The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-05-10
rwo Farm DEcrsrERs

whcn they SIT NJ inc orcn Winuows
smoking on summer eveningsg DO
you suppose il is Of love- Inded. ]
suspect il is Of money; or, II not
of money, then at least Of something
that either makes money or spends il,
Clcve Sullivan has been spending
his for four years in Europe, and he
has just been telling his friend John
Selden how he spent il. John has
spent his in New York-he is inclined
TO think just as proftably. Both sto-
ries conclude in the same way.
Il have not a thousand d,llars left,
John" ....
"Nor l, Cleve." ID 4 IT, 4
81 thought your cousin died two
years ago; surely you have not spent
all the old gentleman's money al.
ready"
81 only got $4,000; I owed half
Of It," fftt NtN
"Only s20,0O0' What did he 10
with it,"
Gave il to his wife. He married
beauty about year after you went
away, died in few months sfterwsrd
and left her his whole fortune. had
no claim on him. He educated me,
gave me a profession, and 500, 900.
That was very well; he was only my
mothers cousin" F.hQNeF
"And the widow--wbere is she?"
Living at his country-seai, | have
never seen her. She was one Of the
st. Maurs. of Maryland"
GOOD family, and all beauties.
Why don't you marry the widow"
"why. ! never thought Of such a
thing"
"You can't think Of any thing bet
ter. Write her a little note at once;
say that you and will soon he in her
neighborhood, and that gratitude to
your cousin, and all that kind of thing
then beg leave to call and pay res
poets, ETC., etc. =
John de.nurred good deal to the
plan, but Cleve was masterfal, and
the note was written, Cleve himself
putting il in the post-office.
That was on Monday night. On
Wednesday morning the widow Clare
found it with dozen others upon her
breakfast table. She was a dainty.
high-bred little lady, with
Eyes that browse with dreamy splendor.
Cheeks With ro-e-leaf tintiugs tender, .F 4
LIP. like fragrant posy,''
and withal a kind. hospitable temper,
well inclined to be happy in the hap
piness Of others.
But this letter could not be answer
ed with the usual polite formula, She
was quite aware that John SeljeR had
regarded himself Cor many years as
his cousins heir, and that her mar.
rage with the late Thomas Clare had
seriously altered his prospects, Wo-
men easily see. throug Oh the bc.t.lsid
plans of men, and this plan was trans
parent enough TO the shrewd little
widow. John would scarcely have
liked the halfcontempt,lous shrug and ,
smile which terminated her private
thoughts on the matter.
"Clementine, if you could spare 1
moment from your fashion paper. | I
want to consult you, dear, about a .
visitor" t..... "a.
Clementine raised her blue eyes, 8
dropped her paper, and said, "W'ho is
il, FAM" :. ~ N.','1.', b
at is John Seldom Ii Mr.. Clare h
had not married me, he wouh have o
inherited the Glare estate. ! think he Q
is coming now in order to see If it is p
worth asking for, encountered by his d
cousins widow" A.'Nr... {
"What selishness! Write and tell d
him that you are just leaving for the r
Suez Canal, or the Sandwich Islands, r
or any other announcement place" d
"No; ] have better plan than n
ihat-Clementine, do stop reading a
few minutes. i will take that pretty a
cotsage at Ryebsnk for the sumner,
and Mr.. Selden and his friend shall l
visit Us there. No Que knows us in
the place; and | will take none of the
servants with me- Naha"% &
"Well1' A,,Ag'N At-t.,,. {
Then. Clementine. you are to be d
the. widow Glare, and ] your poor
friend and companion. &
Good very good! The Fair De h
ceives-an excellent comedy. How
| shall snub you, Fan! And for once ?
| shall have the pleasure of outdress.
ing you, BIT has not Mr.. Selden d
seen your" b
ono; | was married in Maryland, a
and went Immediately 10 Europe. | {
came back widow two years ago, but e
Mr.. Selden has never remembered me b
until now. l wonder who this friend a
s that he proposes to bring with eI
himf" o.
"Oh, men always think in pairs, v
Fan. They never decide on any thing h
until their particular friend approves. p