The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-02-19

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scarcely be found to exceed.
EBENEZER BUDGET.
Inc deed was very strong, making II
clearly understood that the island and
everything contained thereon was made
over to Miss Nellie Armstrong, and also
stating that the letter describing the
property must be given if it was sold OF
transferred.
Mr.. Armstrong asked Wilson what he
thought the island was worth.
s. l do not know, but would give 81 ,00(
for it" said Wilson.
"That seems like a pretty good price
for what we have always considered 6
worthless piece of property. am free tc
confess, said Mr.. Armstrong, looking
at Nellie.
"Yes, sir, l don't think the island
can possibly be worth that" said she.
Neither did Mr. Wilson, but looking
into the young lady's eyes he did moi
have the courage to say SO, and in fact
If he had five instead of one thousand at
his disposal he would have offered it just
as quickly.
Perhaps you and your daughter
would like to go down and visit it before
you sell, said Mr. Wilson.
81 should like to 60 down very much
if father could spare time" said Nell.
Mr.. Armstrong could not go, but he
thought his wife would be very glad to
go down to the old home. and if Mr..
Wilson could wait day or two for them
to get ready, they would go, and Nellie
could make the transfer there if she
concluded to sell; she could do as she
pleased.
Mr.. Wilson could wait Just SIS well az
not, and, as Mr.. Armstrong found out
by their conversation that he was a son
of an old college chum and longtime
friend of his, he extended an invitation
to him to spend the time he was in the
city at his house.
He did SO, and of course was shown
about the city, sometimes by Mr.. Arm.
strong and Nellie, but generally by Mel
lie alone. He found in Nellie q very
agreeable companion. She could talk
common sense and could play chess, his
favorite game, and Ivy the time the
week in which Mrs. Armstrong took tc
get ready In was over, they were very
good friends.
On Tuesday of the next week the
party arrived at CantOnyiIle, where they
were to be the guests of Mrs. Wilson
Charles mother.
Here was another surprise. Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. Armstrong had been
classmates at a boarding school many
years before, and they had so much tC
say to each other that Charles had tc
devote his whole time Nellie, a thing, by
the way, that he seemed to take to as
handily as though he had always been IL
the habit Of taking young ladies il
charge, whereas he had never been seen
in company with one before, at least not
to the remembrance of any of the Can
tonvllle people. Two weeks was all toe
short for the visit, and when the time
came for the visitors to return to the
city, Charles and Nellie would have for
gotten all about the island had not Mrs.
Armstrong asked if they had got the
deed ell fixed.
Nellie blushed and said no, they had
not had time to go to the registers office,
while Charles looked out of the window
and said nothing. SO the next day was
spent in making the transfer, and it was
two days more before they could agree
on the price, which was finally settled at
81 900, as Charles positively refused to
take it at cent less.
As he babe his visitors goodbye at
the cars he said to Nellie: 81 shall
commence to build my house on the
island right off and have it ready for
visitors next summer, when | hope your
family will honor me with another visit. -
ooh, certainly" said Nellie, "and in
the mean time, if you come to Boston
don't forget to visit US.
"No danger of that, y" said Charles, as
the train moved away.
The house on the island was begun at
once, and hardly week had gone by
before Mr.. Wilson found it necessary to
visit Boston for supplies of some kind.
He went Saturday and concluded it
would not be losing much time to re-
main over Sunday, and come back on
the early train Monday, so he did so.
OF course he spent Sunday at the Arm
strong's, and Monday morning he did
not take the early train. but instead
went with Mr.. Armstrong to his office.
They were in private conversation for an
hour or so, when Mr.. Wilson came out
and went to the depot.
The building on the island progressed
finely, and Mr.. Wilson went regularly
to Boston every Saturday and returned
Monday, till folks began to put this and
that together and talk about the future
Mrs. Charles Wilson. The gossips all
called on Mrs. Wilson to inquire about
her son, but they all got the same
answer from her: my son is not one
who talks of his private affairs to people
not Interested, and until he makes his
doings public, you will have to wait 70,
your information.
But the gossips talked Just the same
and told each other such stories as they
thought might hit the truth or some.
where near 1t.
Matters went ON thus till about Christ
mas, when Mr.. Wilson and his mother
left for Boston. The day before Christ
mas quite a number of Cantonvllle PEG
pie received invitations to the wedding
of Mr.. Charles Wilson and Miss Nellie
Armstrong at the residence of the brides
father.
/ The wedding was a brilliant one, anC
I the young couple left for the south
/ where they were to stay till the mex
May. On their return they were to oc
cupy their house on the island in Can
tOnville. Mr.. Wilson had furnished i
thoroughly, and man had been left il
charge to see that nothing was damaged
during the winter.
With the 1st of May came the young
couple, and quite grand reception wa
/ given them on the island Every da,
was occupied IN receiving visitors, s.