American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-04

tom became to Mrs. Holm rs clay in tn,
| hands of the potter.
| She babe Joanna briag down trunk
| from the garnet.
1T was Seth's." she said. ''but Seth be-
inc dead will not need it again.
| She took out the woolens. examined
| them diligently. hoping to come suddenly
| upon rogue of Il moth, but in vain.
She urged upon the yielding bachelor Il
blood-stone, To stay bleeding of the nose
if attacked: making the cheerful remark
about il that she made upon the trunk.
She put aside some other valuablcs for
him; some hOrSe-cheStnuts as a charm
| against rheumatism a few herbs.-worm-
wood for his appetite, if it should fail him
lungwnrt for cough. if he should have
any; a packet of pennyroyal and thor
Oughwort for miscellaneous ailments to
which he might be liable away from
home.
Mr.. Tictom took all This regard for him
in good part. The amiable mar would not
have objected To Il touch of the rheuma-
tism tor the sake of pleasing the lady and
proving the power of the chestnut charm.
but he did not care to go far into con
sumption for the chance of being-pcr-
haps- brought back by lungwort.
All the town knew of his intended de
parture and the why and hour thereof
and as the early coach made its last tarry
people Wee already there to bid him
''good-speed." Tommy Teet was there
in his official coat, wiping something ont
Of his eyes-saw-dust. maybe. Jesper
Erown stood aloof as became a rival wood
saver without bank connection luckrr
than Tommy, there was nothing in his
eyes TO wipe away.
The driver clucked. and snapped his
whip in the ear of the nigh leader, and
the coach rolled away. Mr.. Tictom within
and Seth's trunk on the rack behind.
We do notpropose to follow that morn
ing coach. Only one remark has come to
us of the conversation within it on that
day. 1t was made by little old gentle
man of the readers acquaintance to his
neighbor, the only time he opened his
lips to speak for the journey Il had no
idea the world was so large as he looked
abroad for Il moment out of the moving
window. This world had always seemed
very little to Jerry.
Mr.. Tictom had not been absent more
than fortnight when he received two
letters pOstmarked ''SeetOwn.' One was
in the handwriting of President Grim.
and the other was evidently directed by
the ci-derant "boy." Had the bank fallen
No, no; that could not be.
which should he opened first? The de-
cision fell upon that of the Meeker. He
pecIed at the seal nervously with his thin
Hnpers. lnen SuuUenly ne plunged In
and read -
SEETowN BANK, !
SEErowN, Oct. -, 1S-}
Mr. JERRY TICToM
Respected Sir: In a crack of the floor.
Yours forever and ever,
AMOS MEEKER, Acting Cashier.
Mr.. Teton was amazed as he had never
been before at the information. 1t WIS
very meager, not to say misty. Poor
Meeker," he said, ''the promotion has
upset him.
He had forgotten the other letter. He
recalled it now. opened it mechanically,
and read as follows -
SEErowN BANK, .
SEETowN, 10Th Oct, IS-}
MIR. JERRY TIcroM
Deer Sir: That cussed -pence-ha' penny
deficit has turned up.
Verify yours,
GREELEY GRIM, President
All was clear; he had opened the wrong
letter. Together the letters We're intelli-
gible enough The Delightful news had
been put in two sheets bv the happy Off
GERS for fear one should miscarry.
In due time Mr.. Tictom returned. look
ing ten years younger. Mrs. Holm at
tributed this effect to the beros she had
so thoughtfully provided. and therefore,
the virtue and efficacy of herb
tea were doubted or assailed, she tri,m-
phantly quoted Mr.. TictOm and his re-
covery from hi. trouble.
The kindly bachelor never limited that
nut and herb charm and panacea had
made pictures for him in the evening
fire i'm the country.
In after days. this episode in the annals
of the SeetOwn Bank was alluded to as
''the Tictom deficit. ''-Scribaer, for Noo.