Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-25
A LOVE MATCH.

Mlllltu lllll lNc GDUiHt Vi true lONC
nerer runs smoothly" This authori-
tative and sweeping assertion may be
correct, in the main. Yet it sometimes
happens, however tortuous this cur
rent is generally, that the persistent
stream finds its way to the light
through grecner fields and more pleas
ant places than this Wholesale senti-
ment would seem to indicate.
During the not forgotten pccuniary
panic of 81, recall to mind the incl
dont' which form the basis of the fol-
lowing narrative, the romantic result
of which is strictly truthful.
The father of Emily Walters was n
thriving Importer, ami the family lived
in good style in a fashionable quarter
OF New York city, up to and through
the melancholy days of the mercantile
crash mentioned, when so many hum
drcds of his class in the community
found themselves financially wrecked.
The daughter had been carefully
educated, and she Had never known 4
shadow yet to fall upon her path, until
the occurrences took place which arc
here narrated.
Charles Hcmmenway, ayoung book
keeper in Pearl street, had met Miss
Enilyin society Il year previously, and
became her suitur. The young lady
was pleased with him, and came to
love him. He proposed for her hand.
With the consent of father and mother
the latter given somewhat reluct-
antly, by the way-thcy were cngag-
ed. And young Hemmenway looked
forward with high hopes to the time
when he should be able to take tho
sweet girl TO wife, and be able to sup
port her IN Il manner equal TO the fine
social position she had thus far enjoy
ed in life.
But the disaster came. Hemmcn.
ways employers, like hundreds OF
other hitherto prosperous merchants
in New York and elsewhere, were
ruined. He was thrown out of en-.
ployment and like many of his asso
ciatc clerical friends, he found it inn
possible to obtain position for the time
Six months after the crisis had pass
ed, Charles Hemmenway was still out
of employment His small store oI
ready means had been almost alb
sorbcd. He had hoped, long before
to have been able to get another start
But no opening offered, and he began
to get uneasy and disheartehcd.
Old Walters had escaped from the
disaster which had ovcrtakcn so many
of his neighbors. His establishment
was an old house; the firm was both ricl
and strong and they had wcathcret
the storm amidst which so many other!
went down. But his business haC
been necessarily curtaIled. lie didn'
want any new clerks. Indeed he had
perforce, discharged several old ones
But young Hemmenway was too
proud-spiriied to ask any business
favors AT the hands of Emily's father
So he remained out of employment
expended his means, failed to find oc
cupation, and finally began to get int,
debt.
Mrs. Walters watched him mar
rowly; for she not only did not partic
ularly fancy the handsome youn;
bookkecper, but she had in view an
other party whom she preferred to &C
knowledge as her future son.in-law
At an appropriate opportunity sh
questioned llemmcnway as to hi
prospects They certainly were any
thing but promising, in pccuniar
point of view. But of this Mrs, Wal
terS had long since well informed her
self, of course.
John Warton WAS Il widowcr. Blu
John Warion was rich. He was
member, in good standing, of the sam
church to which Mrs. Walters be
longed; and he was favorite with tn
mother, though he was quite oil
enough to be Emily's father. Blu
John was not bad catch, excep
for the disparity of age between hir
and Miss Walters.
This aforementioned fact was rathe
q recommendation in his favor, wit
Mrs. Walters, for hadn't John 'sowc
his wild oats?' Was he not, from hi
age and experience, II partner bette
suited for u young girl, than u ma
premature in years, without an estat
lished character, and poor besides? G
course he was. At any rate, he wa
so in the oninion of Mrs. Walters. An
she was Emily's mother.
Now, who should know better whG
is right and proper, and beneficial
n daughters veal, than her ow
mother? Surely, as general rule, n
one on earth.
But Emily was aflianced. She ha
been engaged for months to Charlie
: Hemmenway. Well, what of that
Circumstances alter cases. No on
could forcSec the disaster which ha
J fallen with such crushing weight o
, the mercantile community, and no on
, could answer for its consequence!
The times had changed. Emily wa
growing older. Hemmenway was nj
I getting richer. John Warton had 81
0 licitcd the hand of Emily in mrrriae
4 and Of her mother.
| As yet, Miss Emily had not bee
, consulted n this, to her, rather in
:, portant question. When it WaS pr'
posed, she most stronuously oppose
the arrangement for many reasons
t She loved Charles Hcmmenway: st
s did not like Warton. She was boun
D to Charles in honor, for she WI
pledged to marry him. He was bl
three years her senior; John Warto
was twenty-three, Charles was youn.
' hvndsome. and agreeable; the 9th,
> had already begun to approach I'll
!, 'sere and yellow leaf Of age, and W;
: not attractive in person at all. 81
5 did not fancy John Warton, any wa,
I and she utterly refused to listen to an
. suggestion of the kind in conncctic
:, with him.
Still, Emily Walters was very SCI
o sible as we'll as an obedient, good gir
: Charles, unluckily, had no presel
a means with which to support himsel
to say nothing Of a wife and famil
: And while his business prospects gre
no better, very rapidly time flew b
and her father Joined her mother
] the crusade againt Charles, and In (
vor Of Johns pretensions,