Year: 1868

| About year since q very pretty girl ar
rived in this city from the East and secured
position, (which she considered highly
| eligible, in one of our most fashionable
millinery and dress making establishments.
After short residence here she took charge
of an infant class in a Sunday school, sung
IN church choir, and in every way con
Quoted herself as nice young lady should.


Her beauty attracted the attention of a
clerk in one of the largest business houses in
the city, and he became her acknowledged
suitor. He was permitted to escort her to
church, and pay her car fare when they
went out to see the base ball matches last
Summer. In the meantime iourneyman
saddler also paid his addresses, but with
how much success did not clearly appear at
that time. As the cool weather came on
last Fall, the clerk urged the mistress OF his
affections to name an early day for their
nuptials. She deferred final answer on
the plea of maiden reluctance as long as
possible. but when he became more pressing,
she spoke like q woman of sense. siau


She said she was educated in her fathers
family, and had been nurtured with all the
care which affluent parents could bcstow.-
She had been deprived by death of both her
parents, and she was somehow or other left
uCotitutC. ChC Sdiu oiiC lONcQ iIc CitTk, anu
would marry him as soon as she had cstab-
lished the fact that she was able to maintain
herself independently by her own exertions
but having been so far in position which
was not me of responsibility she felt she
would be unworthy her generous lover if she
came to him from the chair of sewing-girl.
In short, she would not marry him till she
had milliner shop of her own. The clerk
was struck with finding philosophy where he
had only expected sentiment, and took his
leave with the ceremonies proper for ac
cepted lovers. hen haf


The next day he again appeared to his


bird" his 9 STAR his :. darling" lie
was dressed with that neatness to which men
are never born, but which, if acquired at all,
is only obtained by ~ careful strdy and
long attendance at the counter of a fashion
able dry goods store. His hyperion locks of
a pronounced auburn shade, fairly shone
with ambrosial oils of the most fashionable
varieties. His cloihes-but who can describe
those incompatible garments-they were of
the finest texture and of the latest cut. lie
addressed bis beloved in the tones he had
found effectnal in the sale of dress goods ard
domesties, and before his discourse had be


come len ,tbcned sweetness. n delicate blush
which played upon the cheek of the maiden,
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favorable response. He said he had $500 in
the bank. which he would lend to her; with
the money she should buy such goods as she
wanted and open the milliner's shop, after
which her independent soul painted Be-
sides, his position in the store where he was
enployed was such that he could obtain
credit for reasonable amount of goods. -
/ He said he would like to let her have the
| money, and arrange for the gDods, upon the
condition only that as soon as the shop was
| opened their nuptials should be cclebratetl
with the solcmnities of tic church.


The madcn's face Frightened at the n,en-
ton of the money. She smiled when her


lover spoke of the confidence with which he
spoke of obtaining credit She blnshed
when he spoke of marriage, and She laid
her hand on his manly shoulder when he
mentioned her favorite preacher. She ac-
cepted his proposition The next. day he
brought her the money; the next, he intro
duced her to the head of the firm as his
fGncee, and the next, and for many days