Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-08

Dom Piatt writes in the CapttaE the
following romance"
We rode over from Warrington with
the heroine. She Is lovely, fascinating
woman, with quiet force In her that Is
covered by charming mDdesty, Ike an
iron hand laid under silk velvet glove.
She Il nothing bull a clerk under the
Government and scarcely worth reading
about
After all her story Is interesting, for IL
illustrates The social life Of our national
capital
To aiis city there came in a carriage II
wealthy gentleman accompanied by his
family We call him Bullion because his
name was not Bullion, but something else,
He had retired from business on an i'm.
mense fortune, all safely Invested 10 North
Pacific, Erie and other flrst.claas secnri-
ties. AIler doing Europe for three years
he came Ia Washington, that his eldest,
Mand--wc say Maud for that IN beauti.
iul name and reminds us Of one who came
into the garden rs our heroine came 10
Washington. Mr. Bullion had other chill.
drcn, but he wished his eldest % see our
national capital, that she might compare
IL 10 those OF Europe We felt sorry for
the capitals 1T Europe when we heard
That Taking handsome, superbly fur.
nished house he aud his excellent lady en-.
iertained In a way 10 win the hearls--we
should soy stotnachs, but II means the same
thlng--of Washington.
Maud was belle. A lovely girl, with
such an author Of her being, reigncd a
queen, aud had bouquets and oilers OF mar.
riagc every night
Amen, tk., aYa..yI AZ a.tt.e. an. EnnnI
favor He was rather handsome gentle.
man, and considered rising man. The
end ri the season found the two engaged.
One fine summer day jay Cooke IL Co,
failed Old Bullion was not very remote,
and one morning he walked up To lind him.
self knocked over.
Then came the old, old struggle, with
the old result Of bad going TO worse, and
in this case aggravated by the sudden
death OF the victim. Mr.. Bullion sue.
cumbcd 10 the crash OF '13 aud the apo.
plexy. Maui found herself with help.
loss mother, four helpless younger sisters
and brothers, with nothing but liie-in.
snrance policy settled on her mother,
amounting 10 just 20 900 She collected
this money, put IL in bank 10 her mothers
account, wrote her future husband Il sad
ltttsI i'i'hSih~ iiiii iiuiil iilh tliRuESHltHi,
and then took the train for Washington 10
secure place under the Government.
Washington looked ut through the bay
window OF All elegant mansion Is not the
same city looked at through the dinpy
panes Of cheap boarding house, Poor
Maud found the atmosphere of our city
strangely chilled. The members Of the
Cabinet and the Senators, once her ad.
mircrs, anxious TO oblige, were difficult Of
access, and when seen were too sympa.
thctic and polite. Since she secured
places so easily for her dependents SHE
found they had become strangely crowded.
Her trials, her hearthreakings and dis
appointments would fill volume. We
have not the space 10 tell how her little
sum of money disappeared until she dare
not even ride I'm the cars. But her high
courage, her indomitable will, kept her up
and at work. One hope disappeared IN
disappointment only 10 give place 10 an
other From time 10 time she received
loving letters from her proposed and &C,
cepted husband.