Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-12-03

Hudsonr "Kesp up your spirits, old boy
the panic will not last over six months, and
you can watch it OUT"
These and multitude Of. similar re.
marks, from solicitous visitors disturbed
the equilibrium of Won Muf7s mind as
much as his vigil had disturbed the equili-
brium of his body. He was, therefore Ill
at ease, when, late in the afternoon, he
found himself at home in the Avenue.
Mrs. Won MufF took no notice at first Of
her spouse's detection, but in the course Of
dinner she abruptly broke out:
"Mr. Won Muf, may j ask if you've
been drinking, for your conduct is mex
plicable?"
"My dear Felicia, l was up all night
and am really quite worn out. / must
take some sleep before return"
81 thought this would be the result of
your freak. A pretty exhibition you are
making of yourself before your family! 1t
would certainly be the wisest step you could
take to 90 TO bed"
Won Muff thought so, too. A frightful
yawn, that he tried in vain TO repress, rath-
er hurried his movements, and he withdrew
without further remonstrances.
He had scarcely been asleep an hour,
however, when he was reused to concious-
ness by Mrs. Won Muff, who appeared to
be alternately shaking him and punching
his head.
"Do you hear that?' she yelled; "do
you hear that?"
"What!" rubbing his eyes, and fully
awakened to the presence of his spouse, if
not to anything else.
"What! Why, the fre-bell, you deaf ad
der: it has been ringing eight this half hour.
A pretty time for you to be sleeping when,
probably, your office is in ashes, and We
are all beggars!r'
"Good Heavens! You don't say p
Where's my hat and coat?" and out he
rushed recklessly, leaving his wife in the
middle of a sentence.
Won Muff hurried down town at the top
of his speed. He asked everybody whom
he met, in wild way, where the fire was;
and some wag, who recognized him, called
out, "Stone-street." This answer drove
him nearly mad. His perturbation, when
he reached the head Of the street, and
found it actually blockaded by fireman,
was overwhelming. He knocked people
about, right and left, and when he reach
ed his office, and found the fire was round
the corner, the reaction nearly produced
an appoplectic fit. He sank into chair,
faint and exhausted with his exertions.
The watch that night was a painful one.
Neither Won Muff nor his assistants could
help falling asleep. Brandy and water on
ly made them more drowsy. They nod
ded ut each other like Mandarins, and eve
ry now and then Won Muff would start
from dream, in which he had been an
important spectator of the robbery of his
own safe. He passed an agonizing night,
and when morning dawned he looked as
though he had been dragged by the legs
along corduroy road.
"Sturb?"
ayes, sir"
II feel as if couldn't put one leg before
the other. can't stand this sort of thing
any longer"
II think I'll take the money back to
the bank this morning"
81 hope you will, sir"
"l'll think over it, Sturb.'
"Toxin entered the office about ten o'clock.
Toxin was one of the first victims. The
panic had left its impression on his face,
and sole occupation now was to alarm 9th
er people.
avon Muff," he shouted.
as that you, Toxin?" was the faint an
swer from the inner office.
"Howd'ye feel, old feller!"
"Fairly done up"
"Well, Eve come to tell you that you
must Immediately get new safe. At the
fire last night, one of Cheisselhem's safes
was burnt to cinders, and poor Fripper lost
ten thousand, in hard CASH."
"You don't say So"
"Yes, It's fact. Good-by."
Poor Won Muff was now utterly bewil-
dercd. His money weighed him down to
the earth, and the fears for its loss that he
felt in other days were light in comparison
to the responsibilities and perplexities that
tormented his soul now, He visited the
banks, to see if any of them would accept
his gold as special deposit, but they all
refused. He even implored the Water
spout institution, upon which there had
been such run, to take pity on him, but
without avail. Finally, he resolved to
pocket pride, and re-deposit his money in
the Blunderbuss.
His mind was relieved from an appalling
weight VIXEN this was done. A severe
trial, however, remained. How should he
inform Mrs. Won Muff of the course he had
pursued?
He approached the subject, timidly, as
soon as he reached home.
"Felicia, my dear?"
eWells"
81 have sent the money back to bank"
"What. to the Bluuderbuss!"
ayes"
upon my word, if you amt fool, md
worse, l don't know who is ~
"But what can l do?"
do! Can you sit there deliberately.
tell me that you don't know what to do
with your money, when your wife and
daughters are positively going about in
rags? No wonder there's panic, if all
men are like YOU"
History sayeth not what response, ifany,
Joseph Won Muff made in this particular
attack of his spouse. 1t is probably, how
ever, that he was too experienced hus-
band not to find safety in fight.
The next morning Mr.. Won Muff learn
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