South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-07-09
Marrying for Love.

uau presence ike yours, Il take al
vantage of it to do away with the want
/ of money at once and forever. I'd marry
money, and enough Of it to make the
future plain sailing. Do you suppose
nature gave you these advantages to let
! them rust i'm idleness? Don't hide your
! gifts in a napkin, my boy: make use of
them while you may strike while the
( irons hot--in other words, marry mo.
ney, while you're young and handsome
and attractive ="
! / blushed with mixture OF offended
f, pride and abashed consciousness that a
sneaking idea of this kind had already
entered my head. of desire to take adj.
vantage of it, and an ignorance how to
go about it. But Van. helped me out
There's my cousin Gertrude" he
said, she isn't bad looking woman
She's high-bred, you know, all that sort
of g-high-nosed, too, for all that
matter, but not n bad looking woman.
! Nothing would do for her but tip-top
appearance, majesty of form, grace Of
demeanor. plenty Of style, and all that.
I'm afraid she'll be taken in sometime
with the outside gliding. and marry some
of those chaps always prowling around
women with money!
l looked at Van. and burst out laugh
ing.
well, but you're gentleman, Filth.
ian. Hang it if a mans gentleman
hc can afford to do anything. happen
TO know she looks upon you with deci.
ded favor, and don't mind confessinu
I'd like the arrangement myself You
see it's = great deal for me to feel that
can trust, Gertrude's happiness in
your hands"
Resolving on immediate action /
went to work on the following morning
with IN ardor worthy of better cause.
My first visit, of course, was to my
tailor. / was indebted to this worthy
tradesman for the biggest part of the
grace and elegance so pathetically re-
! ferred to by Vandewater, and was per-
! fectly well aware that without his aid
and art the fine castles reared during
the preceding night would tumble in
glorously about my ears. 1 already
owed him large sum Of money, the
very immensely of which gave me cour-
age to ask for more. / found him in
rather gloomy humor, and his remarks
were very depressing. 81 don't deny"
said the large hearted knight OF the
shears, "Fm proud of you. There amt
thing you put on but gains by it some
how or other. / made up bit of that
there French gray for Molfat. and he just
degrades it, that's what he does There
amt no more style about him than there
is in an elpehant; but I'll wager any.
thing you'll look like prince in it. I'll
make single.breasted cut away of it,
and well just try it, that what we II do -
I These prcliminaries arranged it was
comparatively easy to 20 out. / had
convenient access to the circle which
Miss Vandewater adorned, and was nj.
ways heartily welcomed by its exclusive
and somewhat unattractive adherents.
| After enduring this altitude for con.
siderable length of time, began to long
for change; / yearned for an oppor.
| tunity of leaving these dry and airy
heights for the Arcadian simplicity of
the green and fertile valley. This OPP
portunity presented itself at the hands
OF my worthy patron, Bigby. He be-
came terrified to find that was fast los
! ing flesh, and looked with vivid appre.
! hension TO the imminent danger of q ne.
ccssity for padding.
"Once commencing that. Mr.. Fithian
and who knows where it will stop
! There's them that wears bales of il, and
| it must be most awful in hot weather.
Then you see again, it plays the very
deuce with light materials. 1t won't
do Mr.. Fithian; you'll have 60 tone up.
Run out some evening to my place Of
dinner. I've got light wine there
that's the bost tonic in the world. You
might see how you liked it, and if you
could stand it I'd send You n dozen bot
ties or so. Will you come Mr.. Fithian9
I'll take it kindly if you would"
"Why of course / will Bigby. and
right gladly too, i assure you. When
shall IL be?'
"Any time, the sooner the better
The train leaves at FIVE"
awoke to bland spring morning.
! April had stolen in on March and brought
with her balmy air aud sunny skies, and
the songs Of few dissipated blue birds
that had preferred the city 90 the SUI
burbs. There was something exhilorat-
ing in this sudden warmth and bright
ness. I carefully avoided Gertrude and
the st. Johns that day, nursed the faint
ray oGhope and joy that had sprung up
in my respondent breast. and reached
the 5 O'Clock train for Bigby's with some.
thing Of my old appreciation Of life.
just rs we we're starting, and lingcr.
ing on the platform TO smoke my cigar
7 was positively startled by n vision Of
loveliness in the shape Of school girl
making frantic efforts 20 catch up her
+ skirts and bundles and run for the train,
She was within few feet OF me when
the whistle sounded and puff went the
engine. A look Of absolute despair
Swallowed heryoHng beauty. She stretch
ed forth her hands with gesture ofen-
treaty, and her blue eyes filed with vex-
ed tears. / was Immediately beside her,
and finging away my cigar, held forth
helping hand. She leaped trustly
forward, was caught IA my arms and