The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-30
HER. DE BROWNIES ENPER-
ETENT.

I Mr.. Herbert De Browne sat in hi
laxuriant bachelor apartments OF
Bank street aud pondered deeply
The subject of his cQgitations was {
wife, or rather, how TO get one. There
were enough young ladies who wonlC
be glad 80 bless their lucky stars fol
the privilege of becoming mistress
OF his home, as he toIerably well knew
bat ile also felt tolerably well assured
that the home was all they cared for
For the fortune they would wed tht
owner.
"Deuce take the money!" he ex-
claimed, g / wish I'd never had a farth
ing, and then - but, -botheratlon
then l should have been too poor tc
marry. Why couldn't ! have jus
wealth enough for all wants, and moth,
ing more? I'll foil them, though, The
mean nadventuresses.' &.
A furious pull at the bell-corc
brought the housekeeper to the room
in a hurry.
). Pack up your traps, Mrs. Rinkle,
he exclaimed, abruptly, g for am go
Ing to close the. house,
Itwas. evident he had come to some
conclusion. - s,f zssf-tfsf.ys,
'sShutup the house, Ny. DeBroWne! !!
calculated the housekeeper, almost be
lieving she had lost her reason; w by
such thing has not occurred since
your lamented uncle took. possession
five and forty years ago. ava. i
THAT makes no difference, maam
Pm master here now, and 1 shall close
Ii for;the present. Meanwhile. your
pay can still go on, and that of sucl
domestics as You consider indispensa-
Bile. Have you no relatives you wisf
to visit he inquired. f4 5d H5ear, F..
That settled it. The preffer of con-
tinual pay. removed Mrs. Rinkle's
scfuples. quite effectually.ar She then
remembered she had some friends she
had not seen for years. z.sa = 81 70
Three days later Mr.. Herbert, De
Browne was safely domieiled in 9
quiet lodging house, and shortly after,
wards he began to sell his diamond
rings and seals, and ether parapher-
MALTA of fashionable lie, as well al
dress himself in palmer clothes, A
rumorq that his pfeperty had bean, lost
through an unlucky speculation was
soon afloaf. sev,s-e,a 6.rF st
h lie lost friends rapidly BY two;
and threes they ceased to know hin
as they met him on the street. He
only laughed and snapped his fingers
at them behind their bacns.5af1s
Had this adversely been, zeal, he
would not have felt like laughing.
Then came the time when his circle
~ acquaintances narrowed down to
three. But three of his former friends
still chung to him, true in adversely.
1t was no wonder that he grew mis-
anthropic. srsfix9 s.|-3 -gTfi ygsg,s -
4 Out in the street, one day, he met 8
carriage, containing some of his for
mer acquaintance, who had been alb
sent from the city since he closed his
honse. He thought they would moi
notice him, but each inmate of the
carriage bowed politely as of old:
" They have not heard the news :
he muttered, cynically. 51s.ff 49,. f.
He was mistaken. That night the
owner of the carriage came to see
him. efe:f4r sssas
l4s 9 Rather close quarters, my, friend :
he said, as he took a calm survey o1
Herbert's not very pretentious sur.
roundings. n. - .f IS
fPretty close, that's fact" said Mr.
De Browne, Jelly. But since i lost
my property-of which I suppose you
haven't heard-I have become quite
economical" ,Ts4ts is,....5s.-; =.
But have heard !" cried his audi
tor, abruptly, sand this is whyi came.
II knew you needed friends now, il
ever, and the fact is-Well, nv, daugh-
ter, sir-I mean, l came to offer you
the position of head clerk in my
contingencies. Will you accept it p
Ahem! Well, III think of it. But
it's a long way from my lodgings" !"
deuce take your lodgings = You
can board in my family as a-well, as
a sort of guest, you know"
Herbert looked him over closely
John Brandard was a wealthy man
very wealthy, he was acalied-and in
his face there was nothing to warrant
the belief that he had learned Her
bert,s secret, and wished, to curry IA
vor by aiding him while under an ap-
parent cloud; SO that the idea, was
speedily dismissed. OF course he
quietly thanked him and accepted.
+ Once costly Struggled in the Bran
dard mansion, it was. not long before
he wondered that be had not noticed
Susie Brandard before. Ia.,1a 4a -qa
She did rot seem to feel above him,
Notwithstanding the wide difference
in their positions, and treated him
cordially, more cordially, he thought,
than before the change in his fortunes.
He would not have been human had
he not learned to love her. ..,rls;-fs ;gfs
The climax came when size gave a
grand party. Then, before the elite
of the city; she did not hesitate to re-
.cieve attentions from him. on, u hich
but one construclionscouid hG placed.
He thought her quite a heroine, and
asked for no further proof that she
could love him. edf
2 The next afternoon they met in her
fathers library, where She had waited
to see him. 5-aio.<FLt aiI ,bBi
Susie he said, as scon thelusnal
courtesies had been, exchanged, came
to you this afternoon to learn my fate.
I know the difference in our positions
and would net urge you-only let
your heart decide. My heart [ lay
before you" 's3 -" eel
She blushed prettily, and seemed
confused for a moment then she gave
him her hand. @.a'3@ 3s,
- nave IOVeG you. on. SO iOng u
she said; and feared that you would
neverlove me. You were so jealous
before yon lost you money that all the
women were mere adventuresses. ]
was glad when papa said you had lost
ii, and" ~ t A." 80 -rfa
q You cent him to negotiate with
me- '.14 ss4-}~t
al loved you sol" she murmured,
depreciatingly.. ...'i' - -r.~I
II do not doubt it, dearestw 2
And Mr.. Herbert DE Browne be-
lieved himself the happiest of men.
They were married. The wedding
was very unpretentious, as became the
bridegroom's Strengthened circumstan-
oes and he was in a constant ecstacy
as he thought of her.surprise when ne
should tell her his fortune still re-
mained. He sent for Mrs. Rinkle to
come and reopen the house, and to
put i'll a condition to receive the mis-
tress. In the meantime they tarried
at her fathers. =. IS
HERBERT > said his wife one day.