Connecticut western news., 1875-02-26
'. THE STORY OF A l. +BuR,lEAU[i.

AS sWo were klAssAAlS 00Wu k1ACuAuS5o street, several years ago, we. stopped in various articles that were exposed to be sold under the hammer. We had been there but a few moments, s,when we heard a female voice ginauiringy Is the old bureau to be sold to-day 2,,' On looking up, we perceived the question had been addressed to us by a young lady, whose sad but pleasant countenance struck us at once. We replied that all the articles spread on the sidewalk would be dis posed of to the highest bidder g; Td low enough," she said, pointing to an among other furniture; 'but I never bought anything at auction in my life, and see no women here; I don't know as it would be. proper for me to bid"
 .... :" It would be perfectly proper" we bid on the bureau D ''l'l1' ~ ; ..
 n, elf you will, sir, T thall be greatly obliged toayou.'' saHs9 Ga9ny !a s-.aaA .s !" ""Howj high are you wiling ,lI should @"I I don't exactly know how much it, is worth, but if it sells. for three, or four UOl1arS you Iutty Duy It.
 ,'"Shall Ispeak toa hand -catttnan to leave it at your house. ," aDt ss aio i'ssF ..l." {" No, sir I will call at noon and Set tie for it and take it away. !. I am very much obliged to yoqu. for te sJQgr JyQgr kind ind Fo So saying, the young lady W went eanita away, aSvaa leaving us to wonder who she was, and of ,whatiuse the 0old piece4ofg furniture could be to hersa We examined dlitA took out the, drawers but Saw nothing re- markables about it.a At eleven Q clock, when the. auction commenced, we were present, and after waiting near an hour, the auctioneer remarked, ,,," We will now sell the bureau. .1N What will you give me, gentlemen 2" One man offered two dollars, another three, and we bid >n half dollar more. h Four dollars were bid four and a half, and five dollars 3ai".'
 We were astonished that the old thing should bring so high a price What could we do7 See 1t sold, and disap- point the ladyla g gFhe thought struck us that 1t might have belonged. to some friend, and she wished to purchase it on I that account, and rather than disappoint her, we resolved to bid again. Six dol lars were offered by another to ouraston- ishment; but when our hand is i1 ; we seldom let another outbid us, and so We offered until the bureau was run up to ten dollars-and we purchased it for half a dollar more. 5Ceftainly we would not have given four dollars for it to use ourselves. However we bought it, and had it sent to our room, telling the auchoneer that if 8 lady should call for it to inform her where 1t might be found. We examined it again and again, and began to regret our purchase, feeling almost certain that the young woman would not thank us for what we had done; but we never mourn over q bad bargain: 1s Our philosophy will not per nit us to do so. 1-.a . ls1 -a 1.-a Z !. | A little after dark, as we were sitting in our sanctum, the young lady came in, with an apology for intruding and remarked
 Y" You bought the bQreau--so the auc- tioneer informs ms."' ga.- H
 "Yes, I bought it at an extravaganl price, I assure you"
 "That ..Tan ,;dI;aIsy did you .ag give 1T, 3sl
 "You astonish me. What can I do I had no idea that it would bring oyel three or four dollars, and am not pre- pared to pay for it tonight"
 "I suppose it was foolish. in me to give so much for it; but presumed you wanted it very much" gES
 I "Idid, sir, and would not value pay ing doubleatl1e amount for the bureau
 if were able, rather than not have it. , "So I apprehended. Perhaps it may ,. have belongedto some friend of yo1rsg' I "Yes, Ssir, that bureau was aonee mi mother '-and noticed tear come il her eye, which she endeavored to Sconcea -"but she is dead now, and I wish tt l keep it in remembrance of her. !" -z- J Thinking the lady might be poor, w
 told her that she might take the. bureal that night if she wished, and pay us fo I it when g he found it convenient. ! "I am greatly obliged to you for you ! kindness, but; would rather that yo1 should keep it until 1t is paid for .. i We urged her to take 1t, but she re fused, saying-"I will see what I ca1 do, and call in day or two and see you,
 and bidding us good evening, she left
 There is something very mysteriou about this woman, thought we. It ma
 be that she is poor, and perhaps in yer
 poor circumstances. But she shows a
 excellent heart, and the warmest attach
 ment to deceased mother. Her educs