The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-04-16

CswEso. y. Y. April s.-ASosEt yezr
ago there dropped IN here ta-tered, gray
BEARDED individual about sixty years oId-
Where be cane from nobody knew, ont he
attracted aSteBti<a By bis seedy app1araoee
and the snesaocboly air with which he wan
e5ered asn.Iessty through the streets At
first be WAS taken fCr q tramp who bad
struck the town dead broke. bu. as he con-
t5Bued 70 sssy aroond- an stusos?hers O.
mystery gathered about him and i was
supposed that he had escaped from some
asyirnn for the insane. or was man With
out . country, or something Of the kind
Pretty soo1 be oegan 20 pstronlze tie read
ing rcorn- and was constant attendant On
ali the literary and religious exercises ard
those with whom he talked said he had the
air Of cultivated FeE~oa had more than
Ordinary intelligence, and evidently bad
ooce been somebody. They noticed how
ever. that be said little about himself, his
origin. or his destiny.
The Old man AZ length went 20 board
with Mr.. z C. Ham m0Dd, q reputable and
respectable residest- Mr.. Hammond bad
a hne family ana IL IL . daughter Of twenty
years. an intelligent, cultivated beautiful
girl With this girl the uncouth boauder
Of sixty socn became eBzrnored. and he
made frequent proposals Of marriage 10 her,
and was promptly rejected on every occa-
sion lie was 50 geutiemanly IN al his re-
latious with the HanmonGs that they
hesItzted about turning him away, although
they were terribly annoyed bF his aften-
toms 10 the daughter. he paid his bills
promptly, and was not guilty Of any act 70
which they could take exception. He was
s.iH zs tattered as usual, and w2s not
warmly welcomed II his vandeIings about
town.
The stranger went 20 Grace church the
most aTistocratic II the city. On Sundays,
and his shabby appearance shocked the
pi0us zOrshippeFs beyond expression, and
pretty soon some one CT them iHtInsatsd 70
him that his presence was not altogether
acceptable. This reused the Old man 5 ire,
and be dropped the Grace church in hur-
", and went 70 the east side Episcopal
house Of worship. The first Sunday be was
there he put . bank note in the contTi-
button box aud IN r short time he an
nounced TO the officials hat he desired TO
carpet the church anew-aud he did SO
and IN giving he was not behind the most
liberal This, Of course. made considerable
talk. and the mystery OF the old man IN the
tattercd coat deepened-
Meantime the Hammonds heard that
their boaFdeT was throwing bis cash freely
among the east side Episcopaiians- and
they began 70 open their eyes " hen lie
next resumed his proposals. Of marriage 70
the girl she drew from him his history,
which iyut an entirely new phase 70 every
proofs that lie vas from New York CITY,
and had possessed great wealth that his
property had become involved. and tired of
litigation. lie bad stolen away from the city.
disguised himself, ana had gone 10 Osxego
as a retreat until his affairs should be
wound up. He did not wish to have his
friends know where he was Within n
month his business had been successfully
seJtled- his financial eHbaTT assEaeDts were
oveT, and he was in the possession Of a large
property. Miss Hammond waited long
enough to allow him TO substaDt;ate his
story, which lie did TO her satisfaction, and
that Of her parents. and then she vas mar
red to the tattered old man by the Rev.
vi Emerson. I he marriage was Kept
quiet until yesterday: and then the old gen
tIeraau sent to the newspapers the notice
Of the marriage Of John Il. Garfield, OF
New York. to frankie s. Hammond of
Oswegu. and lie pair took the noon train
for New York, tIr. Garfield having lain
aside his rags and dJnucd an elegant we'd
ding suit
Garfield's property is known by those Of
Nj Hammoad's family who have inyes.i-
gated. to be worth At least 500. co. The
bridal trip includes summer tour TO EG-
rope and the brides mother is to be one of
the party.