The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-11-18

others 10 tell lies too Throw II into Inc hfe,
that it may deceive and. disappoint no one
else, and forget we ever had ii. That is all
we can do"
The wife, dscontented and sad, returned
to her work OF mending The children's cloth
es. Her eldest, daughter, girl of twelve
was ironing in the kitchen. She came in
with woiu face, saying:
"Molher, dear, look here! Fathers best
linen neck cloth was hanging on the chair,
and baby pulled il off and switched the cor
ner OF ii into the fire. 1t was half burned up
before could pull it out. What will father
dor,
The child was reproved too sharply, for
not taking m ore heed. aud went away crying
TO her work.
at is too bad" said the mother, "ha, we
must be the ones to suffer always. But faith
or shall not be the Iooser by the careIessncss
of his people. won't put up with it! That
bad dollar came from the congregation, and
it shall 90 back to them !"
So she p1 on her bonnet. and went 10 the
genleman's furnishing store, kept by MIR. B.,
member OF their church. Sho bought her
husband new neck cloth, which she hoped
he would never know from the old one.
Tba, very day the lady called and asked
to sse the Rev Mr.-. She told the slo-
ry of the counterfeit dollar, aud asked if he
had seen anything of it, saying that she had
come to redeem it. The minister SAID iha,
it lad luckily failed into his own hands, and
joyin'ly did he hasten to his wile's room.
Good verify numbers the hairs of our
heads" hs said. "He will not suffer one of
his little sparrows to ta TO the ground Give
me the bad dollar, for lady has come to
give us good one in It's place"
Then came the agony Of confession Of the
hitherto honest wife. She will weep aud
wrilbe to her dying day al the remembrance
OF that look of surprise and wounded trust,
which her beloved husbands face worn as
he heard il.-She went at once to tho lady
aud told her all. 1t was brave deed, for
she was minister's wife, with a whole con-
S'Sa'oh W ut'tti al slp ltOIH up
rishlness. The lady, che feared, would re-
port her delinquency, but she had fallen into
mercilul hands, and her fault was kept se-
cret. They went together to the furnishing
store.
The store keeper examined his till and
desk. There was no such dollar 10 he found
aud no one could tell to whom il had been
given.-One of the shop girls had propably
passed il without seeing that il was not gold
The lady left a dollar TO rel lace ii, should
any one bring it back, and went home dsap.
pointed.-Her husband was magistrate,
and she knew that he was SO strict in bring
ing offenders 10 justice, that she never men.
toned 10 him this counterfeit, for fear OF get
ting the marketwoman into trouble for pas.
sing it, knowing ii TO be such.
That night her husband came home from
his office, looking exceedingly weary and
sad. His wife pressed 10 know the reason.
"Oh," said he, ''lhe duties of my office are
sometimes SO painful have just had 10
send such nice lady-like woman TO The
lookup for the night because it was too late
10 examine her at once. She seemed in
great distress about something; bui she cant
speak word of English, so | couldn't make
ii out.-l think, though, tina: her husband is
sick.r
'Why not lie, her go, and take her up
again in the morning"
"Well, she is accused of a serious charge
counerteiting-he distress may be all sham,
ony plan 10 Sc. her husband off. don't
want him warned. have sci watch about
the house, but can do no more until morning.
There are great numbers of counterfeit gold
dollars in circulation, and this woman the
neighbors say, has tried to pass three within
week. ] have been anxious 10 discover
the rogues and don't believe this woman
had anything 10 do with it. However, | had
10 shut her up, the neighbors are so indg-
nant. To morrow it will be looked into, and
the woman set free have no doub,.n
"Perhaps her poor sick husband may die
of anxiety aud IA larm, meanwhile"
"Well, put on your bonnet wife. You can
speak German. should feel easier, con-
fess if knew more about this matter, and
will 60 to her residence"
The wife hastily made ready. They had
10 go 10 dirty narrow court, people by the
Lowest Irish. When they arrived and inquir-
ed for the man, they were shown into des-
tilute room, without fire or light, al The door
of which they had Knocked, but received no
answer. When they approached the bel,
man spoke as il just awaking, and said in
German:
"Olga, have you come! | am so cold, and
have been dying for a drink Of water.
could not reach my medicine, Olga, and il is
long past The hour But, poor wife, you
have gone through much, no doubl-and
have they paid you 2"
The magistrate sent The officious neiehbors
for fire and light, while his wife gradual
ly broke The news TO the husband, for he
had not heard of his wife's arrest. The
neghbors were afraid TO tellil 10 man so i'll.
He was lying, wasted by low fever, al
most to skeleton He seemed horror strc-
ken al The idea of his wife's disgrace, and
turning away from the lady, he wept bitterly.
From eiaruIations and fragmeptarv ssntep.