Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-02-17
MY UNQES
FORTUNE
Il Stood Between Ne and
HappIaess.
BY EILEEN BRENNAN

Z BY EILEEN BRENNAN
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While travelling on the continent
had met Winthrop sayles. and we
had been members Of the same party
travelling together In Italy, with q
long stop at Lake Como, In Switzerland,
and In France Mr.. Sayies singled me
out among several other girls Of our
party, and 80 marked were his atten-
tons that we were soon considered Do
belong to each other.
The party broke apart In Paris, go
ing to London. Ny admirer followed
me. He had proposed to me while we
were In Lncerne and had during our
subsequent journeying together impor-
tuned me to marry him 1t was not q
case on my part wherein girl feels
that she has met her fate-that Il, that
the proposer IL absolutely necessary to
her happiness. Nevertheless I liked
him well enough to consider his prop
osition, and / was sensible Of the fact
that girls are liable to let desirable
parties slip away from them tin they
have become old maids, when they are
left out In the cold
Mr. Sayles was 20 persistent that I
at last yielded, but 20 late that we had
barely time to be married before We
were obliged to endure a separation.
! was about to sail for home, while be
was obliged to remain temporarily IN
England Yielding to his solicitations,
consented to do what l afterward
considered an unwise thing. / agreed
to marry him before going aboard the
ship, reserving our honeymoon tin his
return to America.
Just before sailing was handed
letter from an aunt Of mine in Amer
lea. Her husband was wealthy; they
were getting old and had no children.
II would agree to abide with them
so long as they lived my uncle would
leave me ali his property.
Had been desperately In love with
the man had married doubt II this
offer would have had more than q
passing effect on me. II my husband
had accompanied me to America the
inevitable, the association Of marriage,
wouso nave Drought tne same result
buI Receiving TINS ouer immediateiy
after parting with a man had known
but few months, 1t caused regret
We. see marriage on the surface
There are the happy pair, the wedding
gtftE the shower OF rice and old shoes
Inc nrst month OF "eoiock Is CAMEO
tne none! moon ana saVors OF sweet
ness nat we 90 NOT see are tne paik-
Anss INA. may Jake piace W ce11Aan
regrets tnat may thrust themselves In
tne lace OF one OK po.n OF tne nappy
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1eo. lei II = possiDie s"cn may occur
In tne case OF tnose VINO are oeslneo
70 become absoiuteiy necessary 70 eacn
otnef-
CONFESS SHOULD nave put tne mat
GER OUT OF my neau. "as marrieo'
ana tnht was al 'tnefe was ABOUT II
BUT l fancy as ! nave already sa.d'
that ! am not the only person VINO
mas JUST oeen married 70 wonoe
wnetner ne or sne nas taken WISE
= Ioonn s'ei
nowesea' W ene eiAuc nao Ie"cne1
p~t mao naoe up my mina 10 ee1se
" LINK apout 1ne pfoPosiun n"
ecs1veo' Dut 70 WINE my aunt .e'.ins
ne why coulo noe Accept II naa
PROMISED % "rite sometnins every Gay
% my husband ana NAL WHAT ! ma
witlen on afL ! "ee Nun OF !ne
oner nao feceiveu' ana On raoinS
oFef Wnat mad written II occurred 70
me tnat possibly what nad saad might
% interpreted 10 express reeret tnAt
ma aost tne power 70 oecioe oeeween
~" ana prospective fortune woud
nave rewnAen tnn part OF my ietter'
out could not very well get Hout nom
Inc r nesHeS, tne ietter vas ~
ieaoy 10 "aii' ana 20 ooppeo II In
tne posi-
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