Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-09-20

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house and showed his wife the treas
ure which made them feel as rich as
monarchs.
When he returned to his shop, the
first thing he saw was a green silk
purse; he picked it up and found it
full of gold; he ran to the hotel, but
the stage had gone, and the old gen
tleman had gone in it; so the old
cobbler returned to his cot with the
purse in his hand.
"What shall we do with it ?" be in
quired.
The wife pondered a while, then
replied:
"Let's take it down cellar and hide
it. Then we shan't be robbed of it,
nor lose it, and when he comes back
we shall have it for him..
"But he may never come, Heppy."
"Then We will have it for the chill
dren, and may use it."
"Heppy, my delight, you are right"
So they went down into the cellar
and removed stone from the wall,
and having rolled the purse up in
many thicknesses of paper, put it in
the hole and then put the stone back
as it was before.
The next day the cobbler watched
for the stage when it came back
This he did every day for two months,
but no old man came.
At the end of that time Jareb was
taken sick; he was very poor, too.-
Many night the children went sup
PEERLESS to bed.
"Jareb," whispered Heppy, there
is gold in the cellar"
"Don't! 0, speak Of it again r.
gasped Jareb. "Iye thought OF it .
there's gold there, 'tisn't ours, Heppy"
"I didn't mean we'd take it, Jareb," p"
cried the wife, Il only thought you
mustn't dier'
a shant die, honey; but | should
die if we took that 'Tisn't ours,
Heppy."
After many days Jareb Gropp was
able to walk ont. One pleasant au-
tumn day as he hoped along on a
crutch and a staff he saw the stae c
coach coming. 1t passed him, and he
saw that same white haired old man
upon the box with the driver. The
poor cobbler hurried on, and when he
reached the tavern he found the old
man standing in the hall.
"Ah. this is the merry cObbler p
asked the stranger.
a am the cobbler who mended your
boot last spring, sir" said Jareb.
/ Yes l know" said the man, "and
the driver tells me you have been
sick"
a have been sick, sir-yes, very
sick"
"Your family suffered much then p
"Some-but that isn't the thing
now. Did you lose anything the day
you came to my shop?"
close! Did you find anything 2
"Yes, sir"
"Was it a green silk purse?"
ayes, sir"
"With fifty gold guineas in it?"
81 don't know what was in it. L
you will go down with me, you shall
! have il"
The stranger regarded the cobblel
for some moments in silence, and final
ly said he would go; so Jareb led the
way to his little cot
Here, my love" said the cobble1
addressing his wife, "let US have ;
; candle-the gentleman has come tol
his purse"
I'VE haven't got a candle, Jareb
: but l have something that will an
swer."
And thus speaking, Heppy wen
: out, and when she returned brough
=, with her a pine knot, which she light
ed by the fire. Jareb took this an
! turned toward the cellar, and tn
stranger followed him.
Il can get it, sir
. "Go on-I'll follow you"
i The cohbler said no more, but ho}
bled down the narrow steps, and whe
; he came to that part of the wall wher
{ the purse had been concealed, he re
. moved a stone and drew forth pape
| parcel all damp and mildewed, an
% returned to the upper room, where
was unfolded, and the purse returne
uninjured.
= "Here is your purse just as l foun
= it."
e The old man emptied out the broa
d pieces and counted them-just fft
Of them. He returned them to ii
u purse. and looked into Jareb's face,
J; "Have you suffered for want
ID money during your sickness ?" he i
quired.
"Much, much" was the answer.
y "And you had this gold by you a
u this time ?"
es ait wasn't ours, sir, and we did nj
a touch it. We are poor, but homes
N though we're not very larned."
Re "May | ask your name? ?"
= awe go by the name of Gropp."
lr "Gropp? Gropp? Gropp?" repea
G. ed the old man, fixing his gaze n
y. upon Jareb, but his wife. "You'
is not from England, are you?" turnir
L to Jareb.
OF ayes, sir" answered the cobbler
De "From what part ?"
ey "From Daventry, among the hill
OF of Northampton"
ut "And what was your name befo
you was married ?' the old man ask
at of the good wife.
any maiden name was Hepsba
10 Munson, sir"
'ss "Were you from Daventry ?"
ce "No, sir. | was from Kibwarth
Leicester: | went to Daventry
he live when | was sixteen"
ed you never had brother ?n
"Yes, sir. | had one-Geore
1T he went off to India, and there
me died. Poor George! He was go
ID, boy-he was good to me. He "
lid a smart young man when he We
IRE away"
rs Chow do you know he is dead
ZIP "Because we never heard from HI
a SIR"
IKE "Henshath." cried the old NJ