Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-09

Some time during the next day k7te- came
up from the ce.ler. and asked her uncle whal
taat dark vault was f,r.
:, How did you ind il p he cried. in quick
The door was partly open"
u did forget to lock lt / remember uo7-."
But what is It, uncle p
The old man finally confessed II Kate that Le
had over twenty thousand dollars slowed .,yvay
the-e
Why. uncle, is It possible ? Aud YOU l.t !.
lie there III The dark, wIt-o0t use
Bat If the assessors knew il, ,4cy Il gl ze ,g..
pay taxes Oh it.
kt'e about to give utteraace to = yer,
Indignant response. bat she held it back .,.s,l
Went ana sat down by the old mans side
Now look here, uncle Ab,Iiom, how much
would yoa be taxed gu that money ,"
Oser hundred dollars wear. JUS. think
OF it."
" Yes, and think of this Here Is The railroad
company list advertised for loan ul twenty
five thoisluG dollars, al FIVE per cent Yos. can
make up ttc live thousand and lei t4e.,l nave al.
have You nol I'VE thousand more lyla5 idle
spmaN4ere 2
e Pe.iaps So said the old man though .ly.
= inel look as L. faus you ,yo4ld ~. 5.,-
De AeiPing thIS lifdilii y, lat assisting q x ~
puoGc & 'ad. olt vou would gt tie same tIuls .l
realizing twelve HUuircd ,uj ti.s dollars l..
auuan. where you d. uos now l-l 4 ae.lt. All.
aS4tn sTaeu tac company h..y- got through with
the money, yoH can b4iii houses here Iu tue
town. every on of which vii. be let as soon a,
hnisn, and al far rents. Think how You Will
tAus be UcnchtIug the cDmmauity, and NJ The
same time be rendering yourself more able 10
bcs-oW ~ charity such sums a. vour owa good
Judgment may dictate. And then again re-
suincd Kate, IS she noticed the doubling look
on her uncle - see, " aOw mach easier YOU would
feel to know that your money l. safe Than 30 j..
worry nag all -.e1 while for fear that some ,., VIII
come ia and rob Voc.
Tnis last hit touched yuIuera5le point ana
Au-2lom said he would think of it. And BE 4Ii
'"1hh OF j. 70 some purpose. Tor The very next
morning he starred off Ior P aud layifs-
found tEC pr1p-. officers, be told EN- that Et.
could accomm3dItc them with the desired loan
.Aey were much pleased, and la q Snort time
tAeg 1a4 ,ne money II gold and current bills,
aAI AbsalOm had the notes and good secuitv-,
L@ went home with better opinion Of LlS t-I-
10" inca and OF himself, than lie ever had before
:pr he had been thanked by noble gentlemen
Tor his Kindness, and his opinion had been ask
el on various Important matters, and he had
partly promised that if the new read wanted
more help hc would give It.
SIX months passed away ana the troublesome
niece s.Ill lived with her uncle Tuev also i3-
ha5itcd ;ac same iIttic house into which hule
had first come. As the morning of tie uuv
which saw the sixth month from the -ine ot
s:FlH5 the ten dollars 10 Martina Allen passed
;.Eay, hg-e came INTO the room where her uncle
81, and in he, hand she held a ten dollar note
" ueic AJsatom, she said, do vou not re-
member what ! told You when / asked you to
give thac ten dollars 10 Martha Alien The SIX
months axe up, and have come 10 redeem a:y
promise Here Is tie money"
tHauz YOU. said the old m.u a. lie too,
The bii. and put Ii IL his pocket. [ aja glad
yoa are SO plI4c,uat. iu-- was All lie -4ld and
then he took lis la. and went out. Kare was
p1zz.ed but not 'S,ouiehed, tor sac noticed
v-ilisi" M TIE sil 5a.ll.s e lic.4 meant more
F. len dollars amounted