Nebraska advertiser., 1864-09-01
lie. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. /, 1854

ed 10 be set down at the bank.
''Ha! ha!' thought the deacon, '-thar
means something"
He said nothing, however, but deter.
mined to come back and find out, as be
could readily from the cashier, wha
business she had with the bank.
The widow tripped inte the Office, pre-
tending to look very nonchalant.
"Can you give me small bills for five
dollar gold piece g" she inquired.
"With pleasure, was the reply.
''By the way" said she, 1.-THE bank i:
in a very fourishing condition is it nOt?'
None in the Ss2:e Cd : better foot
ing" was the prompt response.
You receive deposits, do you not 90
"Yes, madame, we are receiving them
every day."
do you receive as high as-us five
thousand dollars"
NO" said the cashier with some sur
prise; or rather we do not allow inter-
est on so large a sum. One thousand
dollars is our limit. Do you know of any
one who"
at is of no consequence" said the
widow ,hurridely. 81 only ask for curios-
iiy. By the way, did you say how much
interes you would allow on deposits that
come within your lines 2"
Five per cent, madam"
"thahk you; I only ask for curiosity
Whit beautiful morning it Isl"
And the widow triPped lightly on.
Shortly afterwards the deacon enter
ed,
esHow's busines Mr.. Cashier 2" wss
his first inquiry.
"About as usual"
"Many deposits lately?"
"None of any magnitude.
Il brought over a lady this morning
who seemed to leave business with you.
The widow Wells ?''
yes"
DO yon know" asked the cashier,
"whether she has had any money left her
lately2"
"None that | know Off said the dea-
con, pricking up his ears, why, did
she deposit any?"
me, but she inquired whether we re-
ceive deposits as high as Eve thousand
dollars,
Indeed" CALCULATED the deacon
Was that all she came for!' he inquired
a moment afterwards.
"No; she exchanged gold piece for
small bills"
Hal pondered the deacon reflect
lively.
Did she give any reason for the in,
quiries?"
mo; she said she only asked for curl
Osity."
The deacon left. the bank in deep
thought. He came to the conclusion
hat this curiosity only yelled deeper
motive. He no longer entertained a
doubt that the widow had found pot of
gold IN her cellar, and appearances,
seemed TO didicate that its probable value
was at least five thousand dollars. The
gold piece she had exchanged at the
bank appeared to confirm the story.
Il rather think" said the deacon,
,omplacently, Il oan see into a III illstohe
about as far as most peOple"-a state
nent the literal truth of which / defy
any one to question, although as to the
prime fact of people being able to see
INTO a small milestone at all, doubts have
now and then intruded themselves up
1n my mind.
Next Sunday the widow Wells appear
I'd at church IN a new and stylish bon
net, which led to some such remarks as
hese:
How much vanity some people have,
o be sure"
How a woman who has kept boar
lers for living, can afford to dash out
With such a bonnet on, is more than can
ell. l should think she was old enough
10 know better"
The last remark was made by young
ady just six months younger than the
widow, whose attempt to catch husband
hitherto had provided unavailing.
81 suppose she is lryiny to catch
second husband with her fnery. Before
I'd desCeud with such means, I'd I'd
Irown myself" continued the lady.
In this last amiablesspeech the young
ady had unwittingly hit.upon the true mo-
i've. The widow was intent upon CATCH
ng Deacon Banchoft, and she INDUCED I
n a costly bonnet, not because she sup
Osed he would be caught with finery. but
,ecause this would strengthen in his
lind the idea that she had stumbled up-
u the hiddev wealth.
The widow calculated shrewdly, and
be dis,lav bad ,be das;rad eFac,