The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-04-21
She was right. 1t was servant.

"Here's a letter for you that the post
boy Just brought, Miss Morris
"A letter for me + repeated Helen
Morris, .Who can have written 10 me?'
maybe it's valentine, MISS" said
the gi,l, laughing. You know this is
Valentines day. More by token, I've
got two myself this morning. Ones
karakter. (caricature?), 50 mistress
calls it Just look at it,
| Bridget displayed a highly cmbellish
ed pictorial representation Of female
hard at work at The wash,ub, the cast
Of beauty being decidedly Hibernian.
Helen Morris laughed absently, but
did not open her letter while Bridget
remained-a little to tho disappoint.
ment Of that curious damsel.
Helen slowly opened the envelope.
A bank note tor ten dollars dropped
from it to the floor.
She eagerly read the few words OF,
the paper From St. Valentine"
III. be praised - she said, fold
ing her hand gratefully. "This sun,
will enable me to carry out the plan
which l had in view"
Eight years passed away. Eight
years with their lights and shadows,
their j,ys and sorrows. They brought
with them ncw-inaGe gravcs-happi
ness to some and g'ief,o ot.,ers.
| Towards the last they brought the
great commercial crisis Of 81 when
houses that seemed bail; upon u rock
| tottered all at once to their fall DO
not many remember that time all TO
well, when INGREDIENTS, with anxious
faces, ran from one 10 another to solicit
help, and met only ayer,ed faces, and
dis,rustful looks?
And how was it IN that time Of uni
yersal panic with our Stacy
and WIZ ur?
Up to 1s5. they had been doing an
excellent business They had gradu
rally enlarged the sphere Of their opera
tions, and were rapidly CROWN. rich
when this crash came.
They Immediately took in sail. Botl
were prudent, and both felt that this
was the time when this quality was ur-
gently needed.
BY great efforts they succeeded in
keeping up tilthe 18th Of Feb, 1858
| On that morning note Of two thous-
and dollars came due. This was theil
last peril. That surmoun,ed, they
would be able to 60 on with assured
confidence.
But, alas this was the rock ofwhich
they had most apprehension. They
| had taxed their resources to the utmost.
They had called upon their friends, but
their friends were employed in taking
care of themselves, and the selfish pol
icy was the one required then.
.Look out forno ne"superseded the
golden rule fore the time being.
As have said, $1,000 we're due on
the 4th Of Feb.
GLOW much have You got towards
il asked Wilbur, as Stacy came in at
half past clven
"Thrce hundred and seventy FIVE dol
lars was the dispiritcd reply,
"Vas that all you could raise? inquir
ed his partner turning pale.
.All"
care you sure you though; Of every
body ?
81 have been everywhere. I'm fag
ged to DEATH was the weary reply o.
Stacy, as he sank exhausted into .
chair.
| Then the crash must comc,' said
Wilbur, with gloomy resignation.
Il suppose it must.
."There was silence. Neither fsl,
inclined t. sly anything. For six
months they had been struggling witr
the tide. They could see the shore
bu, in sight oft they must 80 down.
At this moment note was brough,
in by a boy. There was no postmark
Evidently he was a special messenger
1T was opened at once by Mr.. vii
bur to whom it was directed. It con
tanned these few words only:
1T Mr.. John Wilbur will call imme
diatcly at No.-F'if,h Avenue, he will
learn something to his great adyan
tage." 4
There was no signature.
John Wilbur read it with surprise
and passed ito lis partner. "Wha
does it mean do you think.
I" don't know" was the reply, "bu
l advise you 10 SO at oucc.'