Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-05-08
a NARROW ESCAPE.
BY MRS. NJ. l.. RAYNE.

"Feyther." said Mrs Stebbins, liol-
ding mp a thick envelope Here's a
letter for you. 'Taint from Brother
! viii. nor from Sile's wife. Whose
been n writin' tow you, d you think r
Farmer Stebbins took of his warll
coon-sl<in cap, tied The ears togatlier,
and hung it up; then he felt in each
pocket for his horn spertacles.
They're in the Bible where you left
them last night" said his daughter.
Then she produced them and he fitted
them over his nose and held the letter
out a good arms length before him.
- h-n Jacob S-t-e-b bins. y
read the old farmer slowly and in "A
loud voice That's me for sure Now
the question is, as you say, whose been
an writ TO me.
"For mercy sake do open it, said
Mrs. Stebbns. 81 shall fly il you set
there and Ginger it any more 'thout
KNOWN what il means
Eyes, pa. do read it," urged the
daughter. Maybe its an offer of a
school for me.
Like enulf like enuif.' answered
her father. Lets see what the post
IrIas Ia a.. ..'i-. 49, D-~.:-.e- i-~.-.i--s-
ez sure ez I'm livin man.
."Call me if you happen TO need me, y
said Mrs. Stebbins, with a fine sar.
casm. "I'm goin' out to set the salt
risin' for the bread.
"Gimme the stamp pop, said John
Jacob Stebbins, Jr They're don't
nobody rite To us only IIetty's beau,
and lie don't send emmy thing but pos
tai keerds.
BY this time Ir. Stebbins had slow
lv and laboriously succeeded in getting
the envelope OF the letter. a bank
check for SO, fell out. 1t was
beautifully printed ia green and gold
and indorsed on its back with tht
name on its face; not line accom-
panied it,
GREAT Jerusalemw exclaimed
the farmer, there's windGall. Nov
who do you 'spose wife ever sent m'
such II heop of money!
The land knows" said his wifi
who had done nothing but staresat th'
check
"Dye 'spose Uncle Silas has COM
back from furrin parts, and died an'
leet me the bull of his estate"
"He never did such II thing before,
said Mrs Stebbins inn'cently.
I'VE can move to town nov, sai'
Miss Hetty, proudly.
$50 we kin, said John jacob Jr
''and I'll have n vlosspede and n bisik
el and wear plaid close and ba&g m
hair. hooaryl Won't we big apple
swim tho"
stop your noise, said the perpleA
ed farmer, looking in the dire ton q
birchen stick that protrule led fror
the lock shelf. "You needn't thin
you'll git all you want COS III. rich.
can find lots Of places for money, ar
don't you forget it, young man.
"Feyther," said Mrs. Stebbin'
there's only one thing I've allu
. wanted to hev in case We ever got ric
= an now / kun hev it. 1t seems to
good to be true"
. "Some fol-de-rol, | suppose; OF
Z with it then, you havn't been half
l bad wife and don't mind letting yo
hev one silk gown, If il don't come to
e dear"
But it amt a silk gown, feyther,
: said Mrs Stebbins bridlng.
r "Oh, its a gold neckchain, is it wit
e "a watch dangling on the end, so !
= can see how you waste time. Well
n | did get this money easy, / do"
, stand no sort of chance of foolin'
n away. / know its real vally tC
l. well. -
It Il guess what's yours is mine" sn
'e Mrs. Stebbins shortly.
l. "An' what is mi ne is my own; L
W goin' to build on a new wing 60 q
Y house with this. and buy in some fiji
d stock. and the meadow lot 30 Het
IS can live with us when she gits marri'
l. TO Jim Vance
re Indeed! jim Nance guess I'll
to the city and get acquainted wi
n. folks, now we've got money" sa
~ ~ Miss Hetty. "Jim is only II comm'
i farmer boy; not but wheat he is a go
n fellow, but mebbe can do bett
Mt now"
II John Jacob Jr., gave long whist
1T II wouldn't Civ up jim till see t
n other fellcr. Het," provokingiy.
nc ''It's time the bread risin' was So
ne suggested IIetty to her mother.
80 "You can set it then. rstorted NJ
av Stebbins Grossly; I've worked a
~ shaved Tor your toyther nigh on
tt. tud ie nev.r r. fu'