The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-02-06

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| Saturday aitsfnessA w bal. nn his way
~ssf. called In " iate ehe sncfs ls,sl II
and rlo.my farewell N AnAie. and be
/ then resolved ~ ~usk in~rssmntls until
iir hal earned saIlirivnt 10 refund what
IN haa taken aad retrieve his position.
lint In Wales ~ met With NO Anccc@s
whatever H. haa M character. and M
cnc wonld engage him without. Then
he went south 10 To tssnonth. and
/ thought about enlistins In Che army, bat
/ he decided to lcave thai - I last n.
snnrre. Hc made bio way 81 1.onslcn,
and having good voice anA knc~ledes
Il music he obtained IN engagement ~
4 singer III the chorus 81 Que oil the
opera houses. This proved poov game
and offered no chance of increased
salary, and consequently Ferguson r..
folsed ~ quit and cross the Atlantic,
lie got sufficient money from his old
grandmother, AID after scrrowfnl faro.
well 10 has parents hc started or to try
his fortune In the New World. during
the first six months In America ho
worked as a farm laborcr. clerk, and
snb.cditor Of newspaper. lsrmnncr.
alive employment seemed hard IL Oh.
tain, bnt no toiled on patiently, hoping
for better things.
He lad ceased u think of his At.
tachmcnt 10 Annie landlord, except A.
a secret mcmory 10 be treasured, bu,
spokcn OF never. Yet. when Christina
came round, and with II couple OF lot.
tcrs onc from home. and one from an
old and trnsty friend at Milton --onc
Of them contained just Accmmon Christ.
mas card, wishing the compliments oil
the season In tho most ordinary why
But tho wrapper was addressed In 4
handwriting we'll remembered. II wMs
from Annie. and now Will Ferguson
In his loneliness. knew that tho pure
| girl whom hc loved, but whom lao had
never told Of that love, did caro- some
thing for him in his disgrace, and, Il
that was 20, oven though II might bt
tho expression of 4 mc,c feeling oi pitt
on her part. hc would renew his effort,
10 regain III honest name, aud hc IA
tientls and honestly KEEP. his resolve
with what success, We shall see.
Five years have passcd away, and
changes have been wrought even Il
that short time. Thorpe farm II occu
pied by others than John Fielding ans
his sister. They reside nj N,llbrool
farm now, about three miles from Mil
ton. 1t il summer time. and tho house
10 full Of visitors, tho number including
three OF MIRA. Mitchell's dAus htcrs, ant
Annie landlord. Ahnic landlord Il
now 4 beautiful woman of ~, and thu
rost ri tho party look nil the years Older
than in the old times ut Thorpe farm
After supper. seated in the psrlor, with
the windows open 10 allow ri tho sum
NOR breeze filling the room with odor,
of tho ilower garden, they begin Il
speak cf by.gone timcs and old friends
and some one mentions the almost.ior
gotten Will Ferguson. Said one:
II heard that he camc back 10 Flu
gland 10 xct SOME scheme in connection
with the publishing business adoat, NJ,
that he proved most succcasinl, ans
made piles 81 money"
II that IL so,s wan the reply, "wh,
doesn't Ito ast honorNbly by Noble 4
Cfoakcr, and refund the money Ii,
usstl2"
by the way" said George Mitchell
who was present, and now just cangh
Ut what they were discussing; .at Nil
ton market, on Saturday. | was showl
n paragraph In tho agony column d
the Times. Icopied il down" and, TAX
ing ont his pockctbook. Le read
- Mcssrs. N. Il G., of H.. ii yon will 10
me know tho amount ~ w. F.'s tlefalca
tions, nix years ago, will remit ram,
with interest. Il. Tape. solicitor. CO
Chanccry lane, London That Ii vii
Ferguson, sure enough" Shortly aftc
he adlcl, mother can yon lind anothe,
spare bcdf A fellow ! WIS once wei
acquainted with wants 10 come dowl
here 10 knock around onr wolls: Ii,
won't trouble Won much. / dare any
and he's nm old friend OF mine. Hi
name in Wilson.
| Then Mrs. Maria Smith, Mrx
Mitchell'r married daughter. talked Il
Annie landlord oi Ferguson, AM
Annie sail: never kncw whether
Qnitc really loved him; ! liked hin
very well. aud more then ever caret
for any other lellnw. but II any rate, i
ever did, the feeling Ii entirely dcat
nov, aud, cven.if | felt surc that
loved him, ! would nc-ar marry
thief
| The next day brought GeorG,
Mitchell aud his friend Wilson. MI
Wilson was tall, bronxed aud bearslct
man. and, though George said hs ws
only ~. hc looked more like ~, and al
tie inmates 81 tho house remarked thu
they fancicd they had seem him before
However, they concluded u 70 bc On