The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1893-07-22
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"lf that rascally boy of mine has not
made good fire. said to myself as
walked down town the Monday morn
ing following, Il shall certainly give
him the thrashing in which have stood
indebted to him SO long,"
From this novel species of accord and
satisfaction, however, the much-thereof-
deserving youth was saved by an unex-
pected incident. Seated by the cheer
less and neglected CRATE as entered
beheld my visitor of the preceding Sat
urtiay night. Her pale, sad face was
even paler and sadder than before, and
thought there were tears in her eyes
and traces Of many that had preceded
: them. But perhaps this was owing to
the smoke now pouring from the mass
of paper and wet wood with which Tom,
as usual, greeted my arrival.
81 am sorry to tell'you, sir" she said.
after answering my salutation, THAT
the coin you gave mo was bad one."
A bad one-my beautiful half eagle
counterfeit! In what of earth can con-
fidence then be placed? l took it in my
hand; it certainly had every appearance
of being genuine.
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Ar who shou,d nv.
"I.et no dog bark"
Her lip quivered as she replied:
Indeed. sir. / am very very sorry
but it must be 80. for-for Won know
had no other but that"
And pray how did you learn it to be
. counterfeit
s.When Ieet here. sir. went directly
up toto q place where some. of orr
things were; / went to nav the little
sun we had borrowed on them when,
my mother WAS. taken sick. and the man
tool, the half eagle and said it was \
counterfeit and cave it back to me-"
Nonsense. child. the man was mis-.
taken"
She did not argpc ske point but made
n brief apology FOR the trouble she had
given me, and hesitated.
II trust" said l, still somewhat gran
eloquent and condescendinQ. az a man
whose resources have uniustly been sus-
pected, ..that the fellows stnpidity has
caused YOU no Inconvenience
A bright hectic flush crossed her male
cheek as an instructive denial rose tn her
lips. Farther than that the falsehood
could not come; her head SINK between
her banda. and the noor uirl ,veal aud
cold and starving. as afterwarl knew
sobbed violently.
Little by little learned her sad story.
It need not be repeated here: it lacks.
alas, the charm OF novelty. Years Of
still deepening poverty. and Yesterday
when Mrs. Quidam and | were cru:n.
bling atlpur leg of cold mutton this moor
child and her sick mother passed the
long cold day without food or Ere. even
the warm clothes and bedding, which
this money was to have redeemed from
the pawnbroker's, denied to their shiv-
ering limbs.
put ON my hat and stepped over to
Billions to get change for the half
eagle. The clerk threw it carelessly ON
. balance, and had already handed me
the change, when he saw that the deli
cate arm after vibrating a little did not
decline with the weight. He took it nm
and handed it to the head of the firm.
and after u short consultation between
them l was asked into the inner Office.
A chemical test soon proved the worth.