Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-07-11

| her name Amy DOOr?-ain't got any
heart. The only thing she could love
would be more pupils, or plenty of mon
ey."
"Good evening, Miss Door," said Pen
nywise, when Amy had entered the libra
ry. What can I do for you this even
ing ?"
"Excuse me, sir,'' said Amy hesitatingly.
II wished to see you about my pupils, but
| can see you are grieved and agltated,
and as | fancy | know the cause of your
agitation, will not annoy you with my
commonplace complaints"
"You know the cause?" gasped T.
eyes, sir; [ have no wish to intrude my
opinions or my knowledge but the cause
of your grief is, I imagine, the approach
ing marriage of your son, and think he
is acting very foolishly."
'You are right, Miss Door," asserted
the old gentleman--"you are right. He is
acting foolishly-most foolishly."
Cannot you prevent it?" she asked.
"No; am powerless-powerless. He
will wed the tailor's daughter, and dis
grace the great, the aristocratic name of
| PennyWise."
| There was smile playing around the
corners of Miss Doors mouth, and sa-
tirical twinkle in her eye, as Mr.. Penny
wise spoke of his aristOcratlc name.
"Can YOU not threaten to disinherit
him." she asked.
mo use-no use," groaned the discon-
solate Pennywise, "he has half million
| left to him by his mother"
GA half million" cried Amy, and the
smile and twinkle faded away, leaving her
face stern and calculating looking.
"Mr. Pennywise, this marriage would
be scandalous Listen; / know Miss
Petersham very we'll; in fact she consid-
ers me her intimate friend-'
"My sons wife the intimate friend of
governess," sighed Pennywise, regardless
of the feelings of the girl before him.
eyes," replied Amy, not needing the
insult; "but she is only a tailor's daugh-
ter"
"Alas alas! too true, too true." said
the unfortunate Pennywise.
"Mr. Pennywise," continued Amy, "you
are rich, very rich, and | am poor, very
poor. You regard this marriage as dis
grace to your family. l think | can pre-,
vent it, What will you give me if [ do?"
"My dear Miss Door," cried old Penny
wise, jumping up from his chair, " if you
can prevent my son from marrying the
tailor's daughter, | will bestow upon you
ten thousand dollars''
"'Tis bargain" said the governess.
"Please write little agreement to this
effect That as soon as | give you proof
that Miss Petersham is married to some
one else than your son. that you will pay
me ten thousand dollars"
married to some one else than my
son!" said Pennywise, as he Was writing
the agreement.
EYES," answered Amy, "that is my plan.
| will make her marry a young man |
! have in my mind now"
"But my son will not permit it, he is
fascinated by this tailor's daughter"
II will see that he permits it, the gov
erness said taking the agreement Mr..
Pennywise had drawn out and signed.
| My duty is to prevent his marriage with
! Miss Petersham "
eyes" said the old man, "do that and
[ will bless you;" and here the interview
ended
For the week Immediately following the
evening the foregoing conversation took
place Miss Amy-very much to their de-
! iight-absented herself entirely from her
pupils; and she might have been seen any
afternoon walking arm in arm with the
lovely Miss Petersham.
During these walks, somehow, Mr..
Charley Gushington invariably met the
two ladies and Joined them in their walk
nor did he seem to regard the meetings
as at all unexpected The fact was that
the willy governess had introduced Mr..
Gushington to Miss Petersham, and was,
unknown to them, tanning the flame that
they declared was consuming their young
hearts.
Three weeks had passed since the night
Miss Amy had agreed to prevent the mar
riage of young Pennywise with Miss
Petersham, when one morning the COVER
ness presented herself to the clerks in the
office of Mr.. Pennywise, and asked to see
that gentleman. She was ushered into
private office where she found the aris-o-
cratic Pennywise very much surprised at
his visitor.
"To what good fortune am indebted
for this visit?'' he asked.
"To the best of fortune" answered the
governess. "Please read this advertise
ment that | am going to insert in to-mor
row mornings papers, and she handed
him slip of paper from which he read
the following:
"GUsHINGToN - -PETERsHAM-On the
| 18th inst, at Grace Church, by the Rev
Charles Gushington to Emeline, eldest
this city No cards.'
"My dear Miss Dorr," said Pennywise,
jumping up from his chair, "you have
saved the family-you have done wonders
i owe you debt Of gratitude | can
never pay"
"Well, here is a debt you owe me that
you can pay" said Amy, producing the
agreement. "I will thank you for ten
thousand dollars in greenbacks. | don't
want cheek, | want the money.
| ''My dear Miss Door," said the banker,
"if it took my last dollar, would not re-
| pudiate your claim" +
| And, drawing a check for the amount,
| he called a messenger and bade HIM go
to the bank and get ten one thousand dol
lar notes. After the messenger had de-
parted on his errand, Pennywise turned to
the governess, and said
"How did my son bear the news that
Miss Petersham was false to him? Thank
Heaven, my family will not be dis
graced"
"When first he discovered that Miss
Petersham was receiving attentions from
Mr.. Gushington, he threatened to commit
suicide; but | finally induced him to
listen to reason, and he attended the cere-
mony last night"
"But how did you effect this alteration
in him? You are witch; or. 7 should
say, good fairy. How did you do it?''
"Will the boy be long at the bank p"
asked the governess.
mo; he is here now. l see you want
your money before you give your infor-
nation; quite right Well, there it is"
| And he handed her the money.
Miss Amy walked to the other end of
the room and placed the money safe in