The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-03-12

would be impossible for me TO man.
tam you in the style l should desire.
shall ever remain your friend.
| EDWARD SPANNING.
| Tho reception of this note, and
other circumstances that occurred,
convinced Helvia Of the wisdom OF
the course she had pursued But
There was one true heart that wor-
shipped her yet. When the news OF
our heroine's poverty came to Wal.
ter Benson's ears. hope spring up in
his path. Now, pecunarily, they
were % a level and he could tell
her Of the love he had SO long cher
ished, without laying himself liable
to the charge OF Notwithstanding"
He called on her Mt her sbumble
home,s and, after few visits, told her
Uf shc~Ses!inge- that had -KIled bis
breast ever since his first acquaint-
anco with her ;how he had suppressed
them from the fact that she occupied
so much higher social position
than he did, but, now that they were
on level in a financial point of view,
he dared to ask her to share the vicls. i.
STUDIES Of life with him. To her
his moral worth and disinterested A.
lection, unlnflucnces by her m,sfortu.
nes, elevated h,m far above tho fash.
lonable "sweils" whose hollow pro.
LESSONS could not endure the test OF
adversely,
So Hslyia became the affianced
bride OF Walter Benson. H. sup
posed that after their marriage they
would reside in humole cottage
tha. had been her home since his rec.
ollection, She only made one con
dition-,hat they could be married
| in church, and that she could be al
lowed to send a carriage for his
mother, and after the ceremony they
snonld go to place where she would
have the wedding dinner provided.
He expostulated, but she was firm,
, and assured him that she had saved
enough from the wreck of her faith.
ers property to enable her to do this,
and il he would indulge her in this
whim, she would be perfectly willing
to submit to his views in the future.
She carried her point, aud it was set
tied that this arrangement should be
The happy day came when these
two were to be pronounced man
aud wife. The wedding party start
ed from the church, aud great was
tho astonishment of the newly-made
husband to see the carriage stop be-
fore the late residence OF his bride,
which was opened and adorned for
their reception. A sumptuous feast
had been prepared, which was shared
by large number OF invited guests,
all of them from the humble walks
OF life. After the guests had depart
ed, and none left but tho servants,
the astonished bridegroom, his moth
er and BRIDE, the latter turned to her
husband aud sald,--
Il is time l made an explanation.
l see that you are astonished. You
will ba more so when l tell you
my fortune is unimpaired. ! resort
ed to this ruse to test the reality OF
the friendship OF those who, when
they thought me rich, were loud in
their professions OF affection: but OF
all others / have found only you true.
Hencetorth, this is not only your
homo aud mine, but also that OF your
mother. So kind son shall not be
separated from his mother.
After he had recovered from his
surprise, he playfully bantcred her
upon obtaining him under false pre-
tences, but added
/ do not think your property any
objection but it would have been
happiness enough for me to have call.
ed you mine had you been as poor
as | supposed you to be.
The elder Mrs. Benson approach.
ed the bride, and, encircling her
with her arms, said,-
God bless you, my dear daughter
May yos be as happy as you deserve
to be. Walter always was q good
boy-I know he will make a good
husband--and you will not find his
mother ungrateful for your kind OF.
fer to give her homo with you.
Tho chagrin and modification 10
tho former aspirants to Helvia's hand,
when the whole truth was known,
may be imagined.
The wedding party was managed
by our herolne's friend, her fathers
lawyer, and managed SO adroitly as
TO make the surprise complete
Helvia found in her husband all that |
she could desire, and neser had rca