Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-05-27
Mr. Lobyear had a father very much de-
voted to various branches of natural his

quite new idea to me-"
II ITO me also, madam, and l believe il
TO be a very unusual proceeding on his
part. But marriage is an exceptionally
important thing, as his son Is under
j agep-
Il "Under agel Thomas under agel I'm
posslblei"' cried the widow.
at is q fact, madam; but were 1t other
wise, 1t would be of no importance, since
Mr. 'Lobyear is entirely dependent on his
father, who is determined to discontinue
his allowance, and cut him out Of his will,
If he marries without his consent and ap-
provalpAkEt'A tfAE.SGks sfA
II Mrs. Montacute remained in pensive
4 contemplation Of a very pretty foot for
some little time before she replied "Ex-
cUse me for being over cautious, Mr.. Fiel;
but you are an utter stranger, you know,
aud 1 should like to see the letter from
Mr.. Lobyear's father, if you have it about
you"
Certainly, madam" replied the law
yer. A very natural and proper pre-
caution on your part. might be rival,
prompted by motives of jealousy. Here
is the letter, which, however, fear may
give you pain. Evil tongues" he con-
tinued, as the widow took the document
and ran her eyes rapidly over it "evil
tongues have evidently traduced you.
Alasl the best and fairest cannot escape
slander Indeed, the greater the merit,
the more virulent the envy"
Evidently genuine. Thank you" said
the widow, returning the letter with ex-
traordinary composure, considering how
she was treated in il, and then, once more
| fixing her gaze upon her boot, which she
hgeted about, she relapsed into silence
and meditation. at length she raised her
eyes slowly to the lawyers, and looking
| at him quietly, but very fixedly, she said:
" Mr.. Fiel, you have come to me treating
this aft tir as pure matter of business, and
therefore will not speak to you of my af
fections; it would prolong the interview /;
and probably you will not under stand me-
l will speak OF the marriage engagement
between me and Mr.. Lobyear, thea pre-
cisely as il It were mere commercial
transaction. In order to fulfill my part,
have left India, where had home, and
| have come to England to live on my
meagre pension. For all his threats, I
consider it very unlikely that Mr.. Lob.
year will really disinherit his only
child"
Pardon my interrupting you, madam /;
nothing is more probable. The ardor
with which he pursues his favorite science
amounts to mania, aud l fear that he
would be hardly sorry for an excuse to
devote his entire fortune to the building
and foundation of museum"
"There is a certain force in what YOU
say, replied the widow, calmly; "and
do not conceal from myself that it would
be very great misfortune indeed for both
OF us II MIR. Thomas Lobyear were TO be
deprived OF his income upon our mar
riage. Still, it would be worse tor me to
break of, and remain here, far from
friends, penniless."
Nay, madam, not penniless some
compensation would be your due"
Lugete Peneres Cuptdinesque--if they
didn't. c9me presently to fair up-and down
bargainingl The matter was finally set
tied thus. Mrs Montacute was to start
for New York by the next mail, Mr. Fiel
taking and paying for her passage she
was to write a farewell letter to young
Lobyear, breaking the match, asd keep
ing silence about where she was going to.
MIR. Fiel was to accompany her on board
the ship, and then to place IN her hands
the sum of one thousand pounds
When this treaty, with "No Trust for
its basis, was concluded, Mr.. Fiel took his
leave; and as he stepped into the street,
Jack Horner alone could appreciate his
sensations. Never had SO delicate case
been so skillfully handled! Three days
afterward, Mr.. Fiel escorted the fair
widow to Liverpool; accompanied her on
board the American steamer; staid with
her till the last moment, gave her the
thousand pounds, and returned to the
bosom OF his family, having himself sealed
and posted most satisfactory letter of
farewell to poor young Lobyear, which
was put in his hands unfastened, that he
might assure himself that the contents
were according to treaty.
Next day, the deserted lover came TO
him in hurry-storming, upbraiding,
beseeching him to tell him where his
charmer had flown to; threatening MUIR
der and suicide when the lawyer remained
obdurate. Finally, he rushed away, de-
claring that he would never speak to him
again, A H H F'
"Yes, you will, when you want money!
said Mr.. Fiel, as the other banged the
door behind him.
He was right. In less than fortnight
young Lobyear returned, pale, calm, and
haughty, and coldly intimsted that he
was about to return to the East, and re-
quired funds. After some discussion
about necessary expenses, passage money,
outfit, what his father usually allowed
him, etc, Mr.. Fiel let him have five hun
dred pounds, and saw him depart with ins
finite relief-for now the edifice of his di-
plomacy was crowned. Commissioned to
separate young couple, he had des-
patched one to the East, the other to the
West What success could be more com
plete9 He had always estimated his own
acuteness very highly, but now he felt as
if he should "strike the stars with his
sublime top" as a schoOlboy friend of
ours once translated familiar line of
Horace. This state of extreme self salts
faction lasted some months, during which
he locked forward To the letter of thanks
and admiring approval which he expect
ed from Mr.. Lobyear, the father.
1t came mail sooner than he expected.
One morning, on entering his office, he
found two foreign letters awaiting him
one from an unknown correspondent, the
other in the familiar handwriting of his
client in Japan. He opened this letter
eagerly, and prepared for praise.
DEAR SIR; can't make cut the meaning Of all
this ugmarole you have written TO me about a son
aud marriage bad a son oree, a Lieutenant In
the tn, but the poor boy fell victim to the eli
mate OF China ten years ago. You refer to a letter
| that was there about the time you mention, but
certainly never wzote to you during my stay II
posed upon by some rogue or another. wish you
would have the goodness to call upon Pinum OF
the British Museum, aud tell him. &C
The rest all about bugs and beetles.
Mr. Fiel staggered to his desk, took out
the letter he had last received, and COM
pared it with this present one !; the imita-
tion of the handwriting was cunnlngly
executed, but a palpable forgery. Had
he entertained the ghost Of suspicion at
the time, he could not have mistaken it.
1t was a good hour before he partially
recovered from the effects of this blow,
and then, in a bewildered, mechanical
way, he opened the second foreign letter.
1t was dated from New York, and ran
thus:
Sin; When l was a clerk in your office, you
tried TO ct too much out of me but managed to
turn the tables, and pay myself for time and
trouble expended on your behalt-that was one TO
me. Hou caught me and got me two years-that
was one to you; With the aid Of my clever little
wife, l have drawn about fifteen hundred aud
eighty pounds out of you winning two events out
OF three Never minds Il was improbable hat /,
who alone knew the details of Your business rela-
tions with Mr.. Lobyear, should have Glanced upon
that gentleman in Hong Kong, and procur cd