The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04
MY FRIEND JACK TEMPLE,

came TO fall in love with Miss Annie
Heath, who was much the creates
heiress in the neighborhood. It was ,
mountain neighborhood, and the house
Inhabited by Miss Annie crowned
lofty hill just opposite the small cottage
of my friend. The worldly fortunes ot
the two personages were indeed show1
by their mansions. Annie's was what is
called "palatial, and made an imposing
show with its broad front and extensive
wings rising grandly from the clumps
OF century oaks in the midst of its
large park. Jacks was little hunting
lodge, half concealed by fowerine
vines, with small grass plat indeed
the farm attached to it was not mucl
larger than the grass-plat. Both were
orphans. and had become acquainted
with each other year before by acci
dent, this accident resulting in love on
Jacks part and indifference on the part
OF the young lady.
Having firmly resolved in his mind
that he would never, under any circum.
stances, subject himself to the charge
OF paying his addresses with mercenary
views to an heiress, Jack Temple one
morning proceeded to do what young
men in love are in the habit of doing
he went to see his fair neighbor. This
was matter of small difficulty. He
went down the hill on which his cottage
stood, struck into q winding path, got
into small boat tied to q willow-for
there ran mountain stream between
the two domains-paddled over, and
walked up the hill on which stood the
mansion.
On the porch two young ladies were
seated. Young lady No. l was Annie
Heath, tall, with brown hair, blue eyes.
and what is called "queenly," not a
very cordial-looking young person.
Young lady No. was Miss Augusta
Wesley, cousin resident, small, plump,
smiling. The latter received Jack Tenn
pie with such winning sweetness, that
1t only made the cool and distant man
ner of the heiress more marked, and
the visitor suddenly found himself COM
pletely ignored by her. She had turned
her head and was looking at a fine
equipage ascending the hill, in which
equipage, behind his two fast horses
sat Mr.. Tom Ashton, the beau "a, the
county. When Mr.. Ashton, tlehtefiarg
the reins to his servant, passed his kid
gloved hand through his locks, and
came up smiling, Jack Temple found
himself extinguished, and half an hour
afterwards went hoRe, muttering with
great ire: '3SS-,.. .
81 wonder if Miss Annie Heath
thinks I am beneath her notice because
I am poor, and came to see her because
she is sick I'll stay away in future
what do I care for her !"
Having made which indignant pro-
test Jacob Temple looked miserable,
being in love.
There is nail in every shoe and a
thorn in many households-the thorn
mt Oakhill being a maiden aunt of An
MES, of vinegarish temper, Miss Jemi-
ma.
1t is really disgusting to see these
fortune hunters f1ocking. here ~ said
Miss Jemima one morning about q week
after Jack Temples visit.
What fortune hunters ?" said An
nieSe- WHOM the Indignant exclamation
was addressed.
THAT shabby young Temple for
one," said Miss Jemima.
The young lady bestowed upon hel
aunt look of extreme Indifference.
Was he shabby did lot observe
his Clothes" she said.
You know what l mean; / hate such
affectation He is mercenary and q
pauper.
SIS he poor ?"
Miss Jemima looked more than eyel
outraged at such affected ignorance.
Poor yes he is poor, and as grand
rs if he was somebody"
The explanation of which attack was
that not having received much attention
from the vinegarish lady, Jack Temple
had committed the blunder of paying
her no attention in return.
"Well," said Miss Annie, with ex
treme GOODNESS and indifference to hel
aunt's indignation, 81 have no objection
to Mr.. Temples being grand, if he
chooses. He is only an acquaintance.
He is in love with you ~
Miss Annie turned her head quickly
I'm love. Pshaw! What folly. But
please let us change the subject, aunt
/ am tired to death of it. 1 intend tc
marry nobody"
You must"
why should I ?"
"a young lady in your situation must
marry sooner or later, and you could
not 40 DeIter tHal Jake MI. ASulOu.
Which was the result of the most as
siduous attention to the maiden aunt
on the part of the astute Tom Ashton.
Annie Heath looked at her maideI
relative for some moments in astonish
ment, and then said with little poin
and some show of irritation
81 wish you would not annoy me t.
death with your matchmaking, aunt.
don't intend to marry Mr.. Temple
he asks me-or Mr.. Ashton, or anybody
and I'm sick of being worried %
She put on little chip bonnet with {
hirt-angry-and went out of the room
and down the hill toward the stream tt
avoid persecution. She was full of en-
nui. Her little pleasure-boat was a
the bank. She stepped into it, and be
gan to play in the water like child.
Thereupon an event occurred whicl
dispelled her ennui. The boat had beel
negligently fastened-in stepping upol
it she had pushed it from shore-anC
10 Miss Annie found herself drifting
down toward some ugly looking rock
below, where ten to one the boat woul(
be capsized, for the water ran swiftly
and the rocks were sharp and edge'