The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-07
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One morning. a. J sat in my pr
lJr prrusins the mornlng pspers, the
servant brought mo note, which |
readily recognized a. from friend,
named Dupoe, who KEEP; II jeSe'ry es-
t,Llishmeut on - Street In 4 lew
words he niormrd me that lie had
been robbed of somc very vaIuib'r
dau ond,. in rather an uua'c"u1ia
bic aud mysterious manner, aud a' ue
didn't want mach noise ma lie ahnn
it, be desired me to qrioty take 'h.
case and trace the thief to Hi- lar.
] went down to hi' establish men
gathered al. the facts aud inlnrma 20
possibly but after several weeks II
labor, was Obliged to mentally "a.
knowledge myself batlel.
Tho articles taken consisted Of n
necklace, and n very valuable ring, o
u peculiar pattern, which WA on co.
u pair exactly alike, m m,dc especllh
for a gentleman IA II birIhd,y pre'cnt
10 hls twin daughters. My fIend
the jcwcIer, badc me totaks gn'r
look. For" said hc, ''h"y are -
alike to see one is to see bJtn '
! went TO all the piwnoroser sh )p-
and thieves resorts ia the city, bn
was 10 as complete Ignorance oi th,
perpetra OF The theft. or tho VIII r
abouls OF The stolen property. ate.
had done all this AS when | first com
meucod. told my friend that re-
cardcd his property as lost, aud un'
les. some accidental discovery wa
made. | would not give him hg ior
his chance OF recovering 1t.
Time rolled On, aud | had ceased Ia
think Of my friends misfortune, anC
having received pressing invitation
| packed my trunk and started on :
witt to an uncle's, who resided at
little country town, called Sprin.
vile 10 the interior of the State.
found my uncle jllly fellow, il
the prime OF life, with 90 family cx
cept wife, and Il Young medical stu
dent who was board ng with them.
Berween myself aud tho yong mcd
icai studeut-whose name was Georg
Clark there sprung up u mn'uI
friendship. lie was II capital youn
fellow, aud was generally respected
and considered one of the promisin
Young men of the village.
With HE aid | was soon usherci in
10 society. As is natural, ! found th
sexes msled-each lsdiie having hi
as>ie, aud Uice Uersa. | soon dis
covered that young Clark's feeling
were centred in Miss Malel Ncl
non. u daughter Of one of lhs wellth
lest meu in the neighbnrhood, wh
kept his sale in his own holse.. an
lived by doing y small banking bl'i
ness. Mabel was sweet girl, aul
did not blame my young irlepi far IA
king kindly to such pira!on
beauty and simplicity
One morning | happened to - u
the village h'tcl, and noticed a ta
dark complexioned stranger dr,sse
in he be-! !ht of fashion. Ho was pr'
baby about thirty years of age, an
was not ami ll-lookins man yet iber
was something about him that wa
not pleasing-to mo, at least Upo
inquiry learned that he callei h'u
sell Colonel Morgan, of the reg q
army, aud was seeking rest ami que
for lew weeks, at this on, OF tb'
way place. He paid particular atic'
iion to his toilet, and was ianltless
his get up. Il soon leaked out III
he was wealiby-vry wealthy, il
desd-aud single.
i All this | learned without any tro'
BILE, as all We're eager to tell what the
knew In regard to the "Colonel,' a
they familiarly cailed him. | Wake
back To my unclss 10 6t Of 'ment'
shsfraetinn. for Il somehoW or 0lha