Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-03-24
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!. My Husbands Umbrella !

O--s-s@ss-s-s.
1t is seven years since the following
adventure took place. but even now |
cannot recall the weary. hcartrcndins
trouble without feeling of profound
lhankfUlnCSS to Providence for shaping
the end to our benefit.
My husband was then, as now, col
lector for the Safety Insurance company
and lac had Eun" down To birmingham
to collect the sums gathered by the
agents i'll that town.
lie had already been away week
and had t"rgraphcd me that morning to
the effect that he intended returning that
same afternoon. but it was 10 O'Clock
p. IN. before heard the welcome click Of
his latchkcy. As we crossed the hall he
stopped and took down his ovcrcoat from
tn" peg. ut the sam" time taking MS
umbrella in htSnthcr hand and saying:
th"da' my dear you may as well put
tins IN til" lumber room; 1t Is smashed en-
tirrly now. Ahd he lauEhlhGiE opened
mis- old CAMP. Whlch was indeed Il com
plrlr wreck. took 1t from nm when he
had 6 Sod II, and while he went to KISS
our llttl" ones hung the umbrella mt"
II distant corner OF Il dark closet under
the attic stairs.
Next morning Edward Kissed us MS
usual ANA set on LOOKING bright STRONG
anu happy ABOUT II CLOCK was nus!
making Il pudding Tor an earl! dinner
when an unusually p"rcmpt"ry knock ut
the hail door startled me.
FASTENED |" open H. ana was sur
prlS'd 10 confront Two strangers III!
,'S'Hhnui"nN'hG P"l' anu ,r"up''"-'h"
ME- smell 'he director OF the c"hpah!
ny NUltll IlA HUSllillu was
lh'N WaIk"u ILL., ana MT. SheH Ut once
addressed me.
MIS- hlN'l'r' lorSNt inns ih'r"S,on'
p"' your huS""ll'i mas i"S' HIS p"ch''-
oo"N-or Ut lc'S' ne says So-coh'aiilihS
piilI |" ,h' Na'"' ., a'''"o.
h"H'. VII. "ru' h"" '"u'H "
hhpPI"' i 'l'eu.
uoii N"o"' hc S''iu MOURN u'!'
htu IT Ill my oN'rcoat POCKET IaSt hiGht
dltPr came hol"c' anu us you khoW'
LOON III! Goa lh'o our o'urooh. an" II
was !hcre ''he coa' ihiS morning lor
h""'"! Went '"'o o"' rooih eA''P' our
serves
nv 70" sure W" Drought 1t hohle'
asked.
sure les, " c"urS'' Ill sure he
Saiu ,'''l' ''htlF.
men III 'na' cast we must scare"
the mousse Sa'd one OF the slfah2erS'
On "o' on no. Si'lu eagerly II
must Dc somewhere apou''
III '"' meantime , must ASK you 10
n'"! III '"'S I""il' he r'Spohu'u' anu
',''E "tn' onl OF tue rooih' leaving US
"io ,,, WIN MI H,e''
me DOCK r""id not De lound Ill lhe
mousse an" 'houEh All was zone INA.
cu.iu ne III tie wa! ol mNe'''H'hS an"
oh'!'hS r'""rdS' an our ehor's were "h-
"Nnn'hS'
r''""L" WIS discourage" from ms Si'""'
Itoi'' ana many Oh 'ic people Oh 'he town
III" ,i"' N'r"l'' |" say ne h'u aPprol''i"t'
eu inc money 10 MS own use however,
inv u'''''",H "'ir h't "i'onS 'i'St' anu
us ll''H quite pei'eNeu tlciii ioS'' prosp
cuIiHh WAS 81 no aNHIl' sun th'E r"uin
ho' N''P III 'i''ir employ man S"i''F Oh
SUN '"''''''
ne mousse we ''N'u Ill was our own
n"''nE pee" Pr'S''tSo 10 me aS ""u-
ni'S E''l so we "cr'de" 10 stay III IT., p"'
~, u" -" 'nr "'''r' l'lt VI 'iie i"i ,iil"'r'
ms we "''', anu r''"'lu wen, 10 -tilc'i-
ca Nhore ne Surcerucd Ill op'a'hihS
pos" ~, us ci'rN III Ne" iorN'
l'''r went On, anu more 'h"n TWO
;'|'S ma" pass" Si"'t our ''ou"'''
"''" ". NY UNI "i i''Hli'i RUINS 10 nit'
L"''' '','!',' anu "i"''' "'N " "'''i" t"
."'"'' "ii,n 'n""''" NV |" Keep the VOL
i'o'' 'l'' "o'.
My Two niue ElrlS Wrr" now growing
up anu "o"'" soon require 10 go 10 SCHOOL,
an "Np'hS" Whlrii was not as yet pre-
Par'e To meet T"r Two years l h"d not
$''l III! H"H'"'',' anu iei' li'r S'P'r"-
no" M'Hi!, an" c"'''" h"' n'lP 'He
''hiiEH W my h'"it '''tPiiiS hito III!
n'''rS' EuN"r" h"'''ru 'hiS' ana III
MarcI' lo0"' lie "r"'"' t"ii'hS III" I" pre-
par" ain come out I" MN next month.
ne Wo"id forward me 'hc requisite ."iloS.
we "'r" greatly excited ana began
pathlh" at once. S"ld the mouse lor
Hl'"'"' 'h" p'''a inc money 10 Mr: onciI
rs part payment ct me missing H''''"''
ana also S"iu the E'r&'F articles OF 1nril-
fur'' ne 'allrr sum h"Ipcd me I" pro-
The money came from Edward and
all was now prepared when remember
cd the lumber in the stairs closet and told
the charWOmau to bring il out She did