The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-05-25
AN ELIGIBLE MATrn

| SN6seSNioh iOi ne" novel srFs
domestic in scenes and foreign il i-N-.
| please those book noticers who I've
/ Judge native literature only bv
| standards, Is cuntaiLed il story a - Il
personal ad7eniure published nv ~ .sl,
Transport (Pa.) Bulletin Early !, ".' ~
| 1866 tradesman OF Manch-stsr ,-'
named Taylor. was plaintiff in c.-,.
! for certain property Of which he c.
be sole owner. Judgments of var
/ against the same property be ov,,o..- I,
gal. upon the ground OF defects 10 dive.
/ pers Of assignment to which his Dsrs
! alleged. bad been forged and as tie ~ +
ant, Trusting too much to the ir,s,,.
! past friendship. had been negligent r
! ing proper witnesses to the GIspurrs -
! lures. the verdict must have been %,
but for the action of his own sgD.
This young mar Enus by name. b.s.
/ coguizant of his fathers subscriprigr RI
/ documents which he now reputT,f-4
upon being cited to testify ~ the dsf-s- f
/ evinced a determination to tell if-
/ Adhering TO this resolution, despite The.
suasion ard threats Of bis iufus,atsi k.
! he gave evidence IN court which rr, y
/ brought the pateTEal suit to a rufg.r.
/ clusion. but made the ciemeHcy If The
umphant defendant al that saved ties
1 plaintiff from prosecuting ur Ieriur7.
/ Tious at this result ana tie mean. IN. [
| cOmplishment. the elder Tay or Gu d g..
| " be restrained from assauliiug Elasir
courtroom, and exhl bited such NJ
vindictive spirit against him that The e.
I = hr-E g. L. l..
This the young mar determined to do. 4,
By the help Of rich but parsmsli3us 1.
who was induced to give him barely tb..
sage-moneY. fed to America by tie ir,. "a
sci he could reach.
Landing in New YoIk with hut few
lings in his pockets, aad without iIie..
help him. be went manfully H. work at
serviie drudgery he could iud to 3D., all
some months supported himself IN very b.
ble style by purterage around the Ns,,,z
wharves ana piers. Despairirg Of tr
at last he next wondered into PenusF
as far as Scranton, near which town F
employment in the coal fields of re
County. There be labored for a bout ii
and half. or until 1865 and the loCt
! port Is that his 6ual Withdrawal was q,
fect OF the following romantic episode.
I New Yorker owning much stock III ras q
region paid a visit thi'bcr during Tar.
! mining experience, accompanied bg
! daughter. lively young lady Of great b.
! ty. During the visitors exploration e..
mines, Taylor was employed. 20 sursr
/ their ascent aud descent Of SHIFTS. g-.
( through subterra3esu galleries. &c. 2.
lost both head and heart to the he..-
the metropolis as to surprise her sups4r-
! iy at her hotel in Scranton with ssn'-
tai letter, detailing his English story a.
Letting a further acquaintance.
This romantic epIstie reaching the ts
Of the girl's father, there eusued
scene which found ultimate notice IN T
local papers; and when the New 7 "a,
departed for home the amateur miner e-
Ell i'll an opposite direction. NJ ric.r
bis dealing la coal, the young Eugs-
/ gained the town of lIavTe de Grace a..
last penny simultaneously. and va, g
/ dud fresh occupation at the pace Ia,irs-
as bowsman on the canal. The trin
boat ere to WiIliamspnrt and back g.
. the intervals Of his nautical career tr
time 10 coaGuct Correspondence w5H
ter when he had left in England D.
| means be lssrued that, after the me~
suit. his wretChed father had become q,
less drui kard. squanderiDg all that Es +
Of his Impoverished estate. and makr.
heme wretChed to his moiheTiess GaU--~.
10 one of her last letters - Amer1 .
latter reported the poor ineb,iate's dealt 8
her own marriage with a WORTHY vou--
chanic and in the summer cf 1869 stsl
her hushSHi, appeared at Hsvre de GIs
| find home near her expatTia'cd br-t
Since then the sister and brother have 5lr
Ouly the uneven'ful lives of humble tn.f-l
until about a month ago. when some l.1
friend in the old country seut them a us-
| copy Of the Manchester GGdrdi1H oraT
ing noriCc Of the death uf their uncle i-.
| city. Upon reception Cf this the C8ua. 1'
| man wrote to his late relatives spilcrt
further Information, aud was greeted
week bv an answer from the lawyer %
much better news than he hal eypec-i
! Although during his life the miserable rs
! cular klnsman could not persuade biusa
the expense of rendering material all % 3
/ killed nephew. whose sacrifice uf ff. ~
ing to moral principle had enH.et ~ NJ
| est approval, on his death-bes ne ba.
queathed to that nephew the handsome D.
fortune cf f40 600: which sum as tie.
citor now notifies the heir, awaits the arr.
of IFS new owner from America.
Acting upon the tiiings of his g0of
tune, MIR. Taylor has summarily dissolve
! connection with the canal interests Of y.
land and Pennsylvania. and took pa>slgs
steamer from this port a few DAYS a.
claim the wealth so suddenly elevatjr-
from the tow>path to eeDtility. Il is ua.
/ stood to be his inteution to recross the g
lanuc In the spring, and place his sister
her family IN position to share his prs
| lty; bat whether he is still true TO his :
ton r9mance. and designs reappearing 70
New York holder of coal stocks a. 3 j1
eligible match for his daughter, is not Z
toned by the chronicler.
! RFNEnT FOR PAIy,FUL WorYpz -
| Country Gentleman says {: Take gSo
/ shovel with burning Goals and shrink 2