The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-05-25

"Souls are iuvisable, Mr. De Lslc
Her face aud form are handsome"
"a mere outside beauty"
Her accomplishments"
Nero tusel. No depth, no
iep,h." !"
a" Ilcr family
Family Is nothing. Docs man
marry his wiic's family p
Her ior,unc---'
Gone to the winds"
Impossible -
There is . rumor anUat that her
farther. Esquire Rich, is bankrupt.
1t cannot be, Mr.. De Li.le wha,
arc you saying? Dii you make up
that story to frighten me p
Make up story. by no means
But the fortune is cDly a secondary
matter. julius has money enough in
his own right II his wife shall prove
herself capable Of making him happy,
! care little whether or not she brings
him fortune. But, pray read your
letter, vito. II there is q word in it
from the dear child, or about her, am
anxious to hear it,
Here, DcLislo, read it yourself
What you have told me about that lo.4
Of property has unsettled my nerves
But, really Je Lislc. it is hard for me
to believe it. Julius's wife had a
million and halt settled upon her, aud
such brilliant wcdling-it was only
last week"
The settlement was oil gas. Rich
knew ho was bankrupt-must have
known from the condition of affairs
but he kept up the show till lac mar
riel of his daughter till, 10 short.
till our julius was ontrapped, and then
the"
"Oh, my silly manUuvring!
"llush, hush, dear wife do not 10.
terrupt me. II is an unpleasant habit
which wish you would rid yourself
Of. | was about TO say that then, on
rather, now, the true state OF Rich =
affairs has come to light. lie is beg
cared. Yes, Vic, our Julius has mar
riel girl who is ~ poor as u church
pauper. But now for the letter"
Not yet. On, Dc Lisle you have
shocked me ieartulIy.'
Il think you Will survive. Shall
| ready
"JIow hard hearted you are hus.
band, to talk Of reading when am
fainting.
Hard hearted Not q BIT Of i,
| don't think you are lainting, l am
only governed by good common sense,
and-by you The last two words
were finished anier his breath
"Well, do read my sisters letter to
me. | am waiting TO hear IT,.
"Ah! | thought you were faint
ing | will road thea:
DEAR SISTER De LISLE Ii is
now six or seven months since YOU
scot dear Martha 10 Us with tho in
junction to make her useful. She has
indeed proved herself faithful TO us in
thousand ways. She found the key
to all our hearts at once-more es-
pecially 10 the heart OF my son Thad-
deus. Al, Sister Victoria you must
have forgotten that | had sou at
home who was q widower, or you
would not have put so powerful a
temptation in his path. Thaddeus
and Martha are TO be married next
week, Tuesday. win you all come to
the wedding without any more cere-
monious Invitation?
"'Thc hustle ofpreparation for the
alliaQor,aut event hindsrs NE from
writing moro a, leugth. Oar cou-
gratalations On The recent happy ac-
ccssion to your own family, shall be
spoken face 10 face when We welcome
you NJ 0akdale. Receive with iodul-
genco this hastily written letter, from
your mos, atFestiouate sister. y
ELLEN BRANpE
GOOD capital Victoria you 2II
dispose OF Martha handsomely, Thad-
deus is the second mau in the wurld !
would have had Marths marry; Juli-
US tho first, Pretty well di sposei Of
la ha ha -