The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-30
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Marrying a Wife and a Fortune

ward FarnhAm occupied in Messrs. Smitl
" Jones' office on Wall street
The warm blood ColOred Ned's cheel
in spite of all his struggles to prevent it
and he replied;
mo, hope no HARM"
"We!l, | should guess it wasn't. Come
put up your books, and as we go up town
I'll tell you"
No; cannot leave yet have moi
finished my balance"
"Oh, pshaw finish that tomorrow be.
fore ten o'clock. | wouldn't work as
hard as you for any man living, much less
these bankers, who think all u fellow Is
made for is to work and make money for
them. Come along"
mo; cannot CO."
"Well, then, the tale in short is she Is had
a big fortune left her, some say five hun
bred thousand dollars"
An involuntary sigh escaped Ned, and
he rather muttCred than spOkC
II am sorry to hear it"
why, what's got into you, you ninny
Sorry Why, haven't heard anything
to please me 30 much in many day. |
always liked the girl, but Pm not philosO.
pher enough to marry her for love alone.
BY doctrine is, when poverty comes in at
the window love goes out At the door,"
~ am afraid don't agree with you in
all things, but have no time to discuss it
now. Miss Temple, in my opinion, would
be fortune to any man, did she not pos
soss a cent of money"
"Pshaw, Ned, that's old fogy. Love
IN u cottage hal ha Well, | liked her
pretty well before, but can't help thinking
her attractions very considerably Gu.
arged since | heard that news. Never
should have thought of anything but n
pleasant aCquRintance-guess I'll go in
for her now. Goodbye, old fell, aud
don't hurt yourself working over those
books"
Ned made no reply, but he felt rs Il he
would like to grin1 beneath his heel one
who could speak SO irreveTently OF her,
who, to his idea, combined every grace Of
heart and mind, md perfection Of form
and feature, which should make up n per.
feet woman. His thoughts turned to ac-
ton, and he caught himself stamping his
heel on the desk stool with such force Us
almost to dent hole in 1t, and looking
up saw Mr., Smiths steady gaze fixed on
Him.
Back to his work he tried to bring his
thoughts, but they were not subject To his
will, and he found himself In great dan
ger of writing the thoughts passing
through his mind, "She is lost to me now.
o. how l wish Il had never happened u
lie shut the book, put away his papers,
and, with that dreary, lost, far.away kind
Of look, passed unheedingly among the
thrOng on the money mart Of the now
world
Charley Ashton lost no time in i'm.
proving his opportunities, for that night |
found Inn htG.d tete with Miss Temple In
coy little room In Twenty.tlrst street.
Miss Temple was an orphan, aud had
tor years lived with an aunt-her fathers
sister An income Of four hundred dol.
hrs n year had been left her, which at
least supplied all necessary wants. She
was not ashamed to assist her aunt about
many things some would call mental
and in form and feature, heart md mind,
all her acquaintance said, fully sustained
the high opinion we have seen Ned Farm
ham had Of her,
ErethG evening was over, Charley Ash.
ton had succeeded in appearing deeply In
love, and not many days passed ero he
had proposed and was accepted. VI oil
her male acquaintance, Miss Temple had
always preferred the two young men
mentioned 1t was true she had rather
leaned to tho quiet, steady Mr.. Farnham,
but OF late he had ceased to visit her,
while Mr.. AshtOn's presence had been
almost constant. Hence, she persuaded |
herself that she loved and had accepted
him.
Charley urged speedy marriage; why, |
came in q conversation too long tor me to
detail, wherein 1t appeared that some Of
the "boys" on the street were fixing up
n pool To buy certain stock, and our
friend Ashton wanted some OF the five
hundred thousand dollars to put In 1t.
Anna Temple preferred n longer time
urged that time would make them know
each other better, especially in the imme.
diate relation they now stood. Charley
vowed that no would never change, and
lie knew that time could never develop
my faults in her.
"But," said Miss Temple, there Is an.
other reason, and | think | can be free
with you now; | have spent 80 much Of
my little income-and aunt has no spare |
mOney-that have no means OF dcIray.
Ing the necessary expenses"
but you have the fortune LEFT you by
your Australian uncle, and even II you
have not received II, your agents will Ger.
tainly make an advance"
~ have no fortune, dear Charley. |
Some thought 1t was mine, but the for.
tune 10 which you probably alludo was
cN to my cousin, Miss Anna Thompson
Temple, 10 whom introduced you at the
Philharmonic" |
"Ah, II WINS, indeed She Is favored
young lady; and how much does she re.
rCiveY
"lIcport said five hundred thousand
dollars but cousin Nan has beeninformed
by the agents that there Is but Ten thou.
sand dollars in money, the rest In couses
and lots at Melbourne, VALUED at ninety
thousand dollars"
"Ahl well, really, how these things do
spread. But to our matter; guess, Miss
Anna, you had best have your way i
The hours of that evening dragged
heavily along, md rs they heightened,
Mr.. Charles AshtOn's manner became
more and more formal. lie left, and
Annals warm heart was sad MS she thought
over The cool manner md the cooler part
Ing No sleep came to her eyes that
night.
Gan II be 2" she said to herself n thou
sand times land yet It must, Tor his man.
nCr 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 a week later, short note In.
IOrmed Miss Temple that "having lost All
his savings in bad speculation, he could
NOT think Of holding her TO an engage.