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

CnhhBo sHee''ler6, Mr. u, ne satu EOu
this bureau, ii is cheap enough, it is wort
more for kinding wood than what it is 60
ing fOr--just look at i,--going, going
speak quick o: 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 foT
ten and half dollaIs, and the bureau wal
knocked off TO US.
Thi sis singular enough, thought we, as W,
had the article carried 10 our room. Where
is the young woman who formerly owned
Iul Who was shei
We made several inquiries, but could
not ascertain who she was or what become
Of her. The bureau had been carried to
'he auction room by an individual whom
Mr.. B-neyer saw before. aud all our
inquiries 10 ascertain what became OF the
young lady seemed iruiIless.
Several months passed by, and still we
heard nothing of The young lady, when one
day not knowing but we nigh, ge. some
clue 10 the former owner, we took out all
'hG drawers separately land examined them,
We saw, no writing whatever. In The
back of the under drawer, we noticed tha,
small piece Of pine had been inserted. II
ooked as if it had been done 10 stop a de-.
feet. Prying il with knife it come out,
when 10 our aslonlshmen, we found sever.
al gold pieces, 10 the value OF about fifty
dollars, besides note for twenty FIVE hun
Ired dollars with interest, value received,
made payable 10 Sarah-----, when she
become OF age, i! was witnessed note, land
had been running about ten years, signed
by very wealthy man, whose reputation
ior honesty vas not exceedingly good.
Without mentioning 10 single individual
what we had discovered, we Immediately
renewed our efforts to ascertain who Sarah
WAS, and where she could be found
We learned that girl of this name former
y lived with Capt. p -, and did
he work Of the kitchen. OF him we could
obtain but little information. His wife le
collected the girl, and spoke of her in the
highest terms. She believed she had
married mechanic. and retired from the
riy, but his name she could not leColeCt
By repeated inquiries we ascsrtained al
asI tina. Sarah with her husband lived on q
small farm on The road 10 Saco Taking
an early opportunity, we started for ih,
residence Of The young woman.-AGter
several inquiries on the road, we were dl
rected 10 house 1t was pleasan, .silua
lion, little from the road while every
thing looked neat about ,he dwelling. Az
we drove up 10 the cottage, who should
come 10 the door but The very woman we
had been so long anxious 10 find.
why, Mr.. C, how glad am to
see you! Where in tho world did you
come 'FRONT.' Walk in and take a seat
Her husband was presenl-an inteige nj
looking man-to whom she presented Us
i have often thought Of you. she remark
ed, 'aad have been tempted 10 call and see
you; but although have not called be AS
Sured | have not forgotten your kindness,
and never shall forget it,
But you seem happier than when last
saw you
BE assured, sir; am; My husband
has hired this little farm, where we have
resided for The last two years, aud we make
a comfortable living, and are as happy as
we could wish. 10 The course of few
years, if we have our health and pros per,
we are in hopes TO beths owners
Via, does The owner value it st,'
He values it at about fifteen hundred dol.
lars We have had TO purchase a gres
many farming things, or we should have
made payment towards it,
But what has become Of your bureau''
Il fear shall ne yer see it again. she
Remarked, and after psuss said, Il be-
lieve have never told you how ! have
oesn slIusedl'
You never did,
When my mother died it was though
she left some pr operty in The bands Of ar
uncle ofmine, tha, would come 10 me when
'I became Of ge,but he said ii wssJnot the
ase. With him | resided a short time