Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-07

THE ROMANCE OF A COUNTING.
HOUSE.

IT came aSout in this way. had mar
ritd and wss going 70 make my fortune
and therefore fhavipg that laudable end
Ia y;e~l lief. good situation In Yorkshire
tn sctije down in Liverpool a. q meYchan,
son nv own account" and commence "
make ii without delay. / had not much
eApjtal and 20 resolved tn economic 81
first In course OF time imagined the
tidy bYoughsm and the country house
across the Mersey would certainly come ;
and one serene September evening, many
wears ago. ] was walking up and down
y Georges landing stage building castles
20 the air, wondering whether rents were
high At New Brighton. and whether Kate
would prefer pony phaeton 70 broug.
ham. / am not sorry to odd THAI gti!l
reside In modest house up Edge HUI
way, and that come to business - Cesar
went to Rome, according TO Joe Miller,
/" summa diligentis," on the top OF IN ON
nibus. was waiting for Mr.. Moss Moses
10 return 10 his once in street hard by,
call II Mersey Street, and tor the reason
tbst Mr. Moss Moses had . furnished
place To Jet which his advertisement called
1.-TWO spacious counting rooms, good
ness knows never counted much there
in the shape Of coin; and did not like
the situation nor the narrow, dark stair
case nor the look OF the boy Of Hebrew
extraction who hAwled Cub I'd, when
knocked, and told me. Mr. B0ses would
be I'd 1t eight o'clock" but twenty-five
pounds year was very cheap, % told
my young friend would call at that time,
and look IT the "counting rooms.'
How well remember that night The
ferry beats from the Cheshire shore Gid.
ing along with their lights twinkling like
glow. worms, the vast hull Of the Great
Eastern Just visible In tho 6lOyne, the
squared vsYds, and oil a-tout look OF Q
seventy four Of the old school, showing
bls1k and distinct sgainst the daffodil
sky. and the lap OF the swell against the
undcr timbers Of the stage-l was In
clined 70 be sentimental; rat Mr.. Moss
Moses clsimed my attention, and once
more entered his ONCE and found him
awaiting me He was q little, fat, good
tempered Jew, who spoke decent Eng.
lish: and who. sfterward found out, was
constantly affirming In season, and out OF
season, that he was no descendant OF
Abraham.
aHillo, Bruntonr' he cried, jumping
from his chair. my led told me you'd
been where have you been these two
months and more Look here, old fellow,
I've advertised your place; but you can
have Il on the old terma"
"Bome mistake, cir, ! believe and
hsnded him 8 card bearing the inscription
"Charles Harker."
He took Il and held II 10 tho gaslight,
looked q the back, considered II endMays,
and pondered over It upside down. Then
taking the candle his clark had brought,
held 4 Close to my lAce.
IF you ere NOT disposed TO proceed q
business, will bid y0u good night" said
I. xreatly annoyed 81 his manner.
SIt's him. and II amt him." he said
aloud; "Carl never could look . man ~
the face q this one does. And yet ! DOM
sec my way through the features"
"There II no necessity Tor you Il
trouble yourself about my features !"
exclaimed, opening the door-"good
sHtop, stop, my, good sir and don't be
offended. II was mistake. All Isaac'i
mistake, upon my honor"
"All : bistake," echoed young Isaac.
Nv curiosity was excited, and, besides
! really wanted the Offices and ] there.
fore allowed myself TO be persuaded into
mounting the narrow staircase, until w
faced . door bearing the name OF BruntOr
ON Il In white letters, and having the two
upper panels glazed, more, should
imsaine. to supply light 70 the staircase
thsn SOr sdmissIon al light to the olice.
Mr.. Moss produced Q key and turning x
me with . good naturcd smile. said, "rG
have sworn you were Brunt0n Ave minutel
80 S..t Z . - aura nnvuv that vvaa vrOn n