South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-12-11

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Good evening, Miss DoRR,' said PsS-
.NYwIsE, when AMY bad entered the libra
~. what can do Tor you this EVENING"
Excuse me SIR said AMY, hesita,ingiy
Il wished to see you about my pupils, but
see you arc grieved aud eeiated, and as
fancy know the cause Of your sgitation,
will not annoy you with my commonplace
complaints
you know the cause p gasped PENNY
WISE.
Yes, sir; have no wish TO intrude my
opinions or my knowledge, but the cause
ofyeur grief is, l imagine, the approaching
marriage Of your son, aud thiuk he is act
ing most foolishly
You are right, Miss DoRR,' asserted the
old genslemau-'You are right He j.
/ acting most foolishly--uost foolishly.'
'Csnno, you prevent it 7? asked the gov.
eruoss.
mo, L an neutrality-suspicious.. lie
will we'd the tsilor's daughter, and disgrace
the great, the aristocratic name Of PENNY
WISE
There was smile playing around the
corners OF Miss DoRR's mouth, aud sa
tiricsl twinkle IN her eye, as Mr. PENNY
WISE spoke OF his aristocratic name.
Gan you cot threaten TO Gisinherit him 2
she asked.
NO usc--no USE groaned the disconso.
late PENNYwIsE; he has half a million
left to him by his mother
a half million " cried AMY. md the
smile and twinkle faded away, LEAVING her
face stern, aud calculating looking.
'Mr. PENNYwIsE, this marriage would
/ be Eclnnalnna listop. I II
TERSHAM very well; 10 fact, she con-
siders me her Intimate frieud-'
Ny son s wife the intimate friend of
go'erness, sighed PENNYwIsE, regardless
OF the feelings Of the girl before him.
es,' replied AMY, not needing the in
suit; but she is only taior's dlughter.'
Alas alas . too true too true said the
unfortunate PENNYwIsE.
MIR. PENNYwIsE, continued AMY, syou
are rich, very rich, aud am poor, very
poor You regard this marriage as a dis
grace to your family. | think | can pre-
vent it. What will you give me if do?'
My dear Miss Dom, cried old PENNY
WISE, jumping up from his chair, 'if you
can prevent my son from marrying the tai
lor's daughter | will bsstow upon you ten
thousand dollars
cts bargain said the governess
Please write little agreement to this eff
feet: That as soon as | give you proof
that Miss PETERsHAM is married to some
one else than your son, you will pay me
the sum of ton thousand dollars.'
Married to some one else than nv son =
said PENNYwIsE, as he was writing the o.
groomen..
Yes answered AMY, chat is my plan. ;
[ will make her m,rry young man have
in my mind now
but my son will not permit it be is so
fascinated By this tailors daughter
q will SEQ that lie permits it, the gov
erness said, taking the agreement Mr.. PEN.
NYWIsE had drawn out and signed my
duty Is to prevent the marriage with Miss
PETERsHAM'
yes said the old map, do that and I
will bless you and the interview ended.
For the week Immediately following the
evening the foregoing conversation took
place, Miss AMY, very much to their de-
light, absented herself entirely from her
pupils; and she might have been seen any
afternoon walking arm in arm with tn,
lovely Miss PETERsHAM.
During these wslks, somehow, Mr..
CHARLEY GUsHINGToN invariably met the
two ladies and joined them in their walk
nor did be seem to regard the meetings az
all unexpected. The fact was that the
willy governess had introduced Mr.. GusH-
INGToN to Miss PETERsHAM, and was. un.
kno"n to them, tanning the q ime that
they declared was consuming both their
young hearts.
=
Three weeks bad passed since the night
Miss AMY bad agreed to prevent the mar
riage OF young PENNYwIsE with Miss Pc.
TERsHAM, when one morning the govern
ess presented herself to the clerks In the
office Of Mr.. PENNYwIsE, and asked 10 see
that gentleman. Sac vas usherod 10 a pri-
vste Office, whery she found the aristocra,-
&c PENNYwIsE very much surprised 10 see
bis visitor.
TO what good fortune am indebted for
this visit ? be asked, wheeling around
from his deck.
TO tho best Of fortune, answered the
governess. please read this advertisement
that am going TO insers 10 tomorrow
mornings papers, and she handed him a
slip OF paper on which he read the fol.
lowing
'MARRIED-On Tuesday, the 17.b inst.
at Grace Church, by Rev jeremiah Wal,
Ter, d. D.. :. 4. ID Mr.. CHARLES GUsH-
INo-JN 90 EMELINE, eldest daughter Of
JACOB PETEasHAM, Esq. eli Of this city.
No cards
My dear Miss DoRR,' said PEvvYwrsE.
fssvas 80. e.. A