The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-02-10

mysterious business, WhlCn sci lrOttlng gnam
to wondering followed in buggy, aud got
dowA at the tailor's door.
Nuf.-ruE FORTUNES or JERRY THE rEDLER.
While the friends Of the Marks family
were congratulating them on the restora-
tiOn OF Job to tho bosom of his affection
ate wife, and to the hearts of the children,
we will say few words in explanation of
the reappcarancc of the pcdlcr.
After leaving rockingham, he fastened
to New York, from which city it was his in.
tention to sail for California but instead of
sending him fortune, Providence sent him
fit of sickness, which used up about
month of his time, and all his money. 1t
was not until his recovery that, taking up
newspaper, which he found in his sick room,
his eye fell upon an article, copied from the
rockingham Gazette, giving a sorrowlul ac-
count of tho tribulations of the tailor.
Then, all in haste, the podler returned to
Trottngh gham--tooli three minutes and half
to squeeze tho onraptured Nancy to his
heart, and three and a half more to fly to tho
ollicc of Lawyer Briggs. who immediately
proceeded to have job legally set at liberty.
On the arrival of job and his friends,
Mrs. Marks, who had learned from expert
ence how hard it was to live without her
husband and made resolution to he moro
kind to him in future, was in excellent hut
NOR; Nancy shed tears of happiness at tho
sight of her father and lover and Charley
Peggy, Andrew jackson, and tho mchrist-
encd habe--on whom wo would bestow in
divdual Immortality, if the limits of our
story would allow lis --clappcd their hands
danced, and crowed for joy.
Mr.. Brightly, after tho first burst of hap
pincss had subsided, arose to speak. Every
body listened. Mr.. Brightly was a man of
wealth and Influence, and every body wish
cd to hear what he had to say.
"Od rot il friend job, I'm glad to sec
you in your shop once more !" began that
hasty. stern, but kind-hcarted man. al
knew it would he all right in the end if you
were innocent; and, cd rot it cannot for
give myself for my ohstinacy in the affair of
the pocket-book, Gou are an honest fellow,
Job, and | ought to have believed you.
Now, as have been the author of your
woes, and rs it was to do an act of kindness
and honesty, that you fell into misfortune,
and ! want to repay you in some measure
for what you have suffered"
Every body listened with interest, espe-
cially Jobs wife, who expected some extra
ordinary muniiicence.
"And don't know what better can do
to promote the happiness of your family than
this: to give my consent to n marriage be-
tween your excellent daughter, Nancy, and
this generous young man, Jerry Barnard =
Nancy blushcd; Jerry smiled Jobs
countcnance fell. and he glanced tinidly at
his wife while the couutenance of the lat
ter became overcast with disappointment
and Indignation.
at would be great thing, indeed, for
our daughter to marry n pedler!" cried
Sally, ironically. IF this is the benefit you
are going TO do family you have ruined,
sir, ia thank you not to meddle-
"IIear me out my good woman" inter-
rupted Mr.. Brightly. "This young man
this pedIer is my nephew !"
"Your nephew" echoed the tailor's wife
in surprise.
"Yes; the only son of a sister, with
whose husband once quarreed, and whom
| neglected, and almost forgot in conse-
quence, until heard of the death of this
young mans father. Then / offered my sis
tor home under my roof, which she did
not accept and | was too proud to urge
her; the next | heard, she was dead, and
her son had gone away. | never knew
what had become of him. nor troubled my
self about him, until the affair of the rob-
berry took place, when was quite as aux
ous as any body, presume. to find him
if | except this Llushing girl. My good
friends, as have no children OF my own, the
poor pedlor is from this day worth as good
a farm as any in yoar fine old town of Trot-
tingham and ! want you to make him, me,
yourselves and your daughter happy, by
giving your consent TO their marriage"
1t was amazing to see how suddenly Mrs.
Marks discovered that Jerry was the best
and most generous fellow in the world.
She praised him to the skies, and declared
she had always thought no man could any
where be found more worthy to be Nancy's
husband. Job was of the same way Of
thinking, aud, for that matter, 80 was
Nancy
$50" said the good humored pedler,
laughing, as he displayed to tho company
his bnhtail coat o'blue, since my last bar
gain-which was the trade made with
you, neighbOr Marks-has. however, really
turned out TO be such a good one, for by
thar, as you see, have secured kind un-
Gle and dear wife, and got your dear
father out of Jail. why. think ! can ahan,
don my profession, and rise from the grade
Of u pedIeT, to be the sou of tdiiorl"
Jerry gave sly glance at Mrs. Marks, as
he spoke, and seeng that she felt the gentle
rebuke, and resolved magnanimously to sac.
riice inclination to duty, he went boldly up
to her--kissed her in presence of the whole
company but, as if there had been cdusid-
cradle acidity in the taste of fSally's thin lip,
he turned Immediately, an snatched salute
from Nancy,s beautiful month. Not to he
partial" said Jerry but Mr.. Brightly, rub
bng his hands, declared in Hhisper to
job, that he did not blame the boy for ks-
sing the blushing Nancy, after her mother,
for" said he, " one must have something
to take of tho edge"
we don't pretend to know precisely
what Mr. Brightly meant, but suppose he
alluded to the phenomenon of sharpening
the teeth with pickles, and taking away