Middletown transcript., 1873-04-26
&flett Siorn.
A HURRIED CcvRTSHIP

ta, ya4a9 mp possessed q 'u.ii
-ieat wrlr. T., ruat.r me D 1--we At my
,a,e. aui .uia from labor of any kind
Naan ...l.uiy iN,s camr blow thai
-cuirl mv -pm.iy T. he wind. and
@r.eI u,'r mi'Hy uy Bhlr and wits IN
iha e-u.al ,.ru.-le d, saiuiu. living
The yawe la 'ia ,pars ~ the failure
fla ,arr Ga a whch NY capital was
Invested
Afrrs flag s#tksdip ii the hossr
# ~. ltHr 4 nlr hig itui. my first care
wa< - llaA up lo,s expensive boarding
hon-a 'uu9 ,be fashionable ono in which |
va ,isut u,errd m advertisements
ia several widely esstHlIte! ciiy papers
a.aiu. fe reasonable taarl IL strictly
ruet, ia .a So. 5. ea4r,- received a
mnsfmie answer, hy aexl rast Oui
u til, mt ln.t,.im-Et u cpistlrs thgre
wa, tu, aur u#eh pea'ei, aul tha, Snc
| iesiigl Is a4-v ~ r.f,lu immediate
'y
Grace Kingsley Ms tia name of the ia.
yrrd lontIlais wiling to me, and the let
'pr stated that BIER hau.r wl> entirely pri.
yate, Att.g. na toafi,r, whateyer was
much \ a.ci nl'u the ilig. delicate hand
writing .ai aH i.ra ~ possession Of me
that Graz wa, yapu. AMI t..cnatin.
wiipE vi. MT disappointed when |
faaehcl iHe Lnfs, aui MY ringing Il the
!optf,l ~. answered by the llly herself
>be invited me ista the parlor in man.
nrr 30 taagir1us. vet modest that had
hi..n desperately IN ioya with her before
| could arl,- ihr iAfe>mll
| III vel gsry pleasant, chat with Mrs
kins,lry nutiuc the conversation she
informed mr TINT her lnts husband had
been in fair Way of business. aud at his
lca'h. which occurred ysar previous had
lcft her ID rrc:ty comfortable eircumstan-
er- They had but one child; aud ,hi,
item II mortality vas gfacinn,y permit.
ted 10 Look upon. a. il 'y peacefully ,um-
hcring Ia Il. cradle sI.o learned that
The lady wa. lisiug in the house quite n
luuo. and desired male boarlrr more ~
means ot protection than ns a source Of
revenue In conclusion the anlladg
looked - pretty she was quite young not
more thnu two er three aud tweuty) and
the bglri 80 moderate her eompanionship
.
aud lnak upon me so fayorahly that
wnall have been heather dead n all
charms aud inducements Of the sex. il
had not engaged board on the spot
The next day had my trunk removed
TO my new boarding place and permanent.
Is established myself there Before leav-
ing my former boarding house letter
y,. bnulFl me hv tho bp.,man hut did
not find time 10 examine it until | wa,
comfortably ensconccd in the parlor o
Mrs. kng.ley's cosy house
Opening the letter. discovered it IL
be from wealthy uncle Of mine, residing
in Vermont, who regularly sent ne a let
tor one" u year; but whom had ncve
seen His cpistlrs were always short ans
count of The weather in his locality. ant
some good advice 10 me 10 take care of M,
money, rs might be hurdened with som,
nf il before ! was much older | was nj
ways very Glad to get this advice from hin
as regarded it as an in'ima,ion that
was To- inherit wealth on his decease.
One day. however. about year prcvi
aus. | received letter from him whicl
contained another topic besides .hos
which have mentioned Ny uncle ha,
made some pressing inquiries respectin,
NV matrimonial prospects. and stated tha
IL was not already married should i'm
mrdiat"lv enter into the welded state. an,
let him know Of it. or he would nevc
more be an uncle Of mine.