, 1878-03-09
BOLD FINANCIERING.
How a Daughter Was Made Happy, H<
Mother Likewise, and also Two Men.

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How n Daughter Was Made Happy, HeI
| Mother Likewise, and also Two Men.
| I'm Twenty ninth street, resides Mrs So
phronia Beivan buXom, well preserved anC
still rosy widow, aged thirty eight. The lat,
Mr.. Beivan, after looking at his spouse with
whom he hal lived with great delight for q
wears. died regretfully, a year or 50 ago
Since then Mrs. Belvan and her Matilda, 1
CIR of seventeen, have lived together upon
mutual sympathy and very small income
II is needless to say that Matilda Is as hand
some as hesI kther was at seventeen.
Miss NJ, a was beloved by two men,
| one Mr.. HoE3ce Lampson, and the other Mr.
George Battieman. Mr. Lampson is spien
did young fellow of twenty-five, but Poor,
| and Mr.. Battleman is also splendid young
fellow, but rich. Undoubtedly in everything
but the possession of lncre MIR. Lampson Is
| the superior of Mr. Battlenan. He IS hand
| somer more manly, is better educated and
has a more level head. Still Battleman Is
| by no means a contemplate being, and Miss
Matilda's mother considered her daughter a
fortunate girl in having so good choice.
Battleman has money and is good average
man, while Lampson who has no money has
yes the accomplishments to make IT.
As for Miss Matilda she was unable TO de-
eide between them. One day her heart IN
clined to Lampson and next to Battleman,
and then Lampson and then to Bat;leman,
and SO on, till those two yOang gentlemen
were driven nearly to the verge OF strac-
ton. She was 10 triiier, no coluet; but she
liked them b tn, and besides, she was good
I'll l,l - NJ 10 her
of them suffer. Battleman suggested to
Lampson thattO settle the matter they should
leave it to chance, and that the loser should
at once jump off the East River Bridge, or
live in house with sewer-gas in 1T, and end
it. Mr.. Lampson, who, We said. was level
headed, declined to do anything of the kind.
but insisted that he should marry the girl
finally.
Mistaken man. Matilda, one day after Civ
ing the subject mature thought for five mill
utes, decided upon Battleman, and for fear
that she should change her mind the next
five, put on her hat and seal skin jacket, the
gift of Battleman, went out with that worthy
and delighted young man to magistrate,
and married him.
To say that Air. LampsOn was an enraSed
being is to put the case very mildly. He
ravcd up ana down the house, he wept and
stormed by turns, and conducted himself not
like The level-headcd youug man he Is, but
like lunatic and lover In vain Mrs. Bel
van attempted to soothe him-he refused to
he soothcd. Matilda and her husband pru-
IDENTIFY kept out of the way.
An idea struck Mrs. Belvan.
Horace Lampson, look at me-
Size was not an unpleasant being to look
at by any means, and Horace looked and ex-
pressed satisfaction with his eyes.
Horace Lsmpson," said Mrs. Belvan, 81
always hoped that Matilda would finally set
tie upon you, but she did not. / would that
she lad a sister for you, but she has not.
She has no sister"
Indeed she has not" replied Horace.
Mature never made two such beings. Ma
ture exhausted herself IN that one."
Eat Horace Lampson, listen. While Ma
tilda has 10 sister, size has a mother! Look
at me, lpu cannot have the sister. for the
obvious reason that she Is anothers. Her
mother is lot aEothers-you might, IL you
tried very hard. have her..
You" calculated Mr.. Lamrson, in as
tOnishment. -'Iou! !"
"Why not ," replied Mrs. Belvan. 1t is
true that there is slight disparity in our
ages; but what of .iiat : Love knows no age.
The immortal Shakespeare, whom l have
heard frequently spoken of as the Bard of
Avon, married woman fifteen years his
senior. and if they were not happy it was
doubtless his fault. have heard he was ad
dicted to literature, and probably neglected
her. Washington the father of his country,
and nothing else, was younger than his wife
the cases are innumerable."
But my hearts, Matil--"
''Stutf and nonsense, Horace. Your heart
IS whomsoevers you choose to give 1t to.
Don't talk nonsense; | am a widow. Listen.
| have very scant income-just enough to
squeeze through on, and no more. You have
4 very small lEcome-in fact, you are poor.
Stall your income and mine Joined would
make us comfortable. Comfort is assured,
III any event Ny son law, Battleman, is
rich. There is 10 doubt about that He
loves Matilda to distraction, and such love
is sufficiently al-embracing to include in its
sacred folds \ mother law. And Were it
not Matilda's love for ME is such that if he
in any way neglected me she would make it
so warm for him that he would be glad to
cone to terms on such conditions rs she
might impose. Matilda has will. decision,
and persistence-she is my child"
"Well." said Lampson. inquiringly, but
with much less anguish On his face.
We'll. cant you see2 Our own joined IN
comes for our comforts-sIatilda's husband
| for our luxurics. 1t is no small thing, Hor-
| ace Lampson, to have a rich son-in-law to
draw on. L is sweet to borrow, 1t is sweeter
to borrow where you know you will never
have to pay. And to think that they will
90 to Saratoga, to Niagara, to Long Branch
| natured young man would let his Wife's
had husband, do you suppose he could omit
him In the general invitation Never. Hor.
ace, lie mine ;"
By this time all the anguish had left Mr..
Lampsons face, and he quit signing Ike a
furnace, or storming like madman. He had
got to be the most quiet and well behaved
of men, and in four minutes by the clock
that was ticking merily On thesmantel, ht
had the widows hand in his, and she wa:
blushing as red as as a peony. That very
afternoon they were married, and it Is only
Justice to say that the widows calculation.
were correct. Mr.. Battleman behaved nobly
to his father-in-l law, and they 60 out night:
together to billiard rooms, on lodge nights
and are inseparable friends. The ladies ART
happy, and life with them goes on quietly
and very contentedly. Ans well that end,
well. Y. Hail
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