White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-01

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and a goslins green w~aistcoat; but
alas, at the fair he was imposed upon
by a prowhne sharper, who. after
Moses bad well bargained away the
colt. managed 10 get the purchase
money from him In return for n gross
Of green spectaeles in shagreen cases
and so. as usual. unforeseen disaster
frustrated our attempts 70 be fine.
My daughters planned a pleasure ex-
pedition to town, and this Mr.. Burchell
so strongly dlsapproved OF that a quar-
rel ensued between him and my wife,
| and the gentleman left U house In Il
at of anger. nor could Sophia's plead
ing looks stay hin. ess
The town trip being still In pros
pect, my wife decreed that ] go 10 the
fair myself. and sell our one remain
ing horse. But when n would-be pur-
chaser examined the animal, and de
clared him blind of one eye. another
observed he had n SPAWN, q third per-
ceived he he'd a windgall, n fourth said
he had the bolts, and so on, | began to
have a most hearty contempt for the
poor beast myself, for I reflected that
the number of witnesses Vas II strong
presumption they were right, and st.
Gregory himself Is of the same opin-
ion. However, | ut last sold my horse.
but had the misfortune to receive in
payment a forged and worthless draft.
the same being, indeed. the wicked
work of the very man who had sold
Moses the spectacles.
Mr.. Burchell being absent from our
fireslde, only Sophia missed him, for
the rest of us were greatly pleased by
the visits of our landlord. who now
came often. II must be owned that
my wife laid n thousand schemes to
entrap him as n husband for olivia,
and used every art to magnify the mer-
its of her daughter. The results, how
ever. being small. my wife sought to
rouse Mr.. Thornhill's jealousy by hint
ing of Olivia's marriage with Farmer
Williams. n most worthy, though hum
bile ~neighbor. This failing 70 egg on
the backward Thornhill, the wedding
day was set for Olivia and Farmer
Williams. But four days before the
day | learned to my distraction that
my Olivia had gone of secretly in n
pOst-chaise with a gentleman who, as
| was told by an onlooker. kissed her
and said he would die for her. Well
did I know the villain who had thus
me of my sweet innocent child
II was none other than the wicked
Thornhill. Ny wife fell to loud be
of him and Olivia as well. but ]
declared my house and heart should
ever be open tn the returning repen.
sinner. | set out TO find her
bur my first efforts persuaded me that
II was Mr.. Burchell. and not Squire
who had seduced my dar.
ling. This. though. was not the truth
Twas but part Of the villains plan
long search I found my darling
girl. in n hiding place. whittier she had
from the dreadful Thornhill who
under pretense of marriage, had ruined
her. II seems they were married by o
s%coundrel. who had before mar
ried the squire to six or eight Other
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I took my. poor darling home. only
TO be met with the astounding news
hat my little home was utterly de
by fire. With what cheerful
ness we might. we made shift to live
one of our farm ontbulldings. and
%eadeavored to enjoy our former Sc
But this vas not to be. The despic
Thornhill, about to marry Miss
Wllmot-yes. the same to whom my
son. George. was once h~ethrothed-
made proposal that we marry my
Olivia to another, yet let her still be q
friend Of his own. Ny righteous de
nunciatlon Of this resulted In the
squire's threats Of retribution. and this
I'm the form of n demand for my
annual rent, the which | was all unable
10 pay. I was thereupon thrown into
. debtors prison, but even here en-
leavored to preserve my calm. and aft.
er my usual meditatl9ns. and having
HN f1tHNeniH 'oTrtctoT. L ritpl
with the utmost tranquility
Man frequently calls in the consola.
of philosophy, which, ! have
found. are amusing. but often falla.
In the prison. though ! attempt
ed 4 much-n", i reform movement,
and though I lectured and advised with
all eny powers. | suffered many and
various sorrows and disappointments.
| was Informed of the death of my
daughter. oiivla-an untrue report,
thank Heaven was told Of the forci-
BILE abduction of Sophia, by desperate
villains.
From this danger. however. dear So
phia was rescued by Mr.. Burchell to
whom I willingly gave my treasure for
q wife. And. we then learned that
our friend Mr.. Burchell was In reality
the great Sir William Thornhill. and
my daughter would be a fine lady.
And, another JOY. learned that my
daughter. Olivia. was the lawful wife
of Squire Thornhill. his previous mar
riages all having been so performed
nv tho NrfeEad clarovman Tint thay