The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-12-14
BROADBRIM'S N. Y. LETTER.

ciept into our vocabulary expressive of ex-
treme imprudence which has almost en-
trely superseded for tins particular quality
the grand cd Saxon word check"
don't know but cheek may be the cor. nara
tive and gall the superlatiye if SO, il is ali
that could be desired to express the merits
and character of Mr.. Elliott, builder of
Brooklyn. Mr.. Elliott is a married man
living in excellent style on Eighth Ave. in
the City of Churches, and what makes Mr..
Elliott's gall more remarkable is that he is
not an unknown quantity in that city, but
he may be called prime factor and a very
prime factor at that. He is one of those
gentlemen who never hides his light under
bushel, who was equally at home in a
comic opera or Sunday school convention,
and in fact was as well known as any man
about town.
While passing along the street last spring
his eve was arrested by winsome young
lady gazing into jewelers. window. No
doubt she was admlring the pretty things
therein contained, and wondering If the
engagement ring on the edge of the tray
would fit the third finger of her right hand
1t is not altogether clear how the acquaint-
ance came about, but in two weeks from
the time he met her Mr.. Elliot was an ac-
knowledged suitor with fair prospect of
becoming husband Mr.. Elliot had pc
culiar notions about marriage which Mr.
Elliors alliance and her mother did not
share. He told her that all he had tc do
was to acknowledge her as his wife and the
business was done as effeclually and legally
as II all the ministers and magistrates in
New York and Brooklyn had presided at
the ceremony, but the young lady failed to
see it in that light, for she and her mother
had long ago resolved that when she
launched her matrimonial bark that she
would have first-class send off Mr.. e.
lot begged and prayed; he said that his
family was very wealthy and did not want
BIN TO get married, so TO avoid their anger
he proposed a secret marriage or an elope-
ment, but the lady said no, no, no; and
she meant 1t, every word. She declared
that she never would marry him without
the consent of his family. In few days
he joyfnlly returned with the written con-
sentof his mother, who had given him her
blessing and brown stone house fully
furnis he'd, which be in turn Immediately
decided over to his expected wife, and then
he asked het II she would not like TO 90
around and see it,. She accepted the offer
and with her deed in her pocket she went
with her affianced husband TO inspect the
property. The house was all that could
be desired and the furniture magnificent
and to further seal matters he gave her
diamond engagement ring The next
day she called on Mr.. Elliott at his place
OF business and his partners told her that
she would probably find him at his house
on Eighth avenue. She went up 10 find il
the identical piece of property that she had
inspected the day before and the deed for
which she still had In her pocket. She
rung the bell and lady came TO the door.
She inquired for Mr.. Elliott, the lady al
the door answered the visitor that Mr..
Elliott vas not In but that she was MIR.
Elliotps wife, and desired TO know what
the visitors business vas with her hus-
band. The Young lady declared that she
had no business with the ladys husband
but che was looking for her own husband,
and she desired to know.who the lady was
who answered the door, aud what she was
doing in her houseS The lady at the door
almost tainted, aud then she Inquired of
the visitor who she was and what she
WantedS The visitor gave the lady at the
door 10 understand that she was the owner
Of the house and everything in Il, aud in
-fortY-eighl hours would be Mrs. James