The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-01-04
THE MrLLroNAIRE,s DAUGHTER.

THE MTLLIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER.
Now and then a girl becomes an ac-
tual belle. Ella Lowe was actually q
belle. She was very handsome, and
the only child of a millionaire. She
dressed perfectly, and bad every posi-
be accomplishment When she entered
a room she somehow threw all the ether
girls into shadow. A crowd gathered
about her chair, andrecognized beauties
pouted in indignation at their neglect
Whether she would have been so much
admired had she not been an heiress, it
would have been hard to say; but she
had had, on an average twenty offers of
marriage since she "came out" and
had not yet accepted any one as her
chosen husband, though she was three
and-twenty. Perhaps the pleasure she
took in her bellehood was too great.
At last, however, almost on her
twenty-fourth birthday, she met Mr..
Evan Plsntaganet, Young exquisite of
the pStbetic type, and urged on by his
mother and all his many sisters, engaged
herself to him with her fathers consent.
When she did this, one young heart
aehed sorelY-that of her far away
cousin Roderick Blair, a physician new
lledged, who lived with his mother in n
pretty country town on the Hudson. He
paled and moped, and his mother knew
well what troubled him.
"Why did you never speak to Ella?"
she said. .'How do you know she
con!d not have liked your
he was too rich, mother,n said
81, II
TO be fortune-hunter. / would not
owe so much to d wife"
Not if she loved youp' asked the
mother
But the son would have no more talk
about the matter The girl never could
have been his He himself did not un-
derstand why he should feel more un-
happy than before. Perhaps it was be-
cause, as his mother said, he did not
know but that she might have liked
And Mr.. Evan Plantaganet exhibited
his prize in public, and his mother and
sisters boasted of his engagement TO
the daughter of Mr.. Lowe, the we'll
known millionaire
suddenly there came crash; start
ing piece OF news petriiied the fashion
aoe world. 1t was uttered by every
Tongue and published in every paper.
lhe millionaire Lowe had embarked
IN speculation, and his millions We're
gone.
The great house was closed. Mr..
Lowe and his daughter went to live on
an upper floor, in plain street. and
The mother Of Evan Plantapanet de-
clared herself shocked at the old man $
deception. In fact, the Young man
him elf was horriied at the Situation Of
nis prospective father-in-law, and hav-
lng urawlcd out sundry reproaches, was
ohered his freedom, which he took at
once.
Ella was free, and poor Roderick
blalr' IN his country homo, heard the
news A few hours afterward he was
at Mr. loves door.
ne found Ella rs bright as ever; in
iaet' she had long since grown weary of
rlantaganet and his affeetations. She
wore pretty dress and smiled and chat
lSu gayly. The humble rooms were
peasant and wdll-arranped. Never had
iTgouerlek passed a pleasanter evening.
S le returned home full of hope and hap
but though he felt himself honored by
.ae privilege of visiting in that humble
SpoVe' most OF Elias admirers, and all
ner fashionable lady friends but three.
gradually dropped her She was no
longer q belle When she accented IN
invitation she found herself treated like
2pt1er girls. The lesson was salutarv.
Il her vanity was hurt, her good sense
was improved.
Vne pleasant winter day she aceented
Ea oe ilana OF koderick Blair 1t might
y long engagement, for both were
PgVr' out they trusted each other.
q meanwhile, Mrs. Blair was delighted.
ane came down often and brought ali
ong village news. Amongst other things,
aueSerlpton of the splendid new house
ilch man, whose name she did NOT
nhow' was building on the very next
plece OF land TO that on which her own
VI wn cottage stood.
IL was marvel of perfection. thor.
ouShly well appointed in every way.
sns n1 II was now being furnished from
sooi 70 basement in the most ELEGANT
-. ..Snller inner The furnishing did not como
.. hrs', OF course. Indeed, it took siS
months to arrive at that rDint. And
stained g'ass window in the hall and
NJ conservatory, thoroughly stocked,
v;S9;aghtthe v;S;. old lady down on spec. al
mn MI. Lowe was always interested IN
ner account Of the place.
,.,u should like to see it, he said. "a
snd %,d come up with Ella next Monday,
anu on II no doubt, | may get permission &
60 through it with YOU. I
DeilghtfulF' said Mrs. Blair. ~
ADORE I handsome houses.''
~ wa y, smiled; and the result was thaf
wy following Monday Mr., Lowe, hearty