The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-02-24

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been proud 10 have taken him by the hand,
now passed him by coldly, and called him
'swindler" and "vilain" to his back. So
lie tenderly pressed the only being left on
earth for him to love-his Anna-to bis
breast and fled, saying:
Il will toll and pay them! all p
lie settled on the banks of the Milwau
kee River, where the city of Milwaukee
now stands, and commenced life anew us u
farmer. In a few years lie opened public
house. over which Anna presided rs mis-
tress. AS emigration increased. the hotel
became more successful aud profitable; AMI
i'll 1843 he erected "A com,mndinuS aud con
venient building near the present corner OF
East Water AMI Michigan t'cc,s-which
was, | believe, the first building erected
expressly for hotel in the State. Some
two years subsequently,, the party of engi
neers and surveyors to which Henry Eiwel
was attached, stopped a number of weeks
at Edmand's house. While there, Henry
becam" acquainted with Anna, and during
his yourn this acquaintance ripened into
an attachment.
Young EIwell had spent but few hours
of his life in The society of females, aud it
was not singular that ne should fall in love
with The gcntlest, nobest, and best of her
sex; nor was it a matter of surprise, that
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when he breathed the VOW Of love to her,
which till then had remained unspoken,
her reply was all that he could ask. Ed
mands was lily pleased when Henry told
his love for Anna, and asked his approval
to their engagement.
''ris nothing but boyish fancy said he
land you'll forget her in week after you
leave my house,
think you are mistaken replied the
young man. 4 truly love her; and we
need but your blessing and consent to make
us happy
'What are you worth g demanded Ed
manis.
a pair Of able hands, sir!'
Rather poor property without willing
heart said the old man.
think have that too, SIR urged Hen
ry.
Then you are ricl, indeed said EImands,
musingly; then AFTER pause, he added ::
Anna will be propor:ionIess, for although
have scraped together few dollars, she
will ipl,orSt
Il asked for and expected nothing but
her heart and hand replied Elwcl.
'Well,' said the landlord, you shall he
absent from her one year; and if during
that time you prove yourself worthy of her,
and neither Of you alter your minds, you
shall have my consent
A few days after, the lovers bade each
other goodbye, and Henry and his asso-
ciates started on an expedition into the in
terror. 1t was long year to him-and
often as he carried his compass through
dense woods and swamps, lie thought Of
her; and nights as he slept by the camp
fire, lie dreamed Of her; yet, neither tender
thoughts nor dreams of love shortened the
year one moment, and he labored on i'm
patiently to its close. Then he returned to
Milwaukee to claim that greatest prize to
mantle love Of a true woman.
'4"u are a prompt boy, as prompt as
your father said Edmands. grasping him
10y the hand
My father!-did you know him lie
has been dead nearly eight years sand
Elwcll, nervousv.
Dead 1! dead unused the old man.
'Then you'll be ricl. some tlav. l.ut not from
your wife. But Anna is in the parlor: oo
and see her.
Henry was wondering what his compan
ion could mean but the name of Anna
'dispelled such thoughts, and he left him
abruptly.
dead dead! = still unused the old man.
but debts never die-I must pay all-pay
ALL
In few days Henry and Anna were
married; and soon after, they started for
NewYork where he had secured cierksbip,
leaving the old man alone, and his house
without hostess; but he only stuck to
his business closer, and laborcd harder than
before.
1t was very bleak and cold night in
December, nearly three years after the mar:
riage of his daughter, that a horseman
drove up to the door of Edmand's Hotel,
threw the reins to the hostIer, uttering-
Rub him down, and six quarts,' then walk
ing into the entry, he said to the porter
'Private room and fire. He WAS shown to
his room; and while the porter was kind.
ling the fire, he' threw off his cloak, laid
pair Of pistols and bowie kuife upon the
table, and placed three bags of gold beside
them. After the porter returned to the