Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-07

four hundred dollars year had
been left her, which at least sup
piled all necessary wants. She was
not ashamed to assist her aunt
about many things some would call
menial; and in form and feature,
heart and mind, all her acquaint-
ances said, fully sustained the high
opinion we had seen Ned Farnum
had of her.
Ere the evening was over, Char
ley Ashton had succeeded in ap-
pearing deeply in love, and not
many days had passed ere he had
proposed and was accepted. OF
all of her acquaintences, Miss Tenn
pie had always preferred the two
young men mentioned. 1t was
true she had rather leaned to the
quiet, steady Mr.. Farnum, but Of
late he had ceased to visit her,
while Mr.. Ashton's presence had
been almost constant. Hence she
had persuaded herself that she
loved and had accepted him.
Charley urged a speedy marriage
why bring in conversation too
long for me to detail, wherein it
appeared that some of the "boys"
on the "street" were fixing up q
pool to buy a certain stock, and
our friend Ashton wanted some of
the five hundred thousand dollars
to put in it. Anna Temple pre-
ferred longer time; urged that
time would make them know each
other better, especially in the in
innate relation they how stood
Charley vowed that he would never
change, and he knew that time
could never develop any faults in
her.
"But," said Miss Temple, "there
is another reason, and / think l
can be free with you now; l have
spent so much of my little income
and aunt has no money to spare
that / have no means of defray-
ing the necessary expenses"
"But you have the fortune left
you by an Australian uncle, and
even if you have not received it,
your agent will certainly make an
advance"
81 have no fortune, dear Char
ley. Some thought it was mine.
but the fortune you probably al
lude to was left to my cousin, Miss
Anna Thompson Temple, to whom
I introduced you at the Philhar-
monte"
"Ah, it was indeed. She is a
favored young lady; and how
much does she receives"
"Report said FIVE hundred thou
sand dollars, but cousin Nan has
been informed by the agents that
there is but ten thousand dollars
in money, the rest is in houses and
lots in Melbourne, valued at ninety
thousand dollars"
"Ah! well, really how these
things do spread. But to our mat
ter; l guess, Miss Anna, you had
better have your own way"
The hours of that evening drag
ged heavily along, and as they
heightened, Charles Ashton's man.
'ner became more and more formal
He left, and Annals warm heart
was sad as she thought over the
cool manner and the cooler parting
No sleep came to her eyes that
night.
"Can Il be 7" she said to herself
a thousand times "and yet it must
for his manner changed almost
from my telling him Of Nannie's
fortune" ..
The next night Charley was moi
in his usual place, and the next
and still more. About a week
afterwards, short note informed
Miss Temple that, having lost al
his savings in bad speculation, h'
could not think Of holding her to
her engagement, which would bs
ont Of his power to consumate il
years.
To say this did not grieve her
would be false, but Il did not re
quire many days to teach her tina
she had not loved Charley as sh'
should the man she wished to mar
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