BROKEN,

Nelson Evening Mail, 29 October 1880, Page 4

BROKEN,

But not heart-broken. Ob, no, Misa Jennie Flood is far too sensible and practical a young lady to break her fceart. Albeit her Ulysses has broken the chain that linked them, and received back the magnificent diamond finger - bauble which proclaimed to the world that by-Rind-by they two would be one flesh. Many stories are afloat as to tbe why and where fore of these shattered links. It appears thnt when this marriage between the families of Flood Bnd Grant was arranged (mainly between the old folks) n bright vision of a third terra and the Presidency was before the twice-nomi-nated President But, alas for earthly ambition and hopes, Grant's nomination W»s nowhere, and with it flew also the gigantic nspiratione of J. C. Flood, Efq , for had Grant once more held the reins of Government in his hand, what c splendid opportunity for tbe " Silver King to take his millions to the capital, and there, surrounded by the glorious halo of the White House, create a sensation within its portals that has never been dreamed of in former days. There, Mies Jennie, as the buxom bride of the fickle Ulysses, would have been a brilliant illustration of the power *>* gold : hut all this glory was not for Grant, Flood, and Co. ■— tnore'3 the pity — a ,,d the millionaire grew cold as though a stream of ice-water had been suddenly poured down his poor back. And yet there is another story anent the defection of the cruel Ulysses— that is, that hav'iDg got his stock points from his petspective father-in-law, which have secured him. a vast fortune on bis own account, he do longer saw the necessity of tßkiog Miss Jennie, with her two and a-half millions, but rather preferred to please his youthful fancy, and so fell in love with & browneyed young lady in the East, and since love goes where it is sent, and is not made to order, the young man wisely preferred happiness to grandeur, and 80 broke his chain and declared " ofi." Tbe young bridegroom that was to be came here about a month ago, pleading sickness, which was so bad that be could find no time to call on Miss Jeannie, but, all the same, he ' went in' for Sunday flirtations around the c'ty with tbe prettiest girls he could find, till at last, mustering courage to what they call here " face the music " (U*« elangy but terse), he paid his devoirs to Flood and Co., and what transpired deponent sayeth not, but " the last links are broken," &c, and Mies Jennie is once more in the market. Should any courageous young man from your parts think it worth his while to come over end enter the lists, provided he 'c stylish, and has some blue blood, and so on, there's no knowing — I myself feel, by the breaking off of this mar. riage, that I have been personally defrauded of — items. Think of the wedding, and the dresses, and tbe jewels, and the presents. Think of the two columns I could have sent to those sweet Auckland women about the finery— those women who I am told •'devour" my letters.