The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-01-20

q DEAR NEPHEW You must rely on your
efforts to turn the tide. cannot flattcr you
with hopes. If Your well-wishing e J.
AyST HulDAu.
i P.S.v Enclosed isa trinket which came
to me as part payment for 4 bad debt, from
,pne who has been swampedin the crash
As have no need Of it myself, 1 pass it on.
BE sure you make good use Of it. "Time
and tide wait for no man" ...
Grabbed aunt IIuldahp said to myself,
Il wish she would spare me her moralizing.
She knows no1lprc of q Young mans heart,
than crab knows of rhetoric. | wish Der
trinket was in Jericho" and | pushed the
little parcel from me. A second thought
caused me to draw it back, aud untying it,
pceped within, curious to kifow'wiiat a,lorn-
lcnt aunt Huldah had provided for her
! hopeful nephew. What was my aInaEclnent
to see an ,elegait, gold watch, looking me
straight Ia the face, and itching away for
dear life. Andmi IL listened, evtiy tick
repeated as plainly as now write it, migrate
ilgrater Outside the box cover, was prin-
t.,lin large, tt4a<, elhe Lirr,el ic..n Natcl,''
AID on openin. the tIinket found Apple
!. t5n, Tracy & Co. stamped clearly or its
! f.ce "All honor to the iirin," | eecuiatcd,
{ land great benefit to my respectable self
from so undreaned ofa possession" 1t was
endowed with chain, SO caressingly placed
j, in its new home, and then began to ask
|, lnsself, '.cui bynoT itwas not enough that
j, wJ0d be faithful companion, unt casingly
noralizing in my pocket, yetneser obuudinG
its philosophy in thisutiiitarian age, every
,ains must ork to a ,deinate end. ftr
The financial cricis had just swept me out
ofiilc prospects into dyzzying vortex Of
4 emptiness. / had written to aunt Huldah
) for COUNSEL and she had sent me--o match.
s., | Mas obliged to counsel with myself
Should assist my uncle on his farr, or ap-
ply for school, or-trade Off my 'trinket
for books, and take a new start a. book pedar.
One thing at length concluded on--to go
hack into the country, and with Mr. Micawber,
.'wait ior something to turn up. say
The cars were to leave at nine, 4. NJ. Our
:. clearinghouse clock proclaimed half-ptst
eight, 50 sat quietly warming my feet over
a furnace. Suddenly bcthought me of my
] own timc-piecc. That said ten minutes to
ianc and taking it for granted that it told
the truth, started, bag in hand, and ran ali
the ywatch was true to a ninnte,
and took my seat in the cars, painting for
. breath, Tie iron horse few Oh, and q te,
long ,strpach, stopped al Brandon, and stoN-
Cd toward the tavern where was to take
the stage Walking into the small parlor,
found a young lady and a little girl, all bon
peted ana cloaked, sitting by the stove The
. eyes that met n,ine were the sweetest / ever
saw. j bowed, and venturcd on a few, words.
Then drawing tn. little gii toward me a1 . 4 s. .
"fbu are going to ride this afternoon ~
"Yes, Sir" and opening her eyes strait
Into minc-'' Are you going with us y y.
~ hope SC" replied /, unconscionsly giving
her companion an earnest glance that called
up a faint blush, s;s No. .i,..sa' i'' .s; l159
!" :, Wasr src you goingy' pursued my little
interiocutor' 77sii. 30 tiog i9,gxs ssaeg7f
"'sro Wentworth, quite long way from
here" r.as 30 s.slr4 $3.50 ~ 't'Fsa
20, Pm IN, sorry you're not not going to Sand
woed,' 8asa.s iisls - 81 s. sai'- &. EssaI
,,stTo Sandwood ~ ,9g,a .s., Z, Z, 'a.sg'a- p
,''Yes, Sir. Undc Joshua is very sick, and
has. sent tor us home. And we are waiting
for, man to taks US three miles to meet the
,sAsh8gs raSt' afGa tHts sBttlSlg tr2h aat d
stsef'a iiHlls ee7isa7l So ahltii1asils SIS sYs
s.'f,p gentleman don't care to hear MI your
ssory," said the young lady in gentle voice.
Don't You asked the little witch
s'Ccrtainly do"-with look which fully
't 49, I ,pf7 aaAyv .a5auAaa
May laSk You anything please ?"
ApIthhsf n 4 cT aIqA G
"Wfnt 10 sour name theng'i nl4 usao
s'DssM WAtef Il f6uf servfee.Mfes.U
And nov You must tell'me yours."a a..
'Ellcn Carlton, and sisters is Susan
''What time is the man to call for you s''