The Republican journal., 1877-12-06

from its ashes II
| leave YOU to aneas il Nedid not drinl
this heartily
A Touching Story OF Decoy Duck
My sister Patricia WAS an heiress.
Strange enough, for we had always been
terribly poor, down at l.oWbridge, NY
widowed mother bringing up her four
daughters with the greatest difficulty;
but when brought up, we Were worth
looking at, believe. Healthy habits and
frugal living are apt to make good con-
Stitutions, and Bcss and Amy and Patricia
and We're us bright and handsome girls
as are often seen.
BeSs and Amy We're twins, with ewes as
buc as the sen near which they were
born, rosy cheeks, and long, light brown
curls Patricia was Il sparkling brunette.
While was as perfect a blonde, with
crinkied hair, like molten gold. Great
had been our excitement when Aunt
Betty wrote from Fairhayen
Dear Sister Iii Law am goin,. to do myself
the pleasure Of visiting You this summer hear
that brother bel left four girls, and want to
them | am getting on in wears. and will make
one ot them my heress. etc.
Auht bettN falrhaVen was worm q nun
'Feu thouSli}l 0oildIS /! sht was worth Il
cent.
wen, IN cue Iae Siie came Nhe put
up at the MOTEL l"f our cottage az Low
pflqgr WASH Dig enough TO h"lu her,
with her maid, coachmam and carriage
but fortunately that was close BY and
she spent the larger half Of three days
WIN U.S.
Ne dIt lhought peSS Nouid w heF
rLolet' io[ ldViieI ll'u li''llieu heT fi'Hd-
"eih lof Auill btttN' tlouSn Slle mao al
VIA" 'ecil heSS VIII y "uV y vas ilol
eiViler Oh Ihe 'WihS' ana II was hot 1T
NaS IdlflcLt'
" mere ulu tht 3lrl 9et htI o,"'A mar
NInt bHltl a9he't u.s. soon aS Sie saw ilef'
tliIIiN ~ sue ioohS IINe liH nIotlief Luxe,
I3ii A., w" "SNe'' 'ii'' ili"tiltI'"i'n q WIS.,
iul 'Uoh'
!" NVll lHid5c VI AiiH' "iiN"tlto'
-NGhI btV'A Iuiliih4 PdP-
~, 'I'''' ','oll' ~ ! l'dl iio'' 'i','' ""I'N,
'll"t "ole i1Ghe h"u 'eVii Ioftl ~
-Au"I pot'H "leii "o'll were Young pt-
i"l' ilel Aldl lldSe' d'l' 'ne i"Ct Steiiic'l 70
i''lr Ct 'o"Vt 'Nr' ,ltl: -,
olf ,o"lNt' i, IdlIIcl'l uIltI tiie III,
'''''t', i"'S -l.,' ''iI'' "o,'"' nay aI'l'pt''
"ut Y W looLi' Nii''i 'iio 0"iiei liei 70
ilcl' 0"N'' Ui"" ny ii'l "o"H uPoli Iiel
NiiSVH ~ 9 looI9'o''i wy, iiVl' Slio Pu'
Nlllieie,' idiH1 cdcll S'''' ol 'lle "diIIl
VilrTh, 'Ih ''I''' 9'l' N'li'il'I
hH 'r',i' ~ sll"il hc lllS llellesS'
." II was dtllcIa Silo cil"9e " it"Nc
lltI IlIOIltN 10. nul Mt were iitt Itli OUt
III the eolo' lor Sile sent lhe WINS VINO
Meir o'llH SlA'cViI' ~ " t'iiNe'i' S'll'ol
."i !'o 9t,'lNi '',',t liil ''''' '''o "''" d.
y i,l"' \" ~ - iilt"So'
IL M"' liNl iI"Hi' -'' o'".'iH "4' liitll-
son u 9I"A SlolIe' Slonll'S -loohlllS on lhG
V"'Ai'!r' ""t lIA"I io'l1,N' t''Illol '"o'c ",i"
oe'tuVHul NItillii' NlVnouu peIiiS ~ 'lle
letSI illo'tIh' We mao e'tch u Ildld ana
llie llef use oI the morse ana carnage
-AIter iilahHl9 tlliS PROVISION loF ou. COM
iorg' Aunt BeltI excused herself rom
making company ol us, ana we were 1ree
as 'lT 10 ENJOY ourselves as we choSe' pro-
Nlueo We did llot interfere Wlth per maps.
we CHOSE 10 Ill'Ne great many PHEASANT
aequalnllhtes' GUIDED colsc'eNtlouSlV py
Aui't he''S WiSileS' ana the result vas
tlat returned 70 LoWorldSe N the sum
lller' engaged 10 MI iyue oherflngtoh.
llt WAS NealtllN, handsome, agfteaple'
wen -cohnected' EFefybodE Sald, 'ter-
tlnde has done we'll for herself"
lhat autumn AUNT Betty dled. "a
lllca was 10 come mt" possession OF her
fortune ~ " ear Wileil She was twenty
one IulI ana 'ihdlSputed possession OF
one hundred thousand dollars.
IL was arranged that we were all to
come 70 tne hermitage TO I'VE. we dd
So' Hhd had llVed thell quietly, rs was be
coming, i"r nearly year, when Patricia
made the acquaintance of Mr. Gage Red
mond.
iie was Weli-connected, but poor as
church mouse, people Sald $50 OF course
ne was after Patrcla'S fortune, mamma
declared.
" "Patricla Is rich and beautiful. Pray
don let htr marry fortune hunter,
mamma sald J. looking up from letter
was Writlh% |" Mr. 9herIig'oh.
- would nor, u could help out
Wla' authority nave l, Gertrude sad
my mother I'm few months l'aimcla
WITH be IN undivided possession OF her for
tune. we are mere only by courtesy. The
1erlll'laEe IS her nome nave no right
70 f0ntrol her whatever"
/" nat can DC accomplished openly
must DE done by stratagenl, mamma. 1t
Is pronab!e TINS Gage Redmond Is alter
fatfic'a S money: She IS Il great prlAc
natllmonlally. Wen, you say am pref
'ler lileh Ia'ly' suppose p'ay decoy
ny cIleu iilallillla'
Aii' heuilon'l Is udrh ana reserved.
aii ldlF dlld Nolatlle- ION you lnnk ne