Beadle's Dime Novels, No. 11 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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MINERVA’S FATHER. 27 CHAPTER V. MINERVA ON SHORE. Mryerva Monserate, the young lady left so unexpect- edly on board the American vessel, was, as our readers have already seen, the niece of an old Spanish grandee, and con- sequently of noble descent. We have hinted before, that En- glish and Spanish blood mingled in her veins. Her father had married a young creature, Maria Wells, the daughter of a poor minister of the church of England. Mauch surprise was manifested at this unequal match, as it was called, but Senor De Monserate, the younger, was by the mere force of his char- acter, as much feared as admired, and when he boldly re- turned from his travels, bringing his pretty British flower, no- body demurred in his presence, not even the domineering _ Sister, Senora Mancha. The young man seemed very much changed after his marriage—put on the harness of labor, and went to work amassing a fortune. His whole heart and soul Seemed absolutely given up to money-making. A child was born—it made little difference; his wife died—there was brief mourning; still he bought and sold, and people began to think there would soon be no end to his wealth. He spent as freely as he made. Though he never indulged in parties, hardly amusements of any kind, he allowed his sister suf- ficient to cover all such expenses, for in her young days, Se- nora Mancha was very gay. At last, in the midst of his pro- cesses for turning every thing he touched into wealth, he died, but his property possessed such accumulative force, that year by year houses, lands, and ships were added, so that his child was the wealthiest heiress in all Cuba. But of that fact, she was brought-up in entire ignorance, as only her uncle, the lawyer who drew up the will, and a very few witnesses knew its conditions, Of this, however, more hereafter. Minerva had become accustomed to the motion of the ves- Commicloooks.conn