The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-04-06
a REMARMABLE CASE.
From the Portland Evening TELEGRAM

~ W0o SVhoiuCACA OAC OCoU AlhLCn Ill
all the village of North Yamhill, when
sweet Alice Jones was affianced to Ed
ward Ball, the young and genial clerk of
the leading village store. He was re-
garded as decidedly the best "catch" in
all the country round. The son of one
of the wealthiest farmers of that section
he had been well educated and was pre-
pairing himself for an active business
life in one of the most thriving mercan.
tile houses of Yamhill county. There
was talk also that he stood good chance
of becoming ono of the proprietors of
the business. Med" as ne was famil-
iarly called, was regarded as good fell
low by all his young associates, and he
was SO charmingly polite that all the
ladies far and wide enjoyed trading" at
that store that they might be waited
upon by the 'nicest young man in the
country" 1t is greatly to Ned's credit to
say that the old ladies were as enthusi-
astic as the younger ones in their admi-
ration for the nice young clerk. He was
as polite to an old woman in calico
? dress as to the fairest damsel who came
in her silks. His diligence and integrity
won for him an invaluable place in the
estimation of his employers. But we
have said enough about our young hero,
unless we add that he is the prospective
heir to handsome fortune. Alice was
THE ONLY DAUGHTER
OF widow lady in North Yamhill, upon
whom the fond mother had lavished all
Inc anectiohs Oh ner s'.ong mature:
LOSING ner huspnna whsn Aiice was put
an iniant, tne cnila nad received all the
1evo'ion wnicn NAG belonged 70 ner nus
pand anu chlio; NO pains OF expense
mao oeen sparsu ~ the framing anu eau
cauon ol t n Gnlia. Inc oese pl,Vate
scncoi IN rortiand was none 10 good Ior
tne intelectuai culture OF 'he cniia. one
ersuuasea WIN :' uis1inc'lon ana ie1u5neo
70 nel na1ise viiiaee Us Deausliui ana ac.
compAsn1u as any young iauy ~ "l Oh
oregon. 10 tne nasural onafm OF oeausy
sno ,ne acqu'reu aSconPuSnmea's .,
loe,n, cuiIule was auueu swee. anu
iovaDie aisposlIion ana eraces Oh gehtle'
ness and purify Oh cnarac'er: TOT TWO
sucn Peopie as we nave o9s s 70 meet
was oIs !" Ia.i ~ i1Ye. Wna' 10 mIss re-
marSaple aoous IL al was tna' everyoouy,
even me most esrreious oic crohes anu
gossipy Ola maids OF the village said IL
was Just Wpat II ouene 10 oe. 20 these
people Ieii IN rove, ana many were tne
long an" oenen'Iui waiAs anu orises
taken ny 'he lovers curing .ne uelieh.iui
summers n we always n"Ve Al oregon
ou' 'ne
COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
Never did run smooth. This time it was
not the cruel parents stepping in and in
terposing objections to the match. The
fond mother of Alice did not forbid Ed
ward coming to the house, but on the
contrary, he was always q welcome guest,
and Alice sometimes would say with q
quizzical look, "Why, mother, I be-
lieve you love him as we'll as do" The
brusque and rich old farmer father of
Ned did not threaten to cut his son off
with shilling If he married widow
Jones daughter. He thought Alice's
bright eyes and sweet face were enough
to turn any young fellows heart, and as
to that, old fellows too, and he heartily
approved the match. The interruption
OF loves young dream did not come
tnrongn tne Pio1tlng OF envlous rivals or
slahuero"s songues OF gossipy miscn,eI
makers, Inc seerotyPeo 9Alk ana Piot,
ting william ula not Cross .neir pstns anu
poison the hea'ts OF tnese iona love,s'
Dut 'nere came an enemy more ttrloie,
more r.tnless' cnan any tnas take on
human ioim. Inc poisonous msiaria'