Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-04-02


didn't like to leave the money in my desk
so put it in my pocket and took it home
thinking I'd give it to Cousins with my key
to put in the safe when he returned
A nice mess | got into when | reached
home; for you see it had been arranged thai
| was to go upstairs and dress before any
body came; and that then our room was tc
be made ready for the ladies to take theil
bonnets oif-lor they were not all carriage
people. Well, you never saw such thing
When got home and crept upstairs tC
dress-the people had all come, so the ser
want said-there were six mufIs and foui
bonnets, and five pork-p hats, and half 8
dozen shawls on the bed, and one lady had
left her everyday curls hanging over the
looking glass Upon my word, didn't like
to perform my toilet among all these femi
nine gear; and there was no lock ON the
door; and my dress clothes were all smoth
cred up among those mutfs and things
But got through pretty well, and had just
got ono Of my legs into my trousers, when
bang, atrop-dopdop such rafting at the
knocker, and | heard my wife scuttling
away into the hall.
They We're the Markbys, our trump card
who kept their own carriage and everything
grand.
$50 kind of you, my DEAR" said my wife
kissing Mrs. Markby most affectionately.
could hear the reports where | stood
=" SO delighted Really, how nicely, how
beautiful you arrange everything | can't
have things SO nice, with all my servants
and"
" Run upstairs, dear, dor said my wife
You know the room-my room, right hand
at the top of the stairs"
heard the flutter of female wings on the
stairs. What was to dor If could have
managed the other leg | would not have
minded; but | couldn't | hadn't worn
these dress things for a good while, and |
don't get any thinner as grow older. No
for the life of me couldn't dispose of that
other leg ut short notice. What could do
| could only rush TO the door and set my
| Ittth dB5tbiHnh IT, lpli ltll YOU Wis vac bu
housc-warming partyY think not. Did
tell you our landlord had altered the house
for us, making our bedroom larger by add
ing slip that had formed n separate room
| think not And yet ought to have toiC
you all these circumstances, to enable you
to understand the catastrophe that folio wed
In "A word, the do0r opGhed 0uttSvdty! II
forgotten that popularity, never having
room SO constructed before, and never will
again The door went back with crasl
and tumbled backward into Mrs. Markby'
arms Smelling salts and sal volatile, wa
there ever such an untoward affair!
The music struck up for the dances as
hoped back into my room. hid my heat
among the holsters and mufI5 and almos
cried; for | am such II delicate minded
man. Yes, it hurt me good deal more thar
it did Mrs MarIsby; for, would you believe il
she told the story down below to the Who'll,
company with pantomimic action and wheI
| showed myself at the door of the drawing
room, was received with shouts Of mex
tingushab!e laughter.
think | called the Yorkshire pcop
dense just now, didn't |? Well, fiji AIDE
another epithet--coarse- and coarse
| told en- SO, but they only laughed TIN
, more.
, The guests were gone, the lights were out
slumbar had just visited my eyes, when RICH
into my brain, starting me rs If had beel
, shot, came n noise. | wasn't really certail
at first whether heard noise or onl,
/ dreamed. Was it only my pulse humping
, into my ears, or were those regular beat
} the tramp Of somebody's mufled feet
r Then | heard an unmistakabe sound
creak, creak, creall--a door opened slowl
and cautiously. All in II moment the ide
, flashed into my head-the f22, 900. You see
! all this dancing and junketing, and laugh
ing and chatting had completely driven GU
of my mind all thought Of the large sum
had in my possession. | had left it in Il great
: coat pocket, which was hanging up in tn
hall down stairs.
, Puff, IL gust Of wind came through tn
| house rafting the doors and windows, an
( then / heard door slam, and II iOOt-stc
outside, Of some one cautiously stealth
I away.
Away downstairs went like mailman
!, my only thought to put my hand on tina
: great-cont, with long tails, and two pocket
! behind, and n little card pocket ON the left
t hand side in front, and this breast pocket il
r which had put the bag Of money. Thi
E pocket wasn't "A usual, on the lclt-han
r. side, but on the right There was no othe
/ coat hanging on those rails, only my wife
r waterproof What swoop / made to g
g hold of that coat Great heavens, it wa
+ goncl
4 had carefully barred and chained th
!. front door before | went TO bed now it wa
G uniastened. | ran out into the street, an
+. looked up and down, hopeless and Devil
4 dcrcd It was dark, damp night; Tia
t lamp at the corner threw II long silky ra
e down the streaming pavement, but ther
y was not soul TO be seen Everything wa
o. slil and cold and dark.
/ The money WAS clean gOne--yca, II wa
y gone repeated these words mechanical.
/ to myself rs crawled up stairs All tn
. results Of this loss pictured Themselves clear
& ~ before me--lismssal from the bank, ruin
| Of al my prospects, utter ruin, in fact
What could / do? TO what turn The blow
r that had fallen upon inc was 50 heavy AM
:, sudden that il had bennmbed my faculties
Ny chief desire was to crawl into bed an'
/ fall asleep, hoping never TO wake. Blu
I morning would come sure enough-morn
. ing and IL attendant miseries.
= Then the thought came 10 me:
d Should go to bed and say nothing at al
, about itY No one knew Of my having re
B cciying that money not a soul but Black
4 the man who had deposited 1t. had giyel
a him no receipt for il, no acknowledgment
/ Black had gone b America; hundre'