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


Mr.. Campbell thought that Jetty was
the rogue, and spent a great deal OF time
watching the singular pranks and evolu
tons OF the interesting bird. i ~"
When the twins came for their prom
ised visit Aun. Catharine made party
inviting all the boys and girls in the
neighborhood, and offering prize of 9
gold dollar strung on blue ribbon tc
the one who should tlnd the pocket book
The premises were thoroughly explored
the garden plot was raked over, every
maple, apple and cherry tree was climb
ed, and searched for knot.holes, but al
th6ngh 9 great many squirrels, birds, rats
snl mice nests were brought to light
thu pocket-book, to grandpa 5 great dis.
sp1pintment, did not appear. e TO-
Rery Sunday night during the sum
.ther Casbsrine drove over to Esq Rus
sells to borrow the clock key, and some
time during. the week, when she had
time, she carried It home.
= When, in the fall, the weather grew
chilly, bachelor Ed Russell took to driv
ing over to Farmer Campbell s to wind
up the tall clock, and the family agreed
in calling him an ancommo monly accommo
dating young man. Z - s i'as K
AS this was, kept up steadily all win
ter, people would have set the young
folks down as lovers had not every one
known about the missing clock Key
q It had come to be generally under
stood that young Waite was the thief
and not . cali was made upon the com
ers for q whole year 10 that highly prop
er Christian, nei eighborhood sl1sgp sli !
q One balmy morning. the foll6wine
spring Miss Catharine, CHANGING to glance
up FROM, the rug which she was braiding
and sewing for present to Mrs Rus
sell, saw pretty young girl In q plain
black alpacss suit coming through the
gate, t3aT :.
/ "There's that Waite girl" calculated
Catharine to her, mother. II wonder
what she means BY calling here r 7 pre-
sumo it's about the school again, bae we
don't want our neighborhooa children
under such influence. I shar't ask hei
in ,si, - ''V','oN - 'sai-
Catharine, did not have the opportuni
ty, for her father, with Jetty perched on
his shoulder, walked slowly down the
gravel walk, shook the girls hand in his
habitual gentle, cordial way; stood and
talked with her a minute or two, and
then in. an excited manner waited upon
her. to the. house 20, = ta S'% i'''n
.sHallo! here's my pocket-book r
cried he jubilantly, as he threw the dool
wide open, This young lady brodght it
Walk right in, my dear, and tell US all
about it. My wife and daughter will be
glad to know you Sit down in the rock
ing chair; you must be tired after your
long walk" 80 '''sl9A y h4
Miss .Catharine prided herself upon
her sharpness. She thought now, as she
set her head little more primly on ONT
side, sAh, that self assured young Waite
and that miserable tramp we're identical
as l have always supposed. We ough
to have had him arrested at the time, as
Mrs. Russell suggested" - H24fa
'.This is where I found it. said th,
girl .imidly, pulling a little bundle of olt
Sleeps gray flannel out of her pocket.
"Hallo! The back and lining of ny
old gray vest," said the old gentleman
skipping around like boy. SIT looks
like an old friend. There, mother, who
was the rogue? 1t wasn't me, and /
wasn't Jetty, nor the poor, hungry, for
lorn tramp ~ g 3'17
~ found it in this inside pocket" wen
on the girl, card this little roll was twist
ed up and tucked in on top ofs sack o
rags that was given me to sort and Gu
in the rag.shop where l have beenia
work because / couldn't get q situation
to teach. ! haven't opened it, becaus
it wasn't necessary when ] saw you
name in gold letters on the outside." o.
Everything is all right" said the oil
man. "The note runs out, Just as sale
next week The twins will be seven, AN
it does take two cups Of molasses for th
snaps. | guess you will begin to thin
I know something after all Tue none
comes jast when / need it,and Is just th
same as a gift. Sit down, Sit down, M
dear; you are not rested, ] am sure 'o'
'Catharine told Mrs. Russell, afterwart
that she felt as cheap as rags, but sh
came forward and took off the girp
things and kept her to supper.and befor
/ that meal was over they were all s
charmed with her that Miss Catharin
carried her home in the chaise and droy
around by the, residence of tue newly
elected Prudential Committee, and 81
cured the school for the coming terms
The nexs day Miss sCatharine too
Mrs. Russell over to call, and :hey cal
ried the young lady, whose name afte
all was not Waite, but Wyatt, gilt Of
twenty dollar gold piece from MIR. CamI
bell. 80 s. IS, $50 tii9 W. ,sfs
AT the wedding OF Miss Catherine an
bachelor Ed Russell, which came off ,
midsummer, the Wyatt brother and sistt
were among the bridesmaids and groom,
men. Everybody old and young, eve
to the jolly tin peddler, were hidden /,
the wedding. Grandpa told Che stor
of the lost pocket-book, and said that
had turned out well, for he had give
Catharine over as an old maid, and 81
would have been had she. not been oblis
ed to keep, the old clock from runnin
down. The twins had new trumpe
bought by grandpa for the occasion, an
Jetty in his best suit OF black stood.
the lilac bush in front Of an open wi
dow, and all through the cerenor
laughed, 'quaha, quaha, quaha, ,"-Ch
cago Standard gsti e,sI., .,,,. - :,
I9sod True Gentlemen. - '9H
| ~ beg your pardon and with smi
and touch of his hat, Harry Edmot
handed to an old man against whom
accidentally, stumbled, the cane which
had knocked from his hand 'h
"Not bit not bit y said the o
man chesrily ("Boys will he boys. al
Its best they should be. You didf
harm me-" atoh# lso 'tl9tfsT9 'ltli's alof
"rm glad to hear its'rand, lifting b
hat again, Harry turned to Join the pla
mates with whom be was frolicing At Il
time Of the accident