The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-11
Mr.. FitS- HIC3lIeS' ECDeFi-
7lIe7It.

/ MI. Augustus flIZ-huIneS sat III his
luxurious bachelor establishment on
B street, and pondered deeply.
The subject of his cOgitatiOns was a
wife, or rather how to get one. There
were enough ladies who would be
glad to bless their lucky stars for the
privilege of becoming mistress of his
home, as he well knew; but he also
felt tolerably well assured the home
was all they cared for. For the for
tune they would wed its owner.
"Deuce take the mOneyp he eX-
claimed. "Wish I'd never had cent,
and then-but botheratiOn then 1
should have been too POor to marry,
any way. Why couldn't / have had
Just wealth enough for all my wants,
and nothing more? I'll foil them,
though, the mean adventuresses :"
A furious pull of the bell-eord
brought the hOusekeeper to the room
in a hurry.
"Pack up your traps, Mrs. Ash
field" he exclaimed abruptly, 'for L
am going to close the house."
It was evident he had come to some
conclusion.
HShut up the house, Mr.. Fitz-
Humes ~ calculated the hOusekeeper,
almost believing she had lost her rea-
son. "Why, such a thing has not Oc-
Cured since your lamented uncle took
possession, five and forty years ago n'
''That makes no difference, ma'am;
Pm master here now, and i shall
close 1t for the present. Meanwhile,
your pay can still go on, and that of
such domestics as you consider indis-
pensible. Have you no relatives you
wish to visit 2" he inquired.
That settled it. The proffer to con-
tinue pay removed Mrs. Ashfeld's
scruples quite effeetuaIly. She then
remembered that she had friends she
had not seen for years.
Three days later Mr.. Augustus Fitz-
Humes was safely domiciled in quiet
boarding house, and shortly after
ward he began to sell his diamond
rings, and seals, and other parapher-
MALTA of fashionable life, as well as to
dress himself in plain clothes. A ru-
NOR that his property had been lOstin
an unlucky speculation was soon
afoat.
He lost friends rapidly. By twOs
and threes they ceased to know him
on the street. He only laughed and
snapped his fingers at them behind
their backs. Had his adversely been
real, he would not have felt like laugh
ing.
Then came the time when this cir
Gle got narrowed down to three. But
three of all his former friends clung to
him, true in adversity. 1t is no won
der that he grew misanthrOpic.
Out upon the street one day, he met
a carriage containing some of his for
mer acduaiutances, who had been alb
sent from the city since he closed his
house. He thought they would not
notice him; but each inmate of the
carriage bowed politely as of old.
fThey have not heard the news, "
he muttered, cynically.
He was mistaken. That night the
owner of the carriage came to see him.
fRather close quarters, my friend, u
he said as be took a calm survey oi
Augustus's not very pretentiOus sur
roundings. -- .-.s. r.. y
"Pretty close, that's a fact" said
Mr.. Humes, icily. 'But since I lost
nv property, of which 1 suppose you
haven't heard, have become quite
! economical"
HBut I hare heard, (" cried his audi
tor, abruptly, "and that is why !
came. I knew you needed friends
nolC if eUeT, and the fact is-well-my
daughter, sir-I mean-I came to of.
fer the position of head clerk in my
counting-room. Will you accept it ?.
"Ahem. Well, Twill think of it
But it is a long way from my board
ing house"
HYou can board in my family as 6
well, as a sort of guest, you know
Augustus looked him over very
closely. Reuben Stanley was {
wealthy man-very wealthy, he wa:
called-and in his face there was
nothing to warrant the suspicion tha
he had learned Augustus's secret, anC
wished to curry favor, aiding hin
while under an apparent cloud; 81
that idea was speedily dismissed. o
course, he quickly thanked him anC
accepted.
Once costly snugged in Stanley!
mansion, it was not long before hI
wondered why he had not notice.
| Nellie Stanley before. She did no
seem to feel above him, ,notWithstand
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tions, and treated him as cordially
more cordially, he thoughts befOrl
the change in his fortunes He woulC
not have been human had he no
learned to love her.
The climax came when she gave ;
grand party. Then, before the elit
of the city, she did not hesitate to re
eeive attentions from him, on whicl
but one construction could be placed
He thought her quite a heroine, an
asked no further proof that she coul'
love him,
The next afternoon they met in he
fathers library, where he had waite'
to see her.
ilNeIlie,n y he said, as soon as tn
usual eeurtesies had been exchanged
81 come to you this morning to lear
my fate. know the difference IN ou
positions, and voald not urge you
only let your heart decide. Ny hear
I lay before you"
She blushed prettily, and SCENE
confused for a moment, then she CAV
him her hand. 70
al have loved you, o, so long ~ 50
j said, sand ] feared that you EsHl