Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-03-19

into tho ;inuIino niIos pe SSan;oh donh
looms, Roman coins of tho Emnire Amer
lean doubje eagles odds ard ends of
precious metal diamonds rnbies. and
the rest of H. and to feel the concrete
symbols of wealth in his actnal pr,sn.
I}surv has it's charms but n have his
fingers in the glittering contents of that
strong box is a distinct and peculiar
ecstasy which he cannot deny himself.
somania and az inaccessihle to reason
Moreover, Raxworthv,s strong-bo isa
constant menace to his safety and neace
of mind. for he insists on keepinp il in
his own home instead of in a safety
vault. He must have it at hand. as the
toner his bottle. Nav. he must occa sion-
aliy speak of it and show IL TO other
people. and The fame of IL has gone far
ther than he perhaps suspects.
Not long ago he received letter from
a gentleman describing himself as the
cui ator of famous public collection in
Europe, asking PERMISSION TO view his
treasure with a prospect of making him
an offer for it. Raxworthv was yerv
vain of this evidence of distinction. as
he considered it, and spent several hours.
much to his satisfaction, in showing the
gentleman and another gentleman who
accompanied him the box and its con-
tents. They remarked upon the peril of
theft to which the treasure was eXposed:
but he showed them the precautions in
the way of locks, bars. spring-ouns. and
electric alarms with which he had sur
rounded it. and laughed at their misgiy-
ings. The gentlemen then hogan sa.dis-
cuss the purchase and made him an fer.
Raxworthv replied by naming ice
more :k.ann u, ice as high. After dicRSe-S
ing for while they retired, promising
to communicate their decision later. it
is nv conviction that had thew acceded
to Raxworthy's terms he would have
backed out of the bargain. He had
come to ascribe a sort of magical or
supernatural value to it, which outgrew
every attempt to fix iC. And this leads
me to mention another odd trait of his
character.
Raxworthy is confirmed spiritualst.
He didn't say much about il. but those
who knew him knew that such was the
fact. He consulted mediums on business
questions, aud frequently followed their
advice Whether this advice always
turned out well | know not; at all events
he never said ANYTHING to the contrary.
and he went on consulting them. There
is no accounting for such yaoaries Rnt
c0nSt4ntIU H.
served in men otherwise shrewd and
hard headed Perhans if il natnrai
reaction on their art aoainst the tVrannv
of tho cnncrata md rational Tbo nos
ont story emhodies amnno otbar thinas
a., ;nst3uos of ~ avnaS.;e,,oo ~ ~,
direction 49,
AL hogan NV sovino cot dow, !,
Paxwortby,s box ayd 5971doraS . obonand
. mint Of Vine Rawworthr ID frnd p f'i IN
his : meals when he nsvs his own Score a,
hut of tba e,nanse pf .; hary ba s 800
fines CO becomes ua 1 conviviaI ' ot,red hi,
share Of nv, bottle and rban aftara faa1
minutes, Sam came along and sat sat down
u-;tb nc ordorod ono+baT ,lin+ ITodan
thiS ;nanenoa pavuortt1, h pn taIIro
49,
W. .s yo, rooo,loo+ >, no soia s+hoao ~
1;sh fo1io,,s 49, 1I,he m go 5"
collection? Well, | thought I hadn't
800 ~ - ~ 81.
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~ q 4f nc " .i,eoo sneai
ti,ai ,o,Iapiti Iya,la5 ~ W % hp.'.a
oiie ~, WI, 1879 W ny a iious
a anu weaS p III nen go1 ln9le ! io a!
oheio i a. Jo i ha ;an,' ea
oe al l tho do befora ~ tha, Wal.e e a o1
laav;ng Letter. SAVING that tbaS hod 10,
sired 70 consider NV Price snh;ect to cor
tain conditions and annointing to meet
mo in New Yorr this weer ,,
{. Won are nlayinp in hio luck ;, re-
n,ar,od
What do Won know ahout these
folks?" demanded sam. Are thew
What thew saw thew are9 Can thew carry
ont their enoaoements y,
& On thew had the hest sort Of letters
of introdnction and that sort Of thino
lion ,,
{. Humnb, don't know Have Won
consulted orr friends on the other sideS,
Raxwor,hv glanced at him sharn1v
6 W. n,non
,,S,;ritS of oo,rso What o1so9, "a
turned Sam 0'
Ravworthv sinned his wine uyou
ora sans;hle map Sam ), ha said {. and
T halieva Won recogniza The nossih;litv of
snnarsensuons nowers ouidipo our stems
=, tb;e ,rorId I'm rlad RI foil, to n
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