The Republican journal., 1875-06-17
Marrying for Love.

invest 4 splendid capital If had pres
ence like yours, I'd take advantage OF II to
do away with the want OF money at once
and forever Hd m0lry money, and enough
OF ii to make the future plain sailing. DO
vou suppose nature gave You these adNan-
taaes to let them rust in idlencss? Don't
hide Your gifts in napkin, my boy make
use ei them while you may; strike while
the irons hot - in other words, marry
money while you're young and handsome
and attractive.
hlushed With 4 mixture OF offended
pride and abaShed consciousness that Il
>neakin@ idea Of this kind had already en-
tered my head of desire to take adNan-
tage OF il, and an Ignorance how to 90
about it, But Van helped me ont.
"There's my cousin Gertrude" he said.
.she isn't Il bad looking woman. She's
hioh-brcd, YOU know. al! that sort Of thing
-high-nosed too, for all that matter, but
NOT a bad looking woman. Nothing would
do Tor her but Il tip-top appearance, maj
cstv of form. grace Of demeanor, plenty
OF style. and all that I'm afraid she'll be
taken in some time with the outside gild-
inc, and marry some of these chaps always
prowling around women with money"
looked at Van and burst out laughing.
..Mcl, but you're gentleman. Fithian,
Hang it, il Il mans a gentleman. he can
afford to do anything | happen to know
She looks upon YOU with decided favor.
and ! don't mind contessing I'd like the
arrangement myself. You see, its a great
deal for me to feel that can trust Ger
trude's happiness i'll Your hands
Resolving on immediate action | went
/ I 4,
arfor worthy of a better cause.
My iirstvisit. of course, was to my tailor.
was indebted to this worthy lrade8man
for the biggest part OF the grace and eie-
gance so pathetically referred to by Van
dewater, and was perfectly well aware
that without his aid and art the fine castles
reared during the preceding night would
tumble in9loriously about my ears. | al
ready owed him Il large sum OF money the
very immensely Of which gave me courage
to ask tor more | found him in rather a
gloomy humor and his remarks were very
depressing II don't deny said the large
hearted knight of the shears, Il m proud
Of vou There amt a thing You put on
but gains by it somehow or other |
made up Bit o that there French Gray
tor Mot1'at, and he Just degrades il, that's
what he does There amt no more style
about him than there is i'll an elephant;
but III wager anything you'll look like a
prince in it, I'll make Il single-hreasted
GETAWAY of it, and well lnst try IT, that's
what we'll DO =
These preliminaries arranged. it was
comparatively easy to 90 on. had CON
vcnicnt access TO the circle which MissNm-
dewater adorned, and was always heartily
welcomed by its exclusive and somewhat
unattractiyc adherents After enduring
this altitude for considerable length OF
| time. / began to long for y change; !
veArned lor I'm opportunity OF leaving
these dry and airy heights tor the Area
dian simplicity of the green and fertile
valley This opportualty presented itself
at the hands Of my worthy patron, Bighy.
| He became terrified to find that | was fast
! losing flesh, and looked with vivid appre-
! hension to the imminent danger of aneces-
sity for padding
'.Once commence that, Mr.. ithian, and
who knows where it will stop. There's
them that wears bales of it, and it must be
most awful in hot weather. Then You see.
again, it plays the very deuce with light
materials Itwon't do, Mr.. Fithian you'll
have to tone up. Run out some evening
to my PLACE to dinner. Eve got light
wine there that's the best tonic in the
world You might see how you liked it,
and if YOU could stand it, I'd send you u
dozen bottles or So VIII you come, Mr..
Fithan? III take it kindly il you would"
.Whv of course | will, Bigby, and right
| GLADLY, too assure you. " hen shall 1t
! be ?''
"Any time the sooner the better. The
train leaves at five"
| awolle to bland spring morning.
April had stolen in on March, and brought
with her balmv air. sunny skies, and the
songs of few dissipated blue-brds that
had preferred the city to the suburbs.
There was something cXhilarating in this
sudden warmth and brightness, | care
fully avoided Gertrude and the St. Johns
that day. nursed the faint ray of hope and
ov that had sprung up in my despondent
breast and reached the five O'Clock train
for Bigbv's with something of my old APP
probation OF lie.
just as we were about starting, and
fingered ON the platform to smoke my
cigar, | was positively startled by vision
of loneliness, in the shape of a schoolgirl,
making frantic efforts to catch up her
skirts and handles and run for the train
She was within few feet OF me when the
whistle sounded, and puff went the engine
A lcok of absolute despair shadoWed her
Young beauty. She stretched forth hel
hands with Il gesture Of entfeaty, and her
blue eyes filled with yeXed tears. was
immediately beside her, and, tlinging away
my cigar, held forth a helping hand. She
leaped trllstfuIly forward, was caught in
my arms and landed safely on the plat
form.
.Now that YOU are safe said, II am
shock ed at the risk you ran. Never do
that again, beg of you; it might have
cost YOU your life"
"Oh. don't regret it, she said 81 AN
so glad There is no train after this one
till late at night, and papa would be 50
trightened'
made an effort to engage her in con-
versation, but in her slight and cold reply
[ saw an insurmountable objection tc
chance acuuaintances She spoke no more
nor smiled. save at some happy fancy OF
her own but tapped nervously on the win.
dow pane, and watched eagerly the van
ishing landscape The train FASTENED or
and presently stopped at the station which
Bieby had told me was Il short distance
from his house.
To my immense delight the fair young
stranger gathered up her bundles. anc
went before me to the door | leaped from
the car, held out my hand to her, but she
threw herself into pair of sturdier arms
f than mine; and looking in the face of Tho
intruder, found it the honest, beamine
face of Bigby himself, my magnanimou'
I tailor!
+ lie lifted her from the ground in hi
! close caress; then looked over at me will
the happiest, the fondest, the most exalted
satisfaction | ever saw in any one in m,
lite.
, Oh, the delicious sensation of finding
, myself close by her side in the comfortable
little carryall The evening sky was rosy
) red, all the wayside hedges were budding
; afresh in the glad new spring, multitude'
| of birds swung and swayed IN the DIR.
stems of the trees, and daisies, white and
| ol ctuJdad tho wide Green DaSturoS