Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-04-26
The Stprp Teller.
MARRYING FOR MONEY.


'Trellidge helping his wife into or out, OF
their carriage, would scarcely have asked
whether they were happy pair. Mr.. Trel-
hdge had such kind, gentle way OF seeing
that his wife was comfortably settled, and
Mrs. Trellidge habitually threw her husband
look of such utter devotion and gratitude
that the careless observer would have con-
sidered that question satisfactorily answered
upon the spot.
They had been married only year, and
the marriage had excited violent opposition
on the part of the families of both the bride
and the bridegroom. For some time after
the minister had made the two one, Mr..
Trellidge's family (whose religious notions
were of the narroWest possible width) had
looked upon him as castaway for whom
prayers were no longer availing. Likewise
Mrs. Trellidge's family, who held very
fair position in the world, put their natural
affection for her into refrigerator, and gave
her no reason to imagine that they would
ever take it out again.
The reader will feel curious to know
whether their family estrangement was
just one. He shall judge for himself.
About a year after the date which the
commencement of this story is supposed to
indicate, a widow named Heritage boarded
at fashionable boarding house in New
and, without being absolutely wealthy, pos
sessed fortune sufficiently large to enable
her to live, with ease, luXuriously. She was
a lady who had Il great deal of the woman
about her. mean that her birth, breeding
and education had not ground out OF her an
active sympathy with the man and woman
who were in condition humber than her
own. She did not excel in any accomplish
ment, but she was extremely well read, and
in almost any society would have been re-
cognized as intellectual. She was, however,
something of an invalid. This fact, added
to natural aversion for general society,
caused her to lead very quiet and retlred
life. Her married life had been unhappy.
Between her and the husband who was now
dead, there had been mutual liberation and
respect, but no love.
At this time there came to the boarding
house young man named Trellidge. He
was short, thick-set and boyish-looking.
But his small form was neat and graceful,
and his face full Of good humor, sincerity,
and expressions of innocence. His means
were extremely modest-so modest, indeed,
that he engaged small room on the tfth
story, the cheapest room in the house.
There were several advantages which coun-
terbalanced this one disadvantage of the
fifth story. The table was excellent, the To-
intelligent, well-bred people, and their mer-
it's afforded, at least, a chance ofmaking de-
sirable acquaintances and friends. These
considerations were worth the while of
young man who was comparative stranger
in the city. Such young man was Mr..
Trellidge. He had been residing in New
York but a few months, and his position
was that of an entry clerk in wholesale
dry goods store at salary of fifteen dollars
per week.
Mr.. Trellidge may not have been an intel
lectual young man, but certainly ne was
not an ordinary one. He made his fifteen
dollars per week 60 farther than most young
men would have made three times that
amount 60. He never owed penny for
board, lodging or washing. He bought
clothes at bargains, dressed plainly and
neatly, and wore linen that was absolutely
spotless.. His little room wastfe perfection
of order and cleanliness. Somehow or other
he always had enough money to spend on
flowers (of which he was passionately fond,
and which he used to brighten up his room
with), to give to poor people, and to lay out
in little presents for the servants. 10 not
think he saved any money out OF those M
teen dollars per week, but he led good IN
nocent sort of life with them, and his ro-
mantle day-dreams were always mixed up
condition of an old mother, an invalid sis
ter, and hard working brother, none Of
whom had ever left the limits of far dis
tant country home.
One day particular friend of Trellidge'S,
noticing perpleXed and dreamy look upon
his cOuntenance, asked him to tell him what
he was thinking about. Trellidge explain
ed the matter thus:
81 was thinking what would give to be
rich-that is not rich, you know, but just
enough to live on. tell youwhat should
like to do. I should like some real nice
woman, a good deal older than me, and
with lots Of money, to fall in love with me ;
should like her to dOte on me, you know,
and think everything did just perfect. l
should like her to be just little bit OF an
invalid, and have her good days and her
bad DAYS, so that might wait on her, and
she'd feel that she couldn't do without me.
should like her to think there was nobody
like me, and love me for what was, not for
Just what did for her. I'd like her to have
control over her own money, and to make
me sort of steward, so as to superintend
the management Oft. l should like to buy
little cottage in the country for my moth
er, and send my sister off to some watering
place where she might get cured, and give
my brother a thousand dollars to set him up
in business. And I'd give yo~ some money,
too. Yes, would You may laugh. l do
hate work so-and for fifteen dollars week,
too Darn it That's what / was thinking
about!'
The friend laughed good-naturedly, and
bade him keep his eyes open, for very likely
the right woman would come along at last.
Having let the reader into the secret of
young Trellidge's trouble, it will be very
easy for him to understand the rest.
Little by little, Tredllidge saw his way
before him. That young man with abso-
lutely nothing-so far as society can Judge
to recommend him to the regard of an in
tellectual, highly bred and cultivated wo-
man that had plenty of means, was many
wears older than him, and moved in con-
dition of life superior to his-that such a
young man without using deception as to
his poverty and general circumstances in
life, could successfully lay siege to such a
wOman's heart, was wonderful and not to
be credited. Mrs. Heritage's friends re-
fused to believe that she was such fool ;
Trellidges family was aghast at what is
termed his wicked flying in. the face OF
Providence. He was selling himself for
good she was throwing herself away upon
an unscrupulous adventurer who wanted
to get hold of her money. In the face of all
this opposition, the boy and the mature
woman went to church one morning and
were married. Trellidge resigned his place
at the store, and very modestly and quietly,
and without the slightest conceit, applied
himself to the management" of his wl1e's
money. He had a natural genius for man
aging, and that did him good service in the
absence of experience. TO all appearance
his married life was as full of sunshine and
roses as a summer garden. In due time
the little cottage, of which he had spoken tG