The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-01-12

company, and at whose cottage Presi-
dent Garfield died. Bassick was some
what chagrined that it was not called
Baskerville, and thus perpetuate his
fame, but the lady doubtless, and cor
rectly, considered it too plcbian.
So soon as the Bassick family came
into their fortune they concluded it
devolved upon them to make a sensa-
ton. They decked themselves out
with ribbons and laces, bought two
story wooden house, one of the
"upper ten" residences of Rosita, and
some boiy coffee and cream colored
horses, which were purchased because
nobody in Rosita had anything like
them-or any one else, for that matter.
One day Mrs. 3. was down at Canon,
the nearest railroad point, thirtv-hve
miles away. Observing hcS gong to
the hotel door often, some one asked,
care you expecting friends, Mrs. Bas
sick ?" "Oh, no Tm expecting my
phantom, The story was told, and
brought smile to every face that saw
that lady riding IN her pretty phaeton
afterwards. She seemed to have been
afflicted with partington-like facility
of speech. Having purchased scnte
lace, she showed it to friend as point
lace. "Why," this person said, "thls
isn't point lace, Mrs. Bassick 2" "Of
course 1t is, was the indignant rejoin-
der, "don't you see the points ?" This
settled the question beyond doubt.
Her first party was source of much
amusement to those who were honored
with invitations. She sent to New
York for elegant velvet dresses with
immense trains for herself and her
daughter, Miss Mollie. These not only,
it is supposed filled the guests with
proper admiration. but in the twelve
by fourteen parlor had the effect of
"a ;4iAs tkSha-ihso the corners, by their
length, and at last ohliging all to keep
to friendly nearness.
Now Miss Mollie was ofa marriage
.he age; and aproperparty was sought
for by her parents. Old Bassick init
mated that should a suitable person
put IN an appearance, a trihe of fifty
thousand dollars should not stand in
the way of consummation of her fond
hopes. William Scofeld, handsome
blonde bachelor, and sheriff of the
county, was considered, but Billy
wasn't beguiled by Bassick's bullion,
but still blooms bachelors button.
a young man from the Pine Tree
State, however, was not so backwards; !;
but hearing of Bassick's munifcent
offer, came all the way from Maine to
make the damselsacqusintance. They
net, and everything was lovely. On
their wedding tour they took in Den
yer, where the BRIDE created scnsa-
ton by appearing at breakfast the first
morning in an elegant evening dress
of lavender satin, set off by her sun
kissed face, palpable wrists and kntic-
kles.
BY this time Bassick had come, by
some pervenus, to be addressed as
"Col. Bassick," !" but with the majority
his assumption was matter of mirth.
One day an old crony met him dressed
in his fine sealskin coat, with an eigh-
teen hundred dollar diamond on his
shirt front.
He owns no stock practically now in
the Bassick mine, and Of the s4oo, 600
he received, it Is doubtful if he has
more thansthe $500, 900 he putin gov
ernment bonds in his wise's name.
The family are now living in Bridge
port, Connecticut, having bought
mansion there to give them "tone." "
His step-daughter is widow, and
with the second one are pretty good
"catches' for young men ofmoderate
ambition.-Stoek Report
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