The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-13

she treated the tralh Wi'l a. NO. '',1 ,,r,
as if 1t were composed OF dogs s,ie oouII Nv,
possibly exist without 1t from hao'' anu 'o'S
custom ,,.1 l,.li,,
',iu,c lady. George Sceyour father yondct
alone Go say desire to see him.
FitzreraId SIMPLY shrugged his shoulders
while talking with his cousin. He had II
great dislike to be singled out for the imper,
jous display of Mrs. Nilliers, so he ailec'c!
not to mind her in the slightest degree,
The little lady frowned and might perhaps,
have made some serious remark, only 'ha'
MIR. Fitzgerald, Sr, happened 10 join her par,
ty OF his own free.wil at this moment ana
with the air of a beau of the last century
Heb Mrs Nilliers looking rs charming ~
ever said the old beau, with flourish OF MS
hat, as he approached her. ~.
And l may return the compliment, M
Fitzgerald you grow younger every DAY
The old fellow made grimace a. ms ''''''
ence to his age. ,.,,.. :, -
1T is the sight of YOU, Mrs. NilllelS-it Is
the sight of you that does il, he sald' 49,,
Look at the governor said George lhe
Younger to Miss Nina, 'hc is as tall OF theuh
atism as an egg is full of meat; ana look IL.
the white ,rowscrS and the white W"lstcoa'
and patent Heather shoes. one WOulu suppose
he was going ACQUIRING
Nina laughed .,., ,
No, no, don believe 'hat Oh Ihc'c uco'
He is as likely 50 marry again as my aunt,
and that's the same as saying that he never
will
u don't know that Some women never get
motriuony ont of their heads BY the way,
Nina about that advertisement. Suppose we
make It out tomorrow
VERY well. Come over to lunch, but don
LET aunt know, or she would certainly be very
angry.
Never fear; We will keep it all to our.
selves.
1t was agreed between George and Nina
the next day they should both write an adver-
tiscment according TO their own taste
George appealing to the ladies and Nina to
the gentlemen. The young llusSar, after con.
siderable labor produced the following;
. MATRIMONY.--A gentleman of large fortune,
Young and highly Accomplished desires to meet
with lady not under thirty years OF age, with u
view to matrimOny. She must he handsome ana
yiyacious, bnt money is not of any consequence.
Address, IN the first instance Adonis, care OF -
Here followed the name, street and number
of Mr. Fiagcralds Dublin bootmakcr Il
character in MS way, and person to he IN
trusted with the secret of the bet
Nina advertisement ran rs follows:
/ MArRIMoNY.-A young lady, possessed of extra.
ordinary attractions, and large income derived
from Il coal pit, desires To meet with agcnuem'
Of good birth, and Of domestic habits ana tastes,
with view to the above. Age or income mat,
ter OF indifference to the advertiser, cheerful
and happy home being rather the object ot TINS
advertisement than anything else. Address, IN
first instance, to Lady Jane, care Of Madame.
Here there was the namc OF Il drCsS-maker
with whom Miss Fitzgerald had occasionally
monetary transactions, and apcrSon III whom
She had every confidence for discretion
Like all idle men, George Fitzgerald affect
ed to be overwhelmed with business 1t was
nearly week after this that, her cousin hav-
ing meanwhile rcturncd to Dublin, Nina was
able to CRAFTY her curiosity regarding the
matrimonial correspondence. To her own
great disappointment and much To George
surprise there was only one reply to each, in
stead of some thousands, as they expected,
Nina opened her first, red a long epistlc, cvi-
IDENTITY written ia feignCd hand. Some oil
the letters seemed upside down in the writer's
efforts to preserve his incOgnto. 1t was only
with much labor the cousins could dcCiphcr
the mans meaning, which was this;
Correspondent it stated, had read with n
tender interest the advertisement of Lady
Jane and had telt impclicd TO answer Il
from the conviction that he was cmlncntly
fitted to respond to that ladys overturcS. Cor
respondent, the letter went on to say, was a
uInc o'ci 'i'A' '"" Pu'7-', "" Va a Iotii'J
able income. Ills HaPitS "cIC PtCuIIaL!y 10
nestle, ana he was pa'sloha'eIy iohu Vi c''h'
drcn. His personal appearance was prepos.
Sesslng. lie hau D!uc eyes ana Il SFalHht
hose, ana u good mouth anu leetl lile never
smoked Ills forehead was lolty, ana ms
halr curlGu ha'uraiiy' us coo, was i'I.'
brown. lie was above the medium helShI
and of fine athletic tgurc, and he was pos
scsscd of many useful and agreeable accom-
plishmcntS in, II might be- the tlatterlng eSti-
nation OF this friends. lie was OF an ancient
| Irish family, and his ancestors could be traced
back to the fh"niciahS II not iaither. re
was possessed OF good toWh-housc, ana
every qualification necessary TO render Wom~
an happy.
d Nina Fitzgerald went into hts OF laughter
ever this precious Cpistlc, while George grin
ned his appreciation OF lis egotlSm over her
, shoulder. The letter concluded with the
t respectful but eager request mat the ialr al