The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-08-04

IN s'''a'I notes in II, is placed in one ample
p"rket, and the new watch. in shining mo
r"cr" case, il CAREFUL ,leI",~itc.l in another,
nni the revc,en'i gentleman is leaving the
shop politely ~ h.. ent-rrl i, when n Young
man DIRE 'srd in the extreme uf ft,hiun-so
tar !" the extreme ~ to he in danger Of
tnnhing over the other into the al,vss If
v"lsari>,n -LuSrles rmlcIy in, anL runs
against I,is reverence.
The g""l man is not angry. only hurt :;
""ping to pick up hi. hat which had
beer. displaced in the shock, he furiv-Iv
rubbed liis 'a",age'l thin. and upon re-
covering himself recognizes the youth who
had ca,S,.,l The mischief
why, bless my heart, Frank what
brings y"n le'e2"
"Oh, I've come to huv something for
S"phy, sir: Tut | hope have not hurt
y"u?'
"N", moi mucl, hut You should un, BE-
so imp"'u"ns. Are you not re,uluing hy
the 4.l5 train 2"
YES, Sir, think So" replied the
youth.
Then we may as well travel together.
wan t" speak /" You u ont the shouting
over the g'el'c lands, so huv your l.aul lea
nv dear l"v-hiy Your bnul,lr- II, once"
The dear hoy los, II" time. H.. s~Irc,~l
a 'la"""l anl opal nerklarr, brooch AMI
t'ra"rlel I" match ; value fifty pounds. net
''">h-S'rhv WAS lucky gi,I-"tir,cl :.
hu"lr"'l pound not in p,y","n,, aud d..
| manled his change ~ his reverend
acquaintance hal done, ns n matter Of favor.
but as his tight.
"Tl,rrr. chan.- that" he said, M he
fun his n"tr an the cu,nlrr
NV, II seemed to .p"i Mr.. Elephant.
that there could lie no l",s>iIr,, "f Ian
ger i'll rhn. in" :. note even for s, u,,,,>u,i
an amount. ~l'"m presented hv IL u"u,l. =
man "F Mr.. D,Irimcr's appearance and
,,'annc!s-Mr. ID elmer, WHY h.. mirI,;
hr an Arhhi>h"r! l'n, this Young r ,.i.G
viii! his hands thrust int, his packets and
his peg top 'r"msr,>. will, his b diet dane
ing pin, and hirl'S--le scarf, rl,..inp :,
""''h -i'rk. "iIi, his c"ck"l. WAS ii v-r,
different sort "f cu>,"rn-r H.. could u.
l." b"l character himself: oh no! D.h
not The Divine call him "F,ank." am,
would Ii" faux any I.ur highly rr>p~,.;-
alb" I""rI" But young rnrn wall Lr
Young men. aml s",,rr.irnr, keep very
l'a'i company. H.. might lav. been i'm
posed upon himself So. the Exc.,ar,r..
being near al hand, Mr.. E!"phan, dis
patched y"un. Ra pills note to the ma--
ter ~: that place to he srruIinz-d, .r..-
'r"dng Ali tn. tim. that h. WIS srn.linr
II out I" l'e changed. The messenger ,c-
turned and whispered l.. his r.,rI.,vpr tina,
the report was that the mite WAS -
perfectly o"ol one, an he rather ASHAMED
"f himself for having kept his wurrIy Gus
TONER waiting wills, b" inlnlyr,i in sucI.
uhw"r,hv u>pi,uMs-ha>,iIv changed In.
'lcfare'l n"ie. handling the difference and
S"rhy'> t'aul'I"S' /" R,ril was having
his customer out, when-"l,, thru hr should
ivr to record it-a policeman. i,renthlrs<
with haste and excit-nlrnt. dashed in,,
the shop and si.ze.l tla, ,ev .rend grr,lr-
man aud his lively y"lg friend hy the
collars. and I am sorry I" add, ,ha, the
resI"cral'ili'y Of the former dr'pl"d from
him like Il cloak, and he stood trembling,
;he very picture Of n detected swindlrr.
W-w-what's the meaning Of this -
ga>I"'l poor Erpl,an.
Why. That YOU have got two Of the
most notorious f"r"ers in England in vnnr
shop; that's all, replied ,h" man in blue:
rr"'""''ing to hand-cutf his prisoners.
Have YOU changed any notes for
tlr,n 2"
"Y-y-vrs. 1.-TWO, Of n hundred apiece"
''Thrv are f"rgrrirs. then, the cl-v.r-st
out. Here, give them To me-" Mr.. Ele-
'lant ol,ev-,l mechanically.
II shall have to pr"lnra them at tn"
p"lire station I" ~ Ike the charge. IIrS
cab" and the constable having secured tie
'iarhIes ON Iis "aItive.. thrust III. NJ into
the cab. nn having told tho still confused
j"we'er to c""e a""g as quick az he could.
~" swear agin tIen,." drove .f-wier. 2
E'Ii" makes the usual rtsjmn<.: f,r
never, from that moment. has Mr.. EI,,.
Pha"t SET his g"ze upon either of his Gus.
TONERS. the pretended p"'irenan who took
them into custody. the cab mad wlnS drove
them away. til" watch. the jr~eler. ,l,.
l change, or the psrf'r'Iy good Bank Of Eng.
I"n'' no!es f'r""e hundred pounds u piece
with Which their ingenious fraud was com.
MY W1e.-Whcn we married, nv wifi.