The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-08-23
THE FALSE FUNE RsL.

l never lIkcQ my uuC!S ) business, IuC
he took me when my father died, aud
brought me up as his own son. The good
man had no children. His wife was long
dead he had an honest old woman for 4
housekeeper, and a fourishing business, i'll
the undertaking line, to leave to some
body; but he did not leave it to me, and
I'll tell you the reason.
When | had been about FIVE years with
him. and had grown worth my salt, as he
used to say, death occurred in our neigh
borhood, which caused greater lamentation
than any we had heard Of since my APP
premiership began. The deceased gen
tleman was Mr.. Elsworthy. The family
had been counted gentry in their day.
should have said my uncle lived in York,
and all the world knows what Yorkshire
families are Well, the Elsworthys were
of good family, and very proud OF 1t, tho
they had lost every acre of an old estate
which had belonged to them time out OF
mind. | am not sure whether 1t was their
graudfather's dice and cock-tighting, or
their fathers going surety for friend,
who did something wrong in govern
ment office, that brought them to this
poor pass but there was no house III ali
York where candles went further, and tea
leaves were better used up. There was
mother, two sisters, and cousin who lived
with them The mother was Il stately old
lady, never seen out Of black brocadc.-
The sisters were not over young or hand
some, but they. dressed as fine as they
could The cousin was counted one OF the
pretticst women in Yorkshire, but she
walked with a crutch, having met with an
accident in her childhood. Master Charles
was the only son, and the Youngest OF the
family; he was tail, handsome, dashIng
young man, uncommonly polite, and
great favorite with the ladies' 1t was
said there were some red eyes in the town
when the story got wind that he was gong
to be married to he Honorable Miss
Westbay. Her father was younger broth
er to the Earl of Harrowgate, and had
seven girls beside her, without a penny
for one of them but Miss Westbay was
beauty, and the wonder was that she had
not got married long ago, being nearly
seven years out, dancing, singing, ana
playing tip-top pieces at all the parues.-
| Half-a-dozen matches had been talked OF
for her, but somehow they broke down
one after another. Her father was rather
| impatient TO see her off; so were her Sis
| tiers, poor things, and no wonder, for grow
up as they might, Lot one OF them would
| the old man suffer to come out TIL the ell
dest was disposed of, and at last there
seemed something like certainty OF that
business. Young Mr.. Elsworthy and she
struck upa courtship. He was fascinated
isn't that the word ?-at an assize ball,
paid marked attentions at the bishop 5
partv, and was believed to have popped
! the question at picnic, after Lord Har-
rowgate, the largest shareholder IN the
North Eastern Bank, got him promoted
from a clerkship to be manager. It's true
he was some years younger than Miss
Westbay, and people said there had been
something between him and his pretty
cousin but a Lords niece with beauty
accomplishments, and a servlceable con-
nection does not come in every young
mans way so the wedding-day was fixed
for the 1st of January and all the mllll
ners were busy with the brides bonnet
and dresses.
1t was Just a month to come, and every
BODY was talking Of the match, when Mr
Elsworthy fell sick. AT first they sald
was cold then it turned to prai'
fever; at last the doctor gave no hopes
and within the same week Mr. Ellsworth,
died. The whole neighDorhOod was cas-
into mourning. a promising young man
in manner the only dependence of hi
family, newly promoted to a station Q
trust and influence, and on the eve of maj
riage, everybody lamented his untimel
death, and sympathized with his bereave
relations, and his intended bride. thin