Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-03

its study, and by the advice Of his uncle
he dismissed the idea Soon after, h
Joined a company of engineers and sur
veyors, and accompanied them on pro
fessional tour to the new territories, il
the employ of the government.
Meanwhile, honest John Edmands hat
taken his daughter. and removed to wha
were then called Western WiIds. Robbed
of his money by man, and of his wife b,
death, he was almost broken hearted
Men, who few months before, woulC
have been proud to have taken him by
the hand, now passed by him co'dly, anc
called him swindler' and : villain" t.
his back. So he tenderly pressed tht
only being left on earth for him to love
his Anna--to his breast, and fed, say
ing.
L will toll and pay them Pay all!'
tie settled on the banks Of the Milwau
kee River, where the city of Milwaukee
now stands and commenced life anew as
farmer. In few years he opened a
public house, over which Anna presided
as mistress. AS emigrants increased, the
| hotel became more successful and profita-
bile aud in 1913 he erected commodi
Gus and convenient building, near the
present corner of East Water and Mich
gan streets-which was, | believe, the
first building erected expressly for hotel
in the State. Some two years subsequent
! ly, the party of engineers and surveyors
to which Henry Elwell was attached
stopped number Of weeks at Edmand' :
house; while there, Henry became &C
quainted with Anna, and during his SO
journ, this acquaintance ripened into an
attachment
Young Elwell had spent bnt few hours
Of his life in the society Of females. and
it was not singular that he should fall in
love with the gentest, ncblest, and best
Of her sex ; nor was it matter Of sur
prise, that when he breathed tie VOW OF
love to her, which till then had remained
uuspoken, her reply was all THAT he could
ask. Edmands was lily pleased, when
Henry told him Of his love for Anna, and
asked his approval to the engagement.
lis nothing but boyish fancy" said
he, " and you'll forget her in week after
you leave my house"
[ think you are mistaken" said the
young man. L truly We her; and we
need but your blessing and consent to
make us happy"
What are you worth ?" demanded
Edmands.
A rair of able hands sir |"
IS a hnr yOO,. proport,- a ri
ling heart" said the old man.
l think I have that too, sir" urged
Henry.
Then you are rich indeed" said Ed
mands, musingly; then after pause, he
added /" Anna will be portionless, for
although | have scraped together a few
dollars, she will not inherit penny"
asked for, and expected nothing but
her heart and hand" replied Elwell.
Well, said the landlord, you shall be
absent from her one year and if during
that time you prove yourself worthy Of
her, and neither of you alter yo~r minds
you shall have my conseLt" And he
commence! reading paper as a sigma
mat the conference was ended.
y few days after, the lovers babe eacf
other good bye, and Henry and lis asso
ciates started on an expedition into tht
interior. 1t was long year to him
and often as he carried his compass il
the dense woods and swamps, he though
OF her and nights, as he slept by thu
camp fire, be dreamed of her yet nelthe
tender thoughts nor dreams Of love short
encds tue year one moment, and ht
labored on iInpatently to the close. :
Then he returned to Milwaukee to CLAIM
tlat greatest blessing to man the love o
a true woman.
Is \ on are prompt boy, as prompt a
your father said Edmands, grasping hin
Ivy the hand.
My father did you know him p
lie has been dead nearly eight years,
said young Elwell, nervously.
Dead dead p unused the old man.
Then you'll be rich some day, but no
from your wife. But Anna is in he par
lor; so and see her."
Henry was wondering. what his com
panion could mean but the name of Ann
dispelled such thoughts, and he left hir
abruptly.
Dead dead y still mused the oil
man. But debts never die-I must pa
} all-pay all"
/ In few days Henry and Anna wer
married and soon after they started 70
New York, where he had secured clerk
ship, leaving the old man alone, and hi
house without hostess but he onl
stuck to his business closer, and lahore
) harder than before.
), 1t was very bleak and cold night i
December, nearly three years after tn
marriage Of his daughter, that a horsema
: drove up to the door Of Edmand's Hote
! threw the reins to the hostler, mutterine
, " Rub him down, and six quarts the
walking into the entry, he said to til
porter Private room and fire" H
was shown to his room and while th
porter was kindIing his FIRE. be threw 0
F, his cloak, laid pair of pistols and bowl
knife upon the table and placed tire
} bags Of gold beside them. After the POI