A NICE LITTLE ROMANCE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1642, 4 October 1887, Page 4

A NICE LITTLE ROMANCE.

’ The" Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney Mail, says that the final chapter of a pretty little romance was written, or rather enacted, nr the neighborhood of that city about ten day s ago. A friend of mine, somewhat advanced in years, a widower, and the father of two grown-up children, lives elegantly in one of the suburbs. Of his three servants, the one who usually waited at dinner had often attracted my attention by her pleasing face, her small white hands, her easy and graceful carriage, and the softness of her voice. She had, in fact, the unmistakeable accent of a lady, and always seemed to me to be out of place when changing plates and removing dishes — so that one could not help treating her with more than common courtesy. So did my host’s eldest son, who fell head over ears in love with the pretty wait-ing-maid, and was sent to his father’s station for the purpose of curing him of his grand passion. It did nothing of the sort, however; and while the high-minded girl refused to correspond with him, on account of his father’s displeasure, she was anything but indifferent to the son’s admiration and attentions. Finally she was dismissed, and I had almost forgotten the circumstances until I was invited to a wedding in which these two young people sustained the principal characters. The young lady, it seems, was very well connected in England ; but, being an orphan, had been brought jip by an,aged grandmother, whose temper was so morose and whose conduct was so tyrannical that her grand-daughter resolved upon renouncing whatever expectations she might entertain of inheriting the old lady’s wealth, which was not inconsiderable, and upon leading a life of self reliance in Australia. She first of all accepted a situation as governess; but believing domestic service in a good household to he greatly preferable, she went out as a housemaid, and in that capacity' entered the family which has just welcomed her' as one of themselves. By the death of her grandmother she inherited the bulk of the old lady’s fortune, and 1 must say I have rarely seen a bride more attractive, graceful, and dignified than the wife of my old friend’s fortunate and happy son.