The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-08
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PuTTOTHElR TRUMPS
From Applelon's journal.

rember evening smoking their meer'
schaums, and silently listening to the
chipping Of the tree,toads and the other
various sounds that usher in night in
HE country.
The Assimiquid House stood on the
outskirts Of the little village OF Racket
vile, and directly above Assimiquid Lake,
which was the chief attraction TO city Wis
itors, and sufficiently so to draw quite a
Gathering of them each successive season.
to boat, fish, llirt, and Otherwise dlsport
themselves. My two young men had
heard OF it this particular season; and,
having few weeks holiday, had CON
Cluded 10 pass the time there.
Jack Savage, the elder Of the two, was
=. Young lawyer from New York; and his
friend and room mate, Tom Wetherell,
was book.keeper in large clearinghouse
in the same city. The hotel had been
pretty well filled during the three weeks
Of their stay, but was now thinning out
us the cool weather drew nearer, and
there were, in fact, but two or three iami-
lies LEFT at the timemy story commences.
Among these, the one most interesting to
the two friends was an old lady from Bos-
ton, and her two daughters, who had
been regular visitors at the house for
years. Her name was Campbell, and the
Two girls-Maggie and Susie-had been
the chosen companions Of Savage and
Wetherell, until quite an intimacy had
sprung up between them, which was not
in the least objected 10 by. the mother,
who had learned all about the young men
and their connections through some of
those sources which elderly ladies with
marriageble daughters always have at
their command, and arc by no means dis
inclined TO employ, when occasion offers
The little hotel, with It's pretty Indian
name, was q second home to them; and It's
hndl0m-.Old Bob Rogers-.alm0st q
second father to the girls,
1t was an unprGtenling little hostelry,
the AssimiQuid; buried in a thick grove
Of clms and .Chcstnuts, and these
only cut away in front to give II clear and
nnObstruClGd view TO the placid lake,
which stretched away for miles toward
The setting sun. An unpretending place;
llllt w Nhb9I VIM hlNI" A"hN N'NlN Nv
more hOme.like or better loved.
In front, the long and broad piazza
offered delightful resting place in the
cool mornings and evenings; n brilliant
Hover garden extended down to the gate.
way, whence n drive passed In front and
completely around the house. The young
people had sailed on the lake; ridden and
driven about the country; ilshcd and
lIirtcd to their hearts content; and now,
when only u week longer remained Of
their pleasant soiOurn, they each began
To discover that the partng-likG many
not bG without its pangs.
Sotlc two friends sat rather modify,
listening to the irgp.tOads; tin young 10
dies having gone with Mrs. Campbell to
pass the evening with some friends In the
village.
Bit they were not alone moody on nc
count Of the near approach Of the time Of
their departure; they each hal another
lmwcIcome cause for mental tisQuletude,
in the melancholy fact that they were
both in that condition Of impCcunioSity
commonly known M dead broke" The
fact was that, before reaching Racket
vile, the two friends had passed week
At one " The wntering.placcs, which had
"a diminished their resources that on
their arrival ut the AsslmiQuid they had
little or nothing between them.
AT first, they treated the matter IN II
joke, for Tom WGthcrell said he had only
10 write to the bank to get all the money
that was necessary; so, alter II week, he
did write, but up to datc.llad received no
answer, which had rather nOnplussed him,
though he was informed by jolly Mr.,
Rogers, the landlord, that the mails were
frequently delayed, through the slOwncss
of the country means OF transportation;
and sometimes, even never reached their
destination at all, which was not In the
highest degree reassurlng. Tom had
written II second letter, which met with
no better success, rs poor Jake Savage
Ind no one to whom lie could very well
apply for money, though he was, never
thelGss, in the receipt of handsome in
come from his practice.
"fsay, Tom" snid Jack, ut length re.
moving his pipe from his mouth "why
don't you draw on the bank, md get old
Rogers to cash 1t, for enough to pay our
hill md take lis lOmeY'
at would be as much rs my situation
il worth, " replied his friend, "Lhe cashier
don't like me oyermuch, anyhow, and
that would finish me completely"
"Can't you draw on the governor was
The next suggestion.
"No. / tried II once, ind he rowed me
so I'll never attempt It again, l assure
you No, well have to leave our luggage
as security, and foot 1t home, rs far rs !
can see"
an be hanged If ! do" ieioined Say.
age, rising and pacing tho platform. by
love, Il does seem rs IL two sharp young
fellows like us ought TO he able to hit on
some dodge better than that COnlOund
II, | never was in such position in my
lifr and what makes Il worse Is, that we
needn't bGin II now IL we hadn't been
couple Of unlimited nsses. We might have
brought more money along II we had
known enough"
az we had only kept away from that
Internal watering. lilaCe we should have
been all right reloined Wethcrcll, and
then the two sat silently listening to the
trce.toads again. ... ,..
ali, Jack I've got an iden," shouted
WethCrcll, presestly, rising anil kicking
over his chair in IN erstacy OF excite
mCnt.
"BotherI replied Savage; "you
needn't scare the life out Of II fellow with
Your first idea, US IL II was your first
baby; sit down, and don't be rushing up
and down there like u maniac"
For, in his excitement, born Of his
idea" Tom was walking the piazza rs
II Tor a wager.
Hold your tongue rs lie replied, "and
let inc work 1t out, will you 7 ! think !
scemy way, not only TO paying Oft our
bill and our expenses home, but TO max
ing some money in the bargain"
Jack held his tongue as desired, and
Wetherel continued TO walk the piazza In
a brown study. evidently Wondering over