The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-03-08


her sympathy but he could not: be
was too weak. Emily Strstton and
; his late Decuniary losses faded from
his mind, as did the whole outside
. world in contemplation of this beau
! tiful being. IL seemed as IL this
world OF mortal troubles had gone to
anOther where all was happiness snd
beauty, At length his strength be.
gsn TO return, and with it all Of the
thoughts his late losses and misery.
In vain he tried to believe it q tsrTi-
ble dream. The stern reality Of tue
dispatches and note would dawn upon
, his sight, too reSl, too true TO be
doubled. He would close his eyes,
yes his soul to the outside world and
sigh that he might be left in this hap
. py state, as Watts says:
''His willing soul would stay in such a
frame as this,
And sit and sing itself away to everlasting
bliss"
When ne had go far recovered as to
be able to sit up, he would sit for
. hours waiting the visits Of the beauti-
full girl. In vain he had promised to
steel his heart against the sex. Hers
was q dart no armor could resist no
heart-sche turn away. At her COM
. ing, his whole being would light up,
and he would bask In the sunshine Of
her sweet smiles. One dsy while
Mr.. Atkins was sitting by mis- side, he
asked him If that lady was his wife.
"Wife hs ha by Jove, that's
/ good no, not quite, Mr. Breen
that Is my sister Minnie. Hs ha!
and as kind young creature as ever
the sun shOne on. I must tell her of
that,
"Oh no, don't for goodness sake,
she will laugh at my mistake and 1
acknowledge the corn, but don't tell
her of it."
atkins promised not to tell of
the conversation and thus mat
ters passed on. A few days
before he was removed, he called to
Minnie and thanked her for her kind
attention, telling her that he always
hoped TO regard her as q friend, aud
that she should not fall to call upon
him IL ever she came to the city.
Minnie, although in his presence
she never showed any fOndness. Tor
the invalid, really admired his
bravery and thought he was Just "the
fellow" or course it was but natural
that she should respect the rescuer of
her little nephew, Robbie, but she
more than respected him; she sd-
mired him and when be had gone,
there seemed void in her existence (;
the patient was often the subject OF
the family conversation. Richard, as
q natural consequence of his situation, |
was away from home almost con-
stanuy; but at meal times, or in the |
evening, they used to sit for hours |
| listening to the readings OF the talent |
Ell young man. So they all missed |
him. Robbie now had no one to |
make him playthings and invent all |
sorts of games for his amusement, for |
our hero was greatly taken up with |
his young prOtege, and would do all |
in his power to make the child |
happy.
Atkins, coming home one evening,
noticed the smiling face of Minnie, |
and upon inquiry was informed that |
Mr.. Breen had called that afternoon |
and invited Minnie to drive on the /
preceding day. He was called to |
l.. for few days to attend some |
business affairs.
"Ah ! you're going to catch the gay
cavalier, are you, Minnie? dare say /
be has broken many fair ones heart |
with his good-looking face and bril-
liant gentlemanly ways; but look |
out, sister mine, he don't serve you |
In the same way"
"Oh shut up, you old torment II |
Mr.. Breen chooses to take me a drive, |
I ana sure there would be no great |
harm in accepting the invitation so |
I've accepted, and you ought to feel |
honored by it; just imagine your sis
ter, you a mere telegraph operator,
the companion of tue wealthy |
Adonis, Mr.. Breen. Ha ha |" and |
the merry girls laugh thrilled over
the house.
"All right, puss, Pm willing II you |
are. But one thing is certain, il 1 do |
say it myself: Mr.. Breen is wealthy
that he is brave and good he proved /
by his daring rescue OF our little |
Robert but with all these he is none
too good for his kind nurse, aud my /
sister, Minnie Atkins"
"Oh! don't fiatter me, Richard,
please you know it always makes
me sick, and want to be well To-
morrow 70 enjoy the ride"
In the course of the evening Will
liam called. The young couple en-
ioyed their ride, and it became q
quite frequent occurrence for him to
call and take Minnie to the thester,
or for a row or drive. Business (?) ap.
peared to be quite lively in l.. for
the young fellow; but while we leave
the gay young couple enjoying them
selves, let US return to the muddled
state of Williams business affairs.
AS soon as he was able, he attended
to matters and found that some of his
money could be saved thanks to the
good management OF his friend. He
made an assignment to the friend,
and accepted situation In banking
house on Wall street; for although he
had been reared In luxury and wealth,
he had received quite business edu-
cation, and frequently assisted his
father in his Office, so that he was
now fully competent and willing to
take the proffered situation. His
sickness bad completely cured him of
his love for Miss StrattoD, and be
now wondered how he had ever ad-
mired that lady; but such is life in
this Vanity Fair, and Emily was for
gotten in his attentions to Minnie.
One evening he called on Mr.. At
kins, and inviting him tO stroll, ex-
planned his whole business affairs to
that gentleman, and syying that with
mis- permission he would Ike to pay
his attentions to his sister. Richard
listened to him until he had finished,
then grssping our hero's hand, told
him that while he regarded him as
wealthy, he did not look on his stren-
tiOns to Minnie with favorable eye
but now that he was not rich, he
would give him full permission and
wish him success in his efforts, and
told William to go and win her il he
could. William profited by this per-
mission and advice, and was q fire.
quent caller at the house Of the At
kInses.
He sought and won the beautiful
Minnie, and after explaining to her
his means and position, asked her to
be his -. Reader, let Us draw the
curtain. Suffice it to say the answer
could not have been unfavorable, for
our hero retired to his lodgings that
night happy man.
Another scene: One pleasant sum-
mer morning, a year after the events
l have just recorded, a marriage cere-
mOny took place in one of our church.
e., and the happy couple were made
one. From this time on Miss Minnie
Atkins was to be known as Mrs. Will
liam Breen.
They bought q small cottage in one
of the suburbs and lived happily.
But one day shortly after the cere-
mouy noticed above had taken place,
William was summoned into the
private Office of the President of the
Bank, and WAS greatly surprised to
see, upon entering the apartment, his
old friend and assignee. The business
was soon settled. Upon examination
of Williams affairs, they had con-
cluded not to dispose Of the stocks in
Williams possession at the ruinous
rates they were then selling at, but
resolved to Keep them, and in order
not to raise any false hopes in his
mind, had kept the whole matter q
secret. Now the stocks had regained
their value and he was again 8 rich
man. the news almost overpowered
him, but still it was true. He
a. l. i - l.