Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-02-09

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avery pleasant day. Superb
views are to be had, which
| European country can
| scarcely be found to exceed.
| EBENEZER BUDGET.
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 or
transferred.
Mr.. Armstrong asked Wilson what he
thought the island was worth.
81 do not know, but would give 81, 900
for it, said Wilson.
"That seems like pretty good price
Tor what we have always considered a
worthless piece of property. [ am free to
confess, said Mr.. Armstrong, looking
at Nellie. - IL.
eyes, 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 not
have the courage to say so, and in fact
if he Mad 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.
g l should like to go 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 as we'll as
not, and, as Mr.. Armstrong found out
| by their conversation that he was sou
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 Nell
lie alone. He found in Nellie very
agreeable companion. She could talk
common sense and could play chess, his
favorite game, and by the time the
week IN which Mrs. Armstrong took to
get ready in was over, they were very
good friends.
On Tuesday of the next week the
party arrived at Cantonville, 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 boarding school many
years before, and they had so much to
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devote his whole time Nellie, a thing, by
the way, that he seemed to take to as
handily as though he had always been in
the habit of taking young ladies in
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 too
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 FL fixed.
Nellie blushed and said no, they had
not had time to goto the registers office,
while Charles looked out of the window
and said nothings So the next day was
spent III 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: "I 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. y
"Oh, certainly said Nellie, 'sand in
the mean time, if you come to Boston
don't forget to visit u.s. -
"No danger of that, said Charles, as
the train moved away.
The house on the island was begun at
once, and hardly a 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 for
| 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 it.
Matters went on thus till about Christ
mas, when Mr. Wilson and his mother
left for Boston. The day before Christ