Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-09-17

tha. my love is no selfish one. 10
make you happy Is its fondest hope
happy in your own way, you understand
Can I do anything to forward Mr.
Rath's prospectsf'
Yes, 1 really think you could. You
know all the famous London editors,
and you are an NJ. P, and rich man
too. should think you could easily sc;
Charley some position that would afford
us enough TO live on. You see. don't
want much: l can make all my own
dresses, and 1 know how to keep house
and cook, and 1 can write too.'
MY dear young lady, said Brookes,
aud his eyes were misty with tears,
you deserve every thing that you can
desire. Be very sure shall not forget
you.' And kissing her hand, he..mur-
INJURED over it a farewell, and depart
ed.
All thi, happened about five years
ago. Twas July's confident at the time,
and must say felt annoyed at her
refusal of the rich Englishman. You
were real selfish, July l said: you
might have remembered what a nice
place your house would have been for
me to come every year, and | am just
sick to 90 10 England too
But one day in the autumn got a
letter from July which made me suspect
something unusually good hadhappened.
Come here Directly wrote July.
Charley and 1 are gong to be married.
We are goirg TO be married on next
Wednesday and we sail for London on
Saturday,
Invent Immediately to see July !. but
there was no getting her to behave
reasonably. 1t was Charley this, and
Charley that, till 1 was sick OF the
monotony. She was like a Wild Bird
flying up and down stairs, singing and
chattering. 1 really never dreamed
that any girl in her senses could have
been so happy on the verge OF such an
awful. awful experiment as marriage.
However, she always wrote such
extravacant letters that hoped the
best in her case and last summer /
went to see her, and so had an oppor'
iunity of judging for myself. Charley
met me. and took me at once to their
house in Richmond. never was 80
amazed IN my life. 1t was really a
splendid mansion-quite aristocratic,
indeed-and the furnishing, the silver.
and servants were all IN keeping. They
had also a handsome carriage and
horses, and Julia was dressed like the
Queen of Sheba.
My dear girl l said' as we sat
chatting in my room, you don't mean
to tell me that all this splendor comes
out ofan inkstand? Ii so, don't go
hack to New York; shall ask Charley
to put me IN the way Of picking up the
crumbs that fall from the EDITORS table.
Didn't 1 tell you that Charley is in
the Customs now: Mr.. Brookes gel
him a very lucrative position
L should think so. Then he does
not write now?'
He writes his name, love, to papers
and things-wrltes Charles M. Rath
for about four hours day.
Very profitable writing July. an
amazed when l look at your house, gar
dens. servants, dresses, etc.
Aud yet they all came frsm tina
marked ten-dollar bill. 1t was lucky
bill TO me-almost like Aladdns lamp
| wish had It,
But l don't think you will get
again. Brookes is just the man t.
fold his heart up in it, hoard it away al
his life, and then make point OF hav
Ing it buried with him. think sen:lmen
Of that kind sheer nonsense, but l vii
indulge an Englishman that iancie' tia
the same rate of interest that it has.pait
you, july
And Julia said, with SIGH. 1t wal
lucky bill, Frances 1 wish ever!
poor girl could find one like it.'-Har'
pers Weekly.