Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-06

Sh: NAG tireaQy L smpleted ner lWeuty-stVtDtH |
year, ana bchcd almost ali her young trleUds |
uu!ted to men whom she had at che time or
1ther discarded. Harriet began to be set down
uaeasy, and she herself IameDted in private
position which is not natural one, and to which |
those 70 whom Nature and Forluue have bccu
niggard Of their gifts are obliged to submil;tut
Harriet, as We have SAID, was both handsome
and very rlch.
Such was the state Of tbings when her uncle,
wealthy merchant, came ou Tor visit to h~r
pa!euts. He was iovial, lively, straight for
ward man, accustomed to attack all difficulties
boldly and coolly.
~ III see" said her father to him one day,
"Harflct continues single The girl ~ hand-
some; what he is to have fer her Tor uue. you
know; even iu this ScaLdal loving town not i
creature can breathe an !nputatlnu against hcl;
ana yet ST: Is gc;:ng to be an Old maid
Thu" replied the uncle; "bur lock you,
brother, the graOd point 10 every affair III this
world Is TO SEIZE the RIGHT mOmeut; this yGu
have not done 1t IS misfortune, but let The
girl 20 aluug with me, aud before the cod OF
three mouths | will return her to you a. TIE
vile Oh a Iuan "syoung aud wealthy As herself.
Away vent Tie niece with her uncle. % the
way rome he thus addressed her:
"MGd what | am going to say. GU are no
longer Miss Selwood bur Mrs. Lumley, NY
niece, you, &. wealthy, chdeSS widow; you
mad he misfortune TO lose your husband toi.
l.umiey after happy union Q! quarter OF a
year, By ial! from his horse while huutlnS.
But, uncle ~
"iet me manage, if you please, Mrs. l4um.
ley. Your father has invested ne glth tull
powers. Here, lock you. is the wcdd'ag-rln g
given yuu by your late in .band. J "c,s, and
wha!ovcr else you need, Jour aunt will supply
y,u with; aud accu,tom ycu!Scl! to cast down
| your "yc-
'i;re K, wtted uacIe introduced his "ieco
every wnofe, aa1 everywhere the y0un- sid ,"
xc;;cd great Scn>a'lon. The g.nti2iueu
hrongcd sboui Der, ard she sooo had CHOICE
cut o.; twenty sultors. Her uncle advised her to
accept til, 0uo that was deepest in love with
| her, and :. rare chance drcrect hat this sn3ud
he precisely tic n ST anabic .ad ot'u eDi.
| The match was soon concluded, and one day
he uncle desired to say few words 10 his tu-
,urc uep hcw !" private
, My dear sir, hc began, we have told you
an urlru;"
"Uow so? Are Mrs. Lumiey's affections
Nothing Of the k:ad uy rece is sincerely
attached to you.
Then her fcr;une. | suppose, is not equal
to what you tod me?
20: tie contrary, i: is larger.
"H ell, what is the matter, then?
4 jekH-ar innocent JOKE, which came into
! Ivy head one day, whcr | was IN good hu
mo.; we could tot wei recall it attcr1-rd. Ny
niece i BOT a widow"
"What! is Coz. Lumley liyio2?'
No, 40, sue is splrster.'
! Tie lover protested that he was q happier
! fellow 5lian De had ever c1ac'ircd himself; and
! the tlal4 was forthwith mctamorphoScd into IL
youag vile.
JAMES LICK's SON-John Lick, the only
sou ct the late James Lick. The Calitornia mil.
onaise, passed through Philadelphia OF Mon
day on his way to California, whiitr he was
summoned by the news Of his tati er'S death.
lie vas iec!d,Gy reticeut and refused &c an-
swcr Que way or the other whether he would
! MAKE an effort to break the rust deed by
which James Lick gave away -, O00.W1O.
f.! DEATH OF a CENTESNARGAN. Fanny Bu2-
cold, OF Wcstuore,and county, died at !'@r
home Oh the 27;h Of September, sgc: onc hun
! drei and sine years. Aunt Fannia, :.s she VA
5, ialn.liarly known, was highly cstecmcu by cy, ~
=! one who ko W her. For u lumber Of years snc
acte.i as sax:vo OF ST. johns Episcopal ciiurch
: OF that equity.
| Littcil's Living Age for this week has been
received from the publishers, Li;teiI aud Gay,
| Boston This number begos a new volume OF
this very Interesting aud valuable eclectic
weekly.