The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-22
A THOUSAND oUNDs AND A WIFE.
From the Peoples Weekly.

OF fortune which yielded an amount a.
interest not only sufficiently large to ena
bic It's owner to MAINTAIN himself IL
comfortable circumstances without work
butalso allow him to add yearlyto the prin
cipal the sum of a.hundred and twenty
pounds. Thus he was considered to be
independently wealthy, and was looked
upon as q very handsome and excellent
young man 5y various -"1disinterested
papas and mammaS whose daughters were
about the right age 90 begin to think o.
welded bliss. =
Among other peculinrities to which Mr.
Holt Was attached -or which were at
tached to him-was the very skeptical
idea that there Nas not, or ever had been
such an improbable thing in existence as
love. He believed that in matrimony, as
well as other matters. all people were &c
tuated by motives Of scIfmterest; hence
he Regarded with Suspicion All females
who approached him.
For, nuttcrrd de, "they are after my
money and don't much care how they get
it. They would like to marry me con-
toundedly well"
One day Horatio was sitting in the sit
| tingroom Of his chambers, with his feet
occupying a comfortable position on the
table, and he himself reclining back in an
easy chair, alternately enjoying the flavor
Of choice cigar, and taking in genteel
sips of the contents of Wineglass sup
posed to contain the ""pure, genuine and
Ionly port" While occupying this position
which is we'll known to be one of the
great prerogativps peculiar to the mascu-
line gender, and which, Of course, confers
an immense amount of credit on the sex
he was considerably startled by the sud
| den opening ofth door and the uncele-
monious entrance of the maid Of all work
who bore in her hand a letter which she
stated the postman had just hat moment
left.
"Confound the girl said Mr.. Holt,
when alone, as he broke the seal. She
might have given Il little warming before
she inirudod upon the eanctity of my sol
itary feast had my fect'>omewhat ele-
waited into the upper regions, and I'm
sinner if she don't report tile same to the
Iandlady However, open Sesame, and"
The completion Q. this speech was lost
by reason of Mr. Holt al this instant be
coming deeply absorbed in the contents
Of his ep1stle, a gerJdtiD1 copy Of which
we take the liberty to make public
Dec. 18th, is.
COUSIN HCRATIo--C Christmas will
soon nc here, and we want you to come
and spend the holidays with us. We
have invited several friends whom you
knew in days gone by, and We shall have
an excellent time There is a very beauti.
full and accomplished young lady friend Of
ours, who live in the second or third village
beyond you, who will be sure to be here.
We are sure you will be pleased to make
her acquaintance. Perhaps you will fall
in love with her Just think Of that, a
crusty old bach. like you falling in love
! We most humbiy beg your pardon If these
lines offend you, but you must surely
come. with sincerity, your cousins,
JENNY AND SOPHY STEWART"
P. S.-Fahcr sends regards, and says
that bankers here are paving one per
cent higher interest than the bankers
with whom y,'u deposit. He says you had
b-tter bring some money and invest it
here Yeurs once mere,
JENNY AND SoPHY."
! Mr.. Holt carefully perused this letter
four times, and then, folding it with great
precision, theughtfully and deliberately
inserted it iii the envelope and put both
| in his pocket.
The immortal Homer hath asserted In
his never dying Iliad that the best part
of wumah's letter is the postscript" said
Mr.. Holt, half aloud, as he resumed his
cigar and scientifically blew cloud OF
smoke into the air. The famous old
fellow is quite right. 1t is certainly very
true in this case. Let me see, if visit
my excellent cousins and take with me
a thousand pounds, | shall get one per
cent, more interest, which is Just ten
pnunds Quite 3 gain shall surely have
to pass The holidays with my dearly be-
loved cousins, fer whom, of course, | en-
terrain the utmost regard and affection.
| Oh, love them dearly--and the ten
pounds too ! As to the young lady they
are going to have there, I'll teach her
that she can't get me, in spite of all the
beauty she may bring TO bear! Well,
will 60 | will take my departure imme
diately | will pack my valse, take up
my bed, draw thousand and then take
the train, which," said Horatio, consult
ing his watch, C will leave in exactly two
hours from this time.
When the two hours had elapsed the
train came putting into the station, and
among the passengers who entered the
carriages was Mr.. Horatio Holt, CARRYING
in his hand a not very large valise. n
which were what change Of clothes he
would need during the next ten DAYS, and
also the thousand pounds
"No one knows that this carpet-bag Of
mine contains small fortune" said Hora
ito to himself, as he looked for a seat
sand if I act carelessIy with it, and as il
II cared not where it went to, all suspic
ion will be avoided, shan't be robbed
and everything will be lovely. and thf