The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-10-07
IAMBERTvIELE, N. J, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER !, 1874

| placed in good school, and she amply repaid
us by her swift advancement and great love
| for us.
| 1t was about this time that business men of
energy who possessed capital for investment
awoke to consider the advantage Of settling
more extensively in the vicinity Of my unclc's
estate. Indeed, think his very amiable and
intelligent disposition and sound Judgment
which always impressed favorably all with
whom lie came in contact, impressing these
gentlemen with so much satisfaction that with
the first opening Of the spring several very
important investments had been made which
was the first opening of the great commercial
thoroughfare now existing between us and
the great metropolis of the country, and now
bringing us so near the great city that the
distance is accomplished in less than a day
that fifty years ago took three days hard and
tolisome travelling to perform.
And so the winter passed, and the spring
came, and with the blooming of the early
spring flowers, came letters from my father,
letters freighted with fathers blessing on a
child whom he loved SO dearly, giving me to
my hSei1 tfoi-ohiAy Vion ohc hScohA eas.s
the marriage should not be until his return
which would be in the Fall.
My father spoke warmly Of the kind friends
whom he had met, while abroad-notwith-
standing the late hostilities between the two
countries, he had met with much kind hospi-
tality from some good old English families
and so the time passed on. My uncle had re-
turned home, leaving me, as wished to look
after Effie-who was improving in graceful
beauty, of which was very proud.
Although my uncle was past the meridian
of his life, he seemed to have renewed his ell
ergy and become more active, and by advis-
ing with men Of energy and enterprise,
ciate, it was genuine pleasure for him
to assist them in their projects which, if car
ried out successfully, would SO greatly adj
vance their country in genuine greatness, by
their large speculations and arrangements for
home industry, on more enlarged basis.
Improvements began in earnest
And so the summer ended, each week had
brought me letter from Hubert, and l also
received an occasional one FROM my f1thef,
who came home in November. Then Hubert
came on and my father blessed us and babe
us be happy.
Then came the Christmas time, and with it
my wedding day. Uncle and aunt came soon
after Hubert, to be present at our marriage,
and we were all happy. After our marriage
Hubert's parents, now my own, left us to our
happiness-and returned to their home, where
we were TO follow in the spring, as my father
could not bear to be separated from me soon
err. So rested very happy and content be-
tween my husbands and fathers love; yet my
fathers grave thoughtfulness often caused
me to feel sad when my removal was spoken
of, and l felt as though might be too selfish
in my happiness and often chided myself, fol
which my dear parent would affectionately re-
prove me, saying that he was satisfied, and
would not wish to have it otherwise.
Well my child, the winter sped by very
soon-and the time came for us to return to
our home, my father going with us. was
much surprised and gratified at the great
change made in my short absence; prepare
tions were being made to rear buildings of
more modern style-and consequently more
convenient and comfortable and several
young men of enterprise had come hither
with their young wives to make their homes.
There were the Boyd's, the Cartoons atid
Holdridge's-that were particularly interest
ing to us ; our ages and tastes harii,onized
well, and we soon formed quite delightful
society, to which many others were soon add
ed, for you know that your grandfather
family was the great one of the vicinity, and
now looked to as being the prime-mover in
each and every new enterprise. My new faith
err often laughingly told me that / was the
first inspiration, for if had not made that
visit and thus become one of them, his Wis
1t to the city and meeting with those OF suffi-
cient enterprise to operate with him, would
have been delayed, aud probably their atten-
ton would have been turned in another direc-
ton. knew, Of course, that he was only say
ing pleasant things for me to hear,y it shows
how things of great import often depend on
small trihes.
My father remained with us for month,
then returning to New York. feeling we'll sat
isfed with my prospect for happiness, and
well pleased with my surroundings.
Efiie had been left at school by my fathers
request, as he was well-pleased with her rap
id advancement and happy to crafty my de-
sire to fit her for high position, for / must
confess to little pride in the matter; for moth
| ingcould alter the fact that Sir Richard Ash
more was her grand-parent, and we were not
SO far removed from the old aristocratc days,
to forget the significance of title. But dom
think, my child, that we were bemoaning the
passing away of the false glitter of the old
Colonial time, oh no, but we wished to sus-
tain our new liberties by exalting ourselves
in point of solid merit and true dignity.
My father wrote to us frequently that sum-
mer, and was content in my great happiness.
At the end Of the summer he came to us
again, but he brought sad tidings for me. He
found it necessary TO return to England
again, and he wished to start on the voyage
ere the Autumnal storms commenced. This
separation caused me much sadness the
thought that the vast ocean must again divide