The Van Buren press., 1871-10-31
~. No sleep came to her eyes that

thousand times "Rnd yet ii must. Tor his
manner changed almost from my telling
him Of Nannie's fortune.
The next night and Charlie was not in
his usual place, and the next and still
more. About week afterward, q short
note informed Miss Temple that "hav
ing lost all his savings in bad spscu.
lation, he could not think Of holding
her to an engagement which would be
out of his power to consumate IN
years.
To say this did not grieve her would
be false, but it did not require many days
to teach her that she had not loved Char
les Ashton as she should the man she
was to marry.
Again cur two young men met. This
time on Broadway, Charley, gayly saun,
liar way:
"Well, old boy, or early to day 7"
1--WE been promoted. and am not
obliged to work so late, though do
often; then | think Of taking a ride in
the park; my head has achsd much OF
late, and am more nervous than Tor
merry.
Shouldn't work so hard; don't get
any thanks for it. BY the.by, that for.
tune of Miss Temples turns out to be all
in my eye.
How-whats that?' was the eager
reply.
"Well, a Miss Somebody Temple had
about hundred thousand dollars left
her, but it wasn't our pretty little
friend.
"But heard you were very attentive,
ssme said engaged.
"There's no telling what might have
been, but for that fool ofan ancle max
ing mistake in names However, it's all
over now. You know that at least
can't afford to marry poor woman, no
matter il she is a Peri. ! know you en-
terrain some sort of foolish notion that
| love, etc, will do, hut it's all bosh. Give
me the dimes. my boy. When poverty
comes in at the window, etc, you know
Take my advice and drop all such foolish
ideas.
Ashton might as well have talked to
the lamp-post for all the hearing Ned
Farnham did What he wus thinking OF
we cannot say, but he did not go to the
park that afternoon, but the evening
found him in u little parlor which had 80
often been graced by Charley's presence
Ere the evening was over he had ex.
planned his long absence, told OF his bet.
ter prospects, and offered his heart and
hand She asked three weeks to consid.
cr, he to visit her as often as he pleased.
At the end of that time he was accepted,
and Anna learned what true love was
Here my story might end, but there is
q seQueI some uiOtrth, altar the en-
gagement, Mr. Smith tapped Ned on the
shoulder, aud motioned him to the pri
vate ofiide
Going to marry my niece p said that
gentleman.
81 am engaged to Miss Anna Temple,
sir, and we expect, In quiet way. to he
married one month from to-day. But
was not aware that she was your
niece?"
"Neither was until few days since.
As for your quiet way, understand me,
sir--the child Of my only sister can he
married nowhere else but in my house,
Come now, no fnching I've heard all
about it. But she's poor poor as Jobs
turkey; and I've too many children to
give her more than o decent wedding =
Ned did not understand the expression
on Mr.. Smiths face, but felt . little an
gered, and replied:
~ should never have addressed her.
and / would release her this moment if
knew she were an heiress.
mo you don't; no you don't
know you, and l know the whole story
You can 60"
Ned pondered long over this singular
conversation, but gotno satisfaction from
his own thoughts or Anns She replied
only by smile and kiss
Notwithstanding all the urging OF heI
new found uncle. Anna refused to leave
her aunt until the time for tn. Wedding
That event came, and the ceremony was
over. Then MIR Smith called the young
couple into his library, and drawing n ON
his safe q strong iron box. said
Now, young man, you're tied hard
and fast, and I'll tell you that you've got
an heiress, and rich one, too. A foolish
brother Of her fathers who would - t.
Australia, took it into his head to die
not long silce, and left such blotched
up will that it has taken over six months
to get the straight OF il. We we're his
agents, and kept the matter 70 ourselves
because it WAS 4 large sum, ard might
create impostors We soon disposed OF
the one hundred thousand dollsrsto Mist
Anna Thompson Temple. but the con.
tents OF this box, one hundred Thousand
pounds in consols, We used moro scru.
tinv in assigning, and In the course OF
our Investigations, l not only found the
rightful owner Of our trust, but the child
Of my only sister. Sir, you are worthy
Of her, and, what 10 Of loss value, her Tor
tune. The morning papers will announce
you as q partner in our house.
EY Lorenzo Dow was preaching in
tho eastern mart Of Connecticut 10 4