The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-03-26
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How Miss Hobbs Found her
Bracelet.

MISS Hobbs was n spinster. Miss Dobbs.
oy some years her junior, was her bosom
friend. The twain were Damon and Pythias
In the feminine gender, David and Jonath an
reproduced in calico and crlnoline. Miss
Hobbs confded in Miss Dobbs, and Miss d. re-
turned the sweet confidence with fevor which
met Miss Hobbs rather beyond tile half way
line.
Of course Miss Hobbs showed Miss Dobbs
"all her things" never would have omitted
doing so '.for worlds,'' or for any other equiv
alent whatever. The twain were well known
at the counters Of dry goods stores in Lake
street, for never did they go shopping save in
one another's company. They read from the
same book, were together by day and by night
thought the same thoughts, and such was their
sweet, close compact of friendship, would
doubtless have worn the same bonnet but for
obvious reason, for on appreciation of which
the anxious inquirer is referred TO some fash
ionable millner.
Time will sour the sweetest milk, thunder
storms have been known to turn to acid the
mildest and smallest beer. 1t is not known
what changed to gall The Drumming honey
OF the affection Of Angelina Dobbs AMI Sera-
pima Hobbs Probably it was only milf at
first, then they titled, and finally they wouldn't
speakwhen they met. Months have passed
since all love died out between the pair.
In the da- of their fondness, Miss Hobbs
missed bracelet, valued and valuable orna-
ment of a peculiar pattern. Miss Dobbs wept
with her ather loss--ssnever was so sorry in.
her life" as on that occasion-sswould rather
have lost her right hand than have her dear
Seraphina so afflcted'--all of which was taken
by the bertaved Hobbs with small per cent
age off, convincing her fully, of the reality and
depth of Miss Angelina's sympathy. Summer
yielded to frost, July became December. and
December died with the year. On New
Years Day, Miss Hobbs resolved 10 be daguer-
reotyped. She made choice of Hesler, the
walls of whose gallery are hung with gems of
his art. Miss Hobbs, in quest of means to
decide the details of style and price, looked
closely through Hesler's show rooms. Pic
lures met her eye at every turn. Life size.
in water, in India ink, in gilt frames, rosewood
frames, and without frames, Photographic
stereoscopc, there they hung and there stood
Miss Hobbs and screamed.
1t was. only little scream, and created no
disturbance in Metropolitan block but it re-
lieved Miss Hobbs feelings, while she contin-
ued gazing at modest ambrotype which lay
on the counter waiting to receive its case. 1t
was the picture of Miss Angelina Dobbs, the
long lost friend, and on her arm; shade of past
amity!-the long lost bracelet Hesler had
done his work well, he always does. The pic
ture was complete. That was not more truly
the countenance of Miss Dobbs which seemed
to blench even behind its glass, and gather a
glow not borrowed from carmine beneath the
angry eye of the awakened and Mortified Sera-
phlna-thar was not more truly the very mar
tilla which Miss Hobbs had helped her price
and buy, than was the bracelet which stood
out fully relieved on her arm, the identical
missing bracelet lost by the mourning Hobbs.
and lamented by the faithless Angelina Dobbs.
Miss Fl. sought an interview with Miss ID.
1t was refused; wrote her letter-it was re-
turned. TWAS all up with Miss Hobbs, all
over with the bracelet. One resource remain
ed-the law. An interview with Justice -,
on Thursday Of last week, resulted in placing
search warrant in the hands of contable.
That worthy official, it is supposed, did his
duty, and got covered with glory, certain parts
of his countenance excepted, where deficiency
has since been supplied by court plaster
From this it is to be inferred that Miss Dobbs
only yielded to the search warrant under pro-
test, sustained by vigorous application of
that decalogue of irate feminity, her ten digi-
lal nails.
The bracelet has been found. Miss Dobbs
refuses to prosecute. The parties have CON-
promised. The reporter is silent as to true
names and localities, for he has bee paid for
his silence. There was, however, a point
where his sense of duty to the public rose su-
perlor to mercenary considerations Though
offered full package of tickets in the last
drawn Chicago Joint Stock Association, (,he
next highest number to one of which drew the
river front Of lot 5, block Is, on the Calumet !
he cannot be hired to entirely suppress The
narrative.
The moral Of the tale is obvious. y.;r
ladies, dont's go to Heser's to be daguerreo-
typed in stolen ornaments. Hesler would have
exposed the daw who borrowed the peacocA,s
feathers, had he sat for miniature. Hesler,s
camera was the Pinkerton & Co. which detect
ed the guilty Miss Dobbs. Allah il Allah
great Is photography Chicago Journal
EL0pUENcE.-When the moon shines brigb-
thy, we are apt to say--'how beautiful is this
moonlight!' but in the daytime show beauti.
ful ars the trees, the fields, the mountains!,,
and in short, all object that are Illuminated; we
never speak Of the sun that makes them so.-
Just SO, the really greatest orator shines like
the sun, making you think much of the things
ne is speaking of; the second best shines like
the moon, making you think much of him and
his eloquence. Magazine.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF RAILROAD. DR..
Duff, speaking Of the railroads that have re-
Gently been constructed from Calcutta, SAYS
that some of the old incredulous Brahmins in