The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-08
LOVING THE MONEY, NOT TIE
NAH.

LOVING THE MONEY, NUI Idh
MAN.
eUncle Coleman, I'm going to marry
Lucia rockingham y
"Eh? What p
Uncle Coleman put down his news
paper, pushed his spectacles up on his
forehead, and glared at his nephew.
"Going to marry Lucia Frothingham!'
he cried, after gasping awhile III sheer
dismay. ''You idiot!''
s"Thanks," was the cool reply. 81
know you do not Like the lady, but
where there is a strong mutual love-
s'Strong mutual fddlesticks! inter-
rupted Uncle Coleman, CONTEMPORARY.
'sYou may love her; she IS pretty and
fascinating, but what she loves Is your
bank account, my boy. I knew it would
be so when Aunt Jennie lett you cool
hundred thousand. But boys will be
boys. Only for goodness sake, wait a
year or two before you saddle yourself
with wife"
s'Tm twenty-one, SIR" with al i'm
mense air of dignity.
81 am sixty-four Now, Frank, do
hear reason. Lucia rockingham is a
fascinating woman, touching the thirties
if not already over the ine-a finished
firt, and as mercenary as she is pretty.
I know her, and tell you her affection
is centered upon Aunt Jennia's legacy,
and the half million in prospective at my
Bankers"
"Uncle Coleman" cried his nephew,
hotly, 81 never thought OF 1t, mach less
spoke of it."
81 don't suppose you ever did. Hav-
ing always had an independent income,
/ don't think you ever counted on a
dead mans shoes. But Miss Froth1ng
ham was educated in the hard school of
genteel poverty, and a rich husband is
the prize for which she has studied and
toiled, for-well, say ten years. She
was in society before you were done
playing with tops and marbles.
''Uncle Coleman, you are speaking of
my betrothed wife, remember.
'Hem -
''Years are of no consequence where
there is true love-
''Hem -
''And love Lucia as she loves me. %
'.Not bit of it.
'"To morrow she goes to Saratoga, and
if you can spare me will go too
"And the business in Hartford? I
should advise you to attend to ali mat
tiers belonging to your aunt's estate as
soon as possible, Frank"
cit may keep me in Hartford a
month"; said Frank.
Coleman Burke looked with pitying
affection at his young relative, such a
boy yet in many matters, though he had
reached ''man's" estate.
GA month that may settle your
whole fortune" he said. Remember
men do not fall heir to a hundred
thousand dollars more than once in a
lifetime"
81 suppose I must co.
1T will be best. Besides" added
Uncle Coleman, dryly, cit will be
a good test of your lady loves con-
stancy p
liam not afraid of her forgetting me, -
said Frank, loftily.
"You are actually engaged 2"
Certainly [ bought diamond ring
ut IS yesterday, and put it on her
taper finger yesterday"
"Hem ! Well, the fool-liller hasn't
been here lately, that's certain. There.
be off and let me finish my paper in
peace. You viii go to Hartford ?''
"Yes."
But after his nephew left him Cole
man Burke let his paper lie idle upon
his lap, while he fell into a fit of musing
often interrupted by impatient ejacula-
lions. He was man, as he sad, OF
past sixty and had been chiIdless
widower for thirty years, while four
little graves beside that of his wife
recorded the heart history of his life.
When he had lived lonely and sin
cere mourner for many long years, his
brother and wife died, leaving Frank, q
curly-headed boy, to the care of his Uncle
Coleman. All the long-seated fountains
of love in the desolated heart opened to
pour out their affection upon the child.
He was truly the sunlight of tue old
mans existence, and though his manner
had been cynical, his heart had been
sorely wrung by the announcement of
his engagement, but not from any paltry
jealousy or any mercenary motive. Had
Frank loved 3 true, tender woman, were
she beggar, his uncle would have
given her fathers love and welcome.
But by the light of his own brief ID "
RED happiness he read the misery in
store for his nephew. IL he married
Lucia Nottingham firt, extravagant
and selfish. How to save him was cost
ing the old man torturing thought
Active opposition would only strengthen
what was now but boyish infatuation,
and vet saved he must be. Suddenly a
light broke over Coleman Burke's face,
and he rose from his chair and went
to a long mirror in the room. The re-