Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-21
NUMBER 19.lat I


was, the dispirited reply. o,e d, .-.os,,
- "Was that all you could raiser" inquired
his partner, turning pale. 9Are you sure
You. thought of eVerybodypn ~ 9isdW s9it
-at,I have been eyerywhere. I'm faggedto
&c sab esSsteS tSs ysasg FS 5sR tasX
Che crash must GOMEZ said Wilbur, with q
gloomy resignation.i iiiH odu bgtsnimo1
o;:.I suppose, II must" 1,lu bge .sf9oiao,if
There was a, silence, Neither felt in
clined to say anything For six months
they had been struggling with the tide.A
Theyeopld see shore, but insight of itthey
AT this moment note not plllals Was brought, in
by boy. There was no postmark. Evi-
IDENTIFY ieswas special messenger fanio
~ was opened at once by Mr.. Wilbureto
whom it vas directed. It c9ontained these
-I"If Mr.. John Wilbur win call immediatea
iy at Ne. - Fifth avenue, he will learn
something to his great advantage" aitisya
There was no signature. .,o.,r 80.
John Wilbur read IL with surprise, ana
passed It to his partner. is"What does 1t
mean, do, you think p" abGn -GoiIEain5H
g! don't know was the, reply, Shut /
advise you to go at once" b.,
'It seems to be in feminine handwriting,h
said Wilbur, thoughtfully.' 1,7 I!2dj 10
'Yes. .Don'tyou know any lady onFifth
"rsS .sNo5ea y '19iIoggp- "7ra nA h6s aoAad
j"Well, it isworth noticing. Wehave met
with so little to our advantage; lately, that
1t will Ibe O. refreshing Variety TOT h5sss-q
d, In five minutes John Wilbur jumped in
to a horse car, and was on his way TO No.
Filth aVenue.Ih h9N jE9fg 5ih ~ 'sSrhI
He walked up to thedoorof amagnifcent
brown stone house and rang the bell. He
was Instantly admitted and shown into the
drawing room, supefbly furnished. "''''n'
He did not haveito wait long! An ele2
gantly dressed lady, scarcely thirty, enter
ed, and bowling, said AsYou do not re-
member me, Mr.. Wilbuy?"o no ,-,oc,EE
''"'No, madam, said he, in perplexity.
'3"We will waive that, then, and proceed
to business. How has your house borne
the crisis in which SO many of our large
firms have gone DOWN" ,..l.,t 81; 49,,
John Wilbur smiled bitterly. H." ~ 'tH
1--WE have struggled successfully till to-
day, T" he answered. "But the end has come.
Unless we can raise certain sum of money
by two, we are ruined" ..l,
"What sum will save you?" was the lady's
question: n.I! .. a'id2 trHHr9i 5df u
THE note due is two thousand dollars.
Toward this we have but three hundred
and seventy-five."
"EXcuse me moment" said the host.
ess. She left the room, but quickly re-
turned, a.,.i-i.d s,,. ..,,. ...y .>,rgl.ai
There" said she, handing a small strip
of paper to John Wilbur, sis my check for
two thousand dollars. You can repay 1t at
your convenience. If you should require
more, come to me again." 3u.iy, t-a- .-,g-
"Madam, you have saved ns," exclaimed
Wilbur, springing to his feet in delight.
"What can have inspired in you such be-
npvnlant IL fprnct in 0ur, roe naritv2S
10 "DO you remember, Mr.. Wilbur" said
the lady, "a certain valentine, containinga
ten dollar note, which you sent to young
girl occupying an attic room in your lodg-
ing-house, eight years sinae?" d -9soqv7I
81 do, distinctly. have often wondered
what became of the young girl. l think
her name was Helen Norris"
''She stands before you" was the quiet re-
sponse.)a7 10 -p,nimoG 1si0g'2 gBj DO 1IUl
"You Helen Morris!1 exclaimed Wilbur,
starting back in amazement. "You, sur
rounded with luxury ~ '''- $50 '''
- ''NowOnder you are surprised. Life has
strange contrasts. The money which you
sent me seemed to come from God, Il was
on the brink of despair. With, 1t | put my
wardrobe in repair, and made application
tor the post of companion to q wealthy
lady, fortunately obtained it. i had been
with her but two years when gentleman
in her circle, immensely wealthy, offered
me his hand in marriage. / esteemed him.
He was satisfied with that. married him.
A year since he died, leaving me this house
and an immense fortune, haze never for
gotten you, having accidentally learned that
my timely succor came from you, I resolv-
ed, if fortune ever put it in my power, I
would befriend you as you befriended me.
That time has come. have paid the first
instalment of my debt. Helen Eustace re-
members the obligations of Helen Morris"
III John Wilbur advanced, and respectfully
took her hand, s'You' have nobly repaid
me, "he said, "Will you, also award me the
privilege Of occasionally calling upon you?"
N7"I shall be most happy" said Mrs. Edstace,
cordiallysoJggat 5gTG.. = -lG09eo ldeim 9n
- John took hurried leave, and returned
to his store as the clock struck one. He
showed his delighted partner the check
which he had Just received 81 haven't
time to explain, he said; 'this must at once
be cashed.npy,Fnl ,HsioiEJaMf s;iG
Two o'clock came, and the firm was saved
Saved from their last peril. Henceforth
they met with nothing but prosperous
galessd = oil 9GI .stoGisAd iVQ9iiin4ffi
What, nore2oo,i emcs qniougsbal cssd
Helen Eustace has again changed her
name She is now Helen Wilbur, and her
husband now lives at No. -a- Fifth ave-
nue.. iI6t ! yylJni Lljs9ts ni9c cBd 81 30
@ And al this came Of 2 Valentine ri ,tso
Efforts 10 Secure EIrs. 9&rrata'S
3 3 Corpse for Christian Burial.noo
from The. .Washipgten UniOnJ ,isTlssh
Before the body of Mrs. Surratt was cut
down her friends asked, Gen. Hancock for
permission to remove the corpse, and had
In waiting Mr. Harvey, the undertaken.
is Gen. Hancock said he had no authority