Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-11-17

II INTO HIS ailtf Vi HOHcSty
to turn rogue, sell his goods to cash Gus |
toner who presented himself just at the right |
time, and ship off to California with the pro- |
ceeds.
A friend of the old lawyer was employed to
draw up the bill of sale, who mentioned to
him casually, that so and SO was selling out
and going to the new land of promise; and
knowing that this individual largely in
debted TO VOLTS house, he quietly slipped
himself off to New York, by the first stage,
without mentioning to any one but his wife
and daughter, where he going Arrived
in New York, he introduced himself personally
to John Wolf, and then proceeded to inform
him of the important business which brought
him to the city. AS the rascally creditor was
expected to take the next California Steamer,
time was lost in getting matters fixed, and
Just the gentleman was deposlting himself,
carpet-bag and plunder, on board the steamer
for Aspinwall, he found himself rather unex-
pectedly obliged to relinquish his journey and
pay visit to John VOLTS store, where, after
paying off his full Indebtedness. he vas released
only TO be carefully attended by the rest OF
his rather urgent creditors.
The whole affair proved a most successful
one, and highly creditabe to all parties con-
cerned, but most especially TO the young
widows father.
For all this important service, the old lawyer
would only except his expenses from home
and back-sald the jaunt had been worth some
thing handsome to him in the excitement and
life it had given to his stagnant blood, and
would not take a cent on any account. John
Wolf managed, however. to be upsides with
him for all that. The old gentleman had hard
ly been home week when package arrived
by express from New York, duly addressed to
his wife, which. upon being opened, disclosed
4 very handsome silver tea service. with an
accompanying letter begging her acceptance
of the same, mark of respect and dis.in-
guiShed service rendered to sundry firms whose
names were all attached, headed of course by
the respected and respectable house of Wolf,
Waterhouse & Co.
Things went on so for about two years, per-
haps a letter passing between the parties about
once a month, and John Wolf and the young
widow almost began courting by letter, with
out either one having yet seen the other.
At last, one warm July business being some
what slack. John Wolf took trip TO the White
Mountains for a week or two, and while there,
became acquainted, as travelling bachelors
viii, with a party of five young folks-three
ladies and two gentlemen.
The two oldest couple were men and wives,
not a very long time past their honeymoon +;
the third lady was called cousin Jane, and like
many other cousins can all remember. was
about one of the lveiest, most piquant little
creatures yOu ever saw. Dark, sparkling eyes
that seemed to dance and laugh all the time
above the most blooming cheeks, and darling
est little nose, ana sweetest mouth, ana round
| est chin that ever belonged TO a bcwitchng
woman.
John was quite smttcn; he danced with
her at the evening ball; he rode with her up
| the steep mountain paths; he went fishing
| for brook trout, and nothing delighted him
| more than, wheE they came into deeper pool
or more rugged path than common, to lift the
! little thing, IN his great brawny arms,a car
| ry her like child.
| For three DAYS and nights, John Wolf was
! in a paradise; on the fourth morning he woke
| up and found his happiness gone; a letter had
been left on his dressing table, stating that the
! Pinkertons-the name of his new friends-had
| been obliged to depart by The stage, at an ear
| Is hour in the morning, having received news
| of sudden illness in their family should be
| most happy to renew acquaintance with him
| at a future day. &c, &c.
Our friend John had great mind to start
off for New Y York, perfectly disgusted with the
whole world but as one OF bis purposes II
coming East, was to pay long-promised ano
often desired visit to the young widows family
in Vermont he felt rather iashamed to bach
out of his determination, although, all OF
sudden, the long cherished wish to make he
personal acquaintance had vanished. for
certain Jane Pinkerton, as he called her, hat
played the very dickens with the platonic al
lection he had been secretly nourlShihS 10
the last two years
John Wolf was received with high gratiiica
tion by the old lawyer and his wife, when h'
presented himself at their house II Ec hat
been the President himself, they could scarce
" ha, e been prouder to receive him as CUES
than they were to welcome John Won. In
daughter, however, was absent when he arrlV
cd but a message was sent off TO her by tn
old lady, and it was not long before she mad
her appearance.
You may guess the surprise of our frieH'
John, when the young widow arrived, for ther
stood welcoming him, with her dancing eye
| and beaminc smile, no other than his 1alr
friend OF the White Mountains, Jane Pinker
, ton as he called her, because she was with ne
friends the Pinke-tons, and she, the laughih
mss although she knew by his name we
enough who he was, had never revealed hei
self to him as his loving correspondent, Jan
Willoughby. The women naturally love
! little mytery, and so she kept her own secre'
in order to have the pleasure of surprisln
him when he should visit her latnef'S NOUS
i according to promise.
John Wolf was happy man that evening
r as he sat at tea, where the handsome siNe
1 service was duly displayed in his honor an
S the Young widow was as happy as he WaS'
a guess and the father and mother were rui
ming over with gratified pride, as they dio u
= honors of their humble home to the youb
t New York merchant, who had shown himse
such true gentleman in all their intercours
with him.
: A deliehtful evening was passed by all pa
! ties: and when John Wolf was ushered .
: the old lady to the state bedroom ana ha
: laid himself between the whitest PAIR oil shee
.hot ,y.s ever bleached on Vermont snow, /
S was so full of pleasant fancies and Joyo'
o hopes that he could not go to sleep Tor hour
Howe However, toward morning he dozed Oft am am
/, aQ will happen at snch times, MS oay y-ureau l
+ tnrned themselves into night-dIeams, and
n fouud himself again travelling by the rugg'
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