The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-09


her but It wasn't our pretty little
friend.
"But heard you were attentive,
somo said engaged"
There's no telling what might have
been, but for that fool Of 40 uncle ma
king a mistake 10 names, However
it's oil over now. You know that I
at least, can't afford to marry a poor
woman. no matter If she is peri
| know that you entertain some sort of
foolish notion that love, etc will do
but II is all bosh. Give me the dimes
my boy. When poverty comes in at
the door, etc you know. Take my
advice, and drop all such foolish ideas
Ashton might az we'll have talked
to the Iamp.post for all the hearing
Ned Farnhsm did. What no was
thinking Of We cannot say, but he did
oot go TO the park that afternoon. but
the evening found him in the little
parlor which so often had been grs.
ccd by Charlcy's presence Ere the
evening was over be hal explained
his long absence. told OF his better
prospects, and offered his heart aud
hand She asked three weeks 10
consider. be to visit her as often as
he pleased. At the end Of that time
he was accepted, and Annie learned
what true love was.
Here my story nigh, end, but there
is sequal. Some months after he
engagement, Mr.. Smith, tapped Ned
on tho SHOULDER, and mentioned him
to the private office.
Going to marry my niece 2 said
that gentleman.
al am engaged to Miss Anna Tenn
pie, sir, and We expect in a quiet way
to be married Que month from to day.
But was not aware that she wa,
your niece"
Neither was | until q fcw days
since. AS for your quiet way. un-
derstand me, sir-the child Of my on
y sister can be married nowher else
than 10 my house Come now no finch
ing I've heard all about. But she's
poor-poOr as Jobs turkey, aud I've
too many children to give her more
than decent wedding
Ned did not understand the express.
sion on Mr.. Smiths face, but felt "a
little apgered, and replied
IL should never have addr essed her
and would release hor this momsn,
it knew sho were an beiress."
mo. you don't no you don't.
know you, aud | know tho whole sto.
ry. You can go.
Ned pondered long over this siugu-
lar conversation, but got no sa,isfac
tion from his own thoughts or Anna.
She replied only by smile and kiss
Notwithstanding all the urging of
her new found uncle, Anna refused to
leave her aunt until the time for the
wedding. The event came, and the
ceremony Was over. Then Mr..
Smith called the young couple in his
library, aud drawing from bic safe q
strong iron box. said
Now. young man, your tied hard
and fast, and Ill tell you that you've
got hciress aud . rich one. too. A
foolish brother Of her fathers, who
would 60 to Australia, took it into bis
head TO die, not long since, and lett such
a botch-up will that 1t has taken over
six months to get at The straight of it.
We were hi, agents, and kept lhe
matter to ourselves, because il was u
large sum, and might create imposrers
We soon disposed Of the one hundred
thousand dollars 10 Mis-, Annie Thomp-
son Temple, but the contents OF this
box, one hundred thousand pounds. in
csosuls, We used moro scrutiny in as
signing and In the course Of our iuves-
LEGATIONS, ! not only found the right
ful owner Of our trust, but the child
of my only sister sir, you are wor
thy Of her, and what is Of less value
her fortune. The morning papers
will announce you as a partacr 10 our
house" q.