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

tey are lost, without making inquiries
without letting it be known we had
brought
1 have been thinking about that, said
her husband. oh dear = with a green ;
l wish the pesky cowpOn bonds had new
er been invented >
They drove first to the bank, where
they were of course told that the enyel-
ope had not been united there. BE.
sides, it was sealed, wasn't 2 said the
cashier. Indeed = He expressed great
su urprise, when be was informed that it
was not. 1t should have been: sup
posed any child would know enough to
look out for that =
And this was all the consolation Duck.
low could obtain.
Just as expected said Mrs. Duck
low, as they resumed the journey. 1
Just as much believe that man stole your
bonds as tha, you trusted them in his
hands in an unsealed envelope! Beats
all, how you could be so careless! p
Wal, wal l s'pose / never shall
hear the last 90 it p
And again the poor old mare had to
suffer for Mrs. DucklOw's Ofense.
They had but one hope now-that
perhaps Taddy had tampered with the
envelope, and that the bonds might be
found somewhere about the house. But
this hope was quickly extinguished on
their arrival. Taddy's being accused,
protested his innocence with vehe.
meuce that convinced even Mr.. Duck
low that the cashier was probably the
guilty party.
'UnIess, said he, brandishing the rat
tan, somebody got into the house that
morning when the little scamp run off 10
ride with the Minister =
oh, don't lick me for that I've been
licked for that once ha'nt /, Ma Duck
low!' shrieked Taddy.
The house was searched in vain. No
No clue to athe Purloined securities
could be obtained ,-the copies of the
Sunday Visitor which had been sub,
siitute for them. afording not the least
tor that valuable little paper was found
in almost every household, except Duck
lows.
L don't see any way left to advertise,
as Josiah said,' said the farmer, with a
deep sigh of dependency.
And that will bring it all ? exclaim-
ed Mrs. Ducklow III you only had not
been so imprudent.'
Wal, wal = said Ducklow cutting her
short.
Before resortin to public measures for
the recovery of the stolen property. il
was deemed expedient TO accquaint their
friends with their loss in private way.
The next day. accordingly, went to pay
Reuben a visit il was very different
me eting from that which took place a
few mornings before. The returned
soldier had gained in health, but not in
spirits, The rapture of reaching home
once more, the flush Of hope and happi-
ness, had passed away with the visitors
who had focked to offer their congratu.
laGions. He had had time to reflect; he
had reached home, indeed but now ev-
ery moment reminded how soon that
home was to be taken from him. He
looked at his wife and chill dren, and
clenched his teeth hard to stife the emo
tions that arose at the thonght Of their
future. The sweet serenity, the faith
and patience and carerfulEess, which
never ceased to illumlne Sophrone So.
pronia's face as she moved about the
house, pursuing her daily tasks, and ten
derly waiting upon him, deepened al
his love and his solicitude. He wa:
watching her thus when the Ducklow';
entered with countenances mournful a:
the grave.
How are you gittin' along, Reuben /?
said Ducklow, while his wife murmur'
ed solemn good morning to SOphro
MIA.
i am doing well enough. Don't br
at all concerned about me ! 1t ain
pleasant to lie here, and feel it may b'
months, months, before am able to be
about my business; bat l would not mind
It'll could stand it first rate,--I cOulG
stand anything, anything, but to see he
working her life out for me and Ih'
childred! /! To no purpose, either lh'
worst of it. We shall have TO loose thi
place, spite of fate =
'Oh, Reuben = said SOphrOnia, haste
ming TO him, and laying her soothing
hand upon his hot forehead why won
you stop thinking about that7 Do tr,
to have mooe faith ! We shall be takel
care of.