Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-02
Love and Money.


summer with her, adding the Informs
ton that
Elizabeth has taken one of her
freaks, and gone to bury herself in
Maysville for the summer, and l want
some one to take her place in the mean
time"
Not exactly complimentary invita-
ZION, bat being complimentary to her poor
relations was not one of Aunt Cornelia's
weaknesses. And l was a poor rela-
ton, teaching German at fashionable
seminary, and spending my vacations
with my Grandmother Washington
upon her farm in Marysville. Since
Elizabeth had gone there l resolved to
go TO Newton.
Now Elizabeth and 1 were both
named after the same grandmother,
Elizabeth Arnold Washington. We
were both orphans with difference OF
two years in my favor. We were both
blonde and tall, but she inherited hun
dred thousand from her mother; i in
herited nothing from anybody.
When we were babies we were called
Lizzie ana Bessie, TO distinguish us
apart, and il was only when aunt was
deeply offended, or, as Lizzie would
say, "very mad, indeed" that she
called either of us Elizabeth. There
was one drawback to my departure.
Mr.. Herbert Worth, our music teacher,
had asked me to share his name and
poverty, and IL hesitated. He was
man of sterling good worth-one of
those thoroughly good men who seem TO
have no talent for money making, but
who win love by their own power of be-
slowing it.
But was horribly tired of poverty,
teaching and toiling, and saw no pros
pect of any luxury or ease as Herbert's
wife. was not quite sure that loved
him well enough to help to bear his
burdens or privations as well as my
own. So ! asked for time to consider,
and 1 took the vacation time had de-
cided TO spend with aantie.
We secured large, airy, front room
in a fashionable clearinghouse, and
my aunt made me present of few
new dresses. "For really, child, you
are scarcely presentable," receiving in
return the valuable information that
my entire salary for year would not
cover the expense of what she consid-
cred a presentable outfit.
However, although we mad a few
quarrels. and though 1 was told that l
was forty times as saucy as Lizzie
with all her money!" we logged slong
very comfortably on the whole, and
aunt was very generous, though she
was not rich-only comfortably pro-
vided for.
1t was in August that Mr.. Selwyn
Trafford came 10 board in the same
house where we were boarding.
Somebody" that mysterious dudnt
courier who precedes most watering
place arrivals, had told US that Mr..
Trafford was nephew and probable heir
of Erasmus Selwyn; and when he came
we found him lavish with his money,
dressing handsomely, driving splendid
horses in faultless equipage, and sup
porting the idea of unlimited command
of his uncle's purse. He was very
handsome, well-read, full of society
grace, and. after our first introduction,
was very attentive TO me.
Herbert Worth, with his heart full of
true love, had not said, in the two years
of our friendship, one-tenth part as
many pretty things to me as Selwyn
Trafford said in one week. He invited
aunt and myself TO drive with him
nearly every pleasant afternoon, and
my venerable relative smiled grimly
and accepted the invitations, being es-
pecially careful to select my freshest
costumes for the occasion, and lavish in
the matter of ruffies, necK-ribbons and
kid gloves.
"You are not half bad looking when
YOU are well dressed" "she said, ''though
you are not nearly as pretty as your
Cousin Lizzie"
She fretted for her fayorite niece, and
could not resist the temptation TO give
me such little pin-thrusts as these.
Mr.. Trafford was fine German
scholar, and had visited Berlin, where
1 was educated in .he days when my
father Lived. He could quote Goethe
and make pretty allusions TO my flaxen
ocks in language that was as familiar
TO me as my own, and while aunt dozed
on back seat in the handsome barouche,
he eourted me in German on the front.
And !, wrapped in one Of Lizzie's India
shawls, with a silk dress presented by
my aunt falling gracefully about my
French boots, dreamed of continuance
of ease and luxury and final farewell
TO German teaching, the seminary and
Herbert Worth. Dreamed, for / had
waking hours when / despised Selwyn
Trafford, his idle, useless existence, and
his honeyed speeches.
And yet when he came nearer and
nearer, at every interview, to that pro-
posal TO which his persistent attentions
committed him, gave him every en-
couragement and aunt every opportu-
nifty.
August was nearly over when / sat
one morning upon the wide, vine
wreathed porch of our cottage boarding
house, alone. / had on my prettiest
white morning dress, all ruffies and
embroideries, and crisp new blue rib
bons in my hair and at my throat. For
selwyn Trafford had requested private