The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-14

mad had be taken d n,outbfuf when be grew sud.
denly male, his lower Jaw. dropped, ana ne
gazing fxedly ut the 1ana'pos -
III gpeIk bound.
!. % - Coed gracious, Tom,'' said Bessie e;
- Whatever IS the matter9 Are you NJ
81 8. Don't say ft'ss black beetle. salo MT.
Moyse, peering anxiously into tne 3am-po. :.
But there was nothing thereto cause lo 'li
.aNo, don't; It's nothing. stall be "a. all
.rlrht directly" gasped Tofn. "ips- ~
the Ave hundred pounds.
Mrs. Moyse and Bessie looked at hspn ss
IL he had taken leave Of his senses. C m,.l
;Keckwidge murmured incohereh.iy, iss
hn-, dred farrier;dogs with one eye, answers
IN The name Of Bob ,and relapsed Into va
: Rnt Tom did not long continue In bis mo-:
rnantary condition OF bewllderment. lie
nniied ont the rough draft OF the advertise.
nent' which was still in his pocket, and be-.
oan TO compare the .namcs Of the parties 10
tho deed. as there mentioned, with The piece
~ snar,.hmert which had covered the jam
NOT. and which now lay upside down upon
! 1Ralnb, Howard and Frederick Pollock,
THOMAS Burt and Sidney Forrest Dysart.
william Henry. Austin. Yes, the very
namesI Mrs. Moyse, Pve found the MISS
Ing deed. or au least piece OF it, and now,
il we can trace tue rest, our fortunes
made!"
Of sbeepskin that lay about here for ever so
long, and that took to cover my Jam
pots? Good gracious J"
"Mrs. Moyse, that dirty old piece OF
norcbment is worth five hundred pounds
But where is the rest OF it? For heavens
sake, don't say IT'S destroyed"
"Ips all cut up, at any rate, saiu
Mrs. Moyse, tlinging open her cupboard.
...There's two dozen pots there, ana they've
each got piece or IT. That pot was Tue
first we've opened. And rather thlnh
rummaging in the cupboard" yes mere !.
Is IL rather think this is all the rest OF IT,:
II was an anxious moment. The mutt
lated narcbment was spread out, the pots
uncovered, and the circular fragments re-
stored. though with some difficulty. each to
its proper place. At last the task was I'm.
ished. A few Of the and a5hereases and
Droyided alsOs were slightly sticky, but not
the smallest part was missing.
Mrs. Moyse's possession OF the decd was
very easily accounted for. When Me1srs.
Sharpe 4 Floyd had removed from Chan-
cery Lane, a quantity OF old papers. when
were regarded as out OF date and useless,
had been swept into corner for the dust
man. The deed ia question bad by some
accident got among them; and Mrs. Aloyse
observing that it was parchment, and being
a careful housekeeper, picked it up ana ia'd
it aside for the purpose for which she a1ter-
wards used it. .,.. g..
These particulars were communicated to
Tom while Bessie brushed his hat and gen
orally got him ready Gor excitement had
made him quite bclpless) to go OIL to MI.
Sharpe's private house at once to claim the
reward. Everybody appeared to have
vague kind Of impression that 1t was all d
dream. and that they bad better secure the
reward before they woke up. With the
deed carefully wrapped in paper and in the
breast pocket of his carefully buttoned coat,
Tom buried to Mr.. Sharpe's, and, hot and
painting, began to tell bis story. No sooner,
however, had Mr.. Sharpe comprehended
the main fact that the deed was found, ana
assured himself of its identity, than he
stopped Tom short in his narrative.
:.That'll do for the present." said he;
YOU shall tell me the rest as we so 10 Mr..
Morpcth's."
"A
quickly at MI Norpetl's house.
sis your master in?" inquired Mr.
Sharpe.
"Yes, sir" said the footman; but ne
Is lust sitting down to dinner"
II must see him, Notwithstanding" said
Mr. Sharpe. "kindIy take him my card;
tell him my business is urgent"
The man complied, and a moment later
MIR. Morpeth threw open the dining-room
door.
"Walk in, Mr.. Sharpe. All, you have
good news! see it in your face! The
deed is found!""
eyes, sir; am. happy to say it is, and |
congratulate you with all my heart: and
YOU, too, my dear Mrs. Morpelh, addressing
a fair-faced, gentle-looking lady, who was
seated at the head OF the table.
:. "1t is really found at last, is it?" said
she. "Ob, what a relief! Then there will
be no need for ME to appear in that dreadful
court?". i.'.r
f. "Not the slightest need indeed, may
almost say that the finding of the deed puts
an end to thesuit. The plaintiffs haven't
leg to stand upon."'
"But where, when, how was it found:"
inquired Mr.. Morpeth.
Here is the fortunate finder. He had
better tell his own story" said Mr.. Sharpe,
.sfor as soon as / realized that the deed was
actually found brought him here at once.
and I scarcely know the particulars N.Y.
self" So.
Tom told his story and produced the
deed, receiving the heartiest commentator
for his intelligence and acutencss.
"EXcuse me one moment" said Mr.. Nor
peth; and leaving the room, he returned
with check, still wet, requesting Messrs.
Coutts d Co. 10 pay Thomas Halliday or
order the sum OF .fve hundred pounds.
"And now, my frieuds," he said, est
down and join us at dinner, which you nave
so agreeably interrupted. For my own
part, I feel more inclncd to enjoy my an
ner than L have for twelYemohtn past
though ] am afraid the soup mas GOT eo,u'
Sit down, Sharpe. Will you slt there mr.
Halliday, and make yourself at nome
Tom blushed abd stammercd. Ipanh
YOU kindly, sir, but il you remenIDet, tn ~;
nortaken Of tea and sbrimpS already, SIT.
And If voll'll kindly excuse me, L THINK
thore,s some one might feel hurt; mean
the trnth is-my young lady is waiting for
~, .ae 'ani feel so proud and happy with
III, NIECE OF paper that shan't believe it's
. .nnI Until I,ye shown it to Bessie, God bless
her, -.,s<, ,
a friend YOU Shall find one in me-"
uAnd in me, too" said Mrs. Morpeth
u,nd tell your Bessie shall come and
make her acquaintance very soon.' 81
Tom and Bessie were married few
months later, Mr. and Mrs. Morpeth both
insisting on being present at the ceremony.
They had made a great pet of Bessie, and
given substantial aid to the young couple