Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-27
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An AngIo-American Romano, of the
Day.
From London TRUTH

An Anglo-American Romano, of the
Day.
From London TRUTH
Lady Francis Trimston was charming.
She was also clever, wonderfully well
preserved, had natural complexion, a
moderate jointure, good milliner, was a
widow, and had only one child--a son.
She had experienced little care or sor-
ROW, for her husband was an old man
when she married him and he was gather
ed to his fathers before he became very
disagreeable. He was the younger son
of Il duke and moderately well off.
Lady Francis's life-or at least her
widowed life-had been strewn with
roses and although she could have set
tied down comfortably again she prefer
red to retain, as she said, her freedom
at is so nice to marry an Oldham you
are widow quite young, you know"
she murmured to her dear friend, Glare
Melton.
81 suppose it is DEAR" sighed Glare,
whose husband was young scamp.
Few of us are perfectly content with
our lot and Lady Francis had a griev-
apce that marred sadly her happy, butter
fly existence. Do what she could her son
Jack would not marry.
l'OCi
giant, L wonder what will be his end?"
she sighed.
He will marry rich girl, of course, &"
SAID Glare.
at is his duty to do so, as tell him ;
but he only laughs at me-" sighed Lady
Francis.
"Where is he now ?"
Shooting Indians or buffaloes, or some
other wild animals, in America"
"When do you expect him back %
II am sure l don't KNOWN q month
or two, perhaps.
Jack Trimston had been out West, hunt
ing bufaloes, shooting prairie chickens,
racing Mexican mustangs, and playing
poker with the miners. He had had a
pleasant time of it, for he liked America
and the Americans, and he was sorry to
have to return SO soon'to England.
But life in America is expensive, and
Jack who had extravagant tastes and a
knuck of getting through money, had
spent in two months the snm he calcula-
ted would have lasted him for four, and
he was in the middle of the Atlantic on
board an Inman liner when his mother
told her friend that he was shooting In.
dams and butfaloes. The passengers or
board were chiefly Americans who were
going to Europe ona pleasure trip. There
We're one or two pretty girls among them
and Jack, who was Il dangerous lady'f
.nan, commenced hot Irritation with one
of them before he was two days al sea.
Katie c.. Brown was a nice girl, and hat
pair of soft, brown eyes, that always
did great eXecution-when they opened
irc-aud they did now upon Jack. Til,
Brown party consisted Of three, for, be
sides Katie G.. Brown, there was Mary L
Erown-a fine honest American girl, will
no pretence to beauty, but with look o
strength and character about her homel,
faee-and Samuel Washington Brown
who had made money in Frisco i'll tn
good ola days of gold mining and wilt
speculation. He invested a part of it il
a silver mine in Nevada, which turne
out gigantic success, and Samuel wa
now worth his good s., 900, 600.
Jack Trimston was pretty deep in tn
intricacies of hard Irritation with Kati
c. Brown before he heard who Samut
vas 1t was his friend General G.. Jone
who enlightened him.
Il guess, stranger, that girl has got
heap" he said.
"a heap of what - asked Jack, car,
lessly.
"a heap of dollars. l calculate San
mel w. Brown is worth million of yor
money / always heard he had only tw
children-daughte 'Spose that BROW
eyed friend of yours will have her ha
million of pounds"
Jack Trimston was astonished.
"By Joye if my mother heard of til
fortune she would go mad" he calculate
to hin~E Fancy half a million
money Ye gods what fun 1 shou
have spending it -
The Brown party landed at Queen
town, and went on to Killarney, viii
Jack came over to London. 1t was a
ranged when they parted that the Brow
would write to tell him of their arrival
london. ru1 j ia l4u. t..l.nised to she
.rn tIe sights and make things generi
Unpleasant.
Lady Trimston was delighted to ha
her Jack back again. He was lookin
too she thought, so handsome and
bronzed.
"Any girl would fall in love with hi
my dear" she said, complacently, to Ii
bosom friend, Glare Melton.
"He can be very nice when he likes
murmuIed Glare.
Jack, who wanted money badly, W
very nice just now to his mother ]
described to her his experiences of Amt
lean girls, and Lady Francis was deer
interested in everything relating to i
sex.
They are really pretty, and not at
bad style, but their accent is abomir
bic, she sighed.
"You get used 10 1t after time" So
Jack. Il know such a nice American g
who will be in London next week"
''What is she like, dear ?"
"She is pretty enough-good ey
good figure, good carriage, good fec
clever, dangerous fiirt, and she will ha
half million of money"
Good heavens, exclaimed Lady Fra
els, springing to her feet, intensely ,
cited. Half n million of money |! {
Jack, what are you about ?"
"Why, what is the matter, mothe
You are quite excited"
'Oh, dear, dear Jack, do be sensibl,
said his mother, caressingly. You KIN
you are very poor, and are always in d
iicultles. 1t cannot go on. You mi
feel this yourself. Now tell me all abe
the american girl and her family"
"There are two sisters-Katie a
Mary; no mother. The father is wo,
at least a million, and is not bad sort
fellow"
"of course must call on them. VIII