Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-07

God bless you"
Mr.. Lacy shook Howard's hand and
bowed him out.
In the dimly lighted church-While
almost all the city sat around their
nuts and wine at well-flled boards
Grace Stanley'swas solemn and scare
ly cheerful wedding. Yet there was
no trace of sadness upon the young
brides scountenance-only the pure and
holy emotion which should fill heart
renounced to another; while in Oscar
Howard's smile, when the few friends
around offered their congratulations,
there was triumph of happiness.
It was something like nine days
wonder among the fashionable friends
when the announcement was made
through the city papers, and some re-
fused positively to credit the rumor.
''Impossible!" said one to another
maneuvering mammas, women of the
world, marriageable daughters, and
astute fortune hunters. "Mrs. Mann
ing is far too sagacious for thing of
that kind to happen within the range
Of her power. AS long as Mr.. Mann
ling knows the value of money, and has
any regard for social position, such a
marriage could never take place at his
house."
''Perhaps they wished to get rid of
her; she was only an orphan niece" +"
said lady in whose bosom was very
small share of human kindness.
''But an adopted child" said list
ener. "From Mr.. Manning's own lips
[ have heard he intended to make her
his herr
"And young Danton was said to be
"a suitor."
every mprehensible- said
an old society hanger-on around draw
ing rooms of the rich.
And so went the gossip Of Grace
Stanley's quondam friends, while she
busted herself in turning to advantage
all the simple appointments on the
third floor of a plain but genteel board
ing house.
4 At the displeasure of her adopted
parents she was deeply gEieved; but
aside from this little reckofe ho,btlreiWhat
the babbling world outsiG Osca,. soo1go T a.
bout. She was happy ma I'll I1oW- Q v
j ards love-; she =zwas -assi = - e.
simple manner of e and days
passed into weeks, an weeks into
months, and months into years, with
no diminution to her contentment, no
diminution to her happiness.
But not long was Oscar Howard's a
very much "pent up Utica" With his
doubled salary he found at the end of
the first six months after marriage, he
had no petty sum laid by in the sa-
wings bank.
At the end Of one year they were en-
abled to exchange their single third
floor back room in their boarding house
for rosy suburban cottage. The ex-
change, by virture of the young 'olive
branches" that were springing up a.
round their board, was to suburban
cottage more commodious.
A few judicious outside investments
has much increased the young mans
finances and when physical and men
tai aff1iction had rendered business
burdensome to Mr.. Lacy, he offered a
partnership to his chief clerk, which
in short time became an equal one,
and the firm Of Lacy and Howard had
the name of one of the strongest in
the city.
By this time great financial crisis
was making gigantic strikes towards
the very heart Of the money market.
Men looked pale and anxious, shook
their heads doubtfully, and gloomily
watched the cloud that continued to
spread and blacken the financial firm
ament, uutil it stood directly over the
greatt money mart, enveloping thous-
ands in it's sombre pail.
"They say that the house of Mann
ing & Danton, too, is likely to go down
in the vortex" said one to another,
carelessly, as Grace Howard stood on
the curb-stone before her door, await
ing the coming of her carriage around
the corner. She had then home in
one of the principal avenues Of the city
her husbands duties not allowing a
residence more remote.
'sIt cannot be-" said the other
'"That is one of the most reliable houses
on the street"
"But has been ruired by the reck-
lessness of the youngest partner. You
will remember the firm is now Mann
ing, Danton & Son. It has been only
twelve months since Danton, Jr., has
been one of the firm; but they tell me
he has not only squandered money
most fearfully in all species of dissipa-
ton, but he has made injudicious in
vestments; and more, he is strongly
suspected of fraud in more than sim
gle instance" A."
'I am sorry for the sake of Manning,
that this is so. He is an old man, and,
I believe, an honest man."
''Yet they say his house cannot sur
vive another days run upon it"
''Terrible!" exclaimed the listener.
> "Can't they get help?"
''Not with William Danton's fingers
| in the money bags"
:: "Terrible!" again exclaimed the sec