Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-04-04

, turn, and was rather sorry tha
he had not found time to hav
gone personally to comfort her i
her sore affiiction.
| do not krow exactly how
came about, but one letter brough
another, until a pretty regula
correspondence sprang up betweel
them. 1t happened, also, that tn,
widows father, who was retired
lawyer, living on the frugal saw
ings of a frugal life, was able II
confer very considerable favol
on John Wolfe's house, by saving
them from severe loss by dis
honest customer, who had suddenly
taken into his head, after a life
time of honesty, to turn rogue,
sell his goods to n cash customer,
who presented himself just at the
right time, and slip off to California
on the proceeds. A friend Of the
old lawyer was employed to draw
up the billof sale, aforementioned to
him that so and so was selling out
and going to the new land of prom
ise; and: knowing that this indi-
vidnal was largely indebted to
Wolfe's house. he quietly slipped
off to New York, by the first
stage, without mentioning to any
one but his wife and daughter
where he was going Arrived in
New York, he introduced him.
self, personally, to John Wolfe,
and then proceeded to inform him
of the important business which
brought him to the city. As the
rascal creditor was expected to
take the next California steamer.
no time was lest in getting mat
ters fixed, and just as the gentle
man was depositing himself, carpet
bag and plumber, on board the
steamer for Aspinwall, he found
himself rather unexpectedly OBJ
liged srelinquish his journey.
and pay a visit to John Wolfe's
store, where, after paying over his
full Indebtedness, he was released,
only to be carefully attended to by
the rest Of his rather urgent cred
itors.
The whole affair proved a most
successful one, and highly credita-
bic to all parties concerned, but
most especially to the young wild
ow's father.
"You see, Mr.. Cynic," said 1
addressing my friend, show one
courtesy begets another"
For all this important service
the old lawyer would only accept
his expense from home and back i
said the Jaunt had been worth
something handsome to him in
the excitement and life it had Civ
en- to his stagnant blood, and
would not take Il cent in cash on
any account. John Wolfe man.
aged, however, to be upside with
him for all that. The old gentle
man had hardly been home week
when a package arrived by ex- {
press from New York, duly ad- {
dressed to his wife, which upon
being opened disclosed very
handsome tea service, with an ac- |
,ompanying letter begging her ac- '
,eptance of the same, as a mark &
IF respect and distinguished con- t
'ideration for important and disin- y
.erested service rendered to sun I
Try firms whose names were all |
attached, headed, of course, by \
he respected and respectable r
house Of Wolfe, Waterhouse & Co. s
Things went on SO for about Q
.wo years, perhaps letter passing ?
between the parties about once a h
and John Wolfe and the p
7oung widow almost began court
ng by letter, with out either one t
laving yet seen the other. v
At last, one warm July, bust v
less being somewhat slack, John a
Wolfe took a trip to the Whit p
Mountain for week or two, and Il
While there, became acquainted, o
IS travelling bachelors often will, d
With party of five young folks L
hree ladies and two gentlemen. v
The two eldest couple were men t
md wives, not a long time past C
he honeymoon; the third lady
vas called Cousin Jane, and, like e
many other cousins we can all Y
emember, was about one of the d
iveliest, most piquant little crea- i