Year: 1866

Some three or four months ago,
dressy and rather fne-looking gentle
man, rejoicing in the title and name of
Col o Brien, and hsiling from the town
of New York, which lies in the suburbs
of the city of Brooklyn, arrived in the
city of Memphis He was some thirty
or thirty-five years of age, wore q fine
dyed moustache and goatee, abundance
of jewelry, sported gold-headed cane,
and but for a slight cropping out Of
dandyism would pass for q gentleman
in any circle. He had travelled, boast-
ed of speaking three or four languages
alluded rather frequently to the wealth
and standing of his family; spoke Of
early college life, travels in Europe and
Asia, and recent return to this country
to inherit q large fortune left him by
an old uncle. His manners were easy,
and he soon made considerable range
of acquaintance. For short time he
stopped at the hotel, but through the
influence of a new acquaintance was
introduced 70 q respectable, though
poor family, who kept a few boarders
for their own support The name of
the family for our present purpose is
Wilson. The husband and father is a
mechanic, or at least once was. He
has one or two sons grown, and g
daughter named Sallie, Just seventeen
years old, who is 8 prominent subject
of this article She was pretty, full of
life, intelligent for her station, and of
a sweet, confding disposition; her edu.
cation had not been altogether neglect
ed, though she once spent several
months in a milliner shop, to provide
for herself and contribute mite to the
wants of the family.


The Colonel--sC called-on being in
troduced 70 the family, soon went there
TO board, saying that he preferred the
amenities ofa domestic circle to the
rush and din of hotel-that he had
some business interests in the city to
look after and might remain some
weeks. He was very kind to the fam
ily, soon ingratiating himself into their
confidence, and taking al the freedom
of relative or honored guest Weeks
stretched intosmonth,s and still he hn~
gered to look after the business,


paying all the while very strict atten.
ton 70 Miss Sallie, which the family,
with theexception of one Of her broth
ers who had been in the army, seemed
to highly approve The Colonel did
not pay his board bills as regularly as
the landlady could have desired, but of
course he had the money; it was the
same as so much in the bank, and the
current expenses from week to week
were met without the disagreeable ne
cessity Of dunning the wealthy Colonel,
who begaE to be considered a prospec.
tive son-in-law. Some Of the boarders
young men on light salaries, who
we're less successful in gaining the at
tentiOn or Hining the affections of Miss
Sallie, viewed the progress of the Colo
nels suit with enVious eyes and Jealous
hearts. Many bitter remark was
made in q private way about the daz-
zling influence of wealth upon woman 8
heart But to hasten on to the seanel


Some three or four weeks ago the Col
onel was suddenly called of TO New
| Orleans indeed, 30 suddenly that he
had barely time TO get of his baggage
without paying his bill would be back
soon but large sum of money was
involved, and he must 60 at once.


The remaining boarders thanked
their stars for the GOdsend which took
him of. and one in particular began 70
renew his attentions to the fair Miss
Sallie; but it was Of no avail-she
scorned 10 notice him. De felt deeply
chagrined, Of course, but resolved 70
bide his time patiently.


The Colonel, il seems. did not 20 "a
New Orleans, as the sequel shows.
About a week after his departure Miss
SaiIie went out shopping one afternoon
in company with neighbor girl. After
csliing at several places, she excused
herself in & store, 10 step back where
thew had been 70 look f0E something
she had lost She did not return, and
finally her companion went home with.
out her The family were not uneasy
st her absence, supposing that she had
gone to stay all night with some Ol
| their relatives in the city. The next
morning at breakfast the discomiited
young man inquired for Miss Sallie


aud stated that he had seen her gei


into hack at the corner Of Adams and


Main streets, and 90 down towards tls


leyee- The truth flashed on the mine


OF the brother first and the Others at
terwArds. A boat bad started up IA