The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-01-06
HISTORY OF A FEMALE MiSER.
From The New ork Herald, Dec. 10Th.


PoUGHKEEPsIE. Dec. "a, 1869.
The readers Of the Herald have already
been told OF the death of ''Lochy Ostrod," of
ibis city They undoubtedly remember she
departed this life about four weeks since, aged
Seventy-seven-years, leaving, as far as can
be asccuained, no blood relations or next of
kin behind to be the recipients of over $50
oo0. which "Iochy" by her misery DISPOSE
non had saved up. As will be recollected.
She made no will. For years she had trudg-
ed along towards the unknown shore alone
She had q cold and calculating heart. and
seldom spent cent for the necessaries Of life.
subsisting chiefly upon friends, and grasping
every dollar she could lay hands on, hoard
ing il away for she knew not what She
never was married, and that fact, without
doubt, was the cause of her eccentricities dur
ing the last fifty years of her life. 1t has been
stated that her fortune reached 1926, 900. 1t
will undoubtedly 60 to & much higher figure.
Soon after her death letters Of administration
We're granted 10 one Walter D. Wheeler.
creditor, and Daniel b. Guernsey and o. D NJ
Baker were appointed appraisers These gen
llemen have performed their duty in a cred
itabe.manner, 'and during their investigation
much of the romantic appertalning to
Lochy'sn life has come TO light. The official
inventory of things brought to their notice is
maid lived aud died They met there on the
10th olDecember, She occupied room, bed
room and two large pantries on the second
lloor. III the attic She had three small rooms,
and IN the cellar coal receptacle.
THE MAIN ROOM
This room was as neat and clean as wax,
but everything was very plain, indicating
strict economy The furniture, in its day, must
nave been valuable, but it was all Of the style
of IAN hundred years ago" The bureau es-
pecaly was a curiosity. 1t was heavily
mounted in brass and filled with undercoth-
ing made up almost entirely Of patches. The
window curtains (three Of them) We're of the
commoncst KIND of calico, and looked as if
they had been purchased fifty years ago Be-
tween Them and the window "tLochy'' $50
strict WAS her economy had placed pieces Of
newspapers to save the colors from being OBJ
liberated by the rays of the sun. About the
room also were cheap pictures, while the
mantel was adorned with Old fashioned orna-
mcnts. The contents of this room were ap-
praised nj iitty-threc dollars
The two closets in the room were filled
with ANTICIPATED crockcry and cooking uten-
sis. bedding. old umbrellas and traps gcner-
ally.
LoCIN's BEDROOM.
The bedroom, off the main room, had a
two dollar and halt bed in it, and it was
otherwise very scantlly furnished but to
"Iochy' ii was undoubtedly the most valu-
able room in the house, for under the bed,
showed away back in It corner, covered with
cobwchs and begrimcd with dust. was
found
QUEER LOOKING TRUNK.
A. the energetic appraisers drew out this
relic Of hygone days, a feeling Of ''Old Times
Rocks" came Der them, and with curiosity
cleaning from their eyes they brushed the
cobwcbs away and commenced a strict OK
animation of the object before them. 1t was
A hair trunk very dminutive one, only
tbout a foot and a half in length, six inches
high and eight or ten inches wide 1t did
not take long t. open the rusty lock- when
The curious gaze Of the appraisers was par
italy appcaSed
WHAT WAS IN IT.
On the top was Il vast lot OF receipts, bills
and miscellaneous papers, which were quick
ly taken ont ana laid aside, and then two
wel worn wallets came to the surface one
empty and the other containing Il silver fifty
cent piece. 'Ilalloa. what's this ?n ex-
claimed one OF the appraisers, as he drew
out 81, 200 in bonds and mortgages; 'and
this?n said the other as he fished up $3.50
in Treasury notes. "Ah - said the first APP
lime fifty, twenty, ten and five dollar gold
pieces were drawn forth to the amount of
Sl05. Next came silver dollars, silver halves
silver quarters, ten and five cent pieces, to
the amount Of twenty dollars. Then from a
corner of the trunk were hauled $1,000 in
United States tive-twenties, and still the
trunk was rot emptied, Another haul. and
out came q silver cup monogramed r. O.,
half a dozen silver table spoons, three silver
dessert spoons one dozen silver tea spoons,
one silver sugar. tongs, two silver salt
spoons and that ended the list of gold, silver
bank notes and bonds and mortgages; but
there was still one more package left. and
That
A VALUABLE BUNDLE.
1t contained without doubt the key to
"Lochy's" eccentric life. 1t was a bundle
of love letters-ffteen in all. 1t was tied
neatly with piece of white satin ribbon,
with a pretty bow on top, but the ribbon was
stained with time, and the paper on which
the letters were written was also time stained.
1t will be brought to mind that in her early
days 'Lochy' was beautiful girl, possess
ing warm heart and she moved in good
society. She had lover who loved her as he
loved his life, and she loved him in return.
1t was believed that they were engaged to
be married, but her parents broke the match
off. Her sutton was gentleman in every
sense of the word, and at that time a lawyer
OF no mean ability. Judging from the fol-
lowing quaint card found in the trunk and
from the contents of the letters, the first time
she ever went out with him was on the even
ing of December 81, 1906. Here is the
card -
The company of Miss r. Ostrom is requested at
a ball at Cunnnghams Hotel, on Wednesday
evening. the 3lst inst, at six O'Clock p NJ.
SF szkE Managers. Il Il. H c9SK
DECEMBER 30, 1906.
This card was without doubt sacredly
kept as q memcnto of "when first we met II
few years of enjoyment followed, anc
the two exchanged vows of love and con
stancy, and finally the matter was placed be
fore ttLnchX'S' = parent meeting with instant