Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-18
The Missing Receipt.


Vb.,. said that 1. N,l,;r p,,,,,,,..,,;.,b
,.,, .sid All, ur.,',, ,t XII, 80,
IT,. r.. r., s' - 81 III
.A i i', M Gus i'm a. %"lN, ",'H
''i' NJ ''s5l' ~ WV '''' =, mum, W
,,'' 'tr'i ,',s, ',, 81 lo,
,ou';,, cr,.,,' H., liz 'i,m, e,5,,ar;,,
49,. H,.n IL, ;,;.,, ,,
NV, a.. til, i.,,,, "a, - g.. -,
,,J ~ i'm t,,', ,,..;,,,l t;1'l TIL
t. IN. 80, H., O,,, paadi,' ,'I ,'.;t;,',
,,,a, f., ,,oad ,non',L j., ,bn;r '', ,,' i',,,
10y So. i'','' i'r;,. s'. III
Va C.or,,e ,,as c,,,,,,arit;voi,. s,,caL; ina.
i .' I;,..;,.,s 49,. '''''',' i''s
- .,','' i'i,.;,.'.'''.,,'
'r, i'', 'es
w. i"l'i ~ Wv, 'U' ~ , I'i,'i,'.o'
I'LL ~. !,,' t;e..,', ,i'..',,.l
3'',,',' w
- w.. III, "''' -
sr,, H.; III. ',r a,,I :, ,,.' ~
, ,io'' .i. e G ~ "''I' " i "''o u"
lO ~ s ~" w. ''','; ~
''N iva w. '' We VII
u. ~
Nm "u' So I r'1'' ~ "i"
lii vi pa ',''''i ',a'a ~ W.
"'' III "''t' 49, i; '"''i ''''' y,
~, y, ouui"" : se' '''4' ie"iin 1i"' "''''"
lay lt.'Ve 'ii i''S "'uNN ~ '' 'l' nm
'ia' St D ,'iu ,,'' p."si'sI 'va ,a'oiaHi
uh''' Mi' pIo"Ii' ou' ~ al l'"'lelG' Ti.n
tne ,i'oHil'Ss vi ",S 'lu'' sui c"ll''i MN
i'" Wv, ',,'i'i anu sa'v 't'i'' lalN
Ing 10 w"ns n,'i wa. i'', .o'lu'O' l'''.,'
w. i''' " ,,'l w. ",'''' ~, '''' ii'"i'
'1u''''. nus I'VE Ply ~ WIN "''' io,' ~
P'e!E OF NV lil"S' "plu, ny 'lt c"nse'lulltVS'
that hung beside the fire-pmce-a whip but
seldom used vet Lawrence felt sure that his
father meant that he and il would become
more intimately acquainted if he continued
hi, literary pursuits.
The lad really trad To please his father.
and-for short time-,ucceede i'm doing
SO. much Ia the qualification of the entire
family.
one afternoon the news ,pread throuob
the town that old George Fairnan. the
store-kceper. was dead. lie was struck
down hv apopleNv. OF late wears. are and
sickness had been slowly creeping over him
and he had not kept his accounts as strictly
as he ought to have done. So when his exec
utors came TO settle I'M his estate. they
found his affairs considerably ..mixed up. =
They discovered many accounts entered
in his books. many for quite large sums of
money due him These accounts they made
ont. and it fell to the lot Of Mr.. Murch to
collect them.
II was an exceedingly hot afternoon that
Mr.. Nurch entered the dining.room of Mr..
browns bouse and made known his GRAND
81" In settling up the estate of Mr.. Fair
man we find YOU to be indebted to him to
the amount of forty dollars" said Mr..
| Murch.
There must bee some mistake" answered
Brown. for haven't bought thing at his
store for nioh on ia a ya,,r I've Rad NV
things sent from M, brother, store since he
| set lip here"
"Oh. but this account i, for articles
| bought at Fairman', store a wear AGO"
settled up everything ever owed him
| and he gave me a recent in full. The old
man was ms honest as the dav. but Won know
/ his memory wasn't yeiy GOOD the last co,,ple
of wears of his life. and 3d. in ease of nrci-
| dents. got receipt"
If You have the receipt. of course if is
/ all right. am well aware of the old mans
infnnities. Would YOU mind my looking
at the receiptY Do not for moment
imagine that doubt your word"
It's busy time OF the season now and
| | don't lust exactly know where TO nut nv
| hands upon it. but III have q big hunt for
it this evening, and tomorrow the recent
shall be in your hands"
Mr.. Murch being satisfied, departed. That
evening. and late into the night. there was
indeed big hunt " going on at the house
of the Browns much To the vexation of the
goodlv Mrs. b. who did not seem TO be ia
yorablv impressed at the idea of having her
house turned upside down in 50 uncerelno-
nious a manner
The ransacking search came to an end AT
last, vet with an exceedingly poor result. for
no receipt could be found. Mr.. Brown slept
but littlc-he was ANNOYED and vexed. for
it was by no means a pleasant affair to
twice pay debt of so large sum-and it
,cas large to him-of forty dollars.
True To his word. Mr.. Murch called the
next day and found his neighbor Brown
in most unainiable mood. snappish and
snarling as am ill-natnred dog. lie listened
to the recital Of the search. expressed his
regrets at its non-success. and finally told
.