he began to be almo st
ashamed to think that he had done so
little for so rich return, and was
rather sorry that he had not found time
to have zone personally to comfort her
in her sore affection.
lo not know exactly how if came
about, but one letter brought on another.
until a pretty regular coIresDoudcnrr
spran@ up between them. It happcncd
also, that the widows father. who was n
retired LAWYER, LIVING on the fyuaal
savings Of a frugal life. was able to con-
Ter very considerable favor on .Johr
Wolfe's house, BY syinr them from =
severe loss BY a dishonest customer who
had suadenlytaken it into his head. after
"A lifetime Of honesty. 10 turn roeun. soil
his goods to cash customer, who nrn-
scented himself lust at the riabt time and
slip off to California with tho nrocrnls
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