Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-02-23

cit confidence. This friend had become bunk
rupt, and Mr. Stillton found himself ruined
man.
Everything is lost, Agnes" he said, even
this dear old home where you first saw the
light and where your mother closed her eyes
forever, and then he broke down utterly and
wept like child.
Poor little Agnes II was a heavy blow to
her. Womanlke she tried TO look cheerful
and speak hopefully. Through the influence
of some friends Mr. Stillton had nm offer of II
cerkship in -; and acting upon Agnes ad-
vice, he at once accepted it, and with brave,
but sad hearts, they left their home, nov no
longer theirs, and began their new life in the
great city.
Agnes" said Mr. Sillton, the first even
ing after his return from the office of Rose
llurtnell & Son, his present employers, -
really have something very remarkable to tell
you, my DEAR
''Well papa, what is il ~
edo you remember, about two years ago,
one winter evening, young man coming to
the dear old home, and asking nights shell
teri
"Cer:ainly, papa, remember it, perfectly"
''Well, my dear, that young man IS the
younger Mr.. Hartnell You see, when went
into the Office this morning, the very first per-
son | saw sitting there was my old friend John
!
were chums always, but had not seen him
| for 20 years. nor he me, aud strange TO say, |
! never associated the Iartnell of the firm with
my old friend as soon as we met this morn
ing, we knew each other, and clasped hands
just as warmly as though it had only been n
college vacation not almost a lifetime that
had separated us Then he called his son lar-
ry to introduce him ana who should he prove
to be but our stranger guest of two years ago
/ Lu nd Hmm on,
much in all my life. After the young man
went out his father told me how he happened
to he East the time we saw him. You see
Harry then was young, and he had taken n
violent fancy TO some young lady, by name
Miss Fannie Bolton, whom he had met at some
watering place. the summer before A.; and rs she
was mol at all the kind Of person Mr. Hartnell
wished his son to marry, he concluded to send
him off travelling for the firm; and that is how
he appeared in our part OF the world. Harry,
it seems, had heard many stories of Yankeecu-
rosity, and being of somewhat an inquirng
turn Of mind, he determined to test their truth
by going TO some house and requesting TO stay
there all night without giving any clue to
himself or business. BY chance he came to
our house and, my dear, he told his father
that we had been greatly helied, for we were
the most hosplable people that he had ever
met in his life. In fact he entertained such
hleh OPINION OF the pcopie Oh our toWh Nlho
believe, my dear, he leit there the morning
ne went irotn our housel tnat MS itller say
the diligently eve" since has been 10 keep MN
from going there again, and the strangest part
OF il is that he came home quite cured of his
fancy for Miss Fanny-whcm he declared,
looked well enough when full dressed in a ball
room. But after all, she was not the sort Of
woman for wife and when he married he
wanted some little homebody, with pretty
brown hair, and blue eyes, VINO looked pretty
i'll her everyday dress, and Knew now 10 pour
out tea. Why bless my heart, Agnes chlld,
how led your cheeks are ] am afraid you
are already pining Tor the country AR, my
dear y And Tor some reason, Agnes conld
not ind voice to contradict nm.
don't know who brought II about onl a.
| ter this the two families became quite inl'i-
mate ana larry liarinell generally happened
in two or three evenings each week to take tea
with the Sulions. For he nseu TO say,
! they dou I know how TO make lea III home
in fact, we never haze tea--lt is ten in manner
and then coffee.
| Mr.. Sllllon, who liked his evening cur OF
tea himself, saw nothing unnatural IN the
Young mans doing the same and am quite
sure that he was much more surprised than you
are, when one evening Harry confessed 10 MN
That IL was Agnes, not Tue tea' "hich was thP
attraction. In fact his surprise was so great
that 1t was some moments before he could re-
cover to his speech to give ms consent TO me
young mans earnest request TO make niue
Agnes his wife.
Mr., llarlncll, who had never quite overcome
his lear lBdl Harry WOMB return 10 his ON
love Fanuy-whom he heartily disliked was
well pleased Mt his sons choice and Mrs
Hartncll who had never had Il daughter OF her
own, took Agnes, 6gurativey and literally to
her warm, molhcrly heart
1--WE have room enough for al, declared
The good lady, when the Young people talked
Of housekeeping and so il was finally decided
that a, least for the present, they should ali
Betty ncluded) make one family under one
roof, aud rs there was no sensible reason for
delaying the wedding, Harry and Agnts were
married the following month.
The winter promised to be happy one
Mr.. Stillton. through the good advice and as
sistance Of his old friend, WAS enabled, in a
measure, to retrieve his fortunes ana ne ohlS
remained IN inc ol1ce Of hoss, iiaf,heil nna
con iof pis'el'"oe D", a no '' end b"r ronnJ
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pon NY "oi1e' - Lc'st n, nj,o lnnch.
e"n ot two dinner nj Tx. and then coffee. II
,,l.es an ostrich ora New Yorker to be able
-, oat ,t such houra Give the pirl fresh air
cycrcse and nroner food nj proper times and
~, ,'ord f,,r Il III Win he well in n month y
telvlere sboil 10 take ber. mother p asked
uarr, ,hougbir,llv "a lhe doctor left the
ronn
"Wberever she wishes 10 0o - snid Mrs
uartntll lookiuo kindly nj Agnes white face
llXVbere sbalt IL he nv child ~
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