Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-08-14

NOne 10 the state, on better footing.
was the prompt response.
You receive deposits, do you notP
Yes, madam, we are receiving them
every day
DO you receive as high as--as Eve thou.
sand dollars 7
No. said the cashier with some surprise !.
or rather we do not allow interest on so
large a sum. One thousand dollars is our
limit. Did you know of any one who
1t is Of no consequence said the widow
hurriedly; | only asked for curiosity
BY the way, did you say how much interest
you allowed on such deposits as come with
in your limit?'
Five per cent, madam
Thank you, l only asked for curiosity
What a beautiful morning it is?'
And the widow tripped lightly out
Shortly afterwards the deacon entered
How's business now, Mr. Cashier? he
asked
About as usual
Had any new deposits latelyY'
None Of any magnitude
brought over o lady this morning who
seemed to have business with YOU
The widow Wells p
'Yes'
DO you know asked the cashier, wheth-
er she has money left her lately p
None that know Of said the deacon,
pricking up his ears. why? Did she de-
posit any p
No +; but she inquired whether we
received deposits as high as FIVE thousand
dollars
tIndoo5 II o;,o,1,4d Al J tyKr
that all she came for p he inquired mo-
ment afterward'
No she exchanged gold piece for some
bills
'Ha 7 pondered the deacon, reAectively,
did she give any reason for inquiringP
No, she said she only asked from carlos
ity.'
The deacon left the bank iu deep thought
He came to the conclusion that this curl
osity' only veiled deeper motive. He no
longer entertained a doubt that the widow
had actually found a pot of gold in her Gel
lar, and appearances seemed to Indicate
that its probable value was equal to five
thousand dollars The gold piece which
she had exchanged at the bank appeared
to confirm this story.
i rather think, said the deacon compla-
Gently, i can see into milestone about as
far as most people,'-a statement, the lit
eFal truth of which / defy any one to ques-
ton, though, as to the prime fact of peoples
being able to see into a milestone at all,
doubts have now and then intruded them
selves upon my mind.
Next Sunday the widow Wells appeared
at church in new and stylish bonnet which
led to some such remarks as these
How much vanity some people have to
be sure 7
low q woman that has to keep boarders
for living, can afford to dash out with such
a bonnet is more than / can tell / should
think she was old enough to know better
This last remark was made by lady
just six months younger than the widow,
whose attempts to catch husband had
hitherto proved utterly unavaillng.
I suppose continued the same young
lady, she is trying to catch second hus-
band with her 6nery. Before would con-
descend to such means Pd-Td drown my
SELF
In this last amiable speech the young la
dy had unwittingly hit upon the true mo-
tive. The widow was intent upon catching
Deacon Bancroft, and she INDUCED in a
costly bonnet, not because she supposed he
would be caught with inery, but because
this would strengthen in his mind the idea
that she had stumbled upon hidden wealth.
The widow had calculated shrewdly, and
the display had the effect she anticipated.
Monday afternoon, Deacon Bancroft
found an errand that called him over to
Il. I t. oh 20 ha oh fao
time. He was importuned to stay to tea,
and, somewhat to his surprise, actually did.
The polite widow, who knew the dea4
cons weak point, brought on one of her
best mince pies, slice Of which her guest |
partook of with zest.
You'll take another piece / know
said she, persuasively.
Really, am ashamed said the dea-
con, and be passed his plate. The fact
u.s. he said, apologetically, your pies are
so uce don't know where to stop
Do you call these nice said the widow
modestly, only call them common.
can make mince pies, when l set out to.
but this time didn't have such good luck
as usual
Il shouldn't want any BETTER, said the
deacon, emphatically.
Then hope if you like them, you'll
drop in to tea often. We ought to be more
neighborly, Deacon Bancroft
Deacon Bancroft assented, and he meant
what he said. The fact is the deacon be-
gan to think the widow was very charm
ing woman. She was very comely, and
she was such an excellent cook Besides,
he had no doubt in his owR mind that she
was worth considerable sum Of money
What objection could there be to her be-
coming Mrs. Bancroft? lie brought this
question before her one evening. The
widow blushed, professed to be greatly sur
prised--iu fact she had never thought of
The thing in her life-but, on the whole,
she had thought highly of the deacon, and,
to cut short the matter, accepted him.
A month afterwards she was installed ss
mistress Of the deacon's large house, some
what to the surprise Of the village people,
who could not conceive how she had broght
him over