The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-01-09

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ssWhy 10 IN Dsacen 0say's hat, pressed
in 90 tightly that Ws cannot remove il.
90, fsupen yeu, snat ! Such . hint, and
the deacon only srsssnt widower, ," sxolaim-
Cd the laughing nephew. 10.
NAunt Sally ssissd her muR, but the hat
adhered moot a6eetionatsly to it. By an
angry wrench il was liberated. and the un-
o6Snding hat Aew scross the entry, projected
by the vigorous foot of the incenssd maiden.
When IL arrived at the terminus Of it, short
journey, il had assumed most unquestion-
able shape, andits condition might certainly
have been termed stshocking bad" d
sslslf pay you for this, young mn."
tsDoa't trouble yourself dear aunt. So
far ~ am concerned you are entirely well
come" ~ s&s y 5r sfia
"You will perhaps tell me that you have
had no hand IN this matter 2" ~
ssfo, will tell you NO falsehood about IL;
but ] intended It - joke upon the stif
deacon, ~ much or moro than upon your
self.''f ia
"At least it is bat an i'll trick you have
played upon me, and now mark my words: |:
You shall have reason to remember this mu6
to the longest day Of your existence.
"As you please, aunt, since you take It 20
seriousIy; Out dida't think . silly joke
would thus have offended you." fGd
Time thus passed on, and young Strong
prospered famously in his business. He had
amassed sufficient means TO be enabled to
pay his aunt the sum she had loaned him, but
sne declined receiving it, alleging that she
preferred having it remain on interest. In
the meantime he had also persuaded the
gentle Lucy to share his fortunes. As for
Aunt Sally, q singular mania seemed to have
possessed her. In the matters of real estate
stock, &c., she had become perfect alche-
mist, turning all to gold. g
The neighbors all looked on and wonder
ed, but none dared to demonstrate with her.
She WAS often seen to visit the ofkee Of Squire
A., and it was rumored that she was
making the ,fnM arrangement for the be-
stowal Of her property after her decease.-
The affair Of the muG was not forgotten,
and it was current with the good villagers
that Fred would have to pay dearly for the
joke.
| Ouo AAVA"As6 WIZ NuAo6o w0S pa W oSsAvns
During the night the spirit Of the redoubta-
BILE lady had quietly taken its fight. She
was found dead in her arm chair, and had
died as she had lived, alone. She had
alarmed no one during the night; nor had
she suffered any previous illness. Curiosity
Of course, was intense on the subject OF her
will, and it was produced - soon 40 decen-
cy would allow. All her connections were
present, and their eager, hopeful, anxious
countenances would have furnished rare
subject for the pencil of the artist. The
reading of the will proceeded until it was
finished, except n single codicil. Each Of
her relatives, excepting her nephew, had
been remembered-some to greater extent
than others, but none considerable.
! At all events, not one third Of her for
tuno had been dispensed, and rs the codocil
only remained, all eyes were turned upon
Frederick Strong as the lucky one after all.
But what was their surprise when they found
it only made him the recipient of her old
sable muf and contents. The word econ
tents" again excited their curiosity, and to
satisfy them the article was produced, and
found to contain a simple paper sewed on
the lining. When detached and opened, in
the bold hand writing of Aunt Sally were
found the following words:
Dear Nephe,c:-You will doubtless ap-
preciate this, the last joke shall ever be
guilty Of, as appreciate yours on certain
time you remember. God bless you and
yours. Farewell" 'ss IL
Frederick declared he was satisfied. Tho
old lady had fairly retorted upon him, and
he certainly deserved nothing better at her
hands. ~ s''- .- "a, ~
But what had become of Aunt Sally's
money? That was the mystery, and it be-
come more and more ssnine days'' wonder
to the worthy villagers who discussed it on
every occasion. She was known to have a
large sum of money at various banks, but
all this the anxious relatives ascertained was
drawn out few days before her DEATH
Squire A-was consulted, who had draft
cd the will; but he stoutly maintained that
the will covered the whole of her property,
and he would have nothing further to do
with it.
One evening about six months after the
old lady's death, while Frederick was con-
versing with his wife, the subject of the
mulf was introduced.
"That was costly joke of yours, dear
Fred" said his wife gaily.
"But got the muF at all events, Lucy,
and what is better, no one has come for
ward to claim the three thousand dollars
which she loaned me, feel confident she in
tended to present it to me and therefore de-
stroyed my note."
"Let us have a look at the old relic, Fred,
If the moths have not eaten it wholly up.
will return with it in moment"
The muf was produced, and As Lucy pre-
dicted the lining was wofully moth eaten.
''My dear wife, you must look to this for
I prize it dearly on good Aunt Sally's nc
count. think you had better rip out the
lining, and renovate the whole with cam
phor." s .gr 5'r7
Lucy took her scissors and commenced at
once on the task. 'i.''"
"What can the old lady have stuffed it
with, wonder? Why, Fred, instead of
cotton, she has wadded it with dirty brown
paper" Ts
aDirty brown paper, indeed !" exclaimed
her husband, springing from his chair and
catching her hand AZ she was about to throw
bunch into the crate. why, it 10 bank
notes or am dreaming" a1@ &s-
The mystery of the word sscontents" was
now expi.ined. Note after note was drawn
out, until moro than fifty thousand dollars
lay on the table before them. A letter was
also found from the aunt, which stated that
she always INTENDED him for her heir. His
own note also came to light, from which his
name had been torn of. This new revela.
ton, of course, created an immense excite
ment among the villagers. But Frederick
and his wife kept on the even tenor Of their
wealth, simply, but for themselves. One
evening in each year, they opened their
splendid mansion to oil. II is = famous
affair for the villagers, and is known ss the
anniversary Of "Aunt Sally's Muf."
NICELY DONE. s., ~,
At certain eating house . day or two
since, q very lean cadavsrous looking NOR.
tai, was so allured by the inviting appear
ance of a ten pound turkey, all done up in
"6xings," that he unconsciously uttered the
ejaculation that he could eat it up in ten
minutes. esgs 5asss5
"What'll you bet you can p asked . snob,
standing at the door.
The slean and hungry Cassius' immediate
" responded, "Will youpay for 2"
| eyes" raa... ag
| "Well, then, I'll bet you drink"
A.k ~ snAh