Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-03-09
DELAWARE, OHIO, MARCH 9, 1860.

who had seen her come over the hill, met he
some rods from the house, exclaiming, with as
tonishment
What have you here, Debby? Who's
horse is that ?"
' Debby, what has thee been doing ?" sait
Mrs. Wilder, who was but few steps behint
| her husband, " thee doesn't look well, what is
| the matter? }"
/ As soon as they were seated in the house
Debby told them the whole story. Mr.. Wild
er felt so rejoiced at his daughters escape, tha
be began to be in excellent spirits; and led the
strange horse TO the door, and began to exam
inc him.
well, Debby," said he, "since you've go
home safe at last, we may as well begin tC
talk about business. The hundred dollar bill
is gone, but I'm thinking, after all you haven
made very bad bargain. That's the likeli-
est horse I've seen this many day. l don't
think it would be difficult matter to sell him
| for two hundred dollars. AT any rate, I'll
take the horse for the hundred dollars and you
may have the saddle for the twenty dollars you
were to have of it."
And the saddle bags, too, suppose" said
Debby, feeling disposed to join in the joke.
Yes, and the saddle bags" said Mr. Will
der no. stop, we'll see what's in them first"
he continued, untying them from the St ddIe
"Oh, there's lots Of shirts, stocking, handker-
chiefs, and capital ones, too. Yes, Dcbby the
saddle bags are yours those things come in
very good time for Joseph, you know"
Debby colored, but said nothing.
''Now, William said Mrs. Wilder, "thee
is full of thy fun"
mo fun about it." said William, replacing
the articles in the leather bag. Here, Debby
take 'em and take care of EN-"
Debby took the saddle bags to her chamber,
not little gratifed at the valuable articles of
clothing they contained. She emptied the
contents upon the bed, and examing to see if
everything was out, she discovered an inside
pocket in. one of the bags. She opened it and
drew therefrom anselegant pocket book, and
found it contained a quantity of bills. She
counted them and her heart beat quicker and
quicker, for before she got through she had
81 800 in good bank money.
Debby kept her own counsel. In few
days it was rumorad that Joseph Nelson had
purchased an excellent farm in the neighbor-
hood that had just been offered some months
for the sum of 81 700, and was considered
great bargain.
Joseph" said Mr.. Wilder the next time
they met, 81 am astonished that you have been
running into debt for farm in such times as
these. | think you ought to have worked two
or three years and got something beforehand,
before getting into debt so mucll'
But hav'nt been running into debt" said
Joseph.
Haven't you bought Sanderson's farm ,"
said Wilder.
Yes, have said Joseph.
"At 81 .000?"
"Y es, said Joseph, "but I've paid for it. ]
don't run into debt Tor anything"
Mr.. Wilder was too much astonished to ask
further questions.
84Joseph Nelson made an excellent farmer
and respectable man; he was Industrious
and got rapidly beforehand, and Mr.. Wilder
was always proud of her son-in-law. Il was
some ten years after this, when Mr.. Wilder
was sitting one day and trotting his grandson
on his Knee, that he said
"DebI,y, should like 10 know how Joseph
contrivcd to purchase his farm at the time you
were married 2"
Debby stepped to the closet, brought out
the saddle bags, ard opening them pointed to
the inner pocket saying, 'Ethe money came
from there, SIR