The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-15

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give so much for it; but | presumed
you wanted il worry much.
"l did, sir, and would not value
paying double tho amount for thC
bureau. il | wero able, rather than
not have it,
$50 | apprehcnded. Pcrhops il
may have belonged TO some flioud oI
YOURS ~
"Yos, cir. that bureau wos once my
mothcr's-and l noticed O n tCol
come in her eye, which she onlcay-
oroi to conceal --"but she is dead
Iuov. ard wiob 90 Eocpit in romem
lbrarcc Of her
Thinking tho lady might be poor
we told her that sho might tnko the
bureau that night if she wished, and
pay us for il when she found it con-
yeniert.
81 am greatly obliged to you for
your kindness, but would rather
that you should keep i, until it il
paid for
We urgcl her to take it, hut s'y.
refused, eaying--"I Will sec whnt !
can do, aud call in day or two aud
see you, and bidding u good even
/ ing, she loft.
There is something very mystoli-
Gus about TINS woman, thought We.
/ II may bp that she is poor, and por.
hap5 in very poor circumstances
But sho shows I'm oycollcut heart,
and tho wnrmcst attachment tp de'
ceased mother Her education mus.
hpyo been good, and she bias ,yideut-
/ IL seen better days. And We Thought
the next time she called upon us, Ne
would ascertain something moro Oi
her character and circumstances --
perhaps her namo, which We fell anX
ious to learn.
In a day or two tho young woman
called on us again aud N-t4 t,tr, .
her eyes sho remarked, 81 JO Mt
know what you will tlInk of me. bu!
all the money have in the world is
five dollars this have brought to
you toward the bureau you were 81
Kind rs TO purchase for me- So say
ing sho placed the money before us i'll
silver.
IL shnl not take money at pres
ent,' we remarked. Il can 10 with
out il. You may take the buroou il
you want and WHOM you are able, at
some future tinie, YOU may pay mo for
IT."
SLo expressed great deal of era
IG.u3a. ana fqil, 'Iwoull ~;L.t rou
should take what layo 5" md moths
ing that we could sny woull induce
IhCr ID tako tho money GrGin.
"You appear TO lavo soou some
anlictiun p VIC remarked as We 81 "
The tears in her cycs
"Not much, sir j must confess
that | have not always been Us am
at presents for hayo seen better
days. When my parents were living
never knew what it was t. want lOl
ANYTHING. Now | cannot say so.
How long have your parents been
dead %
about six years since my father
died and it was four years ago last
Saturday, when my mother was
buried"
At tho mention of hcr mothers &
pono. tho tears ca,nc feet 70 hor eve.
"a tender chord was touohcl-w,
saw it and naio no moro inquiries
when she took her leave
IL was nearly six weeks before W
saw the Young lady again. Shcthou
called upon us with the remainder oI
the money that we had paid for thc
bureau.
I We nrotosted AGAINST receiving Il
nj that time. thinliing il might have
been inconyenient for her to pay foi
il; but she insisted that wo should
tione to YOU for ycur kindness. Eiu1
ID not been for ycnI should not have
the buroau-the only relic OF my
mother; for it was then impossibl,
for me to raise tho amount You So
generously paid. | shall mover for
ret youI. Kindness"
"Do YOU wish 70 take tho bureau
away?"
II have spoken to a cnrtmGn who
will call hero in short time, and
have il removed out Of Tho way; for
suppose you will be glad to set rid Of
it."
"Not Mt all ] aIn pleased that !
was instrumental OF = Gttlo service
TO you, andi' eyer you a5',S'"no. b. {.
shall alNay- be loady 90 render H.