The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-12-31
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tan air of consteFnaEon. 10 -sJ c ~
hi " .Of couEseII exclaimed with th
sharp accent of the official, on duty
You must prove that you are in reaIit!
! the person Iof whom the letter is in
1fGndeeesd, 81 Sir, T irse.aaIly didn't know
tlIAtIp size protested In q plaintive tone
i Is hfnin the city on a. visit, and dom
4 knew anyone but the McFimseys
| with whom I am stopping, and theI
have All gone into the country to-day
4 I have jastv received word chat n91
father is dangerously. III, and, thi
/ money is to defray my expenses home
7 Dosplease let me have Iit, sir !'@58o
s9fl7Gan,t doiisll saidI lemp phatically
locking the letter. up again. 1T
| against the rules. which i must sticl
4 itOsHoi 10u snln9Ts VaDG1C 91t} II
be- l'tNow she began to whimper, II but ]
remained ,infexi ble,. for I was conviTic
ed that she was a sly little swindler. X
iSH1oW what do Il BEHOLD to my h0r
rorgs 0Bandel is entleavoring tor con
sole her, and while he gives me q ven.
emous look, he hauIs out his pocket
book, and offers her his cash. i
laifstHerey my ndear young ladyIf he
sayss 4 ana happy to- be able to D ofel
you succor. Go to your sick father al
once. Here is my card, 50 that yOp
may know my addressin ST 3 Ot II Is
n7t tf'She. took cash Land card without
hesitation, and exclaimed, oveljoyed
isirI You shah hear from me soon, de-
pend upon it, sir !"' Ifis is;,{stfft se.T ii =,
With this she vanished.
+ g Well ,AI'n be hanged, O'BandeI, il
Thought you were 9Sueh fool y
said, with tcemmiseEation.e You have
been neatly done ont of fifty dollars
. f4You are mistaken, Sam, he calm
by fe5oined. svsThis certainly was a
LADY, .ssEass. gol az
80. . Bah I haye, such characters to
deal with every day of my life. I tell
you, aJaek,GsJ know JeH1. THAT was
sQmething too thin, about the Nc Finn
isegs having gone into into the The country sp tor
2iH" isl1ut up, Sam; eands give me my
envelopes. hnibgh loE sGoiv5Ta -
q All right, here they are q, And, as
he hurled off, I yelled after him, when
the genuine Miss Moonshine comes for
her noney-letter,g I will notify you In
@ 'sseyerai ida days passed, but the genu-
inc Miss Moonshine did mot appear,
and the registered sletter remained in
the ,postohces. My teasing fO1Bandel,
whenever we met here at dinner, con-
sequently grew rather weak! "3n 10
q '.s90nthe fifth day "a letter arrived
containing fifty dollars, addressed to
O,Bandel, and simultaneously the reg
istered letter for MissM oonshihe was re-
called Myfusual nlnek,. by Jupiter! (!
j ack entered soon after, demanding his
letter, and saying sarcastical1y
y &C sSDo you require my Identification,
Mr. Delivery Clerk p sad 3Wga-5d sfa
80 '' Never, mind l answered eoolly,9
your ugly insurance mug is sufficiently
well known all over town - in' iFI
,'tO Bandel opened the letter right
before my nose, and beside the inclOs-
ure of the fifty dollars, he received q
note from Judge Moonshfne, thanking
him in the Marn1est terms for the great
service rendered his daughter, stating
that he had happily recovered, wish.
in spersOn tOithe' phfvalroas gentleman
Whos etcs eete-sdf Tof .Isslafia J9Hd
"The matter was now. apparently
ended forever Still Iicould not help
feelinglthat, whiheaH had strictly full
filed my duty, I had. nevertheless
played a rather unenviable role" a=l
fY0d cannot feproach yourself how
ever; lsaidaI tOsSRm, for you merely
enforced the law on which dyoq have
. Il iffe6fSeiy what I said to rnyself,pa
continued Sam. ~
"And although I SeeI dissatisfied
with this piece of business, yet, in ,a.
sfhIifar case, should act again exactly
aslb did then! 3 Butt GeoFge, let me tell
yapft the,eonelqsionce Of. the story.il By
g Sure enough; O'Bande1 entered the
this mOment, and greeted us
cordially. issEs, 1addgisa asfo
1--WE We're Just stspeaking of you, Jack ~
said l. A'tWe' just saw you pass with
v0uF9Iady%love. .ueoC7a 1niefIs 81 foI
SIX IS, u rejoined Jack, laughing .left
her down the street, shopping" bst
'"Bnt finish your story, Sam, u I sud-
1enly insisted. iIso<E - ssi59it' fal
,q.iWhat story ?n queried Jack.
1.-THE history of your love, affair."
;norted Sam. Pray finish it yourself,
Is you know the details. best. II had
ustneached the point where you got
he letter from old Moonshine." "na
5ufn side-beard' I'M a. self-satisfied sort |
IF way I.yThe happy always like to |
speak. of their happiness. ii +e sd
""A1l of which you owe to me, you
Villain !" affirmed Sam. 81 2 -
Z 4 ftTrHe.i Sam.'2 said Jack = .sbut you
knew not what you did. But listen:J
lad Just received my money back from |
HE lovely unknown" A4hs v@t 9a
.rtLovejy, unknown !''ilI exclaimed. |
How differently that sounds from lit
Ie bread and-butter miss and little |
9 i2l 3 So -
,..s.Did Sam say that ?'i asked O'Ban-
lel,~ Fe., 49,. ,,.,-,.t,..... a.l.,.t ta.; i
ense! ~ cried Sam, hastily. 4oi
"Well, let it pass. At any rate, sew 4
eral weeks went by, and I had nearly |
orgotten the'little episode. Receiving |
couple of weekss vacation, improv-
dTthe time by taking a trip to the |
prings. The day after my arrival, as
! was trudging up a steep declivity be-
leatlf which was dark, rocky galley, I
: heard voices and laughter in close /
,roXimity, and looking, up saw a party /
# ladies and gentlemen about hund-
ards above me, They were evidently |
laYing lotsof fun, and one of them, a
voung lady in, q feecy, fsnow-white
Iress, ran from the rest to avoid capt /
ire, and came flying down the hill I
light toward me. A shrek of terror
rom herglips suddenly made me aware
hat she would not be able to check her
,rogress, and was in danger of being
,recipitated into the gdfIey. Quick as
bought ,leaped forward and caught
Ter trembling form plump in my arms. L
"While was trying to recover my |
,reath and self-possession, i distinctly |
loticed her take a, good look at, me
through her vail, which she quickly !
,ushed aside, and exclaimed joyfully
2 'lMr. OiBandel pi9HHfa3 53iiim
..!Who should it, be but the fair /
tranger of sweet post Office memory !
You can imagine the questions and
lnswers which followed each other
q quick succession. +. ~ 5y
"Finally grasping my. hand unre-
in hers, she hurried me up to |
he company, and, before we had fair
y. reached them, she cried t.,f4
: 'FsPapa! papa here is Mr.. o. Bandel,
jlie man who gave me the money in /
he postoffice, because the rude clerk
give up my letter = !"
"Rude clerk did She say that ?" ejac-
llated Sam.
"I am adhering strictly to fact"
Jack assured him, and continued: : |
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