Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-10-24
MIS- sCELLAHEous.
MARRYING a WIFE AND A FOR
TUNE,

ISiS y r. you heard the news about Miss
~ Temple, Ned 2 said Charley Ashton
as tic oauutered Ieisurcly up to the desk which
Edward Farnham occupied in Messrs Smith
Il Jones Office in Wall street.
The warm blood coIored Ned's cheek in
spite OF his struggles to prevent 1t aud he re-
Piled
NO; hope no harm.'
"Wcli, should guess it wasn't. Come
put up your books, aud as We go up town
I'll tell you
No; 1 cannot leave yet. have not in-
isheI my balance"
''Oh, pshaw; finish that to- morrow before
ten o'clock. | wouldn't work as hard as you
for any man living. much less these bunkers
who think AL fellow is made Tor is to work
and make uorcy tor them. Come along"
No; canno, GO
"WeIl. then the tale in short is, she had
big fortune left he., some say five hundred
thoasa0d iolars.'
An Involuntary sie! escaped Ned, aud he
rathST @pllseed than seaka.:s -.
I'm sorry to hear il:
"'W why. what's got into you you ninny
Sorry What. | havcn't heard anything to
please me so much in many a day. l always
liked the girl, bus I'm not philosopher en-
ough to marry her for love alone NV doc.
trInc Is. when poverty comes in at the door,
love goes our at the window
II am afraid don't agree with yon in all
things, but have no time to discuss it now
Miss Temple in my opinion would be for
tune for any man. did she not possess a cent
of money "
"PShaw, Ned that's old faev Love in a
cottage! ha! hn! Well, liked her pretty
we'll before, but cant help thinking her at
fractions very considerably enlarged since |
heard that news Never should have though,
Of ANYTHING but pleasant acquaintance
guess I'll 90 in for her now Goodbye, I'd
felioT. and don't hur, yourself working over
those books -
Ned made 10 rcrly, bu: he felt rs If he
would Ike to grind beneath his heel one who
could speak so irrevercntly of her who TO his
idea, combined every grace Of heart aud mind
and perfection Of form and feature, which
should make up a perfect woman His
thoughts turned to action, and he caught
himself stamping his heel on the desk stool
with such force almost tn dent a hole in it,
and looking UP. saw Mr.. Smiths steady
gaze fixed on him
Back to his work ho tried to bring his
thoughts, bur they were nj subject to his
wall, and he found himself in great danger
OF writing the thoughts passing through his
mind 'Shc is lost to me now Oh. how
wish it lad never happened - He shut the
book, put away his papers and, with that
dreary. lost. far away kind oF look. passed un-
heed'nEiy among the ihrong on the motey
mart OF the new world
Charley Ashton lost co timo in improving
his opportunities for that nigh. found him
seated fci">0 fe'e with Miss Temple in cosy
hfTlo -, c.
Miss Temple was orphan, and had for
years lived with an sunt-her fathers sister
An income Of four hundred dollars a wear
had been left her, which at least supplied ali
necessary wants She was not ashamed 10
assist her aun, about many things some would
call meniai and in firm and feature. heart
and mind, all her scquaintances said, fully
sustained the high opinion we have seen Ned
Farnham had of her.
Ere the evening was over, Charley Ash.
ton had succeeded in appearing deeply in
lave, and not many days passed ere no had
proposed and was accepted. OF all her mail
acquainfarcc-, Miss Temple had alvay- pre>
terFed the two young men mentioned. Il was
true she had rather leaned to the quiet steady
MIR. Farnham but of late he had ceased to
visit her. while MIR AshtoD's presence had
been almost constant Hence she had per-
suaded herself that she loved and had accept
ed him
Charley urged speedy marriage why.
came in conversstion too long for me TO de-
tail. wherein it appeared that some of the
boys" on the street" were fixing np pool
tn buy certain stock, and nur friend Ashton
wanted some of the FIVE hundred thousand
dollars to put in it. Anna Temple preferred
\ lunvnr tiTnn uroed that time Wnu,d make
them know each other better, especially in
the intimate relation they now rtnod Charley
vowed that he would never change, and he
knew that time could never develop any faults
in her.
But" said Miss Temple. there is snoth
er reason. and I think I can be free with
you now; have spent so much Of my little
incOme-and aunt has no spare ruoney-that