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hearts content, and he was pleased.
But she was forty -flve--tellit II not In
London---and could she hope to have
true photograph compare with the
bloom Of her young sister, She hit
upon q plan; the Photographic art
could be aided by q good tinter. One
Of these took the truthful photograph
and touched up the scraggy neck, re-
lieved the shadow Of the low temples
and high cheek bone, penciled the
eyebrows, and even dimpled the chin.
The teeth were already attended to by
the dentist. Alright sparkle wasadd-
cd to the eyo-balls, and the crows
feet admirably drawn down to FIJI out
the other wrinkles into plump cheeks.
Her own mother would hardly have
known her. The flutter Of excitement
must have been great In the hearts Of
the fair quartet. The photographs
were sent, and in due time the reply
was expected to arrive that was to
settle the fate ofat least one fair dame.
None of the other three thought much
of the widows chance. Which was
IL to bog But if the trans Atlantic
suitor was aged he was by no means
tardy. Back came the letter with nj
most the return English mail. There
were other letters, but this was the
letter. Horror OF horrors The
widow had been chosen, and was
asked to 60 to England ut once. The
rejected were in pouts, but II was in
the family. Soon atterward came II
letter that accelerated the movements
of the lady fair and forty-fve. Her
snitor and now atlianced husband,
was i'll, she must start for England mt
once. This she did in great haste.
On arriving in London she did not
have n very great distance to go out
of the city to find the residence Of the
would be- bridegroom. She found also
his sisters and his other relatives.
She introduced herself. What had
changed her 80 much that they could
find no resemblance between her and
the photograph? A long sea voyage
and grief at the illness of her intend
ed. But the sisters could not be ln-
duced to believe that, and the gentle
man most interested also refused to
believe il. His illness grew more
alarming, und the Widows suit for u
speedy marriage grew more importn-
nate. She wanted to be married at
once. The relatives refused her ad-
mittance to the. bedside, aud, mean
time, the old clergyman passed away
and was gathered to his ancestors.
What now was to be done with the
widow9 She had - claim. Recog-
nizing this fact the relatives agreed
to pay her f1, 900 II she would leave
England and the family in peace.
This she did, but the peace was on
ly temporary, She learned that she
had u very good case IN law. New
the ridiculous phase arrives. The
lady will sue for the income Of the
deceased gentleman on the ground
that documents in her possession are
quite in law to a marriage contract.
She is determined to push her claim
40 much determined, in fact, that she
refused all advice from her relatives,
and her lawyer will leave next week
| for London. Her relatives here are
indignant, the more especially as they
are friends and distant relatives Of the
heirs Of The deceased gentleman.
Nothing they can say will shake the
widow. Her lawyer is from a leading
firm, and one who would hardly en-
bark in the case unless it was q good
one. However the case may go, il
will give trouble enough to carry with
| it the warning never to do ones court
ing by letter, nor agree to marry q
photograph without at least one peer
at the original.
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| When John Scott Iord Eldon)
was at the bar, he was remarkable
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