Milford chronicle., 1885-04-24
NEW YORK LETTER.

Easter week, instead Of a proclamation Of uni
Yersal peace and good will has been full OF toll aut
troubie. From one cause aud another excitement
l mas been at fever heat and the uncertain stale o
the weather has not added to our comfort In
1 stead OF spring suits with tulips and roses butter
/ cups and daliodils-mufs, ulsters and sealskin
sacques elhowed them out Of the way, aud people
went shvering 10 church, II it had been Febftl.
1 ary instead Of March, AS the Easter Chimes were
riiigins eon'd not help thinking Of two fashion
apie weddings, winch took place hefe five years
/ ago this Easter time. Both OF the brides were
/ heiresses, and the fortunate grOOms were among
the most favored Of golden Youth we'll l-no,y5
IN society," ana at each wedding the church was
crowded with Our best people, and life seemed Id
open on the young couples like a simmer dream
One or the brides inherited. By the death Of her
father, S230-tpJ cash, and handsome house fnrn-
ished with every luxury that wealth conId Dive
The young husband had no capital Of bis own. but
he took his Wife's money aud went into Wall 81
Disaster succeeded disaster loss upnn loss r1isfor
tune upon misfortune ill at last the grpat hulk Of
MS wires Fortune was swert down into that mer-
eliefs whirlpool which has swallowed so many for
tunes and so many lives. The gay young man Of
fashion became morOse and sour: he WHO used 10
ne the e OF society avoided his old friends he felt
tue circles closing around him. and last week hr
rose from bis breakfast table went M 10 bfs bofb
room and cHi his throat. The other groom married
an heiiess, whose father was a wealthy nanufac-
tnfeF' the iather approved Of the match and tOok
the young man into purtnership INSTALLING hmm and
bis daughter IN beautiful house in the most fssh-
iona9le portion Of the town. The young wifes
health Tailed, and her husband attended her with
the greatest devotion till she died abort Two wears
ago; he then went to board with a fascinafing
widow'and after proper seasan Of mourning mar
rleq her. The father Of his first wife took offence
at thls,an the partnership between them was dis
solved. lie seelaed to be utterly prastrated by The
blow which had swept his prospects away in an
hour, ana last week he threw himself under the
wheels Of passing train, and 50 ended life FROM
which AL hope had gone forever
Iie hlhaly ot the Wfecking Of the Marine Bank
by Mr.. Fish. the financial partner OF Ferdinand
Mard.grows biacker and blacker every dav. When
! spoke Of 1t a week ago il locked bad enough bnt
y I2o6s worse now This immaculate Bank Pres
luct loans SfUUJO on the note Of the colored nor
who swept cut Mr.. Wards Office and elnptied
The splttoons and never asked for an cndsrseHent
~ never ssemed 70 occur to This astute hnancier
lhat StOOO1 was considerable sum to loan 10 a /
fellow who was sweeping out Offices at FORTY or /
hily dollars month. Things looked suspicions
anu Nlslang ne being good and piOus church
man thousht II best not 70 inquire about them he
was afraid he would find out something he onOht 4
NOT 70 Know so he pocketed the swag and mid |
nothing about It. Hundreds OF thousands Of doi
lars were tossed about like shuttleeocks, and n
5oodly portion Of the banks funds seep fTi,S /
'Tbe W. Ro SHIr way INTO Es Sf Nr FsS g have
&C = ~ operator who cracks your safe NJ nigbf
kEocks you down with saLdhsgi is a gentleman
d an honest man when compared with these
acrimonious rascais, who with a white ersvatand
0ng face drag religion IL the mire.and bring dis
ice upon the church.
rhe war news from Afghanistau on Thursday
u wheat kiting.and all day long the Produce Ry-
lnge was tempest tossed. The bears who have
supreme control Of the grain market for
nths' We're driven 10 their d0ns; and when the
went down ON Thursday the floor was covered
n rampant boYines just raging about and look
for something to toss; but The bears Law low or
sted highland kept out Of sight and out Of reach
ieat went up seven points corn got Jump and
starving bulls began to realize with Billy Birch
{ "lts an III wind that blows nowhaf.n - The
lie that brought sorrow to the Afghans sent
~ OF life and JOY through New York and Chi
o. and nobody stopped TO ask how many dead
SLAMS or lndians il took 10 pay the bill
o us the change was a blessing for We have I
n sadly disappointed in our hopes OF spring
weather has given us a regular business par-
,is'iTom which It will take Us many warm days
ecOyer Yours truly ia