The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-11-08
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died, and brought me up as his own son.
The good man had no children. His
wife was long dead, aud be had an hon
est old woman for housekeeper, and
fcurshing business, in the undertaking
l;ue, to leave to somebody, but he did
not leave it to me, and III tell YOU the
reason:
When l had been about FIVE years
with him, and had grown worth my salt,
as he used to say, q death occurred in
our neighborhood, which caused greater
lamentation than any we had heard of
since my apprenticeship began. The
deceased gentleman was MIR. Elswor.
thy The family had beeu counted gen.
try in their day. / should have said
my uncle lived in New York, aud all
the world knows what Yorkshire fami.
lies are. Well, the Elsworthy's were of
good family, and very proud Of it, tho
they had lost every acre of good old
estate which had belonged to them time
out of mind. am not sure whether
it was th1ir grandfatherS dice and cock.
fighting, or their fathers going surety
for friend who did something wrong
in a Government Office, that brought
them to this poor pass; but there was
no house in all York where candles went
! further, and tealeaves were better used
up. There was mother, two sisters
aud cousin who lived with them The
mother was stately lady. never seen
out Of black brocade. The sisters
were not over young or handsome, but
they dressed as fac as they could The
cousin was counted one of the prettiest
women in Yorkshire, but she walked
with crutch, having met with an acci
d mt in her childhood Master Charles
was the only sou. and the youngest of
the family. He was tall, handsome,
dashiug young man, uucommonIy polite,
and neat favorite with the ladies. 1t
is said there were some red eyes 10 the
town, when the story got wind that he
was going to be married to the Honora.
bic Miss Westbay. Her father was
younger brother to the Earl of Harrow.
gate. and had seven girls beside her,
without a penny fol one of them but
Miss Westbay was beauty, aud the
wonder was that she had rot got mar
ried long ago-being nearly seven years
out, dancing, singing, aud playing tip.
top pieces at all the parties. Halt 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; aud so were her
sisters, poor things, aud no Wonder, for,
grow up as they might, not one Of them
would the old man suffer to come out
till the eldest was disposed of, and at last
there seemed something like certainty
OF that business. Young Mr.. Elswor
thy and she struck up courtship. lie
was 'lscln 4 lint tha: the word IA;
MI aSsiae ball, paid marked attentions at
the bishops party, aud was believed tc
have popped the question at pic mic
after Lord llarrpwL ate, the largest
shareholder in the Northeastern Bank
got him promoted from clerkship to be
manager. It's true, he was some years
younger than Miss We.tbay, aud people
said there had been something between
him and his pretty cousin but lord S
ncice, with beauty accomplishments
and serviceable connection, does not
come in every young way 50 the wed
dug day was fixed for the FIST Of Janu
ary, and all the milliaGrS were busy with
the brides bonnets aud dresses.
II nd
erybrdy Tas talking Of the match, when
Mr.. ElsToriby tell sick. At first they
said it Was cold then it turned to a
brain fever; at last the lJcJOr gave no
hopes, aud wiihiu the same week Mr.
Elsworthy died. The wAole ncighbor,
hood WAS cast into mourning. \ prom.
isiug young maa, in a manner the only
dependence Of his family, newly promo.
ted to q station Of trust and influence
and On the eve Of marriage, everybody
lauentel his untimely death, aud
sympathized with his bereaved re,
lations and his intended bride.
think my uncle lamented most of all
None of his customers, to my Knowledge,
ever got so much of his sorrow. When
We was ssnt for in the way Of business,
it struck me that he staid particularly
long.
The good man could talk of nothing
but the grief of the afflicted family
how the mother went iuto fits, and the
sisters tore their hair-how the cousin
talked OF wearing morning all her days
and how it was feared that Miss
Westbay, who insisted on seeing him,
would never recover her senses. The
county papers gave expression to the
public grief. There we're a great many
verses written about it, Nobody passed
the house of moruning without sigh OF
a suitable remark. My uncle superin,
tended the making of tho coffin, as
had never seen him do any other; and
when the workmen had gone home he
spent hours at night, finishing it by him
self. .- ..err - -.. ~'.f
The funeral was to set out for the
' Iuily rault, iu,the Minister church At