Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1856-06-14

A0 oCdIGCu u6AG Udy lOI uOul0s he
determined to live farmer and die one,
if the Lord spared him his life. He
mad seen enough of the gold mines,
and as he was going in the cart, and
jolted over theuneyen roads, he thought
what a ninny he had been, to leave a
comfortable home, and a loving wife,
for the sake Of trying to accumulate a
fortune.
The joltings of the cart may have
benefited him, for the fever rapidly left
him, and by the time he reached San
Francisco he felt like different man.
He had a mind to turn back and try it
again, but he thought of his wife, and
nature and love conquered. He went
Immediately to the Office of the steam
ship company, and secured a passage
for home.
1t was cold clustering day in the
middle of winter when Dana reached
Windsor. He pulled his cap over his
eyes to prevent being recognized, and
then started on foot for his home. He
had heard from his wife but once since
he had been absent, and he hardly dared
to hope that she had been well. He
quickened his pace, and came in sight
of the house in which he had spent so
many happy hours. He glanced over
his farm, ands everything appeared
to be well cared for. The stone walls
were in good order, the barns looked
neat and well repaired, and Just as he
was thinking that his wife and brother
had done remarkably well, the train on
which he had ridden from Boston
whizzed past, directly across his farm.
He groaned in anguish at the sight
His beautiful meadow was ruined, he
thought, and it was all owing to his
wild goose chase for fortune. His
wife could not be expected to know
how to oattend to such things and he had
no doubt but the railroad company had
swindled her.
He approached the house and knock
ed timidly at the door. 1t was opened,
and there stood his wife, as handsome
as ever, but she looked at him with sur
prise. He had forgotten that he had
not shaved since he left her.
He spoke and held out his hand, then
his arm. There was shrek, and
then the latter were filled. Two hours
afterwards they were talking seriously
and solely upon matters of business.
81 am sorry that the railroad passes
over our meadow" he said, sit renders
it almost useless" )"
! ''They have the right of way, but it
has notinjuredit asmuch as you think, .
she replied.
81 don't suppose they paid you more
than one hundred dollars for merely
the right of way"
"There is where you are mistaken.
They gave twelve hundred dollars for
merely the right of way"
81 suppose they paid you in stock?''
Dana said, surprised to think that she
had got SO large sum.
eyes, they gave me part stock and
part cash, the wife replied, trying not
to look triumphant.
"And the stock, what is that worth,
mere song, suppose"
81 sold mine the very day that I re-
ceived it, at an advance. tits not worth
so much per share now. I thought
had better have the money than trust
to an uncertainty"
The husband was slightly astonished
He had received for narrow strip ot
land as much he had given for the
whole farm.
Sand what did you do with the
money, Nelly?"
81 took six hundred and bought the
rich moving of Squire Bottoms. Yor
remember how you used to wish yor
/ owned it?''
Dana did remember perfectly well
He had thought of the land when il
California, and was in hopes of getting
back with money enough to buy it.
"The other six hundred and fifty
placed in the savings bank, where it i.
at interest"
"You are the best wife in the state,
the husband cried with admiration.
! "But have not given you full &C
count of my stewardship as yet. Yol
remember the forest of pines on tn,
hill just back of the Meadow
Dana nodded an assent. He wa
: wondering what was to come now.
swell, there is no longer any fores
t there. / sold every tree Just as
! stood"
sWhy, who was fool enough to bu,
pine wood p Dana asked with laugh
"Therailroad company. They mus
have wood to get up steam. The
gave me four hundred dollars for tn
privilege of chopping down the trees
: and / was glad to gat rid of them, 70
/ the purpose of making sheep pasture.
GA sheep pasturew the husband erie,
, in astonishment.
f'Yes, it makes a very fine one.
; bought one hundred and fifty sheen
? and then had some left, which / adde,
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