Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-08-18
.nxious that you should keep away

| mo! MOI CTleu bne piuutcr, COuu-
IDENTIFY. "You just come around to the
house with me, examine the premises,
and talk with the folks, and I'm posi-
tive you can guess the riddle, If you
haven't guessed it already. Ahl' he
laughed, gleefully, .' ! see by your eye
you have guessed itl'
Indeed, the suspicion which had en-
tered the signor's mind had become nj
most certainty; and it was not with
out hope of being able to solve the mys-
terry, to his own satisfaction II not to the
planters, that he finally consented to
visit the house.
He was introduced to the planters
wife and daughter; saw the servants-a
simple old negro and his wife; and was
shown the room from which the valra-
bles had been purloined.
While he was thus engaged, fine
looking young fellow, but with rather
careworn face for one hardly yet out of
his teens, came and stood in the door
way.
"Ah! Signor, here is my son." said
Mr.. Oatman, slightly embarrassed.
"You see, George, I-I--thought best
to-you won't mind, my boy; for ask
ing him in can't do any hurt, If it don't
do any good.
"Ail rightp' said George. carelessly.
But the signor. who exchanged glances
with him, saw that his lip twitched
nervously. and that there was an anX-
ious look in his eye.
Your father has an extravagant no.
tion of my poor abilities,' the signor re-
marked, in a friendly tone. You
haven't witnessed my performances"
"I haven't had that pleasure" the
youth replied, drily.
"No doubt you have been more pleas
antly employed. The city offers good
many attractions to spirited young
man; and see by your looks" the
signor added, with meaning smile,
"that you are not one of those dullards
who go to bed at dusk"
George smiled in CLASSY sort of way,
and seemed trying to bring out some
careless reply, when his mother re-
marked, complainingly:
George keeps very late hours this
winter. Pm so sorry! for any one can
see it isn't good for him."
"He used to make calls with me.
evenings" said the sister. "But he
never does, nowadays. l can't think
a,,n,.r mn~v n;oht G ;, '" 'o -A-. ''e'
0'e{ I m ;,,.,, s.;d .,, ,;, .I
A. o;t,. "a 1,.,,oa,, ,os, IS ,o,,
d., so,.s,, ,mu e'tI "nai,, M III IIo sionisad tho
vonng man taeniy in the ave as he con.
tIum 'n"A A'ei' ~ 'no e'0' % i'o o0'
Iii ..If ann bod been in tho bobit of 20.
mo;n;rgg ~" ~ howe n;ahts th;s thaft ,,ore,.
,no,.Id ,, az % 1ote,, ,,iace =, ''''' 'noi' "'0''
Jas~ p,r tIa aIe ,ooa- os".m nG % tho ords nd st;u
a.. ", W.. .bo tU ;ona ~ ,,h;nh +ha rrord. !.
ware ~ Synoran Jne nnor caorna r,mst baua
raroa;npS ~ thatp p h;s saora3 ,yaS IN ,he
s;mnor,s oss.ss;on St;I, tho t,,staS
naronts ond p ofieot;nnota sister romo;neJ
fraa f.on, tha sI;obtast s,,s,;o;nn Of h;S
nn;jt @ W '' '' 'p " ''
gun "T raclon that, true s;onorr, s,;,
.ho t,.Io oAon Gne InaS oiuoi ;S 10 .
one oa.,;ta, shn+ Sr0 ~ Mown oId VI pe
"p,'a, mp shoV, @ anu ~ , D Is" "otiu ~ L ,.n'
NJ NJ, ,,n,, r .s d;son,a,. o .mrth;rn ,maroo,,
,,Ipo; H. s.,,a. "y Ia !, thn .;,ou
,on,;ad ..I oa,a1t 49, ~, NV, ,,,;pd ~
e onoa to ,oMu Ua son nshe she,,9 ~ sa R % hnmt !. a.
Tna M doyht be on,id olaor mn tbe ,,,,s' w.
terv verv va nnicIiv. hnt shall have IN
stnav snS 'o,y oyer tc IL awb;,e ~ ;, AA '' ~
% Dscl;n;na @ 70 saw @ onytb;no mora de6.
| x,tt h,,t hot ha fo,,, IL,
sho,,d hear from, b;1, r. he sncoeeded IN
fnJ;na The Lost traasnreS be nresentiu
tool Lave aivina Georoe a verv s;gn;f,
cant look at nartyno
III He % had not beap ,ono at tho b.,,
nonSerina nver @ tbe no;nfSl nrobiem he
bod haan sat ~ % So,pa harppted h, +he
n nale a foca of of' tho @n;ltv sanNwbe1 the the
face itself anneared before him ~
- "ah % Gearaan' % said % the s;nnor [ Kind
". I" H. 7 am olad r. see " yon @ ), ' A
'Tbe routI came NJ 'f forword s,ow,v too
mnoh :n;tntaS 10 snoaI Than annar .Uo
% antir taychsd Lv W 1n he s;onor,s % srmma pa
thetio manner Ia hroLa forth imnIor-
;no,n. -p'o'
:. Eor mercv,s sate sir don't oxnose
moi, " ' ' Oh w f'''
INV doorceoroe, y, ren,;ed tho s;onor
t,t;nr bic sn,,t,straiohod bands a.. shoii
a nnt aSnnsa ro,, 70 oan haIn q pnt
Let's npSsrsfand ZACH otbar Tel, mo
oil ohonr Il ;,
"You Lno, =, o,lp oxo,o;,od Tho
,rrotabad nouth han;n,;nn tn t,ar,tIo ,ie
wa m1'0Iu soh n;oianti,, yHu, 'Ans W ''oih'ie
'uu 9JD hno,,, oiU,e son,sth;,a Va, horo t.,,ou
:, ,,;.h hoJ nom,,asn;ons nc" iv R,,t iI"n hon,
~ na,,,d M',n w. "u 49, ooI nI,d nnm .an;no nIU how S
u wrnng yUumm vou, n,vn 1W naren;sp', ' anu
Sam0a S J"I On p on id;ot, b.oo,sa Ton,
tho ,nost ,n;sarah,e ~ unmrotsfni - p ~;atad a,
snn u % that aver had God marertS A, to
uronan; so;d Ceorne in q oopv,,is;nn " "
r]amosse ] and despa;r .Rnt 7 d;dn;t ~
mean to rob obi them W = w
"T know said the s;onor .you
meant IN return what Won TOOK That, :
What What averv va vel. .hrnncbt.un 40 vnuna mon
means wben ba taxes tba {Irst sie,, NV, in
crimes Of this sort ~ y 0 ''' '''i' ~
mTnIv meant itr, Georoe nrotested
al took The Money frst h6nInr h tn win
hack with II what I had jpst a. Nav law
Then when I had lost % that toot or , t5e
rinn. Then. desnerate fool as 7 was I
took the watch and pledged it.. That
for for that IN I all yUo wouid have been % wel, 'ee''
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