Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1866-05-17

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able now soon and if pou take them,yOu
won't have to touch the bonds again I'LL
the interest on the November coupons is
DUE
"A good idea = said DucklOw.
He took the envelope. united the tape
and removed the contents. Suddenly
the glow of comfort, the CLEAN Of salts
faction, faded'frOm his countenance.
Hello What ye got there p cried
Josiah.
Why, father massy sakes exclaimed
Mrs. Ducklow.
As for Ducklow himfelf, he could not
utter a word but, dumb with consterna-
.ion, he looked again into The envelope
and opened and turned inside out, and
shook, with trembling hands, its aston
ishing contents. The bonds were mol
there: they had been stolen, and three
copies of the Sunday Visitor had been
inserted in their place.
Very early or the following morning
a dismal-faced middle aged couple might
have been seen, riding away from JOSH
abs house. 1t was the DuckIows return
ing home, after thoir fruitless, their
worse than fruitless, journey. No en-
treaties could prevail upon them to pro-
long their visit. It was with difficulty
even that they had been prevented from
setting off Immediately on the discovery
of their loss, and travelling all night, in
their impalience to sc! upon track of the
missing bonds.
'There'll be not the least use in their
going tonight JOSIAH had said. IF
they were stolen at the bank, you can't
do anything about it'll tomorrow. And
even if they were taken from your own
house. l don't see what's to be gained
now by hurrying back. 1t isn't probable
you'll ever see them again, and you may
just as well take it easy,-go to bed and
get fresh start in the morning
So, much against their inclination. the
unfortunate owners of the distracted d
bonds retired to the luxurious chamber
Laura gave them, and lay awake all
night, gruaning and signing, wondering,
and { l regret TO add) blaming each 9th
er. So true it is, that modern convent
encies,' hot and cold water all over the
house, pier-glass, AMI the most mag
nifcently canopied couch, avail nothing
TO give tranquility to the harassed mind.
Hitherto the Ducklows had felt great
satisfaction in the style their daughter,
by her marriage. was enabled to sup
port. To brag of her nice house and
furniture ard two servants was almost as
good as possessing them. Remember
ing her rich dining g-roomand silver SER
vice and porcelain, they we're enugh for
The honor Of the family and asking
nothing for themselves, they slept we'll
their humblest of bed chambers, and sip
ped their tea contentedly out of clumsy
earlhern. But that night the boasted
style in which their 'darter' lived was
less appreciated than formerly; fashion
and splendor were no longer a consola-
tion.
IF we had only given the three thous-
and dollars TO Reuben! said Duchlow,
driving homewards with a countenance
as long as his whip lash. IL would have
Jest set him up, and been some cOmpen-
sation for his sutferings and losses goin'
TO the war;
Wal. had no objections replied
Mrs. Ducklow. i always thought be
ought to have the money even;Ooally.-
And as Miss Beswick said, no doubt il
would been ten times the comfort to
him now it would be number of yeas
from now. But you didn't seem willing.
4 don't know = it was you that was
not willing =
And they expatialed on Reuben's
merits, and ther benevolent intentions
towards him, and, in Imagination, en-
owed him with the price of the bond:
over and over again so easy is it to be
generous with lost money!
But it is no use talking = said Duck
low. I've not the least idee we shall
ever Sc the color of them bonds again
If they were stole to the bank, cam
prove anything
II does seem strange to me- Mrs
Ducklow replied, that you should have
no more gumPtiOn than to trust th'
bonds with strangers, when they told yoI
in so many wOads they would not be re
sponsible.'
If you have flung that in my teell
once you have fifty times = And Duck
low lashed the old mare. as if she, an
not Mrs. Ducklow had exasperated him
i WAL said the lady, i don't see hos
we're going to work to find them. nov