North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-07
McGREG0R, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 7. 1867

I could not acsept such st ton in which
I should always be looked down upon, and
for which wasn't fit. told him it could
not be, and the best proof Of regard that
could give him would be never to say what
he had told me, and to trcvent him, doing
anything 30 rash while ne was SO cut up
about dear Miss Elinor and then could
not help crying myself, and ran out Of the
room. Mr.. Wabbles met me crying in the
passage, and thought he had boon listen
ening at the door but, said he,y why,
Miss Bunker, you haven't got your warn.
ing after all you We been doing of 7 Yes,
l have; says /. And what has he given
you for it ? 'Mr. Wabbles, he hasn't Civ
en- me anything at ALL oh, what shame,
says he I'D ask him, if was you.' So
| saw he had not heard. .a' s'iA .tFit
Two days more passed, and he sent for
me again. Polly said he, i know you
like. will say no more about it. But
you must let me show you that have ap-
preciated services no money could ever pay
for. You know l would have given you
other proofs .fet!! =. =.
"'Sir,' said, Il want nothing but my
wages. am too proud, and have too much
regard for you, to let you be reproached
on my account; but am not too proud to
accept benefits from you if you wish it,
$50 he paid me my wages, gave me
twenty pounds for my Journey, { told Mr..
Wabbles that and then he gave me let
ter, and said, when you get to London,
take that to Messrs. 49,, and wait for an
answer l got safely to town, and next
day went to Messrs. -, and one of the
clerks took the note, and saw the gentle
man. And he said he had got an annuity
for me of forty pounds year. l have it
now never knew of it till this minute,
and never thanked the master TOR it. The
letter wrote him came back to me. lie
went to Rome, took fever, and died in
about week.
used to hear from John Wake every
now and then. lie soon found a very de-
cent woman for his wife. She had no chill
dren and took good care Of his, and bro t
them up very well but she knew all
about me and him somehow she wasn't
like his first wife, and didn'nt like me, and
think that made him write less often. |
could not make up my mind to marry, for
plenty would have liked to have had my
annuity and wasn't so plain then nei.h-
er. And got into a family l did not like,
so took to nursing, and spent a year in
st. Brides Hospital, and the doctors said
l was the best nurse there. l understood
all about it, and like nursing, ma'am,
and have done deal of it with rich and
poor but am getting on in life, and tax
ing care of old ladies and old gentlemen
suits me better now. And it's profitable,
too, for you see can be depended upon,
and that fetches money. ."
Swell, had not seen John for five
or six years, and l thought perhaps We
might never meet again but one day last
week who should come in upon me but
himself! And about the first words that
he spoke were: We'll, Polly, how are your
Pretty, well. thank you, John, and you
look WE'LL $50 I am says he (; and, Pol
ly, have plenty of money now, and hous'
es, and my children are all settled in life
have given up building, and only do ag'
|encies and surveying and such like, just to
do something. MY poor wife il gone
didn't write to tell you but now you cam
find any pretense to refuse me third time
"'No,' says I, John; if, now you sec
me, you are sure it's quite what you wish
I'm willing to marry. You know l always
loved you and never listened to any one
else. I've enough to keep me and not be
beholden to no one but shall be happier
with you, / am sure.' And so it was set
tied. What do you think of my choice
ma am p t. r. -3t'.- "'' 10
Of course there could be nothing bu,
congratulation on the happy issue of such
singular life as this but still the old Ia
dy felt her defense incomplete. She
pushed back the red ringlets from her rec
face and resumed: fTa. ~ .1t
Eo."And now, ma'am, for my dress. FITS
just as he wishes it, and Ipaid for it. His
people are are all very respectable, and
won't think the less of me for my clothes
And he seemed so pleased when l dressed
up. Only that when we walked into B.
Yesterday, he would have me 60 into q
hair-dresser's shop and begged me to ac
cept wig with long curls like what hat
when was sixteen, for l never wore then
after was in service. thought first how
very foolish it was, but | thought agair
how much more foolish it would be to re
fuse the first thing John asked, when wa.
going to be married to him. Men are yer,
odd, ma am, you know that and if he hat
wanted me to wear shcep-skin on my
head would have done it."A 7#%r' .a'
There l can trace the history no fur
ther. A broad-shouldered old man, hal,
and hearty, was going in and out mex
door for II few days, whom we identified
with him who bought the carroty wig.
did not see the happy pair depart ; but
was duly informed some days afterwards
that she who had only been Mrs. Bunke
by courtesy, had at last become Mrs. Wax
by right.