Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-10-19
M1LLERsBURG HOLMES COUNTY, o. THURSDAY, OcT 49, 1871

have no means OF defraying the
necessary expenses.
/. But you have the fortune lef
you by your Australian uncle, ant
even if you have not received it
your agents will certainly make an
advance"
81 have no fortune, dear Charley
Some thought it was mine, but the
fortune to which you probably al
lude was left to my cousin, Miss
Anna Thompson Temple, to whom
l introduced you at the Philhar
monic."
| "Ah, it was, indeed, She is ia
vored young lady; and how much
; does she receiver"
"Report said five hundred thou
sand dollars, but cousin Nan has
been informed by the agents that
there is but.ten thousand dollars in
money, the rest in houses and lots
at Melbourne, valued at ninety thou
sand dollars"
"Ah! well, really, how these
things do spread. But to our mat
ter; | guess, Miss Anna, you had
best 60 your way" +
The hours of that evening dragged
heavily along, and as they length
ened, Mr.. Charles Ashton's manner
became more and more formal. He
left, and Annals warm heart was sad
as she thought over the cool manner
and the cooler parting. No sleep
came to her eyes that night.
"Can it be-" she said to herself
a thousand times; "and vet it must,
| for his manner changed almost from
my telling him of Nannie's fortune" :"
The next night and Charley was
not in his usual place, and the next
and still more. About week af-
terward, short note informed Miss
Temple that "having lost all his sa-
wings in bad speculation, he could
not think of holding her to an en-
gagement 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:
swell, old boy, off early to day"
"Tve been promoted, and am not
obliged to work so late, though l
do often; then l think of taking
ride in the park; my head has ached
much of late, and am more nervous
than formerly.
Shouldn't work so hard; don't
get any thanks for it. Blythe by,
that fortune of Miss Temples turns
out to be all in my eye"
what's that?'' was the
eager reply.
"Well, Miss Somebody Temple
had about hundred thousand dol
lars left her, but it wasn't our pretty
little friend. Do
"But / heard you were very at
tentive, some said engaged"
"There's no telling what might
have been, but for that fool of an
uncle making 4 mistake in names.
However, it's all over now. You
know that / at least, can't afford to
marry poor woman, no matter if
she is Peri. l know you entertain
some sort of foolish notion that love,
ETC., will do, but it's all bosh. Give
me the dimes, my boy. When pow
erty 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 Farnhman did. What he was
thinking of we cannot say, but he
did not go to the park that afternoon
but the evening found him in the
little parlor which had so often been
graced by Charley's presence. Ere
the evening was over he had explain
ed his long absence, told of his bet
ter prospects, and offered his heart
and hand. She asked three weeks
to consider, 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 sequel. Some months af-
ter the engagement, 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 a
quiet way, to be married one month
from to-day. But | was not aware
that she was your nieceT
"Neither was i until a few days
since. AS for your quiet way, un-
derstand me, sir-the child of my
only sister can be married nowhere
else but in my house. Come now,
no flinching. I've heard all about it.
But she's poor-poor as Jobs tur-
key; and I've too many children to
give her more than a decent we'd
ding"
Ned did not understand the ex-
preston on Mr.. Smiths face, but
felt little angered, and replied:
g l should never have addressed
her, and would release her this mo-
ment if l knew she were an heiress."
"No you don't; no you don't. l
know you, and l know the whole
story. You can &C"
Ned pondered long over this singu-
lar conversation, but got no salts
faction from his own thoughts or
Anna. She replied only by a smile
and kiss. |,
Notwithstanding all the urging of
her new-found uncle, Anna refused
to leave her aunt until the time for
the wedding. That event came, and
the ceremony was over. Then Mr..
Smith called the young couple into
his library, and drawing from his
safe 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 a rich one,
too. A foolish brother of her ia
theirs, who would go to Australia
took it into his head to die, not long
since, and left such a botched- up