The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-27
Ella Lauabee's Lover.

Daniel r. Slu-le, the cookbook -
youn- farmers st " nGsoTvitle. Conn.,.
Who So .ted B-ooalyn on MpuaaJ y
search 8, a wife. and VINO Is CONVEX
sation with pONue Sergeant Ballou. ex-
pressed = strong preference for Ella
lArrabee. the girl burglar. called AZ
Raymond street jail yesterday 70 SEE
her. Tie card Of New 1OIk Cty m.s-
-loutrg aud a not" from Sergeant bal-
lou were ~utl :ert 10 enable him II Cct
an interview y I'll her. tic had No ncs1-
tat.JL IL explaining TO Keeper tralia-
rher that although he had never seen
the -;rl and had heard nothing al her
but what was had. he had come al The
way rom Connecticut Tor the purpose
of making her acquaintance and proiuc-
M 4 favorable impression on ncr heart
with tie ultimate object pf making her
his wife.
After carefully studying the visitor,
and being satisfied that he was neither
drunk MOI crazy. Keeper Gallagher
invited SIr. Shu.rue 10 the sitting room
and announced TO Ella Larrabce that a
visitor wished 10 see her. at the sa ne
time indicating 10 her that Sue had bet
ter put her limited wardrobe TO the best
account Tor the occasion. When she
was ready he led her TO the sitting
room and. having introduced her to
Shugrue, closed the door and lett them
alone. The interview lasted over hall
an hour, and from the manner OF both
parties appeared to have been pleasant
Ella pressed the strangers hand on
porting as warmly as if he had been an
old friend. and Mr.. Shugrue's face was
wreathed in smiles.
well, what do you think OF Miss
Larrabee 2" asked Mr.. Gallagher.
':She is just the kind of a young lady
| expected TO meet. ] recognized her
at once from the description | read in
the papers and which impressed me so
much weeks ago. She is bright and
good looking"
did you pop the question:
"Well, | did not get to that point
right away. You know | was a little
delicate about that. | told her, how
ever, that | was single, and that my
little farm in Connecticut was badly III
need Of a h~ousckeeper. | think she
understood my meaning"
Did you have any understanding
with herr"
Yes. | promised 20 write to her,
and she said she would answer my let
tiers. She said she was tired Of the life
she had been living, and would like to
reform, and | believe she means what
She SAYS. / am entirely willing to make
her my wife, and take the chances.
| She has promised to be true to me. and
| hope she will"
When viii VI have the pleasure OF
seeing you again :"
Il have to 20 home to-day. but | will
be back within a month. Take good
care II Ella for my sake and Mr..
Shugruc glidcd down the marble steps
OF the prison.
He did not 20 away, however, with
out leaving a substantial token of his
affection in the shape of a s. bill and
| au order for Il good dinner for his sweet
heart.
Ella Informed her companions in mis-
fortune Of her unexpected good luck,
but coyly said that she would take time
TO think over the tlattcriny proposal.
She is q remarkable Girl. Before her
sixteenth year she developed into an "a
complished burglar, and gave the police
authorities 4 great deal of trouble before
they hunted her down. But for the cx-
Cccding smallness Of her feet She would
probably have escaped detection. But
the tiny imprints she made on the soft
earth during her marauding excursions
afforded the clue which led to her cap
ture. On her first conviction she was
let of OF couut OF her youth, but she
soon resumed her ways, and when next
CONVICTED wa sen 10 the penitcntiary
for Il year. On July 4, soon after heI
release, she entered a house in Helki-
mer street during the absence Of the oc-
cupants, and carried OFT over $500 worth
of clothing and jewelry, some Of which
she wore at the time OF her arrest. about
a month ago.