New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06

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officer; who came home from thesiIi-
qulry ~ man about whom nothing def
niteis said, but good dealis implied,
and in this unenviable state Of mind
he found waiting for him Nellie, his af-
fianced bride, and a blue envelope.
The latter was from firm of solici:
hadldied;I leaving him his sole heir.
Thank Godp' he exclaimed. "Poor
old gentleman, he has done me a
goods turn at the moment I re.
CURED it znost. Nellie sweetheart
II am a. rich man. Tomorrow
throwup this profession, which, if
cared little about before, Lloathe nov.
This day three weeks, darling. we will
be married, and then we'll 60 abroad
for six months. Does this suit your
views?"
The answer of the young person
addressed has not been recorded; it is
sufficient for us to know that, two
months-later; Nellie-Mrs. Ralph Nut.
ford was installed in an exquisite
little apartment looking out upon the
Champs ElYsees, and her husband,
who had been down to the Riviera tc
look out for. a permanent habitatior
for himself and his bride, was hasten
ing back to. her in a frst-class car.
riage on:the Paris Marseilles railway
In the corner opposite to him sat
an American, who, with the afability
OF that free-born race, had entered
into conversation with him, and thu
conversation had turned upon the
shipping at Marseilles.
"You seem to know a thing Or two
about boats, stranger" observed thu
American.
"Well, I;ought to, seeing that I was
connected with an American line fol
some years.
"You We're! Then you must have
come across, some funny yarns in con
nection with those same steamers
Lord bless yout There's deal Of 70
nance connected with those lines! !,
could tea.you q story-but, there, il
wouldn' ttinterest you perhaps"
"On the contrary" replied Mr.. Nut
ford, 'tIshould very much liketo heal
some of:your experiences; we have thu
end Of along Journey before u.s.
"Oh. they renot my experiences; but
a friend of: mime from Chicago told m,
rum story about the Cable line 8
few days ago. Remember the Para
gon? Went down mysteriously, be
ginning of the year? Yes, you know
I'll tell you a story about that, if you
like. Shall I? Very well-we've got
half an hour. 1t happened like this
but mind, you promise on YOU
British honor never to let this go any
further. ALL right.
"Col. Jedadiah q. Spinks got planted
last fall, with huge consignment o
hides; got 'em as his share Of steal
or something OF that kind, and all his
pals laughed at him because they SAID
even he couldn't get a profit out o
'em. So what dye think he does
Ship, 'enn all aboard the Paragon
as Cargo, declares them as
Indian bullion embroideries, and in
sures thenn against all risks at $500,
600! Hespotted the Paragon because
there was young fool OF d fifth officer
on: board, named Mudford, or Ret
ford, or something like that, who was
just the kind Of softhe wanted, and hi
had him sounded, to make sure, ont
day at Delmonico's, by a friend, who
went and sat with him, and entered
into, copversation-just as you and
have. done; and then the colone
got a. girl, lovely and without rela
tions, with the cheek and the PLUCK
and the beauty OF the devil, but dowr
on her luck and hard up for cash and ex
element, and sent her on board az
his niece, making the voyage te
Seringapatam under the care O
the captain!' She made tire
naendous love to the young spark
playing the pompous old ass of. a. cap
taia off against him, and got him to
herself on deck one dark night, wher
there was no else on deck but two
men sent on as part of the extra:creN
by the colonel himself, and instructed
by him. While she firted with him
well out of sight under the bridge
these two men let down over the side
a. 4CeL1A1lgCOH "A yHdH!lCt ildCllHt; AlG
blew the blessed old boat to, blazes,
and then cockered up a yarn about
mysterious vessel that had CONF
upon them suddenly, run them d0wr
and got clear away! LondI
knew you'd laugh. This youns
fool is no end of funk about
his certificate, supports their yarn.
and, Of course, never says, a word
about the girl. They come. over; the
loss is proved bona fde accidental
and Col. Jedadiah 2. Spinks nets
100000 sterling clear profit bans
out of the insurance offices. But wall
minute. The ends the. tragic part
OF it. That beautiful girl, with her
marvellous talents, that would make
her an empress if she wanted to be
one, goes and falls in love-the real
thing!-with the man, and won It touch
penny of her share OF the plumber.
Waste OF genius, I call it. But all
women are alike. Ard egad, sir, she's
married him! What dye think of that
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