Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-10-13
MARRYING A WIFE AND A FORTUNE.

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Have YOU heard the news about
Miss Temple, Ned?" said Charley Ash
ton, as he sauntered 1eisurely up to the
desk which Edward Farnham occupied
in Messrs. Smith & Jones's office on
Wall street.
The warm blood colored Ned's cheek
in spite of all his struggles toprevent it,
and he replied:
"No; hope no harm"
Well, ] should guess it wasn't.
Come, put up your books. and as we 60
up town I'll tell you"
"No; cannot leave yet. have not
finished my balance"
ooh, pshaw finish that tomorrow
before ten o'clock. I wouldn't work as
hard as you for any man living, much
less these bankers. who think all fell
low is made for is to work and make
money for them. Come along"
"No; cannot 60"
Well, then, the tale in short is, shes
had d big fortune left her, some say five
hundred thousand dollars"
An involuntary sigh escaped Ned, and
he rather muttered than spoke:
g Pm sorry to hear it,"
Why, what's got into you, you
ninny2 Sorry! Why, l havn't heard
anything to please me so much in many
day. | always liked the girl, but Pm
not philosopher enough to marry her
for love alone My doctrine is, when
poverty comes in at the window love
goes out at the door," -~>s
II am afraid | don't agree with you
in all things, but 1 have no time to dis
cuss it now. Miss Temple, in my opin-
ion, would be fortune for any man, did
she not possess a cent of money"
''Pshaw, Ned, that's old fogy. Love
in cottagel ha hal Well, I liked
her pretty we'll before, but can't help
thinking her attractions very consider
ably enlarged since [ heard that news.
Never should have thought of anything
but pleasant acquaintance-guess I'll
go in for her now. Goodbye, old fell,
and don't hurt yourself working over
those books"
Ned made no reply, but he felt as if
he would like to grind beneath his heel
one who could speak so irreverently of
her, who, to his idea, combined every
grace of heart and mind, and perfection
of form and feature, which should make
up a perfect woman. His thoughts
turned to action, and he caught HIM
self stamping his heel on the desk-stool
with such force as almost to dent a hole
in it, 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 danger of writing the thoughts
passing through his mind. ''She is lost
to me now. Oh, how | wish it had
never happened !" He 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 new world.
Charley Ashton lost no time in i'm
proving his opportunities, for that night
found him seated tete,a-tete with Miss
Temple in cosy little room in Twenty
first street.
Miss Temple was an orphan, and had
for years lived with an aunt-her IA
theirs sister. An income of four hun
dred dollars 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 menial and in form and feature
heart and mind, all her acquaintance
said, fully sustained the high opinion
we have seen Ned Fan nham had of her
Ere the evening was over, Charley
Ashton had succeeded in appearing
deeply in love, and not many days
passed ere he had proposed and was
accepted. OF all her male acQuaint
ances Miss Temple had always pre-
ferred the two young men mentioned
Ii was true she had ratherleaned to the
quiet, steady Mr.. Farnham, but of late
he had ceased to visit her, while Mr.
Ashton's presence had been almost con
stant. Hence she had persuaded her
self that she loved and had accepted
him.
Charley urged speedy marriage
why, came in q conversation too Ions
for me to detail, wherein it appeared
that some. of the "boys' on the
street. were fixing up pool to buy 8
certain stock, and our friend Ashton
wanted some of the five hundred thou
sand dollars to put in it. Anna Tenn
nle preferred longer time; urged thai
time would make them know each othel
better. especially in the intimate rela
ton they now stood. Charley vowed
that he would never change, and h'
knew that time could never develol
any faults in her.
"But,n said Miss Temple, "there
another reason, and | think / can b
free with you now; have spent s.
much of my little income-and aun
has no spare money-that | have NJ
means OF defraying the necessary eS
penses."
" But you have the fortune left yo
by your Australian uncle, and even
you have not received it, your agent
will certainly make an advance"
al have no fortune, dear Charley
Some thought it was mine, but the fo