A MELBOURNE ROMANCE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2385, 22 October 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

A MELBOURNE ROMANCE.

Tub Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney Mail aays that the final chapter of a pretty little romance was written, or rather enacted, in the neighbourhood of that city about ten days ago. A friend of mine, somewhat advanced in years, a a widower, and tire father of two grownup children, lives elegantly in one of the suburbs. Of bis 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 unmistakeahle 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 waiting-maid, and was sent away to his father’s station for the purpose of curing him of his grand passion. It did nothing of the sort, however ; and while tho high minded girl refused to correspond with him, on account of his father’s displeasure, she was anything but indifferent to tho 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 those 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 up by an aged grandmother, whose temper was so morose and whose conduct was so tyrannical that her granddaughter 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 independence and selfreliance in Australia. She first of all aocoptod 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. 15y the death of her grandmother she inherited tho bulk of the old lady's fortune, and I must say I have rarely seen a bride more attractive, graceful, and dignified than tho wife of my old friend's fortunate and happy sou.