Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-12-07
MARRYING A FORTUNE.

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tYEs, III do il, Ralph, even if she is
a scFaggy, worthless, heartless, hairless
dried up, yellow, vinegar-faced old maid
I'll marry her; or, rather her fortune
and so saying, he leaned himself back
I'm his chair, and commenced putting
away as COolly at his cigar as though
marrying were the most commonplace,
uninteresting affair ever dreamed of.
You speak qoick confidently, young
man, returned hiscompaniOn, perhaps
the lady in question won't have yOu.-
Donssb too conceited, if you have been
called Irresistible
'Fiddlestieks / guess my. uncle's for.
tune was the most irresistible part to the
New York bellies, and am certain, now
that my great expectations have passed
away, there isn't two Of them ever re-
menbered asgOciating with me. I tell
you, Ralph, love is all moonshine a
mere creature Of the fancy-for I have
never seen a pretty girl yet that could
set my heart a piapitating. Money is
what a poor briehess lawyer wants, not
love; it's great deal more substantial,
too
Don't doubt It; l wouldn't be tied to
en old vixen for any consideration, re-
sponded Ralph, and in my opinion,
Bart, you are fool if you heaVe yourself
away. There now, that advice is free
gratis-nO free ssked-oniy, do tell me
the whole story
4 can do that in few words. About
g week ago I saved q fine looking but
gouty old gentleman from being upset
out Of his carriage OH Broadway. He
was prOfused in his thanks, learned my
name, said he knew me by reputation,
told me ne was wealthy, with but one
child, a daughter. and If would come
down to Sea View, where he intended
to pass O few weeks, he would make me
a match between me and her. mOdist-
iy suggested that the lady in question
might object, but he insisted that she
would not; she was devoted to him and
heart-whole. There It is, verbatim. I
then made inquiries of q friend, what
kind of a girl Mr.. Lafourn's daughter
was, and they told me she was a craggy
old maid. I have her in my minds
eye, but it's no drawback. I'll marry
for money, and let her afterwards take
to her cats, just the same as she does
now. That's all. I am too lazy to work
And he relapsed into profound silence,
wondering secretly what time on the
morrow Mr.. Lafourn and his daughter
would arrive.
There, pa, you dear old goose, listen
to the description of your Nell,' ex-
claimed pretty little Nellie Lafourn, ar
ranging the curtains so that the old gem
tleman could overheaT the conversation
on the pizza between the young gentle
man Just mentioned.
'Confound his impudsHcs, gFOWled
the old man in a range; bringing his
cane down Justify; 'Ud like to see him
get my darling, the heartless wretch,
and my money; even if he has got you
mixed up with your aunt Lucille
Slightly mixed up, isn't 1t, pa? But
after all; how much the picture is like
her, and she burst into merry laugh,
that caused q dozen dimples to play hide
and seek around her cheeks and lips.
He may be blessed I'll send for him
this moment and IIlI-Ill-IlI cane
him almost shouted the irate old gentle
man.
no, indeed, you WON'T, pa! you let
me manage him, won't you pa Let
him cOme-let him imagine Lucille is
your daughter and heiress, and your
niece, with no expectations. Well see
how he will carry himself
On the next day Mr.. AIbertine Cover
waited upon Mr.. LafOuTn, and was for
mally introduce to Miss Lucille Cover.
He inquired after the old gentleman's
health very affectiOnately, and soon be-
came quite engrOssed, apparently, and
in the conversation that was started, but
secretly he was cycling his intended
bride, and he confessed TO himself that
the enthusiastic description he had Civ
en- his friend Ralph did not belle her, or
scarcely do her justice. Just then the
door opened and graceful young lady,
with 2 great abundance of golden curls
and large eyes walked in.
iMy-my niece, Mr.. Cover, Miss Lee
observed Mr.. Lafourn, and Miss Lee ac-
knOWledged it with a slight but never
theless, graceful bow.
Mr.. Cover was enrapted, and the
contest only made his bride-expectant
more ridiculous; however, he determin-
ed to act his part, and, as Chanoe pre-
sented itself, he Whispered'in modulat-
ed tones to Miss Lucille, that 'he hoped
to become better acquainted with her,
though he hated himself for it in three
minutes after, when he saw Miss Lees
loving eyes resting upon
him, and realized that she had heard
him, too.
Day after day he called, and proper
tionally he fell in love with laughing
Nell, and fell out With Miss Lucille,
while she became, in appearance, des-
peTately enamored of him and wrote
her everlasting Affection which he as
suTed his friend Ralph she meant to
mean the oldness of her love, for he was
sure she was invented in Noah's ark.
In vain he tried to make love to Nell.
nnRnnfnd
Cousins love- SO she moCkingly assured
him, and left him more despairing than
before.
at last ne could not endure it any
longer and accordingly sought an inter-
view with Mr., LafQurp,
80 you come to pVOpOse for my
daughter, Mr.. Cover p queried the gem
tlenan, when he was ushered in.
NO, sir, have not he emphatically
returned. 4 have come to make q con-
fesslon to ask your forgiveness, and
crave q boon. You know how you came
to make me the offer which you did p
Well, having been brought up to be-
lieVe myself independent of the world
and to study profession more for pleas
ure than aught else after finding myself
suddenly bereft of all hopes, and poor,
I gladly accepted your proposal. I scOrn-
ed the idea Of love; IFOwed loved my
ease, better than any woman on earth,
and though Twas informed your daugh-
ter was-Was-.'
"A scraggy old maid,' siyly interpOsed
Mr.. Iafourn. Bart blushed at his own
remark, but proceeded
4 determined, provided she would ae
cept me, to marry her for your money.
There, sir, is the truth, and 1 know 1
cannot but he lowered in your estima-