Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-12-14
Plucky Susie Brown.

classic town Of Napierville, there lived
a family whose name was not Brown.
For the purpose of this history, how
ever, it might as we'll be Brown as
anything else.
There are many people living there
and in Chicago, who knew the family
in its palmy days of prosperity and
happiness The Browns possessed
houses aud lands, and man servants,
and maid servants, and oxen and asses,
and mulss; and altogether appeared to
te in position to enjoy life.
Among other things which belonged
to Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, and which,
perhaps, they valued more than any
thing else they possessed was Il beaut'-
full daughter, whose name was "ot
Susie, for the same reason that the
family name was not Brown,
1t would be a breach Of good faith to
Susie, who now lives in Chicago, aud
whose name, and number, and street
are upon the Times reporters note
book, to publish her patronymic and
place of residence
The facts set forth here are not
startling romantic or unusual. In
fact, they are quite commonplace aud
ordinary as compared with the Won
derful experiences and adventures OF
many people who live i'll Chicago
and they would not be told here at all
! if it were not they illustrate those add
mirable qualities in the human heart
whjcL all of US like SO well to see IL
Q hers, and which 50 few OF Us possess
ourselves, nancl lv: pluck an" Ierseve-
rance, and IL truthtulncss in God )
providence, and hoprtnlness Of the
future which makes all things beau
,iui
But these are not the facts which
the writer set out to tell And here
it should be stated that The Times
repor,er has seen, or examined Il,
sworn documents in this case, but the
facts and circumstances are Cleaned
from such reliable quarter that they
have almost the same weight and posi-
tiveness AS an affidavit, and the reader
NAV be assured that they are true.
1t is fact that Mrs. Brown wa:
rather fat and puffy, AMI stertorous
and that Mr. Brown $ nos. was wartv
and red. and vesica1el but these cir.
cumstances ought not to detract II
any degree from the interest of t h,
sketch, for Susie was sprlghtIy ant
comeI y enough to supply all the eIe
ments of interest which were lacking
in Ler plain, old fashioned, but ton'
and dotlng parents.
Susie was bright as the morning
and as blithesome as tx. She Wa
the gem of the household, the itdmira
tion of all the young men IN town
and the envy Of all the young ladies
or nearly all, for the exceptions were
80 few as to be scarcely worth men
tioninr, and would not be mentioned
if it were not for the fact that 1hls
sketch is intended to be strictly vera
ciouS,e ,even in the minutest particulars
Now if atiairs had remained in thu
condition, everybody would have beer
hap. yanl Joyous to this day, with tn,
exception Of the envious young ladies
before mentioned, and nobody cares i
they We're happy or otherwise.
So amlable and attractive a young
lady as Susie Brown could not lon,
remain without a successful admlrer
: and in an evil hour she became &C
oulainted WITH and subsequently mar
rled dashing young man, who was
. conductor on the Chicago, Burlingto,
and Quincy Railroad and allowed th'
Company q small per cent;lge of TIN
+ money picked up from the way pas
! sengers. She took the step agains
the wishes, and in spite of the admo
nitions of her parents, who locke,
upon the young man with the world.
, eve of experience, and who detected
, his true character under the dlsguls
2 he wore. She was, therefore, eXlle'
: from the home Of her childhood, an,
irrevocably separated from the heart
that cherished her.
1t was then Susie Browns rea
. trials in life began, and that she cam
, to realize how cold and sad, and cruel
the world was, as many other anna