Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-04
Nl stella II 60 Il i i.
The False Funeral.

lnever liked my uncle's business, though
he took Inc When my father died. and
brought me up as his own son. Ih. goot
nan had no children. Ills wife was long
/ dead. and he had an honest old woman for
a housekccpcr. and II furnishing bu>lnrs.
III the undertaking line to leave to some
body, but he did not leave it to me, all III
tell y0u the reason.
| " hen had been about FIVE Years Will
linn and Lad grown worth nv salt, as he
used 10 say. II death Occurred IN our neigh
! hOrhOOl, viii III caused greater lamrnt;l
ton than any we had heard Of since my
apprenticeship hogan. he deceased gen.
tleuan WIS II Mr.. ElSworihy. The fani
! ily had been counted gentry in their day.
should have said my uncle lived in York
and all the world knows what lorkshir,
! families are. We'll, the E.sWort.iys wer,
of good family and very proud of it,
though they had lost every acie of the good
old estate which had belonged to them
time out of mind. am not sure whether
it was their grandiather's dice and cock
! lighting or thei: fathers GOING surety toi
a friend who did something wrong in a
government Office, that brought them to
this pass but there was no house in al
| Yorkshire where candles Went farther and
tea leaves were better used up There
was a mother, two sisters and u cousin who
/ lived with them. The motherwas Il state
| ly lady, never = Ell out of black brocade.
/ Ihe sisters were not over young or hand
some. but they dressed as fine us they
could. The cousin was counted one OF
the prettirst women in Yorkshire, but she
\ a. wnl l...H u - nrttt.h En, |, ,
accident IN her childhood. Master Charles
was the only son, and the Youngest Of the
| family. He was il tall, handsome. dash
ms yoang man, uncOmmonly polite, and Il
great iavorite with the ladies'. 1t is said
there We're some red eyes in the town when
the story got wind that he was gong to b,
married to the honorable Miss Westbay.-
Her tathcr was younger brother to til,
Earl OF ilarrowgatc, and had seven girl,
beside her. without II penny for one o
;hcm; but Miss Wcstbay was beauty
aud the wonder was that she had not got
married long aSo-bcng nearly seven
years out, dancing, singing. and playing
rp-top pieces at all the parties. Half 4
dozen matches had been talked of for hen
but some how they broke down one after
alolhcr. Her father was rather impatient
TO see her oil, and 80 were her sisters. poor
things, and nC wonder, for grow up as they
might, not one of them would the Old man
suilcr to come out till the eldest was dis
posed of, and at last there seemed some
thing hike Il certainty Of that business
Young Mr.. Elsworthy and she struck up 4
courtship. lie was iascnated-isnt that
the word!-at an aSsze ball, paid marked
attention at the Bishops party, and was
believed to have popped the question at a
picnic, after Lord llarrowsate, the largest
shareholder in the North Eastern bank,
got him promoted from clelkship to b,
manager. 1t is true he was some Years
youngc: than Miss " cStbay. and pcopI,
said there had been something between
him and hts pretty cou III; but Il lord
niece, with beauty, accomplishments and
u seryiceablc connection, does not come in
every Young man way; so the wedding
day was fixed for the first of January, and
the milliners were busy with the brides
bonnets and dresses.
1t Mas just month to come, and every
body was talking of tho match, when Mr..
Elsworthy fell sick. AT first they said il
was cold, then it turned to Il brain fever
at last the doctor gave no hopes, and with
in the same week Mr.. Elswnrthy died
The whole ncighborhood was cast into
mo ing. a promising young man. in u
manner the only dependence OF his fami
~. newly promoted to state of trust and
influence, and on the eve of marriage ev-
erybody lamentcd his untimely death and
sympalhiz,J with his bereaved relations
and his intended bride. | think my uncle
lanented most OF all, None of his Gus
toners 10 my knowledge ever got so much
OF hs s0rrow. When he WAS scut for il
TIE way oil business it struck me that he