Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-11-09
MOKELUMNE HILL, CALAVERAs COUNTY, CAL,
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But thither, once again, Tom Hada-
way came often. Coming in after those
long voyages with his curious gifts from
foreign lands, showing always that
kindness and gallantry which a sailor
always shows to women who are worthy
of it, and showing more than this, a
true and constant love which it might
have been any woman's pride to win.
And Lizzie, separated from the
throng of fashions votaries whose gilt
ter had blinded her, saw Tom Hada-
ways worth, grew to be very, very fond
Of him, and, at last, gave him her heart
and hand, feeling that all her ADVERSE
ties had been blessings in Disguise
having brought her to this happy end.
They were married very quietly in
the morning, and in the evening Cap.
tain Hacket proposed "a walk and some
ice cream" and the young couple as
scented. The captain seemed in a very
merry mood and full of some important
secret. He trudged ahead, followed by
the happy pair, through one of the
river-ward streets to those elegant quar-
tiers of the city which it had once been
Bessie's lot to inhabit, and finally
stopped before the very house which
had been theirs. 1t was brilliantly
lighted from roof to cellar.
They're havin' party, it seems"
said the captain. "Ah, now, if we only
lived here, eh ? Different quarters from
what we've left, eh? Oh, Lord love
ye! It's enough to make a man en-
vious"
"No matter, papa" said Lizzie; eve
are very happy now. don't care to
change, for one. Where are you going?'
For the captain was ascending the
stoop.
''In," said the captain; "come along"
Lizzie and Tom stood COMPOUNDED.
1t entered Toms mind that, having had
something to drink future prosperity to
the young couple in, the old gentleman
might have taken a glass too much.
81 beg you to consider, Captain" he
began
But the captain reared: "You lubber !!
don't disobey orders. We're expected
here"
And at that moment the door opened
and in the hall were ranged all the
old servants, smiling and courtesying
welcome.
"W hat does it mean ?" cried Lizzie.
"Wh hat can it mean p cried Tom.
at means l haven't been ruined
that's ALL" said the captain. "This is
my house, and has never belonged to
any one else. And what's more, Tom
Hadaway, the Betsy Hacket belongs to
me still, and there wasn't a word of
truth in what l told you about being
hired to navigate her, out of compassion
by the new owner. I've played trick,
for Llzzie's sake, on more than one |
know Of l reckoned that land lubber
had an eye to Lizzie's fortune, and I've
proved it true. But l gave the same
sauce to both ganders, aud you, Tom
Hadaway, never guessed Lizzie was still
an heiress If she isn't thankful to me
now, her eyes belle her.
And Lizzie's eyes di1 not belle her
for in her heart she was thanking
Heaven for her escape from fortune
hunter, and wondering how she could
ever have cared for any one but Tom
Hadaway the least in the world.
And in her own room Lizzie found
her own handsome wardrobe, and was
soon dressed for the splendid wedding
supper to which the captain had invited
all those good souls-friends of the
past-who had not been elegant enough
for Lizzie in her first elevation to fash
ionable life; and every one admitted
that, on the whole, it was the merriest
wedding supper ever eaten, and that
thenceforth Lizzie and Tom we're the
two happiest people upon earth.
Nor STUCK UP.-A story is told of
a Country gentleman" who for the
first time heard an Episcopal clergyman
preach. He had read much of the
aristocracy and p.ide of the church, and
when he returned home he was asked if
the people were stuck up. "Pshaw !!
no." be replied "why the minister ac-
tually preached in his shirt sleeves"
WILL GET ALoNG.-A couple waited
on clergyman to be married, for whose
services the bridegroom gave him a
counterfeit bill, and then stole the
minister's umbrella as he passed out
through the hail. They have made
good beginning and will doubtless get
along in the world.
WELL, Jones, l suppose you have
been out to look at Texas? Did you
see anything of our friend James out
there?'
Yes, gone deranged.'
Gone deranged? How? What does
he do real crazy?'
Yes, indeed, he doesn't know his
own hogs from his neighbours
A MILLINERY store in Georgia, sold
last week, twenty palpitating bosoms.-
Er.
If the millinery store aforesaid sold
twenty palpitating bosoms, how many