Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-11-18


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i nii''on' rePhsd inc miniseeii "oertainiJ
ono oo.u eApec' 10 stronger commendation.
NAr. nsr p'aceu 'Ae ie''sr IN MS pocket ana com
mencs" 'sAne on another subject As II anxious tha
'nn snou'a no. DC men.ioned again.
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oD0 Ao'"e "A'oA no u'u n'. ueoh ~ niS ou'y 70 uo
no was AFRAID that Susan and her father might no
rightly view his motives Even now-aft.r seeino
Mr. Stone's certificate. bs v.. M, ..,;sfoa h,, .,o
"a' nv. ea' oo' e'oh
"as MS repugnanco at again giving utterancs te
doubts, he scrupulously held his peace.
1o' , WI uIuouo'euy fsonouace "r. "oruey
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following letter 10 the postm,.,c, 90 w
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;s an. Deacon n Stona l;vns IL rorr .os- 'nv,s n
whether you ever knew man nsmed julius Britton
Any Information concerning either of these indvidu
~e' pa.n.s.s,,. d., is'e''ou " une s1scrloI. >,
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ma"ed w. ana waited anx'ous'y Ior afepiy'
Two oays passed. on 'ne morning OF the tn'rd,
.euef' poS'markeo was received by Mr.
| "oiocy' no was Ut tho orsaA'ase tao'e "neh IL was
nm anu more 'nah one OF MS freads observed
'ne su'se" '"s"k' .. MS 'oun'epan'e as no 'ore
open' ne feau as io"o"s'
"In reply to your inquiry, have only to say that
,nero is no sucn man as deacon :. r. stone living 10
since yhsn ottsr snneyscr;Sod ,.;,h 7. - M
P. o.. and was taken out nv another pey.on. As for
the man, named Briton, believe there was formerly
doe" peSn .; ."e no'e'' Out kno" no'n'na
Ycur humble servant.
ELIAS SNow, Postmaster.
Mr.. Wortiev aroso fro,, thu toh,s u;. e,;o,a,
noticed his abrunt rnoveue,, .,a ,;s ,r;,.,sd
ner Telling them. buniealv. that be was called
upon to leave town tha. morr;rv hs ,,dered hi,
cbe;se adding that he p,iobt not ,s,p,, ,th;n ssv
or two Half an ho,r later bo wa. dr;v;ny ran;a,v
tbrouob Tho v;,,,oo
| r. va. Tuesa.v r.ovn;,r NJ, wo-.,ou h.a
;ournsv of uo,o thor an hn,a,,a r,;,.s h.foro him
All the morning he trave,.d IN his cha;s. ba, after
dinner ,e.v;,, IN. borss o,d veh;.,o =, bo,s, h.
he,ooL h;,,,a1e % ~, -,;,.o.s IL ..,;a ~.
iournev bv s,eam.
r. was ,bort sunset vben the c,er,v,n,r .r-v.s in
W HAVING aenos;t.a his "a rne, Ia. =, m. bo,sl
he nroc.eded v,bou, deav 70 N. nos, .oscs-;,,ro-
duccd b;mse,f to M SNOW and ,o,d him h;s hr,;
ness
.,rhs-s ia No Deacon s,ons in W
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/ NJ, wcrt,sv sbo,ed him Ia, of ,ho ,.nss nj,
ton had vr;,,sn ON ,hs cord hs cav. NJ p,u
nNn. sir. there are ma su,h men 10 " Rut
| have heard Of the names befre.r
.wel2r
erbe per,on who took the Letter addressed 70 81 no
asked for letters for all tbe,e nsm.s."
M. wort,ev now felt sure that h, saw tb-o,,b tho
whole trick.
"And who is this ne-son >"
! ellis name Is Hubble. He /. a ho,se dealsr. or
something of the Sort
"And where Is Re to h. found 7''
| "He s,opped at the W--Hos.I."
| Having put few more ou- stions concerning Brit
ton, and Hubble, the horse dealer Mr.. Wortley re-
| turned to the public heu...
Hubble was not in nor did he make his aprear.
ance u. late in tn. eyearp but such was Mr. Wort
ley's anxiety to zee him, that be sat M to await hi
return.
Atmidnight half dozen aashily dressed individual,
entered the public reom-or bar -room-ard called for
brandy. Hubble was pointed ont to Mr.. Wortley
who. rerceiyipe that be was already intoxicated. re-
solved TO wait until mornr before he spake to hiu
about Britteu but the bartender fastened to inform
tho hsrsc-dealer that gentleman wished to see him
| and indicated Mr.. Wortlev.
Mr.. Hubb,e appeared exceedingly gooa nstured and
| .omm.n;ea,;va Hs o,sa,sa M, Wo,t,s, a. 10 bs
had beep an old acouain,ance. and invited him 70
.t.ke sometbin,o at the bar.
.Th.nt ron . rsnI;sa ,ha ronr, o,.,.,.n n1
n.ver drink ANYTHING bu. cold water"
"ca,d uatert aim, sure I know ex,e.,v VII Al
that is said Mr. Hubble, faeetiously. 40. tits VIII al
they mix with brandy! to be sure! come, have
julepF
Again Mr. Wostley declined the invitation, addrg,
that as ne wished to have some conversation with Mr..
Hubble, ne would see him In the morning.
"No, well have 1t tonight. III send these di're-
putabis fellows away; call them disreruahle per-
sons, because in spite of my example and all say to
them, they wM let the lquor get into their heads,
said Mr.. Hubble, gravely. "Wait minute"
Mr.. Wortiey pretended to be glancipg his eye over
newspaper while the company were dispensing !;
and whea Mr.. Hubble retofned to him be asked bin
II he ever knew nan by the name of Britton.
Bntton's glorious fellsw." exclaimed Mr..
Anh uif AMI nr1Sro ana ln Ennu ktvu1 Va