The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-02-04
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that egsfr apPened tome was
being borpoa Smith Skistens as
sThPesgealeG Gse6fi rad Just
bee1 IGIteds aand was sDoh out
Of 9lfpyoAesS That dCssSt sound.
lucky Ebasikswas sthefprehdei
toothei bestIsof o lucklsb baeons
cluded to gos sinto the country
|doSS AZ Plymouth, % my d.:
scle'ssi sihSpse7T7psftly That the
|sinqEmpEso Of the sea might
soothe myinwardip rdipertuhbation,,
| pafuystosagsa months bofrd.
! 1s,epped on board lie early
down train. = vas fdliiof silly.
six O'clock passengers mostly
men, The sun was sbiping1en
the water, butsthe fogwAs hug
ging the banks, and ohhging to
the FURNISHED surface Of the
tide,s l suppose q 1p9st could
have made something pretty
out Of the sight but ! only
wrapped myself closer in my
overcast and lock ed@h il suik-
ilE AitsEa a while bgot TO lis
| A atIePpipg7 70 two men who sat be,
nlna og gmeiissisydq i1osfv 10 re,
|. "a prettyigirly with afortunel
isn't always to beohad for the
askipglaqmi % doids ssoga'
"Oh, but the girl isn't,asked
as E-take it'saif arranged
lby hef aaits,t ana TsRe'il acqmg
escaLlShiAing pretty lbatoa.
mere child-not sixteen, 1 be.
I-lieve. They had another
'fellROgyy ysS0heS dGFThsssb sbptl he.
died d9wela AsBepr orleans Sof
the yellow fever last fall.
l. 'sAad sss.neyer seen this
cn,;,t,n,s aaig.y > lsv y gsi-g p. r...
Smllhs ssAi! lAE 90 g Z, tta % ss.s
IL GO .rI ~ bGs ,g.- f,fh y-f
|, .@4Nor,t they either. The aunts
plotted With Mr.. Dunbar the
guardian, and picked Smith
up. for thsm, SpeDea. d aJcorre.
Ilspohdehe@ and goo Rose TO
write a letter or two. Smith
profeSses to be. in love with
hher letters, and her picture;
but Of course it's the money
forty thousand if she inal1ies
before sheIs, ,seventeen.'pUO8
'IE the girl amounts to any.
thing lisa deuced shame!'
sShe does amount to some
thing. She has the making of
"a splendid woman in her, but
nobody knows it, or cares
They arebent only On saving
the money for her. If she for.
feits it it goes to some pet
charity Of her crazy old grand
fathers. He was always an
old tyrant, and as eccentric as
| the ID"
3 "You know SMITH"
.k "Only by sightbut l. know a
chuin of his Burton and got
the stoFy%hkaacopy a let.
ter ofIthaIgirlIs.s I've seen her
many time down on the shore,
ALWAYS wiii4iieF drSgon Sants."
\ "Where's the letter." saa
i "Ive'sot it' here in my wal.
hletyl&owt yon knew tie, right
sort OF a man won't have his
girls letters hawked about
among his associates. He let
1 Burton take this copy, and
Burton gave1it 70. 70 me. Let me
seeAthis isit aListeE 81 -
| sDEAR Mr.. SMITH: Ny aunts
wish me to reply to your kind
letter. | do not know what to
A Say. | am not accustomed to
7 write to gentlemen but must
4 tell you that l was sorry to
have Aunt Sophy send you
! that picture of inc; | am not
near SO pretty; it hatters ME
Every muchs You areoso hand
i some that you will. want a
beautiful Wife, SO | don't think
you ought to be- deceived. |
don't wantltbHbeJ married; but
ny sunts say EIThpst lpnsac.
count or the money; and per,
hapsitoImaEtArn out srightos'I
4 am very lonely here. / would
.d, d,likeltorliveins sa,lafge city, and
4 Aunt Sophy says you would do
Y anything stoEplease me. !. s'IsisOy
7 'wHase soa ANY sistefs9 Will