The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-11-24


Henry told me tha, you would like to
see me, he commenced.
Yes, Deacon Bancrolt,I do but am a.
fraid You will think very strange of it
at least what have to say TO you.
The Deacon very politely promised not
to be surprised, although at the same
time his curiosity was vls,bly excited.
SUPPOSE, SAID the Widow, Casting down
her 'mlnd am only supposiny the
case suppose person should find pot
OF gold ia their cellar, would the law have
a right TO touch it, or would it belong TO
| them Z
The Deacon prick ed up his ears.
"A pot Of gold, Widow ? Why un.
/ quesuonabY. the law would have nothing
/ 20 do with it,
'And the one who formerly owned the
house couldn't come forward and claim il.
coul d he Deacon! 2 inquired the Widow
further, with apparent anxiety.
No, Madam, certainly not-when the
house was disposed of, everything went
with lt,as a matter of course
Il am glad TO hear it, Deacon, You
won't think strange Of the question, but il
happened TO occur to my mind, aud
thought | would like to have It satisfied
Certainly, Widow, certainly said the
Deacon, abstracledIy
And, Deacon, rs you are here, hope
you Il stop TO dinner with us. 1t will be
ready punctua!ly at twelve
We'll, no. sad the deacon i am oh.
''ged to YOU, but they will be expecting
me home
AT any rate, Deacon said the Widow.
at the same time taking steaning mince
PIE from the oven, you won't object TO
taking piece ofmy mInce pie; YOU must
know that ! rather pride myself on my
mince pies
The warm pie sent forth such oeli.
cIous odor that the Deacon was soreIy
tempted, and after saying Well. reaIIv.t
with the intention Of refusing, he finished
toy saying, 'On the whole, guess will,
AS it looks so nice
The Widow was really good cook,
and the Deacon ate with muck gusto the
generous slice the Widow Gu. for him.
and after little more chatting upon i'm
portant subjects, withdrew in some mor,a!
nerplexity.
We'll, is 1t possible 2 thought he, that
the Widow could really have fou. pot
Z II
50 10 be sure, but why should she show so
mdclI anxiety 10 know AS to the proprie
torship Of treasures thus found, it she had
not happened upon somei' To be sure,
so far rs his knowledge extended, there
WAS no one who occupied the house who
would in the least be likely to lay up such
an amount of gold but the house was
one hundred aud fifty years old, at the
very least, and undoubtedly had many
occupants of whom he knew nothing. 1t
might be, after all The Widows earn.
est desire to have him think it was only a
curiosity likewise gave additional proba
biIity to the supposi,ion.
i will wait and watch thought the
Deacon.
1t happened that Deacon Bancroft was
one OF the directors in savings inslitu'
ton situated in the next town, and accor
dinghy used To ride over there once or
twice a month, to attend meetings Of The
Board.
On the neSt occasion Of this kind Wild.
ow Wells sent over To know il he would
carry her over with him, as she had a
little business TO attend TO there.
The request Was readily granted. Ar.
rived in town, Mrs sWeIIs requested 10 be
set down at the Bank.
'Ha, har thought the Deacon ; that
means something.
lie said nothing, however, but determ.
ined to come back aud find out, as he
could readily, from the cashier, what bus.
mess she had with the Bank
! The widow tripped into the Office, look.
ing very EonchalenL
/ Can you give me small bills for five
dollar gold piece, she inquired.
with pleasure was the reply.
by tie way said she, the bank is in
quite n flourishing condition, is it not =
/ None in the State on better footing,
was the prompt response.
You receive deposits do you not'
Yes. Madam, we are receiving them
every day
DO you receive as high as--as five
thousand dollars T.
| NO. said the cashier with some surprise
+ Ut FtlutT We uO IOt pu oa
large a sum. One thousand dollars is
I is our limit. Do you know Of any one
/ Who
1T is OF no consequence said the Wild
ow huriedly; 4 only asked for curiosity
By the way did you say how much inter
est YOU allowed on such deposits as come
within your limit =
Five per cent Madam
Thank you, only asked for curiosity
What beautiful morping it is y
Aud the widow tipped lightly out
Shortly afterwards the deacon entered.
'How's business now, Mr.. Cashier Z bt
asked.
About as usual
'had any deposits latelyf
None Of any magnitude
Il brought over lady this morning
who seemed to have business with YOU
The Widow Wells .