The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-15


knocked him down. Hadn't missed my
watch, SO when twas found IN his
rocket, what was | to think? Why.
Nep, old boy, you and me has skylarked
SO often too. Why. deserve to be keel
hauled. and son on your wedding out
ing too. Did you see us and run arter
us, Alhambry, or how was it?s
sNuthin shall make me tell, says
Alhalnbry; .'go away and leave me to
my fate"
eff you are that young wornan's
husband perhaps yon can tell as how
she comes by these counterfeit notes.
said the legal lawyer. You seem
to be respectable people. I'm anxious
to be lenient, but your Disgusting your
self so your friends don't know yon Is
suspicious, and mean to sift this mat
ter to the bottom.
Il alone am guilty" says Alhambry
"Take me, but spare the innocent"
Here's q note got from home. just
as was goin ont, that explains it all, /"
says Neptune. II Tread it in the BARRIERS
whileI was waitin to be dyed more fool
me--ef you'll cast your eye over that.
ledge, reckon you'll see we amt ne.
farious characters. And the legal law
yer he took the note, and this is what he
read into it:
DEAR Sor-fs- IAw--I take up my pen to
Importance concerning your Great-grandfathez
Rusk's old hair trunk that | ought to have
communicated before left. but | didn't re-
member what 1t was until the last minute.
Your mother-in-law is the best woman liy-
ing, but she he's way Of Saying Il told you
3d." and because now and then things OF
greater Importance make me forget lesser CUES
she thinks I'm continually woolgathering.
remember once when came hons and said
to her. said !. .sEiza~ can't think what all tbs
folks are going to and from. up aud down tho
town In their best clothes, and not custouier
all day. She said, said she.
''Zebedee, ef hbd knowed tho time would
come when you'd open up the store on Sunday
and never know 1t. the folks all Ron by 10 church
and wonderin and thinlin you'd backsiidsd
to an extent unknown before In this county, I'D
never have had you.r That severe remark
rankied. my son. sd I'd rather your ma~in-law
wouldn't know.
This has no bearing on the case, says
the legal lawyer.
Read on and you'll find it has. says
Neptune, and he went on:
What I've got to say about the old hair
trunk Is there is q secret hiding place IN fts ia
that are some bank notes II ALEXANDRIA finds
them. tell her to burn them rye meant to do
SO myself for years They are counterfeit
When was In Washington wanted to cash
check and couldn't get Identified at the bank;
bet met q nice young man IN the street who
told me he'd cash 1t and welcome. He did
Those notes are what he gave me- never
mentioned it to your niR~in-law, and kindly re-
4 ID. -
bra Don't get into dissfpated habits down in
tho city. but remember the teaching Of our
pastor and your excellent parents. Yours az
fectionately. YouR FArHzR- M LAM
sit seems genuine says the Judge.
"I'Il swear to it, jedge,1 says the cap
tain, handing his card to the legal lawyer.
81 know the family, and ! know the
trunk"
s'And after this perhaps you'll think
your husbands advice is worth attend
ing to, says Neptune to A1hambry, al
they hooked arms, rejoicing that they
was free once more.
The captain got cab, and they went
back to the tavern.
Alhambry says I'd orter call it the
hotel. And there wus all the people
Alhanbry had bought things OF. waitin
with their passles, and to have other
money give 'em instead Of them counter
feits, and Neptune sot and paid out till
he hadn't red cent left. Then the cHp-
tain loaned 'em enough to get home to
Alhambry'e pas with
The feelin's Of the family ON seein Nep-
tune is beyond nay power Of descrip-
tioness, but they agreed with him thatit
was best that he shouldn't shew himself
until his hair dye had wore off and his
bruises and COMMISSIONS was healed sum.
So he and AIhambry lived up garnet fur
six weeks, and Great granper Rusk use
ter read loud to 'em to cheer 'em mp
out Of .Parson Tonpkins' Sermons, =
and old .sDr. Blacks Family Medicine
and the almanac, addin to their trials
considerable.
The only exercise they had was going
out to walk after the solemn hour OF
haf-past eleven, when honest folks WINS
all abed, and once or twice got took for
spooks by the tipsy folks goin home late.
Alhambry said the greatest trial she
had was beln congratulated on having
had such lovely outing.
"a greet long honeymoon like Elham-
bry's must be splendid" the gals said,
and when she warn't round they used to-
wonder she didn't look no better for it.
But my, it's all ,yer. end they've gone
to housekeeping nd ha twins and chillsl
since. And all is well nat ends well, III
only body thinks SO.
THE END.