Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-06
Miss Green's Romance, Disappointment
and Despair.

In the West End of the city, not q
thousand miles from Everett street, lives
arespectable and hard working seamstress
named, we will say. Miss Green, although
her real name is another color. She is
middle.aged and neat in dress, and is not
particularly fair 10 look upon; but she
has accumulated little property, anG she
has matrimonial longings in her. About
two weeks ago Personal in a morning
paper caught her eye. II stated that a
highly.respectable gentleman of means
and business position wished to form the
acquaintance of somewhat similar
woman, with a view to matrimony. Miss
Green meditated, and the result was an
answer to the Personal" stating to the
effect that Barkis was willin'.
In day or two her anxiously awaiting
heart was cheered with a well.written
letter, informing her that CGlebs was in
search OF awife, and asking for speedy
interview The letter requested Miss
Green to write at once to
T. HOWARD,
Room A. second floor,
No. w. Third street
She did so, and invited Mr.. Howard 10
call that evening. Then she arrayed her.
self like the lily of the field, and sat en-
deayoring TO still the beating of her virgin
heart while she awaited the coming Of
the loved unknown. He came and saw
and conquered; he was al! her fancy
painted him, and the osy-footed hours
sped swiftly away in his delightful com.
pany.
He came again, and again. proposed
and was accepted, and all went merry as
marriage bell Christmas Day was
fixed for the wedding. But Mr.. Z. How
ard seemed to be pressed with business
last week, and failed to come to time one
evening.
Then Miss Green wrote him a tender
note, complaining of the neglect of her
fancee, and saying she was "loney to-
night, love, without you"
But another evening passed, atd he
"came not; oh, he Came not, when even.
ing's shade drew nigh
Then the devoted Miss Green VERY
green determined to visit her bver's
place Of business, and betook herfelf to
No. West Third street AT the dor she
met her true love and asked him why this
was thus. He said he was in great
hurry; he was just going out 10 have some
deeds recorded, and" All, by the way,
my pct, nave you zen uOllaTsE ~ VIII
fust take that amount; and If the deeds
are not recorded Immediately shat lose
81 900, and can't get the moneysxcept
by going away down to the bank
Then the heart of Miss Green wa made
glad by an opportunity to do him such a
favor, and she promptly handed him the
money; after which he lovingly bsde her
good.by, promising to come agaii in the
evening.
lie came. Again the course Of true
love ran smooth. She told him how
happy she was, and what BEAUTIFUL
clothes she was buying for her wedding;
such embroidery, and dimity ruling and
things, and he clasped her to his heart
and called her pet. He picked 10 cost
ly photograph on which was written
" Miss Green, in her delicate, tminine
handwriting
All, my pet,n said he, g dis viii |
never do. No more Green; it is Howard !
now" and borrowing an elegan pearl. |
handled penknife from her, he e,refuliy |
cut out the hy-leaf upon which vas writ. |
ten the same, saying:
will take the album homewith me |
and have your name, Mrs. Howard, /
handsomely printed in gilt uponit," and |