Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-12-23

tasteful drawings, attesting the
skill of my late companion.
While 1 was busily occupied IN
sxaming these, the door opened, and
spinister. l knew
her instantly by her long nose and
yellow hair.
''Mr. Bugbee?" she said inquiring-
81. / bowed.
i 81 am Miss Ethelinda Blackstone,
to whom your letter was address
was petrifed! it was the aunt /
then and not the niece whose virgin
hand had won. In my dismay and /
perplexity | with difficulty ejaculat-
ed that 1 was happy to make her
acquaintance.
81 feel, Mr.. Bugbee," said the |
spinster casting down her eyes in |
modest cOnfussion-f'tha this |
meeting is, on both sides an embar-
RAISING one. And we may both de-
sire to become better acquainted,
may l ask your company 10 tea this
evening? Our hour is six"
Hastily accepting the invitation l
returned TO the hotel in very IN
happy state of mind.
-'If il had only been the young
lady" I thought. "I should have
been delighted, but 1 neYer-neyer
can make up my mind to wed this
antiquated spinster. n hundred
thousand dollars would not tempt
mel"
1 took tea at the house of Miss
Ethelinda. The Young lady, Miss
Carrie Blackstone, who proved to
be the niece of the elder lady, was
very demure; but l could now and
then detect a mischievous glance
from her black eyes, as they rested
turn on her aunt and myself. she
said but little, and left the burden
rot conversation TO us. As might be
isupposed, it was precise, formal and
heavy.
After tea we walked out. was
I forced 10 offer my arm TO the spin
| ter-mJch against my Will-while
Miss Carrie very demurely triPped
| behind.
"Hov long with this farce be kept
up?" thought l, signing. 81 am very
much afraid Miss Ethelinda will
throw The burden of the rejection
upon me. She appears to have ta-
ken fancy to me already. just my
/ luck"
1 gro1ned in spirit, but had to pre-
serve An outward appearance of
cheerfulness.
| So invent on for fortnight. Miss
Ethelirda evidently looked on me
| with favor; while she became more
and more distastefuI to me, more
especially, as I was deep in love
with her niece. Hitherto had had
no opportunity to speak in private
with the latter. 1t SO happened
! that at that time, on one of my dai-
ly calls, found the elder lady alb
sent. Carrie assured me that she
would be in soon. Accordingly,
nothing 10th, / decided to await in
her company the return of her aunt.
Before the interview was over, SO
unusually bewitching proved my
companion, that l blundered out my
love. --r--s ----l
al thought" she said blushing,
"that it was my aunt that-that
! / very earnestly assured her that
!. although / had the highest esteem
for her aunt, loved only her-that
L was perfectly willing to resign al
iclaim to the twenty thousand dol
lars: that no amount ofmoney how
ever large would satisfy the heart
that love outWeighed every Other
confederation and much more tC
the same effect.
"Since you set so high a value OF
this hand" she said, frankly placins
it in mine, al yield it to you freely
the more freely, that you will not b'
compelled to make the sacrifice yoI
anticipate in claiming it. 1t IS my
self and not my aunt 10 whom you
/ letter was addressed"
''But your full name Is Carrie,
! said L, bewildered.
''AIy full name is Carrie Ethelin
da," was her reply, although 4
distinguish me from my aunt, an
usually called by the former"
''But 1 was led to suppose tina
, your aunt"
''Win you pardon the deception !!
; said Carrie smiling. feared ina
it was my money and not mysel
that would prove the greater attraC
ton, and l persuaded the aunt {
: personate the heiress. Here sh
: comes"
: The spinster, who appeared IN
more amiabIe Ii ght, now that wa
. satisfied she had no designs upo
!, my hand, very cheerfully gave he
z consent to my engagement with he
I 4 niece. A month afterwards we wei
= married.
5 MoRAL.-Money is but a sorr
:, substitute for love, but if one is beI
on selling himself, let him make sul
of the price.