The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-10-12
RAVENNA, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 70, 1853.

move everything and see if it is there. William,
you go and look in all the table drawers. while I
look in my pockets The drawers were emptied
oftheir contents, and after, with much satisfaction
| spying all the wonders, the children returned from
their fruitless search. They finally concluded it
was no where TO be found. Fanny Lee thought
she perceived CLEAN of satisfaction light up the
half shut eyes ofthe visitor, as this conclusion
settled.
I'VE must fix it the best way we cam said Mr..
Lee, as he took down pen and ink from the shelf
/ guess fix it, said Grey Eyes, Il cal
cuate TO do what's right always At this moment
| to his great relief, Mr.. L. remembered putting
some figures on the cellar door, and those might
be the very ones he at once proceeded to the door;
but wo to the house wife who erases figures in
use -cleaning-there were no traces of chalk
now.
What have you for bin against me, Mr.. WI
| why it amounts to eighty four dollars
'Zounds! Mr.. W., you are surely mistaken
well. well, you know you've something agin'
me that has got to come out ont
Yes yes. but how you can have charges against
me to that amount, is more than know
Now Mr. W., just read over the various items,
as you have them.'
Mr.. Lee was perfectly sure many of these were
unjust, but as he had nothing to bring forward TO
disprnve the same. and as w. agreed with him on
his own side, he was not little perplexed.
Wal, guess you had better settle it now, Mr..
Lee-I am, you sec, uncommon particular about
my business Keep things square and fair-posted
up and always sure my dates are right
Yes sir but have those very same charges of
of yours somewhere, on piece of paper, aud
am positive. sir, you have charged me thirty dol
lars than you agreed. All l ask of you. sir
is 10 let the matter where is, until find that
) paper.'
You see, Mr. Lee, Just how am fixed. am
going away, and felt obliged to leave my business
with lawy er, but hated to put to trouble up
right man like YOURSELF SO l rode over from town
a purpose to save you from any hard feeling. 1
want you to be satisfied
Mr. Lee was fully aware that he was in the
hands of a 'Shylock' but he had not particle of
proof to bring against his demand.
III tell you what I'll do, Mr.. Lin short and
must have the cash. but shall be round here about
a week or so, and if you find your account, bring
it over to me, and I'll pay you buck the money if
I'm wrong; amt that fair enough, MIR. Lee? l
call myself pooty gnrous iheren
Very reluctantly Mr. Lee paid the demand, and
as his visitor stepping into his wagon, he again
says-.A week hence if you find any flaw, III fix
it right for you-good day SIR
For several days Mr.. LIS spare time was spent
in frutless search for the paper, until one stormy
evening, he took from peg in the kitchen, old
hat, which he had ceased wearing; and there tuck
ed away under the lining with several others OF
considerable value for company, was the identical
paper, soled and worn SO as TO be hardly readable.
1t plainly proved, as Mr. Lee was convinced, that
he had overpaid it by thirty dollars.
arly the next morning he hastened TO the vii
lage to rectfy matters with w; but true to his
character, old Gray Eyes left for the West. as
he intended, the very night he received the mon-
ey.
He was. as Dickens says of Mr. Smalweed, 'a
two-egged, money -gfttirg, species of spider, who
spun webs to catch unwary flies and retired into
holes until they entrapped.' Knowing the
careless business habits of Mr.. Lee, he succeeded
in his purpose with but slight difficulty.
i am unlucky; said Mr. Lee, he returned,
but will let it CO. and say nothing about it,
For moment only, a tear glistened in Fanny
Lees dark eye, as she gave the parting word and
kiss to her dearly beloved brother and his family.
A week after Fanny's departure, box arrived
containing presents for the children.
why. what is this queer thing! exclaimed Bill
ly. as his father reading the letter.
The queer thing was neat mahogany writing
,J,1 hoo lodp and
Little memorandums to be filled.
why, this is fathers present. said Mps. Lee, as
she read the letter which her husband passed to
her while he examined the desk and its contents.
This my dear BROTHER said Fanny in the letter.
'this present. please accept, and fweE used ii
may prove sort of leather patch upon your pock-
ct; and should kind Providence permit me to
meet you and yours, years hence may l find ii
well Fl led
Six years-how rapidly do they pass, and ye1
how many events may be crowded in briefel
? space of time. Six hears have passed since
D Fanny left the old homestead, and bright
blazing fire burns on the hearth, and the family
are seated round tall but Mr.. Lee and Fan
D ny, who were busy writing at table, a little
back. The children-how happy they look-Mr
Lee sits in easy chair trying to smile, but tits
8 sad smile.
3 We'll Fanny exclaims Mr.. Lee, 1 never
Q should have thought it, how thankful l am yol
have come (Aside to Mrs. Lse.) Isn't it time
for the children to go to bed mnther!' Yes, eigh
o'clock-good night The two eldest were per
mitted to remain short time longer.
.As wus going to say. Fanny don't know
what l should have done if you had not come.
: did not think it half so bad, but never hat
Q the heart to look difficulties fairly in the face a
: you have. Well it is better TO know the wors
even if one can't see ones way out of troublebu
declare l can't see where it has gone, am sur,
q you have been prudent, Ellen, and worked hard al
: the time but don't know but farming is poo