The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-07-19
a LOVERS sTRATAGEM,

GOOD heavens
The ejaculation was uttered by Sir Nor
ton TRENTON, seated over late breakfast
in the Trennion Hall morning room, in
company with his fashionable, lanpuid
wife, and still more fashionable, lancuid
son, heir, and only offspring.
The Good heavensr brought the lady's
languid eyes from her white hands, and the
son from his reflection in an opposite mir.
ror
ANY newsT he drawled, waving his
delicately perfumed handkerchief
News! Indeed, yesl This letter is from
cousin Ned, written on his death bed. and
and interests you closely Adolphus-
Listen said the baronet, beginning to
read
Dear Morton-An accident in the hunt
ing-held has not only laid me on my back,
but so injured me, that the doctor saws I'm
not to see another sun. At such period
one should have no animosities. So | for
give--forgive me. You know never could
put up with your fine airs after your father
was made baronet Friends from boy.
hood, that parted us. Let US come togeth-
er again. l have n daughter, whom |
leave without relative save you, therefore
L have left her my entire fortune, a matter
OF t2u,OOO year, on condition that she
weds your son. She rebelled at first; but, as
you are aware I'm one to have my own way.
and not to be thwarted by girl. II she
won't marry Adolphus, all the money goes
"a hnGITfal l. 1
retains 1t, and may run and marry whom
she pleased. After my funeral, this will
be forwarded to you, and Meg will follow,
to stay at Trennion on trial. / fancy You'll
like her a bit highspirited and country
bred, but good hearted. Adolphus and
London can soon polish her. When vour
son has decided, please inform my solicit
tors and executors, Crank, Crank il Screw,
Good bye The last on earth from yours.
" COUSIN NED. ="
What an epistle.' calculated her lady
ship shivering.
Twenty thousand pounds" gasped
Adolphus, overpowe7ed.
"Ahl twenty thousand pounds2' said the
baronct, gleefully, rubbing his hands "Just
what TRENTON wants"
But" drawled the langud son, another
idea occurring. 81 wonder what the girls
like. IT, with shudder, "she at all re-
sembles the writer OF that horribly vulgar
letter, couldn't by Jove."
mo, really, Sir Morton, he could not"
cbimed in her ladyship.
Fancy" shyered the elegant son, pull
ing his mustache, my marrying some
coarse, ill-bred Irish hoydenl Gracious
what would the world say2'
Irish hoydenl Nonsense. That coun-
Try breedi-m is merely touch at me. Ned
was always at it. lie was ever gentle
man, and just the fellow, though vegeta-
ting in Ireland, to bring bis daughter up
a. a lady. While, reAect-Ticcny thou
saad po,mdsand the morgqgc on TRENTON D..
The lsst remark had decided effect
upon the trio, especially on the elegant
Adolphus, who was refined to laziness and
debt
THAT ia a great desideratum, truly, Sir
Morton" said her ladyship but / must
protest che must be bearable; if not,
would die rather than undergo any loss Of
prestige IN introducing her to society az
my daughter-in-law Rememsbr my ami-
ly"
The baronei might with justice have re-
marked that -he never gave him chance
Of forgetting it but he only remarked
"O' course, time alone can prove that
Stay here ia postscript evidently in the
lsdy's hand
"'DEAE >R-Accoriing to my poor
fathers desire I -haIl-please the pigs.
sweet little thing.' hope YOU We lots Of
them-be with yo1 on the 2Oth. Kind re-
CARDS TO Cousin Ado.phus
Yours dutiiully 70 command.
Mo Tn%Nrov.'
The face Of the elegant Adolphus elon-
gated with his fashionable mothers.
Please-pease the pigs" be grssped.
"Teavens'
That certainly does seem rather un.
promising" remarked the baronet, adding,
quickly-"But there, q girls letter is Of