Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-05

, office, and had sent clerk for COPY I
The times. With this he now returned
and the paper was opened on Mr.. Mac
gleby's table, and eagerly scanned f
news of the Camel.
! Here we.haye it, Said Mr.. Doddar
! at last Steamship Camel, from d.
mara to London, with cargo and pas
sengers, was signalled off Dover at on
| o'clock this morning Tken Mr.. Pud
ster will be at Gravesend in an hour Q
two, sir" s..=s
! "Go. Gideon, got" exclaimed Mrs
Maggleby. close no time. Take
special train If necessary. Tell him all
and implore his forgiveness" j."
Eyes, think l had better go, Maria.
said Mr.. Maggleby. II viii send
| clerk home with you, and will telegraph
tc you as soon as 7 see your-your lat,
husband. In the meantime try to b,
calm. Please tell them to call cab
Goddard" Mr.. Goddard returned tx
the outer Office, and dispatched mes
senger for two cabs. Mr.. Maggleby
handed Mrs. Maggleby into one OF
them, and the clerk followed her. Then
the unfortunate man went back for 9
moment, to his private room to study
Bradshaw on the best and speediest
route from London to Gravesend.
There was train at quarter past
eleven. It was then quarter to
eleven.
F<And when will he be at Gravesend ?"
asked MIR. Maggleby.
Mr.. Goddard turned again to the
Times. But instead of at once lighting
upon the shipping news, his eye fell
upon paragraph that occupied not
very conspicuous position at tho foot
of the page. Suddenly he uttered cry
"What's the matter, Doddard?'' de-
1nanded Mr.. Maggleby, who was rapid
II growing impatient.
Mr.. Doddard replied By bursting ir.
to paroxism Of laughter "By Jove r.
he exclaims&a> this is too ridiculous! I
nevar heard Of suc1 thing in my life ::
1t is: Like play! Has ha, hal"
Your merriment Is rather ill-timed,"
cried Mr.. Maggleby reproachfully.
''Tell ME when Mr.. Pudster Will arrive
at Grasesend; and be- quick, on I shall
lose that train"
"A pNmp too:' continued the head
clerk hiEariously.
you're mad, shink, " said Mr.. Mag
gleby. "What do.you mean?'
"Well, read this: sir" answered Mr..
Goddard, and he handed the Times to
his principal and pointed to- the para
graph.
Mr.. Maggdeby tesSly took the paper,
adjusted his 'spectacles, ana; read:
II, EXTRAORDINARY DISCO gerry As PLYMOUTH.
The corporation Of Plymouth recently decid-
I'd tn remove an old and dlsused pump which
for rnany years had stood handleIess and dry
en- the Hoe. Yesterday incoming, some work
-Ffen proceeded to remove it, and In it's interior
they were astonished to discover asnu.nkxr of
letters, which had, it is Supposed been put in
t. faae hole into which the handle formerly fit
ted under the delusion that the pump was a
postof6ce pillar letter-box The letters were
at ance taken to the Plymouth postotfice, and
were without delay forwarded to tls:n destina.
tions.r
SCan it be true?" calculated Mc. Mag
glebyr with a great Sigh of relief.
Then the fact of the Camel having
BEEN 81 gnalled last night of Dover is a
mere coincidence ?"
"Most certainly" said Me- Doddard,
":ldlank heaven!" cried MI. Maggle-
by, errvently "Send the. cab away,
Goddard. But no! I'll go home again
1t Once, and SET my poor wife at case.
fia, Ma, lla! DO remember, ,. now, that
wheln poor Mr.. Pulster came. home
from his last voyage he discovered that
some Letters which he had. posted2 at
Plymouth had not been delivered We
lidn' bmiss them, because, as YOU rec
ollect. Goddard, he wrote again from
Southampton.
"CM course he did, sir, said M:r.. Tsod-
1ardA. aWell, let us congratulate omr-
Selves It would have been 8, fearful
business for Mrs. Azaggleby tos have 10
90 through"
'Sand it would have been ba1for You,
Doddurtf, for it would have spoilt your
chance Of a partnership for some time
10 come. Now I'm off"
Mr.. Maggieby put the Times in his
ooeket and departed; and WHEN he
cached his home and showed tho paper
TO- his wife, the couple sat together for
ID least half an hour, talking over the
Extraordinary nature of the. adventure
"Well, we shall be able to go to
Madame Tussaud's and the theater after
IL, Maria, said Mr.. Maggleby at lunch
ION.
And go they did; and what, is r1ore,
Mr. Goddard BECAME partner fort
hight later, tho firm thenceforward be-
ng known as Maggleby' g. noddard-.
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