Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-02-09
Gcleltc0 AlisrcIlanD.
The Elopement.

| The cottage of the widow Hammond wa
shaded BY the foliage OF naples and the al
around ii was pcrfumed with the scent o
| tiowers. II WAS The prettiest coolest ltt
home in the whole suburb Ii was occupiee
BY the widow and her daughter Grace, beau
| tifnl girl of twenty. Mr. Hammond had beer
a prosperous merchant, and his family ha,
enjoyed all the luxury that wealth could buy
| but II sudden blight had come upon his fnan
cIai prospects, ard he became n bankrupt =
hen he died, "A short time afterward, hi
wife aud daughter were left with but n moiet,
OF their former wealth. Gathering togethe
what she could from the wreck, Mrs Ham
mond bought the unpreteniions residence de
scribed, and retired from the world of fashion
in which she had previously moved. TIL,
| mother bore up under her altered circumsan
ces tolerabiy well but Grace, nurturcd in thu
lap of luxury, had been too much spoiled ant
INDUCED by fortune to stand a rebuff uncom
| plniningly. Formerly a sweet tempered love
able girl, she was now disconnected and quer.
ulous. Her mind was filled with schemes foi
regoning her former position, and all these
| pointed TO one c0nrSe--the securing u wealthy
husband. Her beauty and accomplishments
fitted her for conquest, and she only awaited
an opportunity to bring them into active en-.
| ployment.
n ~ WIZ 'e'u' ni''s rom New iorS'
$50 chi c',I . :' ~ ne''y ram whieh De-
burhan station. The Hammond cottage was q
! good hall mile away, and she had no umbrella
| She stood on the wet platform in sore ribua
| ton, when a gentleman of sixty, or there
abouts--an erect, handsome, wel-preservet
man approached her. lie lifted his hat will
The poltcness OF a Chesterfield.
. Ia'e gu no conveyance nc asked, re
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'o, w" my wv Nv .'e co'tee.uoor
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90" s"e' h"u S"v 'PVpeu o"e m''rip'ohia'
H''"eN WIN 'efi'"' "sS"uit FROM her o'igut
y .sr,. ,,.,. q.
Nv o"''e'"o" 10 i,uiuai' rePi'eu 'ne
.oVlt,l ni'Ilon"h9' WIN hn n'r '"ht "as
.'ean, W eHPL 'ne lneS''slaole V,''"e Whlcn
nc Ply up"" w, np' ,t ne aura, e"re
"'se 'i'i s i'.' uhu : nope !" Gee
"o M VI you; poou "''eInoo1'
iue peA' uhy ""S e.c"r anu oeau'Hui' IN
.ue a''e =, ninnsoIne phHloh was urFen
-, ~ NV ii"u''1"" ,' u9oi y co"ch"iah W
hSe'l' "uo ue''Se'eu e" ~, Po" ohc sue
" ~" 80. - -, y o ,'s l i.""'o'u'
nm upon 'ne o'neI ~ your sefslce 'or
'r're' &c he+u'.sS " Ieooun, 'ue Pie"suIe
% 'he rue nor o. othe.s '''h' lo'oweu ~ com
p""N WIN w H"'lli ,' ~. " 'ut e,o"lnP
i'el'ir"ct ., us c"!'S' nor VI '"e oPeFuJ en-
RaSeinen' OF the par Grace sPehI the snor'
tlne which ln,erSehed before the weuo'hg ~
nuhding Ro'aen aif-c"s'eS- one resPre'ed
or nah'"fu F" she uio not rove MN hno sne
was hnquesuOha3'y III ioEe WIN tne pos'uoh
IN society "hlch ms Weai'h wonid eonl"aha
Tor her AS tor MN, he "eiI-nigh worshipred
ms Young s"eeiheaIt.