The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-11-07
Nellie Grants Husband.

\ correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune, writ
ing from Green Bay, gives the following about
Charles Francis Algernon Sartoris: In the first
place there is an Englishman here, who is the
friend and agent of Sartoris, senior. Through
this friend, Mr.. Sartoris, father OF the subject of
our present sketch, bought some wild lands in
Green Bay and Sheboygan, Wis, simply as a fair
investment for surplus funds. Finding his second
son, Algernon, likely to sow too many wild oats,
he sent him to America, and Green Bay, to look
after wild land, hoping the change of occupation
would prove beneficial. Coming out the first
time, he met Nellie on the Scotia, and that young
lady fell desperately in love with the indolent, in
different Englishman, who scarcely cared at first
to profit by the kindness of the gods. When he
reached Green Bay, her frequent letters aroused a
sentiment unlike any Charles Francis Algernon
had ever before experienced. Here was the inno-
cent, confding heart of a young girl laid open
before him, with all it's tender sentiment, its I'M
tried music. He was a man of fine literary cul-
ture, well versed in classic lore, speaking six diff
ferent languages, educated at the University at
Heidelberg, and constantly meeting in English
society elegant and accomplished young ladies.
The little Galena girl won him. Al first he threw
her letters about his room indifferently, and took
but little interest in them. But time hung
heavily on his hands; he had plenty of money and
no work; even hunting and fishing lose their zest
when INDUCED in daily and so he went TO Chi
cage, met the President and his daughter, on their
Western tour, proposed to Papa Grant, and was
politely snubbed. Sartoris grew desperate, went
back to England. kept up a furious correspondence
with Nellie, and the following summer returned
to Green Bay. Here the telegram came which
announced the death of his eldest brother. Sar-
toris had just gone to Washington, to plead his
unsuccessful case with the President, Mrs. Grant
and Nellie being both on his side. lie was walk
ing with the young lady in the garden OF the White
House, when the telegram was placed in his hands
announcing his brothers. death by a fall from a
horse, and his own changed fortunes in conse-
quence, he being now prospective heir to an i'm
mense estate. The young people were at once
engaged. Charles Francis Algernon went to New
York, and bought a superb diamond ring, a soil
taire, with which to bind the engagement. The
rest is a thrice-told tale.
We can easily imagine, after getting q descrip-
ton of Sartoris, why Nellie Grant should have
elected him her choice. He was the antipodes OF
American young men, a stout, good-slzed, broad
shouldered man, with muscles like whip-cord,
covered with clean flesh, just saved from TAT
fair, round, Saxon face, white by nature, red by
education innocent blue eyes, with q ~baby-like
wonder in the serene depths; haxen hair, parted
exactly in the middle and brushed fat down, the
ends bobbed into little duck-tail curls, solid ele-
phantine limbs and tremendous hands and feet
the first of which were forever in the way, while
the neither appendages spread out over all crea-
ton. And then his clothes Never had such a
vision dawned upon the belledom Of Green Bay
Wide, baggy trousers of white duck or brown
velveteen, or velvet-colored corduroy; coats with
swallow-tails, and coats with no tails at all, max
ing him look like an oyergrown school-boy; cos
tunes of pure white, with flaming neckties.
Apropos of his trousers, they tell this story of him.
He made a call upon a young lady, one of the f.
F. of Green Bay; but had scarcely seated him.
self when the fre-bell rang. He seized his hat
and made a rush for the door, the young lady fol-
lowing. She closed the door after him, and had
been some moments reseated in the parlor, when
she heard his characteristic ring, and opened the
door himself. "Aw, thwank you, Miss Ida /
Id - ao.ao 4 Khn ro- hoal. INV frouncaro Nrroro /
caught in the dooahi Excuse me, aw :" and he
made his final bow.