Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-07-01

five thousand dollars. The gold piec
which she had exchanged appeared TO con
firm this story.
II rather think" said the deacon com
placently, 81 can see into milestone abou
as far as most people, pa statement th
literal truth of which l defy any to ques
ton, though as to the prime fact of peopl
being able to see into mill stone Mt all
doubts have now and then intruded them
selves upon my mind.
Next Sunday the widow Wells appear
cd at church in new and stylish bonnet
which let to some such remarks rs these
allow much vanity some people have
to be sure!n'
allow a woman that has to keep board
ers for a living can afford to dash out will
such bonnet is moro than | can tell.
should think she was old enough TO know
better
The last remark was made by lady jus
six months younger than the widow, whose
attempts to catch husband had hitherto
proved utterly unavailing.
p 81 suppose" continued the same young
lady, "she is trying to catch second hus
band with her finery. Before | would con.
descend to such means I'd drown my
SELF"
In this last able speech the young lady
had unwittingly hit upon the true motive.
The widow was intent upon catching Dea-
con. Bancroft and she indulged in a costly
bonnet not because he would be caught
by her fnery, 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 had antici-
pated.
Monday afternoon, Deacon Bancroft
found an errand that called him over to the
widows. 1t CHANGED to be about teatime
He was importuned to stay TO tea, and,
somewhat to his surprise, actually did.
The polite widow, who knew the dea-
cons weak point, brought out her best
mince pies slice of which her guest par
took of with zest
"1ou'll take another piece, 1 know" said
she persuasively.
"Really, l am ashamed" SAID the dea-
con and he passed his plate. "The fact
IS" he said apologically, "your pies are so
nice I don't know when 10 stop"
ado you call these nice?" said the wild
DIV modestly. 81 only call them common,
can make mince pies when set out to,
but this time l didn't have such good luck
rs usual"
"I shouldn't want an-thing BETTER" said
the deacon, emphat cally.
"Then l hope if you like them, you'll
drop in to tea often. We ought to be
more neighborly, deacon Bancroft" .s,
Deacon Bancroft assented, and he meant
what he said. The fact is, the deacon be-
gan TO think the widow was a very charm
ing woman. She was very comely, and
she was such nm excellent cook! Besides
he had no doubt in his own mind that she
was worth considerable sum of money.
What objection could thcro be to her be-
coming Mrs. Bancroft! He brought this
question before her one evening. The
widow blushcd-professcd to be greatly
fact she had never thought
Of the thing in her life-but, on the whole
had always thought highly of the deacon,
md to cut short the matter, accepted him.
A month afterwards, she was installed
Is mistress of the deacon's large house,
to the surprise of the village
people who could not conceive how she had
brought him over.
Some weeks after the ceremony the dca-
,on ycniured to inquire about the pot of
yoM she had found in tie cellar. --..
"Pot of gold,' she exclaimed in surprise;
i know of none.". "- s.'
"But," said tho deacon, disconcerted, "you
now you asked me about whether the
aw could claim it?"
80, lord deacon, l only asked from curl
,sity." ..
"And was that the reason you made in
Iuiries at the bnnk?"
"Certainly. What else could it be-"
rhe deacon went out to tho barn, and for
.bout half an hour sat in silent meditation.
At the end of that time, he CALCULATED, as
closing consideration, "After all she makes
rood mince pies!" .,-f f.sI
1t gives me pleasure to state that the
lnion between the deacon and widow prov
d very happy one, although to the end
# his life, he never could quite make up
lis mind about that "Pot of Gold"
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS DAMAGE FOR
REFUSING A CoLoRED MANS VoTE.-A
uit which has heretofore excited no little
interest, has just been decided in Warren
County. At the election for state officers
IN the 14th of October, 1856, a ''colored
nan" named Jesse Beckley, some few
shades darker than alabaster, offered his
'ote at the Fourth Ward polls, and it was
efused by tho Judges, Rufus X. Paine,
Vim. H. Glass and Michael Clearly, upon
he ground that be was not "a citizen of the
United States" according to the meaning
# the act of Congress. Beckley had taken
everal friends with him as witnesses to the
ender of his vote, and its refusal by the
Judges, for the purpose of testing the ques-
ion in the Court, in case he was not per-
nitted to vote. Upon the same day, after
lis ballot had been rejected, he commenced
uit against the Election Judges, laying
lis damages at $1,000. The city assumed
,he responsibility of the defence, and in-
itructed the City Solicitor to contest the
'laim. The case was tried three times in
he Courts ofthis city, and in each instance
he jury failed to agree. Upon motion
,y Beckley's counsel, tho venue was chang
ID To Narren county md tha aaca 1ar,a