The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-11-05

the lilac-bush In front of the bedroom
window; glancing out they saw that he
had the green trumpet in his mouth.
"He stole that from the mantle in your
room, and why shouldn't he have stolen
the pocket.book as well !? He picks up
every small, bright colored object that
attracts his attention. I, for one, don't
believe In harboring thief in the house,
and Miss eCatharine turned the cat out
doors, shut the dsmper of the stove and
declared everything to be ready for
starting. eG s93l f. 1tf Iii
II never thought 1t q good plan TO-
carry that clock key in your pocket
book, m said Catherine, as they logged
along to church. hsta.ane ne
"lolikeIte have things where / know,
thew are safe, = said her father
"Well, YOU missed your figure for
once,H spoke up the wife ~ a5sr
by no means,'' replied the fine old
gentlemen, good naturedly ; the key with
the rest of the missing articles isin the
pocket book and that is mislaid by no
fault Of mine, as you,will be willing to
admit when 1t turn, up,''Rtei-po Ia sbwr
+ "Bat it-didn,t turn up, even after din
ner when they searched until sundown,
then, znot wishing to have the the old
eight.da clock run down, Catharine had
the horse harnesse1 into the chaise, and
drove over TO theeast part of the town
tos the Russell Homestead, where there
was an old family clock exactly like
THEIRS and borrowed the key. Ia talk.
ing over the matter with Mrs. Russell,
Catharine remembered that trampahsd
called end had eaten bowl of bread and
milk by the kitchen fire the very morning
neutrality-suspicious. was missed That
brought up the prolific subject of trsmps
and thieves, and Mr. Russell mentioned
that widow named Waite, with two
children.a q son and daughter, from down
the river somewhere, had bought and
moved on to the Bascomb place that
when he heard of Ii he couldn't help re-
memberirg that last year when be was
down to the shiretown on q jury q wid.
owiwomsn named Waite was sent to jail
for three months for stealing, and that
Mrs Russell remarked that she didn't
intend 10 SAY anything about 1t to any
body, but that she had made up her mind
that she shouldn't Gallon her new neigh
bors .t9AfHi
The next day., when Catharine was up
to her elbows in suds, q gentlemanly ap-,
pearing youth who said his family had
just purchased the Bascomb place. came
to the door, having heard that Mr. Camp
bell was Prudential School Committee,
to see 10 he could secure situation as
teacher for his sister. Catharine listened
no further, hat answered him curtly
without referring him 10 her father, and
shut the door in his face. aiq
She mentioned the incident to Mrs.
Russell after dinner when she drove over
to return the clock key, She added,
thoughtfully, that he looked to her like
the fellow to o1whom she gave the bread
and milk the day before the pocket book
was missed . tn4,h III
Mrs. Russell asked how much money
there was in it, and, being told, said she
bad heard that they had paid one.third
down for their place, although only one
fourth had been reqhifedaH6 9dT
When Catherine returned home she
found her half, brother, James, bad driven
over from his adjoining farm to see
about note which, his father held
against some one in the next town, which
be thought ought to he renewed.
at won't outlaw for year." said Far
mer Campbell. 9ai,s sdt fs - m,la5i 81
"Let, me, see," said his SOM and then
Of course lCatharine lat out the whole
story. y.olae3 ai uai5d .fe,nnL sflEi,, n 4.
| Twas 1itiyour old sheepskin wallet, fa-
tneri ,li,w msaf 3gel o,it So s ifio4h 4iif
arOh, no, it was the, pretty red ard mo.
rocco, one with twenty different compart-
mentss lhati the twins gave me last Christ.
mas ayed ~ id.r..- !, ..6,,a -, f,...-...
| "You5 had itinl your hand the last time
| was in here, and showed me the re-
lceipted bill for three sets of Cyclopedias
ii-Catharae's set, James SET and my set
Let me see !; that owas Thursday There
was tramp eating bread and milk 10 the
Kitchen, a rough looking fellow.
Thought it i6judicious. to let him enter
the house. and spoke to my wife about
lit when 7 got home Don't You remedmf.
| Der it, After he went sway mother said
father looked like tramp in that old
| sbeep's gray suit" "',d t2# iiH
"Tbere, those clothes are in that rug .
| put in Cathatine triumphantly, pointing
to an immense braided mat upon which
she was at work, "Father left them of
to have them mended one day, the tin
peddler came along, and while father
was ont talking with him, mother and
Stripped what was good for carpets oul
Of them and bundled up the rest for, rags
in hurry, / tell you.
81 am glad Of il" said her half broth.
er, laughing heartilysd"bdt / must no,
be lingering here. Father, can I take
lyour hillside pillow for a few DAYS 2"
ad"I presume it is in that missing pock
textbook, ~ observed Catharine, facelious.
ly, and the tanned crow laughed, '.quha
quha, iiquha,''e as hd alighted outside The
window with Mrs. Campbell's scarlet
crotchet knitting. bag in his bill, iwhlct
l[he immediately carried across the yard
and threw into the we'll. 3 s m.} ~
hG The four persons looked at each o,he
land nodded knowingly ''We will senc
for Ed Hotton Immediately to come ant
cleantoutth the welL' said the mother. 8os
THAT would be impracticable Will,
the water is SO Deep" said james, ''hu
at high noon YOU can reflect the bottom
of the Swell in q looking-glass. and Sc,
Ewhatis therei"ai bsga .bsisR sila
81 The experiment was tried, and ther,
oould'be seen On the clear, graveIly bot
I tom Of the well sundry cups, mugs, nails
lslnall tools and pieces of crockery,
green frog,and big, speckled trout, bu
no pocket-book. The knitting bag caugh
on the bucket, and was saved, to Mrs
4 CampbelPs great relief nRar 19i ,iv
y Hardly a. day passed but that some
y thing was wanted, which, when inquired
;. for9 was found to have been safely stow
ed away in that capacious lost pocket
, book.
~ Mrs. Campbell settled down In the be
liefHthat James, who was the father
son by prior marriage, and no favorit
4 Of hers, had thought it no harm to ar