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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1006, 2 May 1871, Page 2

The following story is from Withernsea, in Holderness, and is vouched for by pei sons of the highest standing in the neighborhood as quite true in all its particulars. In 1867 there resided at Withernsea, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health, an elderly gentleman named Gilmour, a member of a well-known citv firm of merchants and shipowners. Mv Gilmour was in the habit of walking on the sands ; and on a particular morning of that year a young lady at Withernsea was accompanying her pupils in their customary promenade, amongst whom was a young lady of the name of Dnggleby, a granddaughter Of Mr Bird, of Holmpton, who, with two of her companions, was walking a short distance behind Mr Gilmour, when his stick fell from his hancl, and'the accident being quickly observed by the yo'mg ladies walking behind, Miss Dnggleby' hastened to*

render assistance, and in a charming manner handed to Mr 'Gilmour the recovered article. Mr Gilmour was struck with the appearance and manners of the young lady, entered into conversation with her, asked her name, her residence, friends, position, school, and several other matters, all of which were replied to with ease and becoming modesty, leaving on the mind of the invalid an impression that (as it proved afterwards) wsts not to be forgotten. Mr Gilmour drew from lis purse money, and wished the young woman to accept it for the purchase of some trinket in •remembrance of the occurrence, but this Miss Duggleby declined, and, bidding adien to the invalid, rejoined her companions. Three years have passed. Who can depict the surprise of Miss Duggleby when, at the close of the year 1870, she received a formal announcement from the executors of the will of the late Mr Gilmour that the testator had bequeathed to her the sum of £IOO per annum ; that he, having a son and a daughter educating in a firstclass seminary (both son and daughter being handsomely provided for in hi* will), the testator had fuither provided that Miss Duggleby should proceed to London and enter the same establishment with his own daughter, and be educated at his cost. Still further, he bequeaths to her a valuable diamond ring-—all in remembrance of the kindly act on the Withernsea shore. The son and daughter endorse the wishes of their father, and as an earnest of their good feeling send for her acceptance a gold pencil case and a gold brooch. Miss Duggleby is requested by the executors to be prepared on the Ist of May of this year to proceed to London and join the daughter of Mr Gilmour, to enter upon her studies. Let us hope that the future career of this young lady may be happy, and her manners always as at tractive as when she stooped to aid the failing health of the Withernsea in valid.