Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-29
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He was from Missouri, aud his OLE
wife was with him. For several year.
they have been saving their hard
earned surplus of money with grea
deal Of care and prudence for rain,
day. He. with his new suit of home.
spun, as neat and as tidy as was the
good wife, who manu- featured the suit
arrived at our depot to-day, little
sorrow full in appearance, it is true, DO.
cause, as he explained to our reporter
Sarah Jane wns very sick In MiDneap.
oils, and that he and tie old lady were
on their way to visit her. The old
gentleman made careful inquiries OF
our reporter as 10 which train he
should take; whore il would start
from, and, as a matter Of couree, 70.
ceived the necessary information.
The old gentleman posted off in
haste to buy his tickets, and approach.
ed Mr.. Zugg, the gentlcmanly agen,
Of the Iowa Central, with all the 20
liteness OF the gentleman Of ye old
time, and said:
Good morning, sir"
Good morning" said Zugg.
II should like TO know" said the old
gentleman, "if I can get a couple OF
tickets from yon, to Minneapolis ?"
Yes, sir; you can
The fare was counted out from an
old sheepskin wallet, and the old man
got his ticket, thinking that he knew
how to travel as we'll as any body.
Other people were waited on, and
tho crowd about the dingy dilapidatc,l
Depot we're hurrying to and fro as
usual.
Pretty soon the crowd was hustled
to one side, and the old man in heat
of excitement worried his way up to
the window. and asked for his pocket
book which lie said contained nigh un-
to two hundred dollars and both their
tickets.
Mr.. Zugg informed him that he did
not know anything of his pocket book,
that the last he knew of 1t, it was lay
ing on the shelf In front of tho ticket
window.
Tho vissge Of that old man was sor-
rowful to look upon, but he did not
appear inclined to dispute the state.
ment made to him by the agent, but
forthwith sought his wife, and to her
he unburthened his mind.
Said he, "Just to think that we
should get through Bloomfield safe
and then lose the pocket book with all
it's contente, and find ourselves here In
this city, strangers and paupers, AZ it
were; too bad!" And he sobbed like
a child.
Woman, ever cheerful and inclined
to look on the bright side of every
thing, cheered her spouse Of fifty years
with encouraging words and told him
that God would provide, and, said she,
"Ps, have You felt in all your pockets 2''
Eyes, and more too, and | have not a
cent
She asked for permission to exam
inc for herself, and forthwith proceed
ed to 60 through his pants and vest in
scientific style, but nothing was
found. The next, last, and only chance
was his coat, and the first pocket into
which she dived disclosed tho missing
wallet, with Its contents intact.
She brought it forth with pleased
emile and said in CHEEKY tones, "there
dady, don't get scared so easy
- s,he ia >.>~s> .s~~s.tiss a. IA .ss<
bound was beside the ticket window,
and exclaimed between tears and
smiles, s'there, there she is, and two
hundred good dollars in her too be-
sides the tickets" and said don't you
think the old woman found it in my
coat pocket, just think, said he, where
we would have been had we been in
Bloomfield.
He generously invited Mr.. z, to
take drink, but was informed that
he had better board the train, as it
was about ready to start, and when he
left Green street he was still swearing
by Iugg