Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1866-05-10
NO SO.
Bank ROBBERY!
No your bank Not the bank where

No your bank! No, the bank where
your bonds
OF course not: but in the very next
town The safe blown OpOn with gun
powder Five thousand dollars in Gov
ernment bonds stole =
How strange ? said Mrs. Dueklow.
Now what did tell ye'
i believe you're right Grid Ducklow,
starting 10 his feet They1 be safer in
my own mouse. or even in my own pocl-
ct"
IF you was going TO put EN- in any
safe, why not put them in JOshua's p
He's got safe ye know
SO he has We might drive over
and make a visit Monday, and ask him
10 lock uP--we might tell him and
Daury all about ii, and leave EN- in their
charge.
So we might = said Mrs Ducklow.
Laury was their daughter, and josh
ua her husband, in whose honor and sa-
gacity The y placed unlimited confidence.
The plan was resolved upon at once.
Tomorrow is Sunday said Duck.
low. pacing the floor. IF we leave the
bonds in The bank over night, they mHst
stop there ill Monday
And Sunday is just the day for bur.
glars TO operate = added Mrs DucLlow.
I've a good noliOn-let me see = said
DucklOw, locking at the close Twenty
minutes after twelve Bank closes at
Two An hour and haif,-I believe /
could git there in an hour and half
I'll take bite and drive right back
Which he accordingly did. and brought
the tape-tied envelope home with him
again. That night he slept with it un-
der his pillow The next day was Sun.
day; and although Mr.. DuckIow did not
like to have the bonds on his mind du-
ring sermOn-lime, and Mrs. Ducklow
dreaded gratifully,' as she said, 'as she
said, 10 look the minister in the face
they concluded that it was-best, on the
whole, TO 60 to meeting, and carry the
bonds. With the envelope once more in
the breast-pocket. stitched in this time
by Mrs. Ducklow's own hand, the far
mer sat under the dropgings of the sane.
luary, and starred up at the good minis
ter, but without hearing a word Of the
discourse, his mind was so engrossed by
worldly cares until the preacher exclaim.
ed vehementiy, looking straight al Duck
lsw's pew
What said Paul? 4 would to God
hat not only thou, but also all that hear
ne 'his day, were both almost and alto
gether such as am, except these bonds
Excep! these bonds p he repeated, strj-
king the Bible. Can you, my hearers
can you say, with Paul. 'Would that
all were as am, except these bonds 2
A point which seemed for a moment
so personal 10 himself that Ducklow was
filled with confusion, and could certain.
ly have stammered out some foolish an.
swer, had not the preacher passed on to
other themes. As il was, Ducklow con-
tented himself with glancIng around to
see if the congregation was looking at
hjm.and corlessly passing his left hand
across his breast. pocket 20 see if the
bonds were still safe.
Early next morning, the old mare was
harnessed, and Taddy's adopted parents
set out to visit their daughter,-Mrs.
Ducklow having postponed her washing
for the occasion. Il was after noon
when they arrived al their Journe's end.
La ury received lhem joyfully, but JOSH
u1 was not expeci home until evening.
Mr. Duckiow put the old mare in the
barn, then fed her, and then wen. into
dinner. feeling comfortable indeed.
Josh has got nice place here
That's about as slick little barn as
ever see. Always does me good to
come over here, and see you a Citing
along so nicely, Laury.'
Wal, it's hard leavin' home, ye
know. Have to git one Of the Atkins
boys to come up and sleep with Taddy
the night we're away
We should mt have come to-day, # it
hadn't been for me- remarked Mrs.
DucklOw. Says to your father. says I,
i feel as if wanted TO go over and see
Laury it seems an age since I've seen
seen her. says /. Wal says he. sup.
posing we gon = says he. That was only
last Saturday; and this morning we
started
Aud i.'- no fool of job to make the
journey with the old mare said Duck.
, low.
why don't you drive better horse 2
said Laura, whose pride was always
touched when her parents came TO visit
her with The old mare and one horse
wagon.