The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-12-23
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
by THE OLD ,uN.


At very carly hour of a fine autumnal
day, very pretty young lady. expeRsively
atfired in Waking dress of a-fashion thai
| passed for the latest Parisian, was daintily
picking her way over one IF the crossings of
Broadway, anxious to preserve the immaeu-
lateDess Of the gaiter boots, and rerhaps
TO display an ankle that might have served as
a model to Canova.. Just as she reached the
opposite sidewalk, her foot slipped on the
curbstone, moist with Croton, and she would
Eeve fallen had she not been caught by a
young man, smartiy attired, who happened to
be passing at tho time. A mutual recognition
Instantly took place. % 1z's =
why, Dir Bl:fin, is that youp exclaimed
the yeung lady.
.Nofhing shorter, Jenny answered the
sWart young man. What coincidence
was just thinking ,ef you when you tnmbled
into my arms "s1 aEseaI IE4 So cEa szss;s} =.
Perhaps you think slipped on purpose,
Mr.. Imrudd nee. retortcd the young lady. -
Nothing of the kind said the smart your
pan- but what brings you from Albany
Have you left your place, as have -pnine r
oh, no, indeed said the girl !, Miss Jeffer-
good old daddy. Ibdced, she has promised
me Thousand dollars on the day of her mar
riage with y ung Pepkins.' .ss,. - r..
"A Thousand dollars exclaimed Mr.! Blifin.
tOb. jenny, how ! adore you'll Whens will
you be niper - -
just as soon as ever my young missis be
e. mes Mrs. Pepkinsss
But that's settled isn't it i? :.
i am afiaid not said Miss Jenny, shakin.
her head. you knew the old gentleman's x
regard for trr III. and you know what habit
Popkins has of fbbing. To be sure, he only
tells white lies. but he's terrible romancer.s
sWell; what of that r : : =
Simply this Cid -Jeffersonss who abkors
anything like falsehood, is determined to put
him TO a terrible proof He swears that IT,
in the course of to-day, he catches Popkins
in single fb, he shalt never have his daugh-
ter.
And Of course your thousand dollars is all
,n. ershiner:' said Mr.. Blifin.
We must warn the young gentleman
Iml ossiole, and useless If poss be- said
the pretty chambermaid He is now with
BIi.s En,pa and .ber1ather at the American
House. Nov a,n going TO keep an eye on
him all day, and GU must help me. There's
a lille arte-ronm commanding view Of their
s.parl5r. Of which have the key. You must
be there, and see and hear everything that is
going on, and be prepared to act as 5osrqgiek
wit shall prompt - =
sBravol said Mr.. Blifin. A thousand doll
lars and pretty girl are worth san effort
Show me the hiding place, Jenny, ;and I'll,
second your endcavcrs.'
The pretty schambermaid performed her
promise. and then Joined her mistress :
.Father.in-law that is to be-, Mr. Popkins
was saying as he entered IL wish I'd known
Of your coming before-you should have had
an apartment in my house.
Jenny -remhled for she knew very well that
hopkins did not ownsa dollars worth of real
estate. - = - =. = -. :,
.Ycur house T exclaimed old Jefferson, I
wssn'r aware you nwnrd a house. = ~
= The most charming litflo bax of place en-
tie Third Avenue, said Popkins. readily Civ
ing way to Rts inveter te propensity s~szssa q
What did you pay for itP asked the old
nan +5 So -Igt aess fis1ss 10 3ngssasS .tql 80
.Guessf a9Ef sai Iofsa % 20 toassay s.a4
Il won it at "a rattle Twenty dollars a
share -ewliat do youathink of thati?' llaisii'
.Ex-tra-cr-di-na-ry. said the old gentleman,
slowlys and cycling the young man. very keen
ly l;go directly and see it .iaI siisn,t be-
leve yonr good luck Iill my eyes have evil
dence ID it, Come, Emma. you shall 70 with u.s..
top-stnp,a said Popkins nsrvnusly. lissI
forgot to mention one thing: i sold my house
this very morning, kzB ;iEasf5iiftia5s g s3@
the deuce you did = cried the old seutle-
man. M hat did you get for5itf esaseI 1a3a
'Ten9thousand dollars, replied Popkins,
boldly .a1ifsss
. NY dear hoy, II seohgratulateeyo said the,
.oid nans .And THERE'S something selfish in
iyjoy atpo; fer Lam unexpectedly called on.
NJ pay note of a thousand dollars this morn
i;srS Sand Il haze no available funds by me. II
tfhere ,sgain-confound my luck 2 cried
POI kinsz Il lArget to niention that I was in
debt tt the felEeas who boughtgmy place. So
you see his claims sHeeps up The whole eight,