Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-09-28

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Sometimes laughed aloud at my posi-
ton, which would be so ludicrous when we
were again tinted. AS the sun rose SO
rose my spirits, and | stepped of briskly,
wandering here and there in regions to me
heretofore unknown.
The panorama of high life and low life
at five O'Clock in the morning is unique
but attractive.
Finally l settled down in restaurant
for my breakfast, and unfolding my morn
ing paper. There was my advertisement.
What an odd thing to be sure. How we
would laugh over it some day perhaps to-
day or tomorrow, wife and /.
"Eh ? What's this 20 / cried out to my
self as my eyes rested on this paragraph in
prominent place.
"MIssING. - Mr.. Timothy Dorcy has been
missing from his home since the night of April
80. No reason is known for his mysterious dis
appearance. Any information will be thankful
iy received by his afflicted wife.
In all my life never knew of anything
quite so extraordinary husband and wife
lost in q city, and each advertising for the
other. | could hear my heart beat with
JOY as l realized that at last there was a
clue to my home.
Not q mouthful of breakfast had been
eaten. l was feasting on the joy of my
discoveries. | contemplated for a few min
utes ia an epicurean way, the dqeuner ofa
discovery, then started for the office of that
excellent morning paper, that valuable
journal whose circulation was limited only
by undiscovered and uneXplored lands.
That editor was an angel, seen through
my eyes just then, and his printers were all
of them cherubs of mammoth develop
ment. Glory I'd have my wife and baby
within an hour. sure.
| was walking briskly, my eyes fixed on
the pavement, my thoughts hours ahead
anticipating, when suddenly some one
caught my arm, roughly, exolaimng:
'1Iere, you Can't you stop? y lady
has been running after you for half q block.
You're worse than horse car to stop, and
then without waiting he passed ahead,
AS looked at him with angry astonish-
ment little hand grasped my arm, there
was the rustic of n dress and quickly drawn
breaths.
Tim, what is the matter ?n said the fig
ure as she followed the question, right on
the street, with n kiss.
OF course it was my wife.
"What is the matter ?n she asked again.
"Why havn't you come home Where
have you been ., shame to desert poor
ToddIcr !" clutching my arm and laughing
Historically.
| felt like catching her up in my arms,
so great was my delight, but due regard
for the public restrained that excess of
emotion.
As it was looked at her with hungry
eyes, and with my heart humping in my
throat and my tongue dangled with cou-
fusion of words wanted TO utter all ut
once. l presented n stature Of glad SUR
prise, motionless us if in stone.
"Why don't you speak, Tim, TO your
poor wife ? Tell her what has kept you
away SO long Let us not stand here with
the people staring So"
"l'm happy now, wife, to begin with.
Put that down as a credit mark-as long as
from here to the North Pole. | didn't 90
home because didn't know where to 60. :"
Didn't you know where To go =" she
echoed.
NO! / lost the location out of my head, ,
and your memorandum out of my pocket.
l have had 10 wait until you found ne
rs you have, thank you! Why didn't you
30 to the store ?"
$50 did, the old one. No one was there
not an animate thing to say where the new
store was, you never Informed me-"
$50 | didn't, forgot it. Why didn't
you go to the police -
Il forgot it-never entered my head.
You see l am not used to missing hus-
band. o, I've been SO miserable, and
Tim, there is gentleman beCkoning to
you"
1t was Mr., Armless in his carriage.-
'Seen the paper this morning, Doray ~
he asked as | came up.
YES, sir This is my wife, Mr.. Armless.
Va ho, a l,,.
dent.n
I'm very glad to know this, and your
self, madam" he said bowing. II was Just
on my way to the newspaper Office to give
my testimony. I'm glad it turned out so
nicely" lie bowed, touched up his horses,
then stopped them.
"By the way, Doray," he began, rs we
came up, take n couple of days leave
you are entitled to it. It'll be all right mt
the store" and with that he was away
without waiting TO hear our thanks.
After that We walked homcward like low
ers. The distance seemed short. | locked
at the streets as we came before our house,
and made mental calculation.
Lefty. Lefty" | cried in selfreproach,
"this house is only five blocks from our new
store -
1T has been II thousand miles away for
two days, " she replied softly.
looked into the yard Of the mansion.
Bless his dear little heart, there was Tod
dler sliding down the cellar door, under
the superintendent Of miss Of six sum
mers.
"IIello, Tod, crided.
40, papa p he yelled, running towards
me, Use glad you come, COS mama won't
cry any more" Aud we all went into the
house and shut the front upon the world
y BACHELOR says if you hand lady n
newspaper with scrap cut out oft, not
a line of it will be read, but every bit of
interest the paper possesses Is centered in
finding out what the missing scrap con-
tanned.
The late Rev. Samuel Browne, who shot
and killed German boy in his orchard,
near Cumminsyille, Ohio, few weeks
since, for stealing fruit, and who died mt
Valley Junction, Ind, last week, has made
munificent bequest TO found college
which shall bear his name.
Six hundred Mormon recruits, single
men and single women, arrived in New
York from Europe on Monday, in the
steamer MiHueSOtd.
The number Of new students this term
at Yale College is $50, of whom the acade-
mical department has $50, the scientific 90,
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