Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-05-09

three miles from here, the house is
ii very fine one, the land excellent,
and. then, whatever changes come,
it secures her a competency, for as
SOON as.tlie railway is finished it
wilRfbe worth double. What do
you Say?v
81 think your offer extremely
generous, Mr.. Barker, and of course
for such a purpose I am willing to
handeover TO yon at once FranceS's
fortune. The interest has been APP
piled to her own use always. Will
you look at the account?"
"Yourword is sufficient, Mr.Nfiles"
Soiin about-two weeks the trans
fcrwas safely and ainicably effect
ed, and Stamford hall and estate
We're firmly and surely made over
| to T+-.lnees Halliday, spinster,-fDr
heT aafher heirs forever. Unjust
state4here that Iopposed as strong
ly as I thought right, Stephens
Gift Of $4,000, and subsequent out
lay of 81, 900 on furniture; but both
uncle and aunt said that the settle
ment was small enough for n man
of his means, and that it would be
affectation TO oppose it. And real
| ly, Stephen managed the whole af-
fair with such fatherly kindness and
thonghtfulness that could not bear
to oppose him.
At length the wedding day drew
near. Tt had been arranged fol-
! Wednesday morning, and we were
to leave for New York immediate.
ly after the ceremony. Cousin Jose,
who had prepared himself to look
dowE on all the world from the pull
pit, was TO perform the ceremony.
This showed in Jose a very forgiv.
ing spirit, seeing that he had once
looked on me and my $4,000 with
affection, and l had not appreciated
the honor. However, lie fOrgave
me at this interesting epoch, and
came benignly to bless my venture.
He brought me as = presents black
onyx ring, on which was set Il cross
in seed pearls. H had offered me
it once before, with his affections
and his mansc, and | had then re.
fused it. / took it this time.
It helped to swell the list of my
presents, and they certainly made
a goodly show. First, there was
the Stamford estate from my faith
er and Stephen Barker and the
settled bill for 81 600 worth of new
furniture, which Stephen had sent
TO make the old rooms comfortable.
Uncle gave me IL set Of silver and
aunt some fine china, both of which
gifts | took care to send to STAN.
ford before my wedding day. My
cousins and anntS and friends gave
me all sorts Of icwelry and pretty
personal knicIknacks, and these |
ciuel"lly packed in the halfdozen
trunks, which were already corded
and directed two days before tile
marriage day.
For Stephen had proposed to
send all my trunks to our New
York hotel two days before we left,
in order that we might have no
concern about them, and that |
might be sure to have all | wanted
on my arrival. ! opposed this at
first, but aunt said that it WAS "cm
inently proper and thoughtful"
So all my wardrobe, except my we'd
ding dress and IL travelling suit. ar
rived atthe Fifth Avenuc hotel New
York, OH tho last day Of my maid
Ell life.
Norman Strong called that night,
ana was in remarkably high spirits.
He wished me every happiness, and
was very attentive to Malvina.
Aunt thought his behavior Charm
! ing-So unseliSh-and also was
very we'll satisfied with IT.
"Isllall call ioryouabout s o'clock,
Frances" said my aunt as | babe
her goodnight; "the hair-dresser
comes at S:3O"
I said: every well, aunt" and
I went to my room. The first thing
did was to pack my welding dross
in rs small compass as possible, and
then put on my travelling costume.
This done [ sat down in the dark.
About l o'clock l heard the signal
i watched for. went softly down
stairs, unlocked the back door AMI
walked out. Norman was there.
We did not speak until we were
outside the grounds. There a bug
gy waited, and we drove rapidly
to a main llne about three miles on.
Here we caught the 9 O'Clock eN-
press, and were safe in New York,
and were very respectfully married
by 10 o'clock. MY trunk, which
had arrived the day before, was
then redirected for Washington,
and after a delicious little wedding
breakfast-all by ourselves-we
left for that city.
In the meantime there was trout
BILE enough in Milford. Our fight
was not discovered tillnear So'clock,
and then Uncle Miles sent word at
once to Stephen Barker, who Sc
cluded himself for that day entirely.
My aunt and Cousins chagrin and
disappointment were very great; in
fact, when considered the amount
ofcondolence ana gossip they would
have to endure, l felt that for all
the Sights and scornS Of my I'M