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ceased his calls and left her 10 enjoy the society
OF the aged aunt unaidcd and alone. After

ceased his calls and left her TO enjoy the society
oF the aged aunt unaidcd and alone. after
= week had passed he called Ss,a1 aSatn'
He resumed his attentions by escoFt'ns her ~
places OF amusement ard 10 church, but othcfw,se
was as cool as cucumber few days ln.et ane
grand entertainment in the widows honor; anu anu
when the appointed evening came the gncst Wa
in eager expectation that her frlend EouIa ueno.
himself to her exclusively, but he did nolhlnE VI
the kind To punish him. she fllrted WIN aholag1
gallant but ii produced the effect OF further COOL
ness. and the next day she recelsea no.e she
was ready to return to New York he would be nap
py to sec her safely on board the cara, etc: ane
returned at once, md, when Que o. Ie tha ntf,ir
would result in speedy wedding, her ohly ans"G1
was that Upon reflection she thought sne "ou'o
not marry again .....
FORTUNE LOST IN LITIGATION
On Monday last James Il. EImore, once
wealthy citizen Of Queens County, l.. L., anu
the Democratic leader Of whom it was said
few years ago be carried the county in his vest
noe},ct, was taken to the Poughkeepsle insane
Asylurn helpless lunatic. This case is another
311uetzatiou OF the folly OF litigation and OF the
rcyerses which men Of property contend with. zen
rcars ago E.more had bank-account Of SoG0, 600,
and wa the owner of many choice bits OF real es~
;a,,ana H;lI ncar Jancaica and was beloved and
Respected By everybody. His bosom friend was
., ",tnTnrisrs and among others in an u11for-
,,;n.,e snecu{ation of running horse railway be-
tween Jamaica and East New York. Sub
sequsn t1sy qaar1e1sa nna ana wsn tS
~ 1;tSa,ion which cost Elu,ore his entire fortune,
thnn6t !: fas not vet been concluded. Degraw rot
th ,;rnor hxrd of him somehow and Elmore in
Hnr ~ hs 1nwsnifs has sacrificed ull his estate.
i1;s ,on3.xtic truhles added to his other difficult
,;'s t;cs nroycd too much for him First, his wife
o'eo; t. - inc-nt;vc nosition to takc care Of his
. eo 10. ~ snn,o wccta arm this how ,yas killed on
,heel ~ rcnnsxlrana Railroad track in Jersey City
liz hss me son left, minor who hae rcsiduarY
intcresf in onc niece Of property through his
mother. but 1t is heavily mortgased, and must go
with the rest Recently he has SHOWN e,gns ol &C. &C.
s.l5n,+ ~ H.. douhfrd WEIGHED down by troubles
this man only lately as it seems the possessor of
half million, Is now an inmate OF 'unat'c
LIE LOVED NOT "1shAh NUN mhAA'
A few nights ago policeman discovered
Young man sitting on the steps OF an arlstocTat-
is III ansiou on Madison avenue, wailng piteous-
II and irving to stanch some bleeding flesh
,-o,rf3c ,,nor his head. Seeking IN exclamation
.ha of1,csr ascertafned that this youug nun had
,,,o5 ont unon moonlight ride with his GIRL and
that he noticed an one5pectco coolnsss uuflns .le
ride thu part OF the lady lie Could get no sat's-
faction from her: but on Their return lnfoush ftn
nycnne she had waved her handkerchief near lne
corner OF Forty second street. whereupon young
nun unknown to him started from the sidewalk
and stopped the buggy in Which the narrator and
his girl were riding. The latter told n1m
tate her home. and upon his refusal the girl with
tac assistance Of her new friend proceeded 10
pitch him cut Of the vehicle, ana it wls the fall
upon the a1 aa tn fo1in,v 1n nar
tcs nc md arrest them bnt tue wounded lover de-
clined to tell anything more about It, aud simply
said he Ehou,a .ahc T .srd hnme ard H., nas
i;cem,n rcsnmed his beat, wondering whether it
was his love for the girl or pusillanimity toward
his rival that prompted the fellow TO Let them es~
eape Sc easily .........
REVELATION IN LAWYERS OFFICE.
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terce is no" IN progress III eus oty 10 estsao'lsn
the identity Of certain claimants to large
1,,,x,;eh or+o+. The case ;s< boino deron,,o4
Ens nsl -.
BY representative OF tne hns'sn eso"n. anu one
OF the female witnesses on Saturday last made
vcrr remarkable statement, In the quiet Of q law
sa.. =, +ha ,roso,ce ,f , h,lf do7a, ,,ar-
yer oa'ee' ~ t.ie Fese" VI - 'a'' ~, 4oNe" P411-
ties, it sounded IKE Dill OF romance Inc woman
is supposed widow, and in her cross-exannaton
xas asked what had become OF her husband. She
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stated that one Ii'snt Aooui tMen.s years
ago nes husoanu aeat ,,S no''s ~
urcaa1ul state " eASnehent a.u a1atn!. ana a1te1
CLOSING auu ta11tSAutAe 'ue uot.s aHu "tHuo"s III