The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-08

When Samuel Atterbury died and
left bis son Isaac his sole heir the
young man was tweaty-seven years
old. He did not inherit the misery
qualities Of his father he was
quiet fellow and longed for home.
something his father bad considered
himself too poor to give him. Isaac
had not lived the life OF d gentleman
and had no idea Of meeting ana court
ing a lady for a wife. BE desired 70
marry, but had sufficient sense to IN
derstand that be would be the target
for designing women. His father had
scarcely been laid 70 rest before Isaac
was the recipient Of a basketful Of Of.
fers from young women who were
anxious to marry him He read every
one Of them, thinking thar he might
see something BY which be might de
tect genuine good sense. the faculty
bic most desired in q wife. He did
find one that impressed him with It's
gullelessness. A girl who gave her
name as Blanche Tyron and her age
as eighteen said that some Of her
friends were putting 10 applications
for bis hand and she had concluded to
do the same, not that she had any
hope OF getting The situation. but her
mother, who was an invalid and whom
she supported, had urged her to do so.
She sent with Der letter her photo
graph There was such honest limo.
cence IN the face that Isaac was i'm
pressed
Isaac did not reply TO her letter, but
q few weeks later he appeared at her
home as az agent for q sewing ma
chine company and insisted on selling
her machine. The girl looked long
ingly at the machine, for she earned
her living by her needle and needed a
new machine sadly. She regretted
that she could NOT afford to buy IT and
was turning away when the agent
made her proposition 30 favorable
that she stopped to think. When 3
woman hesitates With a salesman At
the door she Il lost The agent with.
out waiting for her 60 make up her
mind. removed the machine from the
wagon to the house Then he filed IN
the necessary blanks. and before the
girl knew what she was about she had
signed them
Isaac had made the instaiIments to
Be paid weekly on each Saturday
night When The FIRST payment came
due be appeared about = o'clock IN the
evening. Blanche had the money
ready for him. but instead OF going
away he fingered to talk with her The
next Saturday evening when be came
for payment 81 the note he stopped
longer. Indeed. his visits grew more
and more extended and the relations
between the two more tender. Some
time before the last installmants were
due Isaac one evening when Re called
I'd collect tore up the notes and left her
the possesaor Of the machine. Blanehe's
gratitude kindled love. and not long
after rhis when Isaac proposed under
the name 81 Nathan Griggs she &C.
cepted him.
she had scarcely given her word
when the postman called and handed
her aD answer I'd the offer of marriage
she mad made the muitimillionaire sew
erai months before He informed her
that On receiving her letter and her
picture be bad taken pains to learn
something about her. had seen her and
had been ID favorahly impressed with |
her that he had decided 10 give her
the situation Of wife IL him.
Here was situation Of another kind,
Blanche had 4 few days before accept /
Cd 4 sewing machine agent and now
comes Ill offer Of marriage from =
muitimillionaire
Blanche fortunately received the let- |
fer when her mother was upstairs and /
knew nothing about Ii. Blanche took /