The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-04-20
VOL. XV---NO. 4.

But there was no lovers warmth
in my heart; only kind Of gentle
pity for the girl who was 10 bring
me $4,000. We were engaged old
/ Simon joked us coarsely, and seemed
to exult over the affair. / might
even have doubted the existence q.
tho $4,000, but that Maggie told me
of il herself
"Uncle was keeping il for mo 10
live on when / was an old maid,
she said "but you shall DO what
you choose with the money when /
belong to you. Wen buy a pretty
house, sha'n't we, dear, first Of al,
and live there all our lives-somo-
where where we can have 4 gar.
den p
So, after all, never doubted, but
clung to the idea as ] could not II
had loved the girl We were mar
ried in a fortnight Uncle Simon
and his old housckoepcr alone were
present IL had touched me a good
deal when Margaret had whispered
that she had rather not have a we'd.
ding party.
Fancy the bride limping up the
aisle upon a crutch o. she said. "Let
me be married with none 10 stare az
me. You love me, 30 i don't care
about being lame any more, but I'd
rather not be stared at
/ took her in my arms and kissed
her then.
an be good to her." said, as the
clergyman uttered his prayer
"very, very good :" and / was say
ing it again when ! sat with my
wife in old Simon's parlor, and he
coming in liz the gas, and stood
twinkling his eyes ar US maliciously.
80 it's over" he said, with his
tiendish chuckle. "She's yours now
for her $4,000. I'm going 20 hand
it over tonight. i shall sleep bet
ter"
l blushed with shame. "Not yet"
/ said "don' talk Of money yet.
"No," said Simon. "But / will,
though; I've got it here" And ho
unlocked n side board which stood
in the room and brought out q small
roll done up oddly enough iu brown
paper, There it is, said be, there
il is Look at it; count IT, Five
plump. Count itl'
He fairly grinned as ho spoke.
She smiled. / saw something iu his
laugh that made me shuddcr. With.
out a word more ! walked TO the
table, opened the parcel and spread
out the notes. There was $4,000
worth Of them, reading the value on
their faces but they were the notes
Of the Diddloton a Bilkcm Bank,
which had failed years ago. ] had
been deceived The girl ! had mar.
ried was penniless
"ImposterW ] yelled. old Simon
answered with a roar Of laughter:
Good joke" he said 81 have
done what have promised You've
got tho E5,OOO; j didn't tell YOU
what il was in. Of course such
money is of no use 90 you but I
can't help that. Ha. ha
l think ! should have given him
b blow, but just then j heard Mar
yaret scream. / looked at her. /
saw, as ] had known before, that
she had no hand In the deception.
saw an awful look in her eye, a
doubt Of my love trembling on her
lip. / saw her rise and faltcr on
her poor feet, and stretch her arms
toward me ] heard her cry, "Thom-
ls, did not knOwl" and thcn-oh,
thank God for itl-the love / had
never felt before rushed into my
heart-a great, all-conqucring love.
ran 90 her i took her in my
arms. ] gave her the first kiss Of
passionate and ncw-bor love, and ]
iaid Margaret, try aud bear pow
,rty with me, for love you better
han my soul"
And all Margarets money-the
money that faded before me like
airy gold could never have given
ne half the joy that the wealth Of
owe given 20 and received from her,
rave me upon my bridal day, gave
ne in all the first struggling years
# welded life, and will give me,
iod grant il, until the end.