The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01
OTTUMWA, IOWA, THURSDAY MARCH l, 1860.

will advance money to her on her property.
so that soon you will have right TO carry off
every bit of furniture in her apartments"
= every well, caps an; when am to attack
the fortress2'
"Nuf sed" replied Jonas, smiling after
the manner of Shylock, "you wish me to
ransack the premises and carry off the
spoils 2"
"That is precisely what want. You must
manage so that in six months from this time
you can show me the bare walls of the house
to which shall send you"
"That is not long," replied Jonas, ''but the
thing is feasible if we'll managed. Eut you
will let me do as please, won't you?''
ayes, on condition that you do nothing un-
becoming the character of a man."
'Or disgraceful to my master or unlike
what he would do if he could be so siti-
vatedm
After having acquainted his servant with
all the particulars of what he had to do. the
Captain added TO his instructions this re.
mark at is on your conduct in this matter
that the happiness of two persons depends y
"All right cap'an, I'm all pri ae6 and pre-
csely ready"
Three days after, Jonas (who had been a
soldier and was singuarly out of place
was installed in a shop few steps from Mrs
Lennoxs residence, Fifth Avenue New York
and in week the vet eran had managed mat.
ters SO well chat he knew exactly what he
had to do, that is he was acquainted with
Mrs. Lennox's only remaining servant.
One evening Jonas sought his master,
"Cap'an," said he, with an air of great mvs-
terry, 'Tve scraped acquaintance wish Missis
Lennoxer's chamber maid, and she saws that
her Missis wants to sell two pictures which
are in her boodor, but she's kinder shamed
like, because she don't want nobody whatso-
ever to know that she's in such a fix. Well
I've seen the pictures and ] have spoken to
her, just as I'm talking to you. cap'an, natu-
ral-like. She wants a thousand dollars for
the two. That's very dear, considern' how
small they are"
"fhe size is of no consequence; offer eight
hundred dollars. She will sell them, she
wants nonev."
"You would have made the best Jew of the
two o. us, Cap'an," answered Jonas. who
had completely mc.amorphosed himself by
the long hair and heard, and Jewish dress
which he now wore al was afraid should
have to keep an eye on you for fear somebody
would cheat YOU"
81 think shall be able to take care oe my
self Jonas" answered Captain Keller "Buy
the pictures" The two pictures were pur-
chased .. .. ....'.-. .....
Soon afterwards every week saw some
piece of Mrs. Lennox's furniture transferred
to Jonas shop; and every time the latter
announced to his master purchase of this
kind, the Captain rubbed his hands with
great glee, ....... ..... ..
"But CGp'anr Jonas could not help ex-
claiming at this strange sight, for he knew
the goodness Of his masters heart, ''vou seem
to have n terrible grudge against that poor
lady, since her poverty tickles you so much
She is nice sort of lady; howsumdever,
she's always q weeping from morning till
night, and then for the sake of q change,
from gilt till morning again; so the maid
says
"Certainly | must have grudge against
her." answered Captain Keller, ''for would
give half my fortune on the instant, if she
were completely beggared"
"Dew tell,' answered Jonas; "weil, well,
Cap'an, she won't be tarnal long about it,
neither, at the rate that that 'ere furnitur' S
leaving them are rooms of hern: pretty soon
! shall have the whole lot down in my shop.
Before next week her house will be as clean
as an egg-shell, and she'll be obliged to
buckle up her knapsacks and change into
another regiment. But forgot, Cap'an, she
has sent away the maid and the other SER
want, ought'er told you. If was of the
opposite sex, IL offer to 10 her work myself,
free gratis, for nothing" .....
''Y OIL must not offer anything, you'll spoil
all, - said the captain, smiling bitterly.
"Well, I'll hold on to the furnitur," an
plete mystifcation.
Jonas prophecy was soon verified. Six
months had hardly gone by since the meta
morphosis Of the veteran, ere Mrs. Ieunox
had sold every piece of her magnificent fur
niture, except her bed, in which she langnish-
ed in fever caused by despair, and wished
that her sorrowfll days might end
Now was the moment for the captain to
appear again. For six entire months he had
voluntarily exiled himself from the resi-
dence of the woman he had not ceased tc
love. He now suddenly appeared at her res
idence, like the DEUS EN MAcuINA of the an.
tique comedies.
At sight of him, Cecilia tnrned pale. The
frightful distress which surrounded her had
not impaired the beauty of her features oi
the dignity of her manners, nor her pure and
serene expression. A vivid crimson over
spread her cheek, as taking the captain b,
the hand, she led him to dilapidated wri
ting-desk saying:
"Char'es, you have doubted my love, yor
have perhaps even doubted my friendship
now read what | was writing to you."
The Captain took the letter and read a!
follows: a#
~ address to you, dear Charles, the las
request shall ever make, for / am now
about to endeavor to procure the most menia