Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1866-08-29

culiar Circumstances about the case-an,
in short, don't want her name mixet
up in it. .
" But it will be absolutely necessary
in order to make a proper investigation
that should know her name. WlthOu
it I cannot undertake to do anything IL
the matter"
The gentleman still sought for som,
time to avoid giving the name Of his fai
friend, but at last announced it as " Mis-
Emily Melville"
Other questions followed as to the cir.
cumstances which led to the inclosure O.
the money, &C., to which the complain
ant answered in an evasiye, shufling way
evidently striving to conceal something
Of which he was secretly ashamed. Per.
ceiving that the investigation was likely
to make but slow progress while conduc.
ted in this fashion, the agent finally OBJ,
served:
'"My friend, my time is too precious
to waste in drawing information from
you with a corkscrew; and you may as
well make your mind either to give me
clear and unreserved account of this
transaction, or to 60 elsewhere with your
grievance. Now, please tell me aobg
Miss Melville sent you Cor tried to send
you) this money ?"
" To pay for some broadcloth for a
cloak"
Which you were to purchase for
her ?"
Yes-that is, which I had purchased
for her"
"Oh, I see-the young lady was
probably here visiting, and being tempo
rarily out of funds you galIantly forced
her to accept loan-eh ?"
DWELL, no, not exactly. The fact is.
I sent the goods to her by express, at
her request"
"And of course, she being an old
friend =
"Not friend precisely"
A relative, then ?"
" No"
dearer'"
Well, yes, said the youth, with a
sheepish simper, and nervouslv swinging
his hat by the rim, as he cazed modestlv
on the foor-we're lov-engaged, I
mean"
{, Perhaps she forgot to enclose the
monev2"
d" No, s;r-I've had letter from her
since, and she sogears-T mean she's Ger
taiu-she put the money IN"
" Perhaps, then" said theagent striv-
ing to express his suggestion in the least
offensive LANGUAGE, "perhaps she omitted
to enclose il"
"Sirl" exclaimed the fond lover,
reused by this insinuation, "what do you
mean ? There is no doubt lcAaterer. sir,
that the young lady sent the money. I
would stake my LIE, sir, on her honor
"Oh, very well, sir-excuse memo
ofense intended, I'm sure. But you
know I haven't the pleasure of the lady's
acquaintance. By the way, how long
have you known her-a long time, I pre-
sume?"
The young gentleman's embarrassment
was visibly increased as he replied, "about
six months"
Met her in Pennsylvania, Isuppose?"
Yes-that is no. can't say did"
"Where did you meet her?"
"Why, l can't say where exactly
don't know as I've met her at all, to tell
the truth"
Telling the truth seems to be work
of time with you" remarked the agent,
drily. "Now, if you'll be good enough
to give me a little light about what you
do know of his young lady, whom you
have never met, but,whom you propose
to marry, and on whose honor you are
willing to stake your life, perhaps there
may be some prospect of getting at the
facts of this mysterious rObbery-other-
wise, you need waste no more time in this
neighborhood."
Well, if you naust have it, here it is
You see, about six months ago, I Gust
for fun, you know)-I advertised for a
wife, and this young lady happened to
advertise for a husband about the same
time, and we answered each others ad-
vertisements. But then she was in earn
est-all on the square. Oh, yes, con-
tinued he, observing, perhaps, an incred-
ulous smile on the cOuntenance of the |
agent, she was all right-Wanted a hus-
band in earnest-wanted one bad. She |
was situated in this way; she hadn't got |
no father nor mother, and was under the |
charge of a gUardeeR-an old fellow |
about fiftv-and as she's worth about |
t,0enty thousand dollars (here his eyes
gIistened covetously) in her own right,
this guardeen, he takes and puts her into
a boarding school, and intends to force
her into marrying him. Shed rather
have some younger fellow, of course
natural, isn't it $50 she takes and ad-
vertises for a husband. So, as was
saying, I answered her advertisement,
and she replied to my letter, and so we
got up a correspondence. Now there
amt no humbug about her-I can tell
when a gals in earnest-and l kaOaOshe's
all right by the way she writes. So
about two weeks ago she says in post
script to one of her letters" | wish you
would 90 to Stewards and get me five
yards of black broadcloth and send it to
me by express. I want it for cloak,
and I'll send you the money just as soon
as it comes, and don't fail to let me know
Just how much tits, for I don't want you
to be at any expense for me- So I went
to Stewards and got the cloth and sent it
by express, and wrote to her and told
her it was tWenty-six dollars, and then
she put the money in this letter and
some darned thief in a post-ofiee has