Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-10-10

the government was paid the balance due from
the deceased, and the family were left in the
ownership of their small homestead. with most
of its essential furniture-the efforts Of the
widow Suffising TO provide scanty suStenance
for herself and children.
Years passed on this way the subject had
originally enCrOSSed the little village and
reached TO some of the surrounding parts bat
it had long been forgotten bv the Young. and
was only occasionally remembered by the old ::
when one OF the widows children, a female
just grown iHtO wOmanhocd, asked her mother
the use of retaining so many old papers that
were lying in trunk wdjch the young woman
had long desired To possess. The mother ad-
mltted she knew no use in retaining them
Some of them, however, we're letters which
she had received from her husband during his
occasional absence from home. and she was re-
Z lactant 10 destroy them though she was equal
iy reluctant 10 read them bat the greater
part OF The papers were old post Office d0cu-
meutS, way bills and blanks, OF no use whatev
! er aud it the daughter would reserve the let
I terS (they would not amount 10 a large NUM-
I Der, the other papers mi ht be DESTROYED -
. Forth sped the girl, elated to take possession
OF the long coveted trunk, aud the letters
were soon sorted from the mass that was des-
tined TO be destroyed Curiosity induced the
gri 10 open q few of the antquared SaIlow
letters, when IN one of them she found print
F ii paper, that 30 arrested her attention by its
resemblance 10 bank note that she took it
with her when,>be returned 20 her mother, that
7 It's character might ne elucidaled. The moth
I cr 30 sooner saw it than she recognized it as
/ a certificate OF deposit and her true woman
. a.t of kl-
youth, SurmiSed Immediately that it might, in
. Some way, oe couLected with hl> alleged de
I iaicailou. She lost no time IN Shwlug It % the
+ benevolent surety, who still lived IN the neigh
borhood. and who had constantly assisted her
IN uer struggles 10 Keep the family from want
aud TO educate the children. He bad long
exercised l1e once o. Ju>ute e. 1a@ EsSc7s a'a
understood enough OF business generally 10
AUo" Tie nature ot >uch pap IL r.TgHT--
30 10 be issued ny our haHE. aaa 10 st'1.5 Rec
.e1e pt oi I'VE huuor'd collars d" .A' credit OF
sae POST mas eF -sa.-at. lie kindly under
tu-S a- Investigation o. .ae aa4.r, t5 oa-a The
g.-- .-a'e "sE.-- been fears. aEp1E ,ae Ella
pa|er> o. l79 "-..'a "e r-H.a suspected it re-
lated 20 Srrz .rs.>a"-ea 'aas la. a--H clos
ed. lie veu!ured, to"eyer io make 5anr-
uey 10 our bank, and there aSgegra.urt ttat
ca>Ioo We became aware, for The first time, Of
al. the preceding occurrences. But We could
not vet he sure that the government were not
The owners Of the money for though IFS hav-
in- been ivt, 80 long uudrawu would have been
conclusive against lJ> ownership by private
person, yer the government N -ht he iulueuc
I'd by different principles, aud tae bank adyl>-
rl thst the certificate should be sent to Wash
ard request that d llc department bad 10
claims thereon ta-E Should r-tgVu The cerrh
cafe -4.y endorsed. 50 ta4, Tie bank could pay
'ae money 20 the widow.
ite crF'.l'a'e "a> accordingly sent, as We
hai aa'l>tu, "1a' alter no long Geiay, II Was
returned "ttA the >H-ge>lea end"r>rment-the
government a.r-lnS no claims tleTeon-ana
We laA I'VE 1HaGFe1 oo"Hrs 10 the WIDOW,
~"' U"-e ye-'AeH 10 receive IL though, aS
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beusvoren, than The rejection The smoont
remaining in bs- na>>->.fon vss a rife ov--
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sources. small a. the income seems to persons
10 Gl4sreu. society. The supposed EefaIca-