Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-11-25

Aunt Judy laylor. Telct Vi hEum
Taylor. had come on from Iowa to live
with her brother and his family for the
rest of her life. She had sold all her
earthly possessions In the west for
thousand dollars In cash. and a few
days after her arrival she had turned
this money over To her brother James.
with the remark:
"Now, James. this Is all yours but
$500. That $500 Is for Clara when she
gets married. It's for her to make a
wedding tower on. When was mar
ried wanted TO make II wedding tow
or to Niagara falls. but Hiram hadn't
but Si3 To - on. I've always said that
If. one of my nieces ever got married
she should see Niagara falls II she
had to wear one pctticoat for the next
five years"
Clara WAS the daughter OF the broth
er and his wife. and she already had
beau. He was young man from the
nearest village. AMI after seeing him
two or three times Aunt Judy said TO
the girl:
CLARA. that Teller of yours Will never
set the river atire. but there's nothing
mean about him. He'll provide good
table and have plenty Of wood at the
back door ana guess that will be just
as we'll rs II he was swelling around
and telling what great man he was.
I'm Judging him by his nose. When
you see Il man with his nose bumped
up In the middle you can set him down
Tor II good tempered man
The brother put the money In bank
st the village. but after Il little Aunt
Judy began 10 worry about II. She
was assured that the bank was as
sound US the hills. but she shook her
bead and replied:
II dunno. Jamcs-l dunno. or course.
ITS your money now. but I'm sorry
didn't see the banker before you gave
II To him. think I'll have you drive
me To town some day. so that can get
look ut him"
But SCOTS bank has been here for
lMtlAe stAINs UGOlnci
Yes. s'pose 1t has. but out In Iowa
they caught man stealing pumpkins
who'd lived an honest life for sixty
years. | wouldn't like TO see you lose
your money. and II anything happened
TO Clara's 500 I'd have lit. She's
got to make bridal tower to Niagara
falls or | won't see her married. Folks
have told me that more water runs
ever the fails In day than would run
n mill dam for week and that there's
a roar going on just like half dozen
bulls bellern' In the distance. want
10 get n look at that banker. l can tell
In minute whether he's honest or
not"
A few days later she was driven to
the village and IN errand made to the
bank
James" Aunt Judy said while they
were driving home. do you know that
woman knows forty times as much
as Il MANI
IL hadn't heard of it," was the reply
'Waal. you hear of IL now. That
banker ha!n't an honest man. II won't
be year before he'll bust up and
leave you all in the lurch."
'Pooh. Pooh, Mr.. Scott has the
confidence Of hundreds Of people. and
more than as II II was buried In the
cellar. You mustn't get such notions
into your head"
''lt's no notion. James. Out in Iowa
we had three different hired men on
the farm who turned out TO be thieves.
and each of them looked like that
banker. never In the world would
buy thing OF Il tin peddler until had
looked ut his eyes. There's something
In them always can tell. wish that
money Of Clara's was out Of his hands"
''Come now. Judy; don't be silly. I'd
trust Mr. Scott the same as my own
brother"
"All right. Well say no more about
II. Only II Clara Is disappointed in
seeing Niagara falls ! shan't be the
same woman | was. They say that
when you stand and look at all that
water pouring over. the chills go up your
back and you don't feel knee high to a
grasshopper. Isn't there any way to
catch that water In rain barrels and
store II up agln n drought
"A1ight be-" replied the brother. who
had very hazy opinion of things out
side his own township.
At intervals OF every two weeks dur
ing the next eight months Aunt Judy
came back to the subject OF the bank
err. and her worry never ceased. II
was treated as motion" and not TAX
en- seriously.
In due time Clara's beau popped the
question and was accepted and the day
set. and Aunt Judy was so busy sew
ing that there were times when she al
most foi got her fears. II lacked but
two weeks Of the marriage day when
the brothe. drove 10 the village on an
errand. lie came back looking as white
as dead man. Aunt Judy. who was
the first 10 see him. gave him long
look and said:
"Wani. didn't | tell you sOi''
sScott'a bank has busted"' he grOan-