The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
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miss FORBES" FORGERY.
BY MRS. HARRIET A. CHEEyER.


tearing through the village in a state
OF pltlabIe excitement toward his neat,
comfortable little cottage 4 cottage
vine-cIad, Hower-surrounded tree,
shaded, and tended and cherished as
few homes are in country or city.
The captain had been a hard work
er until the last FIVE years; then at the
age OF so he had ''giyen up the sea, -
bought the cottage, deposited all his
earnings in city bank, said to be as
sound as sound could be, and with his
dear old wife and his invalid sisterh had
settled down to what promised to be
a very comfortable old age. IuyOung-
er years the captain had been rather
a spendthrift, inclined to profanity,
following the deplOrable habit of sail
ors In general. and swearing loudly
when things did not work to his salts
faction. But his extreme kindhearted
ness, also a distinguished trait OF the
average sailor mad won the love OF a
good, piOus woman; and under her in
hnence, the captain had grown prOvi-
dent and saving; lie also had given up
the use OF prOfane language.
But give vent to his feelings in some
form OF expletiye he must upon occa-
sion, so it had become a habit with
him under strong pressure to blurt
out the name or names of the first
places occurring to him at such times:
and the more wide apart and incongru-
GUS the mating OF ports or places, the
better it answered his purpose.
And now as he went rushing peIl nell
through the fragrant country roads.
he calculated with distressing vehe-
mence.
Jerusalem and Troy What shall
we do I'm beggar man and worse
than Il beggar man, Now, if I'd only
a listened to Miss Forbes advice, and
not a gone and chucked ali my
savings in one place, | should n a been
caught in such a miserably tight place
as this Z"
yptand CapeCodl Justto think
OF it and there her brother, a mer-
chant OF 50 years standin', would ha'
given US within one per cent. as much
interest as that rascally bank. But
there, | long to get home and tell
Cynthy atI about it, Poor Cynthy,
whatever viii she do Wish to mercy
Miss Forbes wasn't out o. town; dread
telin' her, awfuIly. Point Judith and
Hurl's Gate, if / don't"
But the captain had reached the
cottage, and swinging wide the gate,
he hurried up the gravelly path, and
soon entered the cool sitting-room.
where his placid, Christian sister sat
knitting. Both feet were bound about
and placed on a high foOt-rest, as
rheumatism i'm a severe form rendered
Miss Cynthy Forbes a confirmed inva-
lid, and often an intense sufferer.
AT sight Of her usually unperturbed
brother hopping his warm and dis
tressed looking face, she looked up
with anxious solicitude.
Sing Sing and Bombay, Cynthvn'
he burst out. I'm ruined man if
ever there was one What do YOU
think The L-- bank has bursted
and carried with it every cent we had
IN the world ~
Why, brother, that is too hard.
Can it be true ."
True as the world It's town talk I
There's tt greatest crowd no at the
pOst-otfice: there cant anybody think
OF talking OF anything else at all.
Some others ruined beside me, all be
cause the president OF the bank was
brought right up here, and all thought
him the very soul O. honor, confOund
him II
Now, don't brother" said Miss
.'ynthy, sOothiugly. Perhaps it
won't be as bad as you think. May
be there something saved
''Well, Turkey and Boston " roared
the captain, ''if there is, we never shall
see the first cent of it,.
Then he continued in s. ditferent tone
full Of distress and regret:
"Oh, Cynthy, why don't they think
OF us poor fellows who've toiled night
and day to scrape together a little
somethingagaiust old age? Why don't
they think OF the poor widows
There's poor Widow Ellis most dis
tracted, and old, lame Capt. Simpson.
he's round a rOarin like a furious
nor'easter. Why don't they think OF
rs all, ! say, before they 60 to specu.
latin and Sinkin the little funds we
have to set such stores byand become
SO dependent on. say it's inhuman.
it's out o all reason. it's wOrse'n
swearn', ten times, BilJingsgate and
Carthage, II it am (
''Nell, now, I'd calm down if I were
you, said Miss Cynthy. again using
her most COns0lIug tones. Its toe
bad Maria's gone to the city, but hel
weeks most up. and know she'll say
something when she comes.
SHIELD Just right to storm like il
hurricane, ; said the poor captain: 30
course she won't say the tust word to
vey me, Miss Forbes never does. bur a
Id a listened to her. we might beer
comfortable enough
strange such trouble should com,
the first time ma dozen years or more
she : been away for a week. But
there, we must do the hess We can
You must not worry on my account
brother, you know the Lord will pro
vide, somehow
III have to sell the cottage" con
tnued the captain, despondiuglv
But don't You go TO worrying. Cynthv
Miss Forbes and l., Wen look out that
you get cared for. we won't either O.
rs forget how YOU struggled and
brought me up, wicked little imp as !
was, TOO. How IN the world did YOU
ever nave such patience, CyuthvE"
II was perhaps the hundredth time
that ne had asked her the same cues.
tlon and only toreeeive the sameeom-
torrng reply:
oh, knew there was good in YOU
somewhere, brother, and it would only
take time and patience and plenty OF
prayer 70 bring it out, and sure
enough there was"
Two days more must elspse before
Mrs. Forbes would return trom lie
city, ana It was both piriabIe and
Iaughahie 20 note the conflicting emo
lions with which her worthy but
Troubled spouse anticipated her APP
.of course she'll know all about the
failure and our losses. he said to his
sister, repeatedly. so, thank Tor
tune. We shan't have to tell her abo1r
1t, but | should think she'd hurry
home on that very account now.
shouldn't you2"
"WslI, l suppose she thinks she
might as wei! have hen. visit 0f,+ - 81,