The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-18

my cousin, Miss Anna Thompson Tenn
| pie, to whom l introduced you at the
Philharmonic"
"Ah, it was, indeed! She is favored
young lady; and how much does she re-
ceive?"
Report said $500, 900, but Cousin Nan
has been informed by the agents that
there is but $40, 900 in money, and the
rest in houses and lots in Melbourne,
valued at 800, OOO."
"Ah! we'll, really, how these things
do spread. But to our matter; guess
Miss Anna, you had best have your
way"
The hours of that evening dragged
heavily along, and as they heightened
Mr.. Charles Ashton's manner became
more and more formal. He left, and
/ Annals warm heart was sad as she
thought over the cool manner and cool
err parting. No sleep came to her eyes
that night
Can it be?" she said to herself a
! thousand times; land yet it must, for
his manner changed almost from my
telling him of Nellie's fortune"
The next night and Charlie was not
in his usual place, and the next, and
still more. About a week afterward a
short note informed Miss Temple that,
having lost all his savings in bad
| speculation, he could not think of
j! holding her to an engagement which
would be out of his power to consum-
mate in years"
To say this did not grieve her would be
false, but it required not many days to
teach her that she had not loved Charles
AsLto as she should the man she was
to marry.
Again our two young men met. This
time on Broadway. Charley, gayly
sauntering along, hailed Ned in his old
familiar way:
well, old boy, off early to-day?"
Eve been promoted, and am not
obliged to work so late, though dc
often; then think of taking ride in
the park; my head has ached much
of late, and l am moro nervous than
formerly"
Shouldn't work so hard; don't get
any thanks for it. By the by, that fort
une of Miss Temples turns out to be all
in my eye"
"How-what's that?" was the eager
reply.
"Well, Miss Somebody Temple had
about one hundred thousand dollars
left her, but it wasn't our pretty little
friend"
But heard you were very attentive
some said engaged"
There's no telling what might have
been but for that fool of an uncle max
ing mistake in names. However, it's
all over now. You know that |, at
least can't afford to marry poor wom-
an, no matter if she is Peri. l know
you entertain some sort of foolish no
ton that love, ETC., will do, but it's all
bosh. Give me the dimes, my boy.
When poverty comes in at the window,
ETC., you know, Take my advice and
drop all such foolish IDEAS"
Ashton might as we'll have talked to
tho lamp-post for all the hearing Ned
Farnham did. What he was thinking
of we can not say, but he did not go to
the park that afternoon, but the even.
ing found him in the little parlor, which
had been so often graced by Charley's
presence. Ere the evening was over he
had explained his long absence, told OF
his better prospects, and had offered her
his heart and hand. She asked three
weeks to consider, he to visit her as
often as he pleased At the end of that
time he was accepted, and Anna learned
what true love was.
Here the story might end, but there
is sequel. Some months after the en-
gagement Mr.. Smith tapped Ned on the
shoulder and motioned him to the pri-
vate Office.
Going to marry my niece?" said that
gentleman.
II am engaged to Miss Anna Temple,
sir, and we expect, in quiet way, to be
married one month from to-day. But
was not aware that she was your niece. I"
Neither was | until few days since
AS for your quiet way, understand me,
sir-the child of my only sister can be
married nowhere else but in my house.
Come, now, no flinching. Pve heard all
about it. But she's poor-poor as Jobs
turkey; and I've too many children to
give her more than a decent wedding"
Ned did not understand the express
sion on Mr.. Smiths face, but felt lit
tie angered, and replied:
81 should never have addressed her,
and would release her this moment, if
| knew she were an heircss."
"No you don't; no you don't. l know
you and / know the whole story. You
can 60"
Ned pondered long over this singular
conversation, but got no satisfaction
from his own thoughts or from Anna.
She replied only by smile and y kiss.
Notwithstanding all the urging of
her new-found uncle Anna refused to
leave her aunt until tho time for the
wedding. That event came and the
ceremony was over. Then Mr.. Smith
called the young couple into his library,
and drawing from his safe strong box,
said:
Now, young man. you're tied hard
and fast, I'll tell you, you have got an
heiress and rich one. too. A foolish
brother of her father, who would go to
Australia, took it into his head to die,
not long since, and left such botched-
up will, that it has taken over six
months to get at the straight of it. Wo
were his agents and kept the matter to
| ourselves hecauSa IL waS n larpa cup,