The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-06

to greet her; but a. be drew higher, in
stead OF the warm, AfsctionRts welcome
he looked for, there was q fixed stare
q ahudder, a 'hRsty retreat and q loud
scream, which resounded from stern 10
stem Of the big ship, and brought every
one from dscks aud cabins in the saloon,
"'Miss Nsedum-Efhe, my dear girl,
what on earth ia the mAtter2' hurriedly
stammersd out the astoupded Sandy.
"'Shiysr my timbers, Whist ais the las.
sis2' put in the Captain. Look out toI
squalls, II you've annoyed her! And al
byatandsrs echoed the words in more OF
less threatening terms. She was evidently
q iAyorite on board.
40, take him AWAY cried the lady pit
eously-'aks him away from me some
one | don't know him! | can't mprry him
indeed, indeed | can't, He 10 not Mr..
McPherson who wrote 70 me, to whom l
came ont To- be mar. He 10 90 ugly Oh,
such . dreadful fright I'll return him hls
money I'll work my way back to my
poor mother I'll do anything, but can't
DO his wiiOI I'd rather die tiFstv
"'Miss Medium, | don't indeed under
stand this, said the taksn.abaCk and com.
plstsly d lbbergaSted one. What does 1t
all meant Are We not engaged2 Have
you not come out Of your own free will to
accept the home and love | offer your
Did ! not send you my likeneSs|
"'No, mol
"'sureIy | did. 1t was taken by Col.
lodiou, our best photographers aud when
he gave 1t to me he said; 'Mr. Mcpherson,
cir, there 10 no ATttery ere; your worst
hensmiss would admit that Why, | my
Heli put II inside The letter TO your mother
~ repeat, no-decidedlY and emphali.
Cally, no! Look ut this and drawing
from her bosom a little loCkst she opened
1t and displayed the head and face OF o
younger, much handsomer, and In every
outward respect 0 more lovabls man than
the scared one now before her. 1t was
the counterfeit prssentmeut oil Mr., Jack
LIE Geste, and | leave you to imagine what
McPherson thought when he saw il there.
show could il get into the IoCkst, you
ask. Why, In the simplest way 10 the
world, That good for nothing fellow Le
GeSle, when SAndy's letter came into hls
possession, thought TO sell him, and 90
had AurIeptiliOuSly removed bis carte do
ViHite, substituting one Of his own, aud
Etie had worn 1t ever since,
"The poor devil OF q disappointed bride.
groom pleaded hard, and tried every
argument to induce the girl 10 let matters
progress, but she was obstinate and deter.
"shs would esteem and respect him al.
ways, but nothing more. To let the cat
out Of the bag, Miss Efie had fallen most
desperately 10 love with that picture Of
her supposed Alexander, and In vulgar
language had spooned over 1t awiully
the tedious and lone hours OF .
long voyage. OF course she imagined It
was her intended husbapd she was APP.
proving or she would not have done it.
certainly mot.
$50 quite chopfallen and in the mad.
dest Of RACES, MCPHERSON returned to bis
estate.
"Arriving there he cut from one OF his
trees the thiCkest and knottieAt OF
sticks, and proceeded with II 10 search Of
LIE Geste, but fortunately for the Jester be
had made tracks and was gone.
Then be reverted to his old customs
and habits, sold bis not now necessary
R0O0b Anu CnAttele, Anu thought % Ilttle 90
he could oil the false Efis.
"a fckle and capricious creature,
woman. Listen, gentlemen, to another
tIsmpli6cation Of Old Virgil's dlctum.
"In the sam chip In which, shortly alter
The breaking of Of her intended espousaI,
Miss Medium sailed for England, there
came on board, almost at the last minute,
q slim, dark.hAired, good looking man, 90.
log home some said, for health; others, In
lear aud trembling OF an Ira Q Gael, with
q huge stick 10 bis hands. Be this as Il
may, the health seeker or iugitive-take
which you please was no other than Ls
and to close my story, when the
vessel touched st. Helena for water and
provisions, he and Ehis went on shore
and returned mat and vile"