Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-03-11
gaIes = Gaetsbes.
A Thouasa,d Pounds uid a. wife.

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a 'Ehouast.it, Pounds and a. wife.
Mr.. Horato Holt was IL bachelor, aged
thirty years or thGrCabOuts, and posSt ssud
Ola fortune which yielded an amount ut
interest not only sufficiently large to enable
its owner to maintain himself l. comiOr-
table circumstances without work, but also
allowed him to add yearly to the principal
the sum Of Il hundrcd and twenty pounds.
, ihus lac was considered to be Independently
wealthy, and was looked upon as Il very
handsome and excellent Young man by
vauoGg 'dlslntcrcstuI' papas ana mammas,
whose daughters We're OF about the right
age to begln TO think of welded bliss
Among other pcCuiarities TO which Mr..
Holt WAS attaChCd-Or which were attached
to hlm-wnS tac very skcptital idea that
there was not or ever had been, such an
improbable thing in existence as love. lie
believed that III mdtrimOny, as well us
other matters, AL people were aCtuatcd by
motives OF sell-inicrcst; hence he regarded
with sus ;iciOns all females who approached
him. 'ror,' said he, they are after my
money, ana don't much care how they get
1t. Ihey would like 10 marry Inc coniouAd-
edly WELL
One day he was considerably startled by
the sudden opening Of the door and the
unceremoniuuS entrance of the maid Of ail
work, who bore III her hand letter which
she stated the postman had Just that mo-
meut left
'Con.ound the girl said Mr. Ho!t, when
alone, us he broke the seal. she might
have given little warning before she in
lrudcd upon the enjoyment OF my wine and
havana. l had nay Iyct s9uicu hat elevated
into the upper regions aud I'm Il sinner il
she don't report the same 10 the land.ady.
However, open 'srSau4u, and
The completion OF this speech was lost
by reason OF Mr.. uoH mt this instant be-
coming deeply absorbed in the contents OF
his cpat!e, verbatim copy Of which We
take The liberty to make public.
doc. sth, Is
COUSIN Christmas viii soon
ue here, and we want you to come and
spend the holidays with us. We have in
vltCd several friends whom you know in
days gone BY, and We shall have an excel
lent time. There is Il very beautiful and
accomplished young lady friend Of ours,
who lives in the second or third village be-
yond you, who will be sure To- he here.
We are sure you will be pleased to make
her acquaintance. Perhaps yoa will fall
in love with her. just think OF it, Il crusly
old bach. like you falling in love. We
most humbly beg your pardon if these lines
offend you, but you must surely come.
With sincerity, your cousins, JENNY AND
SOPIIN STEWART
j. S,-Father sends regards and says
that bankers here are paying one per cent.
higher interest than the bankers with
whom sou deposit. lie says you had bet
ter bring some money aud invest il here.
Your Uncr more. JENNY AND SOpHY.'
Mr.. Holt carefully pcruaud this letter
four distinct times, and then, folding il
with great precision, thOughtIully and de-
libcralcly inserted it in the envelope and
put both in his pocket,
The Immortal Homer hath asserted in
his neyer-d. ing Had that the best part Of
Il w0mau's letter il in the postscript, said
Mr., Holt, half aloud, as he resumed his
cigar and scientifically blew n cloud OF
smoke into the air. THE famous old fellow
is quite right. 1t is certainly very tue in
THIS case. Let Inc see, ii | visit my cNc,l-
lCut cousins and take with ne a thousand,
pounds, / shall get one pyr cent. more in
Icgesl, which a. itst tea pound. Quite Il
gain | snail surely have 10 pass the hUh-
days with my dearly beloved cousins, tor
whom, Of course, | entertain the utmost
regard and affection, On, love thcm
dearly and the ten pounds too As to
the young lady they are going 10 have
thcrv, In teach her that she can't get mo,
in spite utail the beauty She can bring 10
bear Wen, / will 20. | will take my
departure immediately, | viii pack my
yu.ls,, take up ny bed, draw thousand,
uud then take the train, which, said llUut-
no, consulting hls watch, will leave ia
exactly two hours from this time.
NOM II happ,nvd, as a Very remarkable
c'luuldgu,c, that - young Mdy Mas also
goiug "a the city tu spvud the holidays,
. though with this adherence, that il WAS
lrlends aud not relatives whom she intend
al tu Visit
Having thus established a sort of mutual
conhayu1r, though not uu very extensive
scale, ,hcy got along luvly, aud by tho
lmv lhgy uItlNed within tWrl,N mIirs ut
th,ir destination Wvru Tar irpm h,ius slrau-
g,p.
'lil,ss my soul o cried Nc llult, sudden,
ly, us lhe train stopped az a small slatuJ,
10 lh.h ls uNt thu place nt Which Nv sHi tI
p,t uut uud sily ilT several h4uls l,.ure
80 uu Go the City,
What ! eAcAlWrd lh, lady, 'aw youu4
e".ut ~ lhe ely uow I euIeb AouaAt
500 were
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