Ellsworth American., 1877-05-31

h8d NtSi6ly declined IN the world since We
had last met and a certain glassiness Of
the eye told that tale which Is reYealed at
once by the light blue iris. but concealed
by the rich brown eye 50 frequently met
with In the States. His hand did not shake
Of course-the poiations OF the day had.
steadied IL but Hez was little unsteady
on the high heels of pair of dainty boots,
which contrasted strongly enough with
his generally rough appearance.
Gradually edging Hez out of the crowd,
/ | lured him away to quiet cob6ler and
cigar, when he became at once coherent.
and delivered many sarcastic remarks on
that one horse place. Sampville. Now,
thought !, is my time to get posted on this
section OF the country, and | at once
opened out on real estate. iuquiring by the
way. who and what Mr.. Van klauwenhoek
might be-
Look at here" said Hcz IL am as
fond Of klauweuhoek as | am OF lujunS
He refused TO lend me a ten dollar bin
( few days ago-fhe mean cuss and let me
tell YOU he owns a most the hull township.
Fust OF all. he started in dry good, then he
went into grain, aud lager beer, and lum-
Der, AL now i president OF the bank. He
l. smart man. YES sir, And they don't
! know mnch of his antecedents round these
parts. and they don't inquire No. sir, in
/ tbs section oi the country il ai"'t well to
AK too many questions So long a &
1 man has the stamps. we don't inquire how
he got them. We take II for granted that
our citizens have an busted up somewhere
or other. before they came to this last
place that was ever made. and we don't
/ ask where they did It,"
This w.s getting unpleasant. 50 re.
/ miadcd Hcz that | should like 10 know
more OF Van klauwenhoek
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snrts Of yUlainv ,yi,b,,,, s.,,tr,, NV Ill.
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mn, called Llouw.nh,.I H. WI,
man .,,,,s ,,,st 10 cL,,ao H. H.. ,..,.
a. w,Il cham. nj. ,an,n a, Tho ss,,n ,in,s
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VA ne wa, Just The greatest mau and the
,'u">' h'iS''Ah ~ feFGamuo' ! CUES he
o"", chap'i 81 NJ own ana lAid on
minister "i W. own raIhcEl'r STRIPE l"
F'7th theit ne wa ah uhc>Wmou lN't
man according !" NJ Ighi'-ahd meas
"t'H "u' 'h' ""f4l eItNttlN. according I"
~ Sh'Iou c'". il,N isn. "'N superb,
! "' hAAah'i'>' "it- boston pFed-And
the Prmmr>t daughters YOU ever set eve,
on ne nun 10y looked as u thty could
not help DONG whats right, mechanically,
and lal no mercy on peopl" a. we're built
on different principles. wal! . day.
Van. VINO was manager OF the ely bank.
S"r, I" "i> IA"'tr IA an awful tri@ht- HE
hhhN MAe sn'd genuine "ii machine, net
HN" them wildcat c"necrn>-all hunknm
0 ~ I5f
mere N">t. but = ihtre-t""d legitimate
business, an had enough % make him
loon scared ahl wanted u" chd ~ tncour-
HS'm'u. from III own pTiFai" ana cuuii'
u'hHA 'a"S'f o"lof" ht c"ulI ttll NJ 'aic.
~ ~ ~" murder came out The GUS
hl ht'h >letu'h.lhS on hlN own account
WIN tht money oi IN" hahh' AteF losing
AL ~ own ana wa mort tiihe OF Two
huhured 'h"H,and dollars ana quarterly
meeting "i directors coming on NhAt
was I" DC aohe II wa an ugly nN' lh"
lawyer Shii ne guessed y was a hard nut
Ii, I',i f,t, fhai - might be done, If hs
Iir, ~, .xor. hy III ,ba, iy''ndgnee !. nd,Ie Il
III. l,wver wss ,be a.t nlsrL he hsd ',,t
10 cling 10. anI that without INN, he should
cave in At once.
;. ..Wal. then. said the LAWYER. you ans
wer me one question. Have YOU full con-
troll Of The finances now NJ this nreseut
moment:'"
..Y.S sir sai1 Van II am bos. i'm
board meeting
That's we'll" Now how much more do
Won think YOU could steal between now
aud the fatal day:"
Il don't know" answered Van, "per.
haps two hundred thousand more"
..ThatIl fix things elegantly Now YOU
lust 90 and well call il Withdraw from
..,...
change the money and bring il right here.
and guess We ,hall put things through
Il don't quite see how that will help
me. "
Just now. neighbor. Won ain't wanted
10 see: YOU 20 this ..blind" or not Al an ="
VERY little more persuasion was wanted
10 Undue" a man who was elbow deep in
other folks money to 20 in up TO the
shoulder Before board dav arrived the
money was distracted from the bank and
safely lodged in the hands of the LAWYER.
who took il very coolly, and told Van to
look in for fnal advice the night before
the meetin-s. Van arrived fidgetty and said
he did not quite see his way.
..Nos, likeI,, nnt s,;3 ,bo Ia,y,.r lint
,.or, ,I'i,,h, sho,,, I;,,I. ,,,m, -, NJ, ~.
iool as ifvou mad no more Confidence IN
ma ,hon mo pos,nnian ,,d ~ crI,,,ai
Sroo,
..pia,.a t-,ior.t Si..., ,,.t. l., Ia 20
me )"
.FvervtbIng | oues. A. an ay.mnIe no,
20 49,, ,,i,I, ,.o,,r s,ar,,s a., 90 -, az
or,rards !" Va -aa = 49,, r,a,, a,co
,rert dow, ,o Nv oriaans ,yhiIe tha nm
ninJ races war.. goin,, On ia ,yas rfi;n,
mightv fine borsa whfcb a,,raetad =
hrace ot i,dividnals or he scaiI.xs., Or
a. ona of ,,hai,, h,,,s,, "a ,,,'r,'i,,,
ind,e. anas. ynn.re ridi,,, = taii san,rI.
-. At ., -, ,.'', .
rs,ii.s poston vben ,Ie snoIlr,raa nod
~ - -. 80 tI 80, g - ,''
that,s m = fact. hnt sbonIJnt mind match
in,, o,r hos a.in ronrs ,,yioa ronnd ,ha
course for thousand dollars. and nv
friend Colonel Skeet shall hold the stakes
That's So" replied Boston. 1.-The condi.
tions are that Won match vonr horse
against mine twice round the course for
thousand dollars. and vour friend Colonel