The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-04-21
sMlTM's GOOD LUCK.

sMlTM's GOOD LUCK.
IT always was a lucky fellow,
and the most fortunate thing that
ever happened to me was being
born a Smith. Listen. -.
Three years ago, / had just been
Tilted, and was out of inoney.-i
That doesn't sound lucky; but
it was the prelude to the best of
luck. / concluded to go into the
country, down in Plymouth. to
my uncle's use-partly that the
3murmurs Of the sea might sooth
my inward perturbation, partly to
save a months board. p
-. L stepped on board the early
DOWNSTREAM. 1t was full of chilly,
six O'Clock passengers, mostly
mon. The sun was shining on the
water, but the fog was hngging
the banks, and clipging to the bur
inisbed surface of the tide. Isnp.
pose q poet could have made
something pretty out of the sight,
but | only wrapped myself closer
In my overcoat, and looked at il
snlkily. After awhile i got to lis.
tening to two men who sat be
hind me. -5l
A pretty girl with a fortune
isn't always to be had for the ask
= ing"
q Oh, but the girl isn't asked, I
take il. It's all arranged by her
. aunts, and she'll acquiesce. She's
shining pretty, but a mere child
not sixteen, l believe. They had
another fellow booked for her, but
he died Of yellow fever down i'm
: New Orleans last fall" ss.s.
: And she's never seen this
Smith 2p rsas 81 .rs,
"No, nor they either. The
annts plotted with old Dunbar, the
guardian, and he picked Smith mp
= for them, opened the correspond
ence, and got Rose to write a let
ter or two. Smith processes to be
in love with her letters and her
picture; but, of course, it's the
money--forty thousand il she mar
ries before she is seventeen"
If the girl amounts to any
thing, it's deuced shame I"
She does amount 10 something.
5' She has the making of q splendid
woman IN her but nobody knows
1t, or cares. They are bent only
on saving the money for her. If
she forfeits it, it goes to some pet
: charity Of her crazy old grand
fathers. He always was an old
tyrant, and as eccentric as the
d-l.n as '.
You know Smith ~ s
Only by sight; but / know a
3 chnm of his, Burton, and got the
Z story, with d copy of letter OF
the girls. I've seen her, many a
time down on the shore, always
with her old dragon aunts."
,sss.s" l'ye got it here in my wallet.
Now, You know the right sort OF
man won't have his girls letters
lhawked about among his associ.
ates. He let Burton take this
copy, and Burton gave it to me-
Let me see--this is it. Listen.
. 60 DEAR Nh. SMiTH MY aunts
wish me to reply to Your kind let.
- ter. do not know what to say.
/ am not accustomed to writing to
!, gentlemen but / mnst tell you
that / was sorry to have aunt So.
ply send you that picture of me
il does not look like me am moi
near 80 pretty; it fiatters nae very
.. mnch, You are so handsome that
ain sure you viii want a beauti.
: tui wife; so j do not think you
ought TO De deceived. I d6n't
4 want 70 be married, but my annts
say 4 must, on account of the
money; and perhaps IL will all
- turn ont right. / am very lonely
= here. I would Ike 10 live Ia 4
= large city, aud Amt Sophy says
= you would do everything TO please
- me. 80. & slts -, :,
"sHave Jon any sistersi VIII
your mother like me q I always
wanted sisters and mother Of N J
own. j don't know what else tc
- tell yons except that If you love
me, 4 viii do whatever you wani
: a''f s ~. s.s.ssie .sssssi. 50 Ss4. ssss ,
y 8 ss+ - Very truly yours, .l,,sa $
Rose Rogers. -,