Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-09-28

am, ] mean ] was, a bachelor. | had
money, bot | was forty years old, and
hsd never arrived at Il satisfactory way of
spending it. | concluded that my error was
the want Of home OF my own conceiving
sudden disgust for hotels and boarding.
houses, took handsome house in re.
spect part OF the town, and began looking
for housekeeper. The advertisement which
heads this narrative had just met my eye as
glanced over the "WaDts" 10 the evening
psper. 1t pleased the.
was reading it for the twentieth time,
when a servant knocked Ut my parlor door
and announced my sister.in law, Mrs. Eliza
Bishop. and her daughter Eliza Mrs. Bish.
op was the widow Of my eldest brother, and
her attention to and care for my comfort were
really touching.
She followed her name into the room, lead
ing her daughter-the eldest and best behaved
Of the three. She was handsome woman,
of commanding, imperial order, and she
looked her best that winter afternoon. in her
rich furs and velve,s, her cheeks crimson with
the effects of the keen, frosty air and the
exercise she had been taking.
u am very glad to see you" I said as
handed her a chair. There are some things
you women know more about than an old
bachelor like me. and want to consult you.
have concluded to 60 to housekeeping.
ELIAS face frightened into an expression
even more beamiug than the one she bad
previously bestowed ou me-. 1t never oc-
Cured to me that she could be thinking o!
my future home as q convenient residence
for bersclf and her three. She answered
warmly:
"An excellent idea, brother Sandie, il you
are prepared for oil the expense and trouble
it involves. The expense, to be sure, is not
much of a consideration TO you. You have
been SO successful that you would not require
30 close an economy 10 yOor house as used
to practice in poor Roberts time. lie
always said l made one dollar do the work Of
three But there will be a great deal Of
! trouble. ln the first place, you'll have TO find
housekeeper."
"'rh4 very thing wanted to speak to you
about"
Her smile was positively brilliant.
How kind, Sandle."
mot kind at all, troubling you abont my
affairs"
For shame as if you ever had reason to
think that anything could do for you would
be trouble"
A very just remark, considering that her
voluntary service amounted, beside frequent
! NlsllS, u u puT W eiiPpe's, WIN pun cye''
pussy.cst on each toe, aud smoking cap
with the device OF q green.eyed poodle,
couchsnt.
! / FASTENED to place before her the paper
10 which had marked the advertisement
which heads this article.
There, Eliza there is what / have beeu
thinking about. Somehow | fancy should
like Mrs. NJ. l.. Smith; Mary ! imagined
her name is. ] am going TO write to box
1904"
But amt you acting on impulse. San
die? ?"
"Perhaps SOL always do-and somehow
my ventures have been tolerably fortunate.
"Yes, but such an important thing. o
course you know"-and she laughed rathe
neasy-"thal you will be sure TO marry th'
lady"
Marry! ] believe every woman has in he
character the elements Of an Eve, Here wa
au apple should never have seen but for u.
sister in law. 1t was my turn to laugh.
"Why. no, Eliza This is an objection. O
, course, which ! never thought Of. l don
imagine il would prove Que with me, though
| am not marrying man. Besides, she i.
, without doubt, a widow with chldren--"
s stopped, for remembered my sister
bereavement and encunb brauees. Her fac
turned crimson.
IAN men do not think it impossible I
marry a widow with children, and you ma
not when Mrs. Smith has kept house for 30
for six mouths though, 20 be suie, dou
, think some women could ever make up the
minds TO marry again"
suppose "some women" referred to he
p self and ! was glad of this hint ss 10 b'
!, seuiimepis, for poor Robert had left b
v family very comfortable, aud ! did not wal
7. to see bis children subject to the untend'
: mercies Of ssecond papa. After few mo-
cautions from Mrs. Bishop, and o few siror
expressions of admiration for yarions ariiel
Of feminine adjournment from little Eliza, whit
cy extracted from the pocket OF her goo
batured uncle the usual amount OF hu
money, my visitors departed ard wrote u
pt letter 20 box 1904 10 it l stated q
De residence, the salary was willing to pay, al
: the humber of my household. gave her O
Of name and the names OF few Of my frien
who would be ready TO afford her wbstey
Information she reqoirsd ss 10 my means .