Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-16


Gcois Merchant eu G street. vir-
xiaia-A Page from Real LIE.
Any fine day ons may see upon the fash-
ionabls side Of c street, Virginia. . certain
young lady. whom many call handsome,
arrayed in the regulation tis-back. and All
the costly accessories. without the posses
sion Of which feminine life 10 q painful
pilgrimage. II 10 not essential To the IN
terest Of this little narrative 10 ehuon
the youns lady's name. b 10 msfrieu,
comfortably and happily. and will be muen
surprised to see In print some eiIeun-
stance. in her past life which the expert
.neeI reporter who writes this 10 willing
10 bet atty 10 one she has never told her
hand.ome husband. Were there
apy chance that ho would recognize his
viis In the youug woman whose deeds
hall h, hare detailed. the story would not
h. rritten. A. the NKws has no desire to
resuT,se, buried skeletons. nor 10 give
p.infnl knowledge for happy Ignorance.
m. re.lsr will 10 kind enough to skip
back -four years. to a town
IN rKxAs.
For which the name % Gorevills will do
a. wall az another. One Of the residents
there was a widow whose husband had re-
Gently died. leaving for . legacy . sixteen
wear old daughter aud . fancy-goods store.
heavily in debt. The daughter was sent
East Ia a convent To be educated properly,
and the widow struggled on A. beat she
could. one Of the prominent men OF
Gorevillo was Mr.. swivel. who had served
a term a. Probate Judge. and had twice
been elected Mayor Of the town. He WAS
looked upon ~ a man who would make his
mark in politics. and also attain wealth In
a few years. Mr.. Swivel WAS the owner
Of a sawmill and also q considerable
quantity Of real estate Ia and about Gore
Vile. Real estate wa. at that time. row.
ever, greatly depressed In value In Texas,
and a good part Of the profits OF tho saw
mill were consumed in keeping possession
Of the land. In anticipation OF the rise
which was sure to come in time. Mr..
Swivel Was a popular man and much re-
spect.d. lie was also a f~avorits in the
heat society in Gsrsville. and had the adj
vantage, in the eye. Of tile feminine part
Of the population, 81 being q bachelor,
anu NOT mnte thAh shittvs
''nEyARE o. vIppERs."
Mrs. Blank enjoyed none Of the bless
inys which descended upon Mr.. Swivel.
She had to tight hard for = living. and was
in constant dread Of her husband's cred
i,ors .eizins her stock in trade. She had
no hope Of making her mark In politics,
and wealth was below her horizon. she
was no, universally liked. and WAS not
received In the best society OF Goreviiie'
for in addition to the crime OF having TO
work for a living, her reputation was none
81 the sweetest. although she was at least
forty-dvc. She said t~hirty-eighi. She had
a sharp tongue and a sour eounienance,
and when Mr.. Swivel ever thought oil her
which was seldom. as he had NO occasion
tot was with hearty dislike. Yet that
battered old widow eventually knocked the
pins from under the iiourishing Mr.. Swivel.
In Mrs. Blank had had no daughter. Mr..
swivel might to-day have been seated In
the halls of Congrvss, putting ths country
to the expense % printing In tho co"-
g,,.sis.ai Record his powerful speech en-
The Tweaty-second Joint Rule. As u Is
he But Of that farther on.
ENTER MISS BLANK.
The widows creditors became impatient
when the daughter had been enjoying the
educational advantages Of the Eastern con-
vent for a little more than = year. They
would wal, no losser for a settlement. 80
an. widow put up her shutters, boxed mp
her ro..l.. sat down ON the lids and invit
Ell the creditors collectively and slngly to
rome and take EN-. Then she brought
b.r dauchter home. The young lady.
now a little more than seventeen, was q
sensation for GOreville. She went away .
rawky girl and in fourteen months re.
Turned a fashionable young lady IN fnn
bloom. She wore her black hair banged
AMI two large, soulful eyes looked out
from behind the hedge ~ frizzlss. Her
carriage was full of fashionable grac. and
her manner wa. marked by that bewilier-
ing blending Of self-posstssion and maiden
timiiity which sets the male heart spin
ming and turns the principal lobes OF the
brain UPSIDE down. In addition to her
other charms Miss Blank had become q
fair musician, and being naturally OF
ouick iatelleet could talk FAR better than
most Young women. Miss Blank was. In
short. a fascinating brunette Of seventeen.
MR. SWIVEL NH HEE
And was speedily done for. When . man
whose life has been spent in active BUSH
mes. falls in love, tho passion Is usually
overwhelming. The sentimental part OF
such men having been long neglected and
kent under. revenges itself when II has the
opportunity. Hence II Is that the men
who maks distinguished asses oil them
selye. about women are usually those
whose prs,isus lives OF hard work M
practical sense would lead one TO believe
sentimental folly foreign to thar nature.
Mr.. swivel became Miss Blanks shadow.
and sweetness, was for once infused into
rmr Sofa yrs,or or II WIDOW.
In a few weeks Gorrville said that Mr..
Swivel aud Miss Blank were engaged.
Goreyille was right. Swivel was madly In
love. and those who should have knswn
hes, said that Miss Blank was the reverse
Of Indifferent TO Mr.. Swivel. The widow.
Of course. was delighted, for the people OF
Gorcvills. after the generous custom OF the
public everywhere. greatly magniiied Mr..
swivel's real and prospective sealth.
Meantime tn. widows creditors were
proceeding To legal measures To get at the
content. VI her boxes n wasted much
valuable tim. in %.quahhling among them
selves a. to what should DO their respective
shares when the plumber should he secured
and divided. The widow grew poorer n
poorer. until 1t absolutely came to the
point that she could not paw her rent and
was threatened with forcibls ejsctment.
In thi. extremity the flial Miss blank ran
IN Mr.. Swivel aud besonght him to save
her mother this humiliation, and also To
interposo a protecting hand between her
mamma and the elamorous creditors. Ol
course Swivel could refuse his beloved
nothing. and. being short Of ready money.
hal The goods removed to a place OF Sc
| curity under cover Of night. Then arose
MioHrY CIV PROM rnE CREDITORS.
The work hal boon done secretly. and
il would have been extremely disAgreeablc
for cx-Mayor Swivel. had II trsnspired
that he had a hand in the questionable
business. Had he hal the money handy
he would himself have at once freed tho
widow from debt for his bethroihed's sake.
But il 80 happened at that j~unctnre that his