The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-12-17

AOuiiu ID bi2 hliiDl Gil Niiilti glON0S
and thick rug, which, if they got
soaked in the rain, could come back
in the dog-cart; and all these prepa-
rations made, she lighted candle
and held out her hand. He under
stood the gesture.
"God bless them." he said and fol-
lowed her upstairs to where the child
rem slept, to give their little sleeping
faces a farewell kiss.
As he stood by their bed he heard
the horse coming up to the door
the half hour had passed too quick
ly; bu. anothe thought struck him
ut the last moment.
Don't leave that money down
stairs all night, Kate; put it in my
dresSing-room or, stay, put it in
yonder;" and he pointed to door
partly overhung with a curtain
That's the safest room in the house.
Good-by, my darling; will telegraph
in the morning in time for the post
man to bring the message. If I'm
not back tomorrow, get Allen and
his wife to sleep in the house. God
bless you! Good-by."
Another moment and he was gone
and Jane and her mistress looked two
very lonely and deserted females IN
deed, as they stood peering out into
the darkness, listening to the reced-
ing wheels.
"Come, Jane, this will never do"
said her mistress at last, wiping some
rain drops and drops of another ma
ture from her face. Let us see that
all the doors and windows are fast /;
then you had better get your supper
and we will make haste to bed"
But Jane liked a grievance occa.
sionally, and being little bit Of a
coward she felt bound to make the
most Of her situation. She declared
. if il were not for leaving her mistress
alone, she would 90, then and there,
and fetch Mr.. Allen, the schoolmas-
ter, up to come and protect them du-
ring the night; for, Oh, the awful
/ Ua.ngs stIv hal read in the paper only
the week before Of lone houses being
robbed, and the mas er being beat
and the maids mouth tied up" At
this her mistress began to laugh.
Il do think. Jane, | must tie your
mouth or you will make me nervous.
Get your supper and come and tell
me when yon are ready for bed"
Then she herself re-cntcrcd the
study and sat down TO collect her
/ thoughts somewhat after the hurry
and turmoil Of the last half hour.
This illness of her father-in Law
Would be lelent at the last and let
her husband share his property with
is other children Differences aris-
ing out Of John Fergusson's marriage
with a dowerless woman. fomentcd
by petty family jealousies, strength
ened by the Independent attitude the
Young man had assumed-such diff
ferences had been after all the heavi-
est grief of Mrs. Fergusson's mar
ried life. And now she wondered
and pondered on them till the clock
on the chimney-piece struck the hour
Of ten and startled her out Of hel
meditations.
This is the night" she thought,
for winding that time-piece .up;'
and she sought among the ornaments
for the KEY. In her search she found
something she had not expected
this letter, not in an envelope, slipped
behind the time-piece, most likely, as
soon as read:
| DEAR SiR-The sum you name il
YOUR letter of the 9Th. {. e70-Wlll be
remitted to you in the form you request
on Monday the 10th inst. The receipt
of MIR. Holland will be quite sufficient,
I'VE beg to remain yours obediently,
'WM. & FRED. MATHERS,
''Mang's of Fordham Savings Bank. ;
"Oh. John, you careless man.
4 murmured his wife; land yet YOU
say YOU never leave any thing about
This is the 10th; 50 that's been lying
there three days, / suppose. In
very glad Sarah has been out most
of the time -
"If you please, IN, I'm going III
stairs now rs soon as | have cleared
these things away" said Jane, enter
ing with a respectfully aggrieved air
land glad l shall be to get to bed
for what with the night being st
rough, and master his goin' off st
suddint, feel all queer like and a:
if | had the cold shirers runnin
down the spine of my back"
When the servant left the room