The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-02-23

his hair; | see him ride off on his
roam hack to pay his rent, and | know
every crease in the little leathern bag
that carries the gold.
All The tribe Of house servants and
laborers who lived on our farm knew
my fathers ways 90 well as I did.
But be Was unsuspicious to fault
One Friday evening my father had
ridden to town, aud bad come back
with his gold. All the maids and
men were sitting at their supper 10
our great kitchen, aud stood by
the noisy FIRE waiting for my father
to come down to them. He always
came in TO their meal, said hearty
word to those who we're nearest to
him, aud then retired with me to his
own parlor, his supper and his pipe
OF peace.
On the particular evening in ques-
ton he walked into the room, swing
ing something in his hand 1t was
the leatbern bag that carried the
money; but it was empty. l knew
that it's place was 10 the bureau in
my fathers room, not empty but
full.
Father 1 said, where's the mo-
ney? Why haven't you locked it
up iu the bag !!
Everybody in the room heard my
question, for there was always q
hush when the master came among
his men, and everybody in the room
heard bis answer :
Where's the money, missile
mounted the lighthouse when came
10. to get the keys left there in the
coruer OF the table, aud tumbled all
the coins into the drawer. There II
may lie. It's safe enough
In an hour more, had been dis
missed with my usual kiss, and wat
shut close in ,ny owu room. have
said that / should describe the
house. | have only partly done so
The great range Qt stables aud farm
buildings, at the corner OF which th'
actual house was built, were partl,
made ont of the ruins of an ole
manor house that had fallen iuto de
cay with fallen family. The onl,
part of the buildings that still show
cd any signs Of architectural beaut.
was one gable end, where the stable
abutted on the modern house
There stood still an old room on
third floor, with great mullione'
windows, each in gable Of it's own
that stood out from the old ROOT
Two Of these large windows looke'
out to the west; aud on the soutl
side, which adjoined the moderr
, house; was smaller attic window
apparently inserted since the dis
mantling of the building, for instea
of mullions it contained rough sast
The base of this little window q
was some five feet 10 height) was o.
: the floor OF the attic, and nearly leve
! with the projecting cornice and th
!, sill of the window was the space {
t about a yard. The staircase of th
: old house led from what had bee
the hall (uow filed with gardenin
! tools aud accumulations of out-doo
rubbish) into q room on the fri
J. floor, and up into the top room wit
three windows. At some forms
: time it had been proposed to us
Z both the old aud the new building
D for domestic purposes. aud bridg
o passage had been built between th
t frat floor landing OF the old stairca,
o and the room which I occupied. Th
II door which led from my room to th
b little passage had been since furnish
r ed with many stout locks and bolt
It but they were all on my side. 1t WI
o a special delight to me to escar
o through my ewn door and wand'
:, about the premises. had take
possession OF the great attic, viii
Q the great old windows, and there
9 kept my treasures and did my be-
8 loved work, as my father in hislish
g house. My father condoned my il
}. dependence, aud would only say,
70 he bade me good night:
II mind you look your private froI
Q door, little missile. I would not ha,
3, thee stolen
I- On the night in question I Ii
o long awake, Ihsard all the servan
d who slept in the house mount
,r their rooms. Then I heard my fatl
er locking and barring the two doc
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