The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-15
A WEDDING GIFT.

are YOU" said Uncle Nahum, A. little
silyer-hSired man, with deep wrinkle
ploWed in his parchment-like forehead
and a suit of bright, old.fashloled blu,
cloth, gsyly garnished with brass buttons
he looked groteequely unlike the sur
roundinRs Of that elegant suite OF drawing
rooms in which he Sat, like the fairy god
father in an enchanted palace.
"Yes, Uncle Nahum" said Nina, "w(
are really going to be married-Eunic,
and !, viii you come 10 the weddippP'
Uncle Nahum lifted his keen gray eye
to Eupice's face. She neither spoke mo-
looked up, Evidently she had no inten
ton Of confirming her sisters cordial invi
mo, child, no." said the old man, evil
IDENTIFY little disappointed; "I'd cut
Only l hope that you have chosen
we'll"
"Tbsre can be no doubt at all about
that" said Eunice, haughtily; ~ am t.
morry Mr.. Lesderner, a broker, and Nina
Ia engaged TO Mr., FalConer, a gentleman
otindependeat wealth."
"And I s'pose you'll have lois OF pres
ents, said Mr.. Dalton. "silver and gold
and china fol.de-rols, and goodness knows
what all, Well, we'll, l wish had some.
thing to send you that would be OF use in
your grand way oiliving,"
"Your good wishes will be sufficient
Uncle Nahum" said Eunlce, rather
stiilly.
"But I'll tell you" said the old man
with Frightening face, "whRt l have got
Your Aunt RebeCCa's receipt bookR-
that's my wife, dead and gone these tel
years-and there Amt a better lot Of re-
ceipts, not In the whole state Of Connect
cut. You'd like that, girls, wouldn'
yer"
EnICe broke out into peal OF irresisti
BILE laughter, needless CT the hurt looE
which gradually crept over the face Of the
old man, but Nina pressed her lips to his
wrinkled brow and stroked his hand softly
in hers.
"It's very kind OF you to think Of it.
uncle, I'm sure" said Nina, "and what
ever you send we shall accept gratefully
Here comes papa now 10 take you up to
Central Park in the carriage, so let me 20
and get your hat"
Uncle Nahum did not prolong his visit
to the city beyond day or two.
But a few days had elapsed when It'd.
ings came OF the sudden death OF the kind
old man.
alta very strange" aaid Matthew Dial.
ton, Internationally, when the legal state
ment Of his brothers monetary affairs
was laid before him. thought Nahum
was worth more money than that"
ave can't always judge by appearances,
cir, you know" said tho lawyer.
"No," said Mr.. Dalton, coloring and
looking somewhat uneasy, "you are quite
right there"
Two little leather.bound receipt books,
worn and greasy with age, and bearing
marks OF frequent ussge, were found in
Nahum Dalton's stained pine desk labeled
respectively with the names Of his two
nisces, Eunice and Nina: ITO bs pre-.
sented upon their marriage"
"FiddlestiCksl" said EuniCe, disdainful.
ly, ~ don't want the vulgar old things"
"There," said Nina, softly, Il will keep
them both for Uncle Nahum's sake"
So, In spite Of EuniCe's sarcasm, she
put them carefully away among her
treasures.
"Who knows but what I may want to
make the real election cake one Of these
days2" she said, laughingly.
The double wedding came of gorgeously
at the Dalton mansion, but 1t proved 10
DO the last glitter OF the expiring torch oil
wealth. The cake, all glittering with lie
sugared fairies and pictured orange
wreaths-the bridal bouquet-tho very
band which disCoursed sweet music 10 the
wedding quests-were obtained on credit,
and not one Of tho lucklesS tradespeOple
we're paid. y
For the next day Matthew Dalton's en-.
tire and total failure was ringing over all
the town, and with this was also involved
the ultimate ruin Of his son.in.law, Her.
bert Lesderner.
From suit Of elegant apartments al
the ST, Saffron Hotel, Mrs. Lssderner de-
scended 10 a second floor in q respectable
tenement house, and great were her weep
ings and wRilings and crashing OF teeth
Jerome Falconer struggled brayely
against the adverse tide as long as struggles
were Of any avail, but the failure Of hil
father and brother.in.law induced with
drawal oil confidence and credit, and hill
temporary embarrassment followed.
"so you've come down In the world
too" said Eunice bitterly, as she seated
herself In the pleasant room where NinS
was domiciled.
"Up in the world, rather" said the
cherry girl; "why, We are on the thirt
story, and, to tell you the truth, Eunice,
like It q great deal better than l did the
big house In Madlson avenue, with IL