Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-16
GETTING A WIFE.
Boston Merchants Experience
in Gotham.
II. wHITMORE.
Publisher and Proprietor

Ia GOtnam.
New York Cor. st. Louis Republican,
One Of the widest afternoons last
week, the dust blowing in clouds, a mar
riage eventuated in this tabernacle in
which / took great interest As there
are twenty weddings a week coming off
there Just now, the romantic antecedents
of one pair will not be easily located,
and you shall have their recital. Three
years ago this winter young Boston
merchant came on one of the late trains
to New York, Designing to 60 to the
St. Nicholas, he took his satchel and
shawl, and about 8 p m. was vending his
way thereto in Fifth avenue stage,
which contained but one other occupant,
young lady, richly and elegantly at
tired, who sat in the further corner, and
beyond passing glance gave him no
further attention. The stage numbered
along. The gentleman disbursed his
ten cents, wrapped his shawl over. him
as he sat near the door, and, tired with
his long Journey, was very near asleep
when the vehicle halted opposite the
Fifth avenue hotel, and at the same in
slant the lady in the corner sprang
closely to his side, dragged has shawl
about her shoulders and nestled her face
against his breast as portly, gray old
gentleman hoisted himself heavily into
the stage. The young lady had so pre-
cipitously changed her base that the
half-awake traveller sat motlonless, gasp
ing with astonishment. fgo Ls fC.
As the stage again started, the soft
voice of the young girl began to state
the case and define her position. DO
make believe that / belong to you, she
murmured. That's my father in the
corner; he thinks am safe at home, and
not for thousand worlds would / have
him know was out. AS | saw him get
ting in, it was my only chance to do this
dreadful thing" The gentleman didn't
think it it was so dreadful; but he tucked
his companion up, and whispered:
Where were you goingP
"To Brooks academy TO attend a
dance" said the BELLE Remembrances
of that Celtic gentleman who spent
"Three weeks at Brooks academy learn
ing the steps for Lanigan S ball came
over the Boston merchant. But on went
the stage; the old gentleman buttoned
closely up, the whispered conversation
went on, and the deluded father, if he
thought anything about it, thought what
loving couple they were. The young
gentleman learned that the young ladys
escort was to be waiting for her on the
corner of Broome and Broadway. Ar.
riving there at last, he wrapped her head
and ears up with the ample shawl, and
carefully lifted her out. Faithful to time
and place, on the corner stood the wait
ing party-two extremely aasby young
men, smoking very poor cigars, and
adorned with much cheap jewelry, and
the lady friend, whose beau one of them
seemed to be. If the exterior of the.
Young men was unprepossesslng, that
&c the female was still more so. The
Roston man felt 10th to leave his impro-
vised friend with these people; the far
Young girl was more anxious TOR the pan
tban ever since pa was evidently going
10 Brooklyn to stop all night:
Rnt after some conversation, that de-
veIoped the species to which the young
Iady with the wax-bead necklace, and
,be Connecticut Havana smokers be-
ionged. our hero so wrought upon our
heroine that she gave up the ball Her
s;and and her feller" and the tel Ter
das;gned for Miss Ella departed for
the dance in huff, while the merchant
and the adventurous Ella retraeed their
way up town.
house lust off the Fifth Avenue he safely
saw her housed, and finally he brought
his travels to an end for the night, under
the roof the St. Nicholas. Business .oc-
cnnied our friends time to the exclusion
Of visiting or hunting up the companion
Of his singular ride, and after two days
stay during which he often thought mo
do1bt) of the pretty little girl he had be-
friended, he went home. Time vent
swiftly by. Again business called the
Gentleman 10 New York. This time, II
6einQ hot weather, he came by one oil
| Jim Fisks big boats, and after supper
sat outside chatting with some smokers
discussed politics, OF "roamed IN meal
tation fancy free" when one Of the
waters approaching, handed him Q
card upon which in dainty ohirography
S,are inscribed these mysterious words
"If Won ever used to wear upon your
ratcb chain a locket made in the, shape
Of an English walnut, follow the man
who hands you this till you reach WIN
dow he will designate by standing mo
meut JefoEe." Our hero readily remem'
bered a hinge bail loeket that, Of the rise,
of becoming rOnnd-shOuldered, be had
worn nearly year, and i Is to be pre-.
, sumed, if his memory hadn't q loeket 81
an 10 remember, he'd have done pre-
c;sely as he did, which was to throw
away his cigar and fellow the waiter, wh'
wound circuitous route among CHAIR
and srOsad passengers al certain ,ISsn
s,onning and casting a significant gialel
st M =, he circumspectly wltharew ..:'.
The gentleman surveyed the posi.n,on !.
Each little window was drapee VIII
n"r,a;n n,ns But even while he began 'o
,L;nI he'd better 60 foF that pigger,
ourtsin rnss was pushed aside, and : ses! si
ioxsiv eirIish face was framed u tn'
c.sa{ns. Il was not many non'snss i.as
, Ssso-s he knew the young % iAa,
L. ,raa the mysterious