The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-29
From the Nonpareil.
LOST AND WON HOMESTEAD.
BY S. C. MERRIGATE.
CONTINUED.

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horse unfastened, and lady in the carriage.
1t is always risky, often disagreeahle and
now and then disastrous. Horses are but
brutes, as it were, and subject to like passions
as we are; they may be frightened, they are
sometimes ugly-ugly, we say, sir critic
| however good looking and if a man has not
the caution to secure them why should they
have the propriety to stand? We sayi it's un
pleasant, and just now it came near being
| fatal
Down, down through the streets like a
wild horse, noble looking animal dashed
with carriage laundering after him over the
pavement at trightful rate, while the shrieks
OF young woman, within the carriage, only
made the scene more startling, and the horse
more mad. Crash, dash whirling and rafting,
the vehicle roared down the street, and wo-
men shrieked, and boys fled, and even men
run from the danger. A child hurryng from
the street, fell Frustrated in the path, and a
mother rushed frantically before the coming
death, to snatch her child away; but no man
ventured beyond three steps into the street,
so that the wild steed had free course to
the very wharves, if he should not first dash
on to some corner or passing dray, and destroy
carriage and carried, with himself.
Just at that critical point, out leaped the
stout Job at peril of limb and life, and sprang
for the horses head. Women gasped and
lifted their hands, men said +" ell be killed
fool hardy and before they could finish
down came horse and man with a plunge
The mans strong arm dragged down the beast,
and the steed's impetus threw down the man.
Both shafts snapped from the carriage, and
the lady within remained unhurt, though pref
ty severely tossed about in the shock. There
was plenty of help then, and beast and man
were disengaged in a moment. Good job,
something bruised but nothing daunted, stood
up and wiped the dust from his brow, and
looking at his torn elbow, cody observed,
with rueful look "There, I've made Job
for Nancy" The horse sprang up too, but
more agitaed than Uncle Job, and stood
shivering as with an ague fit. Meanwhile the
rescued lady showered benedictions and bene-
factions on her rescuer, who was not put to
his wits end till now.
The mother of the fallen child joining in
with Gods blessing, the congratulations of
the crowd, and the solicitations of the CRATE
full lady, who urged him to take another
token-.to go with her to her tather-to give
her his name and residence-and the general
hubbub on his particular account, put quiet
loving Job quite out of his reckoning. For
:
for her watch, beautiful thing in gold
though it was, he would not touch that-for
his name-our readers must wish on their
own account, that he had consented to give
that for we doubt not there are none who
have not latent if not full-sprung idea,
that our Uncle Job had another name. But
he declined presenting it, with an unconscious
slip of the richest Irish, though he boosted
no connection with the green isle. 60 No, no.
he said, ~ have only done what couldn't
help doing, and it's not for such as Job Will
son to seek glory or favor for an act of his
instincts" And brave job, good Job Wilson,
slipped out of the crowd, and set the head OF
old Dobbin-'t was borrowed horse, but not
at all gay-for home again.
His thoughts got out of their whirl as he
logged for home, and he twice or thrice fell
into quarrel with himself, when he felt the
heavy purse, TO think he should have taken it.
But he made peace at last, by telling himself
how rich his benefactor must have been, and
how we'll it would serve him in the next
winter, to clothe and instruct his children,
and put the little shed of a home in order so
he concluded his peace, which was however
conditional, subject to his wite's approval, for
it was power of money, as he said, more
than he had held at once in his best days.
That night, in the privacy of their own corner,
job unveiled the secret treasure, though the
rent in his Goa. had already let out the fact
which earned it. Job was little fearful that
it might seem selfish in him to take the
purse, so he enlarged upon the conclusion,
and the offered watch, and particularly noticed
his refusal to let himself be known, innocent
soul But Nancy took it wisely, as one not
selfish enough to reject what seems to demand
gratitude, would do.
" 1t is Gods gift, job" she said, "and let
US devote it to His glory, by doing the greatest
good to those, His children, with whom he
has entrusted us"
So they transmitted the dollars and eagles
into wisdom and learning for their little ones,
and felt that they were verify richer for the
investment.