The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19


this bureau,lit is cheap enough, it is worth
more for kindling wood than what ii is 60
ing for-just look at it-going, going
speak quick or you lose IT,
Two dollars and fifty cents, we bid,
as we saw it was the very same bureau
that we had bought several years before for
ten and half dollars, and the bureau was
knocked off TO us.
Thi sis singular enough thought wees we
had the article carried 10 our room. Where
is the young woman who formerly owned
~ Who was she'
We made several inquiries, but could
not ascertain who she was or what become
of her. The bureau had been carried loI
the auction room by an individual whom
Mr.. B-never saw before, and all our
Inquiries to ascertain what became Of the
young lady seemed irui,less.
Several months passed by, and still we
heard nothing of the young lady, when one
day not knowing but we might ge, some
clue TO The former owner, we took out all
he drawers separately land examined them.
We sawl TO writing whatever. In the
back of the under drawer, we noticed ,ha,
a small piece of pine had been inserted. |,
ooked as If it had been done 10 stop de-
feet. Prying i, with a knife it come out,
h when 10 our aslonlshmeni we found sever.
t al gold pieces, 10 the value of about fifty
e dollars, besides a note for twenty FIVE hun
& dred dollars with interest, value received
made payable 10 Sarah---, when sh,
) become of age, i. was Witnessed note, ant
u had been running abou. ten years, signe'
d by very wealthy man, whose reputation
;, for honesty was not exceedingly good
Without mentioning 10 a single individus
}, what we had discovered, we Immediately
e renewed our efforts TO ascertain who Sara
d -was, and where she could be found
y We learned that girl of this name former
y lived with a Capt P, and di
he work OF the kitchen. OF him we couIt
y ,btain but little information. His wife le
collected the girl, and spoke of her in til
| highest terms. She believed she ha
al married a mechanic. and retired from III
}, iiy, but his name she could no, Iecoi!ec,
a By repeated inquiries we ascertained a
o ast that Sarah with her husband lived on
small farm on The road 10 Saco Takin
nj an early opportunity, we started for lll
residence of the young womsn.-Asle
d; several inquiries on the road, we we've d
" recled TO house 1t was a pleasant ,situa
lion, little from the road, while every
II hing looked neat about The dwelling. A
er we drove up 10 the cottage, who shoul'
1t come to the door but The very woman W
81 had been SO long anxious TO find
why, Mr.. c., how glad am /,
W see you! Where in the world did you
ID come from? Walk in and take seat.
y Her husband was present--an inlelige n
looking man-to whom she presented Us
al i have often thought Of you, she remark
ed, 'aad have been tempted 10 call and Sc
'dI you; but although | have no! called be as
u sured have not forgotten your kindness
s. and never shall forget IT,
ST But you seem happier than when | la'
h saw you
st BE assured, sir, am; My husban
d. has hired this iltle farm, where we ha,
resided for ,he last two years, aud we max
! a comfortable living, and are as happy q
i'll we could wish. In The course of a fe
v years, if we have our health and pros pc
III we are in hopes to be,he owners
What does The owner value il atl'
as He values i, al about fifteen hundred do
II lars. We have had to purchase gre
Us many farming things, or we should ha
made payment towards it,
But what has become Of your bureaul
~ Il fear shall ne yer see ii again. q
" remarked, and after pause said,-I
lieve have never told you how ha
oesn silualedl'
You never did.
When my mother died il was thong
she left some pr operIy n The hands of
uncle ofmine, lha, would come 10 me VIII
Il I'm A 4