River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-04

There. Fraser!-Tel Tom to run across to Uncle Mar
jorbanks with this hurry back-If he stops to
talk to Matilda Ann, I'll take his scalp
But Lucy!-Lucy?-Lucy won't want to be married to
pauper with mansion and park.but know what it
yours, Lucy.-Dear old girl (writes).
MY darling LUCY have just had an awful shock
Mrs Mcpherson writes to that old Fudge left
Australia and taken my little ALI with him. love you
and shall never love but in all my life but Of
you won't marry beggar (even with mansion
and park, and DEAR free, unless it is
choice to wait until shall have by
thought it right to let you know you give
up, am, your devoted slave. Algernon."
she won't give me up-I know she won't-my little
Lucyolds letter and addresses envelope rsing) Fraser
-(rings bell)-Fraser-(goe to door,
Here's a letter from aunte and long letter from
uncle:
"Algernon-I am, I may say fatally wounded-(Good
heavens-has he shot shot
tally injured by member of my family-The gun that
fired the shot is other than the letter have just
ceved from you-no MartiniHenry could have done it's
work better This morning while accommodating
petition in the village l Mrs Mcpherson. AS
she flying signals distress, halted my march
question her and drew from her the information that
her husbands partner Fudge had absconded with your
funds.-The blow that obliged to
my position and retire upon the nearest public
house. which happened to be the AlWyn Arms. Here for
titled and enrenched myself and not until the aft
that felt sufficiently strengthened to continue
the advance Marengo House. You imagine
horror on opening your dispatch reachery
of upon whose loyalty would have staked the cam
pagn Had it not been for the reconnaissance this morn
ing should have been under the impression, that still
amply endowed with the fortune father bequeathed
to you, and which you have reckessy squandered-
(sQuandered?-recklessly)- you required momentary
loan of $1,000 and with the motto of house nobesse
obge" before my eyes, should have instantly
plied-I old soldier, would have marched unsuspect
ngly into the ambush your cunning prepared
destruction enclose few lines from your heartbroken
aunt Marengo Majoribanks
Late Major Her Majestys Dragon Guards"
IN B-I need not say that it will of the ques-
ton for any member of family to accept your
invitation to dinner this evening"
The od-the old-no WON'T won't abuse him be
hind his back, but when see him I'll let him know!
(Sighs (wrtes):
''My Dear Doctor and My Dear Old Friend-A calamity
has overaken me-to be brief-Fudge has disappeared
with all my money! am, of course, temporarily embar.
raised. Remembering your many expressions of good
will and your oft repeated request that should apply
you when in trouble do not hesitate to ask you
aid giving bearer your cheque for $1,000, for
which enclose my l. o. u hope that in spite of my
misfortune you will fail to to dinner this
ing we'll uncork bottle of IA to drown sorrow
Always your afectonate friend
Agernon Alwyn."
All let's what Auntie Munich has say "opens let
ter reads)
my Dear Agernon-Your uncle has just with the
greatest delicacy with all possible consideration for
my feeble condition. broken to the fearful crash that
has enveoped house in its awful pal!To think that
only few moments ago was happy woman watering
my beloved in sunt garden when out of clear
sky the bolt fell aud ravaged in instant like pack
of cards, the beautiful placid which sail
ing peacefully To think Algernon, that in whom
have always mistaken faith, should been
the serpent to gnaw away with blow the founda
tons of confidence in humanity poor uncle
says that your you have placed yourself within
the power of the police and without the pale of society
You will know of course why it would have been i'm
possible for comply with your attempt to rob
by yielding up a thousand pounds: We have your
cousin Robert to consider and it is, are aware
compromising a felony to rob Peter to pay Paul. am
with expression of and horror your COM
pletey collapsed aunt
Marjory Marjoribanks'
"P. s.-And oh, Algernon looking forward with
another sad blow-P S. P. S-you will have to dis
charge that expensive cook!"
This is getting and worse!-Why oh, why
doesn't Tom back with a word from Lucy-then
wouldn't mind that abusive nonsense!-Six to dinner
three friends gone-No that's not fair to Bobbie-
(writes):
Dear Old Bobbie-I suppose you've heard by now Of
my smash?-a gone-nohing left but the house and the
park-Haye you any dollars to spare? If So bring them
at dinner time, if you get without a
Well have more good dinner and laugh and chat
and drink brown sherry!-never mind about the dollars
you're hard up but come! From your old fag,
Algie"
Clears letter open):
"NIy Dear Sir ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS think I'll sit
down (sts)-"My Dear Sir Algernon-Lucy being par
ticularly engaged-Mr. Robert Maroribanks visiting
us this afternoon damn Robert Marjoribanks-I
taking it upon myself your letter AS
child what you had say great
ly distressed, and to confde in My Dear Sir