The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-03-14
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w IlilUEt1, UaShY Sdlu Ls W ual III
the use of wisdom like mine but to benefit
ones fellow creaturc.2 Unfold your gritf,
my friend Has your mare turned lame! or
| has the terrier got run ovcr?"
! Worse even than that, Phil, he re-
Piled. Read this letter have just got
from my father"
So saying, Jack handed me over the epis-
| tie and proceeded to console himself with
one of my best IIavanas. Gen. Graut' let
tel ran thus;
MY DEAR JAcK:-I have to-day receiv-
| ed letter from my old friend, Sin Thomas
Ashton. inviting us to spend New Years
day at Ashton park There is to be grand
ball on that day, as it is the 2Oth birthday of
| his only daughter and heiress, Gertrude. -
cannot go, as | am summoned to your un-
Gle Geoff'rcy, at Paris, but have written
Sir Thomas that you will go down on the
30th. His drag will be sent to meet you at
Shorcham junction"
Now, Jack, Sir Thomas has been kind
enough to say that nothing w0u.d give linn
greater pleasure than match between his
daughrrr and you. The property is slcn-
| did, aud without incunbrancP Don't
stand in your own light, but be particularly
attentive to the hrirtss, and shall still live
| to see you married to the richest and pref
| tiest girl in England With Sir Thomas
APPRECIATION you have the natter i'll your
own hands,
Best wishes Of the season,
Yours, &c, u. GRANT:
looked up at Jack after peru ing this
document WORLDLY old fellow, isn't he,
Phil?" said he, Hes good old hey. bless
him! but he has Que little weakness, and
that il heiress hunting for me. Miss Ger
| truie Ashton makes the sixth have been
destined to bless. Ny father is like an old
pointer; be goes about scenting game and l
am the retriever expected to 60 and pick it
up, The last hriress | was sent after. all
uncommon pretty girl and with 100000 be-
! sides her beauty, | WAS smitttn with and |
thought I'd try and make myself agreeable,
/ though am not lady's man. Phil, and
| have not the power OF conversation OF some
nenple (herr Jack east an admirng glance
at me- but did my best, and offered to
let her see my little terrier Snap kill ten rats
I in as many scconds--an Offer [ would not
have made to every one, can tell her-and
YOU should Just have seen her face Of di:
gust, aud the air with which she called fer
a glass of water and said she felt quite faint.
How the governor did rave at my betisc az
he called i'll But what an TO do now
pEil?" -....
"Nhy 60. to he sure said T: 'and
think yourself well off to have such pos
pert OF amusement
"Go!" shrieked Jack; 'go! and the
mstch coming off on the second he match
have been in t,ainng for for the last thr' c
months, aud which has kept me ON the short
allowance Of three cigars a day all that time!
The idea is not to be thought Of But
what is to be done? My father viii! be fur
ous if don't go, and certainly would not
like to vex him. Bother Sir Thomas! -
Why couldn't he have asked us at some
other time? But say, Phil, have an
idea. Why shouldn't you go Instead of me?
Nobody there knows me. 1t would be a
good lark. You'd make a much better
wooer OF the hrire than ! should; and il
you win her. why. I'll give you my benedic-
tian--I'll give you all the credentials; and
as don, expect in his heart Of hearts. my
father has much hope of winning the heir
ess judging at least from the past, why,
he'll think I've done the dutiful, andbe none
the wiser.
But, Jack. % said T. ''it would never dc
it would be sure to he found out. BE
Sides"
"Oh. nonsense!' interrupted Jack, 1T
would BE- all right. Do 60, like rea
friend. You | ave just TO leave again whrr
all the fun is over and no nne will be l,lt
wiser. and therell be no harm done. Oh
yeu don't know what weight you have ta'
ken off my mind, Phil You are a gooe
Samaritan, and no mistake.
but havn't promised to GO. Jack.
''Oh, but yoa mean to 60, said he; 'an!
on the strength of your good intentions,
think I'll allow you to offer me drop o
bass, though am on short allowance ni !
too-bass relief you may call it. Phil. Don
shuddcr know the joke is as old rs tli
hills; but, under the circumstances. fellow
may be excused Here's your Jolly goot
heath; and success! Anreroir! LII COM,
back at night, and coach you up
So saying. Jack Grant took his departure
| leaving me in a pleasing state OF btwilder
: ment, not very well knowing what hal un
dcrtaken to do, or rather, what my trien'
Jack Intended should do The idea o
getting away from my dull rooms in Oxfor'
was not unpleaslng. had been eonie
to it from the absence Of my friends i'll Italy
and not possessing the resources ofmy trien
Jack. two days of it had been sufficiently de
+. pressing to make me welcome any proSpe,c
of release. 70 70. or not to 60? was tn
qiddS.'ve qqa;d YES ' and as M usual inclination ca,
,;ed the dav
) Ry tn the % time Jack returned had decid,
to brave all and 60, packed MY dress Goa
g AZ and boots and wax ready for nv instruc
tians lack insisted on sitting up half tn
n;oht % to talk it over. and when | at las
went to bed. restless and excited,ssl dream
anst uast;nr ""I Money % Under falls. n,eteuses.
s'Trhs rhns s,anrn;no ot tho 30th was raw. col
d All "J ,,ionn,r m w;th that leadcn hue in cart
G anJ a,J tI axe Which hetokens an approachin