Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-09-17

| LOOK mere. MT. haIu -auu hO uhio'N
ed a ten dollar bill and smoothed it care
fully out do you see anything remark
able about that bill p
NO. said Charley. carelessly. 1t
seems good enough but 1 am no ex-
pert
Julia glanced at the bill aud smiled.
L can guess what you mean.'
impossible
'Yes, can. There Is William Hem
ry Brookes' written on the lett>hand
corner in very small characters.'-
Brookes looked amazed; and Julia,
laughing, said, You need not be afraid
of me am not medium, and have
not the second-sight. l came by my
knowledge in very natural way. Ia
William Henry your name?
1t is, Miss julia. May ask you to
tell us the secret of your Information"
You had better first tell how you
came to do so absurd thing as write
your name in such a place. 1t would
make me feel as if l was wandering
about the country looking for myself
well, 1t was whim. Rich English
men are allowed to have whims; 1t is
one of the privileges Of their condition.
That bill was the first American money
l touched ; l got 1t on board the steam
err; and 1 wrote my name on it in an
idle whlm, whose source l did not then
analyze, and certainly cannot now. The
first time went On Broadway l went
into a booksellers and bought map
and guide to the city, and paid for 1t
with the marked note. | think l did
this knowingly, but am not sure; ; in
fact, l had only passing interest in the
matter. That must have been about
the 14th of Januery.'
And on the 10th got it in payment
for some writing. 1 know it was the
10th, for l was to 60 with Charley to
to.-r.o.. ondI,ror,od rsw o,ove.
and a new fan, and I had only that one
ten dollars. Then, too, l did not feel
very sure if ought to spend it in that
way. sat thinking and thinking and
- ~ h;,,;n nv hand. finally T
Vs.. -, .,r;,;nrond ,ho, verv nicbt 7
49,. a.. ,n-;,.r,
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you' n,'''
N"V" ,,,,, ,n.o % Toll Won will feel
NJ w;u rot Toll me the plain
,,r,h
wi, 7 ,boncbt this William Henry
proo.os i. snob who imayiues himself
~. I.o.I- W., il ,ho world Then 70.
aoo,od how conceited hc must be to
49,, ~. oroon whothe bas only n mass.
~ ~ mao;r,
Thor, vou A,iss Julia tor your
,., shol, rover claim another
IN rnioss 7 mean TO keen It absolutely
in my own possession. Then l would
how. = r,cht n nut nv name upon It.
don't YOU think SOP
Certainly but that would be more
foolish whim than the other; you would
So,,har 20, uso nor interest for YOUR
money,
,I.Lo,,a hovo nv wbim Rut what
IA nom 10 u;tb ,bc billp
Wv :. ;.,o Tho ,rooorrv of tbo dry
rood. mon ond oot in exchange cloves.
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IA 90, d,1 no, foroot tho namel-
n"0 y. VIZ w
""s '.'"s ,,,rod,cod n vou
wv ~ "- 1r. noI - ,oi.rro
49,. 20 ;no,;no,;orto forget since
anu ~ -- =, hoo,. ,ro;n,,
hV% u'a w. So,o, Ill, to'dor and 70.
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10 ..,e 0a ,,;,h thoro is no doubt of
! '''
"' L;,a,r rot ,,e non ond
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won v;1 find them in the other
~,
pa 49,, xo., and 1r,io followed him
0, ~ .nrood ont ,bo hill aud
ou' ~ .on.o III oyor II in large clear
80 ,.. 49,
'""." :. o1oss Mr.
poaSs,
,Tt ;o ,oo rrocious to use. Remember
~. ;n,nodrooa mn 70 Won shall
II .." =, onw s,ronao hand touch it
n0'.'
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