Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-10-21

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Nored young lady and how much does
she receive ?"
Report said five hundred thousand
dollars. but cousin Nan has been in
formed by the agents that there is but
ten thousand dollars in money, the rest
in houses and lots at Melbourne, valued
at ninety thousand dollars
All! we'll, really, how these things
do spread. But to our matter; | guess,
Miss Anna, you had best have your
way
The hours of that evening dragged
heavily along, and as they heightened,
Mr.. Charles Ashton's manner became
more and more formal He left, and
Anna's warm heart was sad MS she
thought over the cool manner and the
cooler parting. No sleep came to her
ewes that night
Can it be p she said to herself a
thousand times and yet it must, for
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, a short
note informed Miss Temple that HAY
ing lost all his savings in a bad specu
lation. he could not think Of holding
her to an engagement which would be
out of his power to consummate 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
| Charles Ashton as she should the man
she was to marry.
Again our two young men met. This
time on Broadway. Charley, gayly
sauntering along, hailed Ned in his old
familiar way:
"Well, old boy, off early to-day ~
"Fve been promoted, and am not
obliged to work so late. though | do
often; then think of taking ride in
the park my head has ached much of
late, and / am more nervous than for
merly.
"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-what's that ?" was the eager
reply.
"Well, a Miss Somebody Temple had
about hundred thousand dollars left
her, but it wasn't ottr pretty little
friend.
"But heard you were very attentive,
some said engaged"
"There's no telling what might have
been, but for that fool of an uncle
making a mistake in names. However,
it's all over now. You know that at
least, can't afford to marry ii poor wo-
man. no matter if she is Peri. | know
you entertain some sort OF foolish no
ton that love, etc, will do, but 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 we'll have talked to
the lamp-post for all the hearing Ned
Farnhma1n did. What he was thinking
of we cannot say, but he did not 60 to
the park that afternoon, but the even
ing found him in the little parlor which
had so often been graced by Charley's
presence. Ere the evening was over he
had explained his long absence, told OF
his better prospects. and offered his
heart and hand. She asked three
weeks to consider, he to visit her as
often as he pleased. Atthe end of that
IllllG lS was dCCCpUcu, hut anna iSdi hSt
| what true love was.
Here my story might end, but there
| is Il sequel. Some months after the en-
gagement, Mr.. Smith tapped Ned on
The shoulder, and motioned him to the
private office.
"Going to marry my niece? said
that gentleman.
81 am engaged to Miss Anna Temple,
sir, and we expect, in Il quiet way to be
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 be
married nowhere else but in my house.
Come now, no f1inching. 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 a decent wedding"
Ned did not understand the expires
sion on Mr.. Smiths face, but felt lit
tie angered, and replied:
Il 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, anu hiioN VIC "hoiV ''"is
You can CO.
Ned pondered long over this singu
lar conversation, but got no satisfaction
from his own thoughts or Anna. She
replied only by smile and a kiss.
Notwithstanding all the urging of hel
new found uncle, Anna refused to leave
, her aunt until the time for the wedding
J That event came. and the ceremony
) was over. Then Mr.. Smith called the
: Young couple INTO his library, ano
: drawing from his safe strong iron box
: said
"Now, young man, you're tied hare
e and fast, and I'll tell you that you've
. got an heiress, and rich one, too. A
: foolish brother of her fathers, wht
: would 20 to Australia, took it into hi
d head to die, not long since, and lef
such botched-up will that it has take,
F.; over six months to get at the straight
Z it. We were his agents, and kept tn
q matter to ourselves, because it was {
e large sum, and might create impostors
a We soon disposed of the one hundre'
n thousand dollars to Miss Anna Thomp
son Temple, but the contents of thi
/ box, one hundred thousand pounds, II
It consols. we used more scrutiny in as
II signing. and in the course of our inves
!, tigations, not only found the rightfu
d owner of our trust, but the child OF m
e only sister. Sir, you are worthy OF hel
p and what is of less value, her fortune
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