Year: 1860

brought out a small riding whip and
placed it in her hand, and giving her a


hundred charges to take care of herself,
and be careful and not get fall, be
stepped up on the horse block, and stood
and watched her as she turned into the


road and ascended the hill, till she was


ont of sight.


Debby trotted along leisurely over the


long road she had to travel; but she was


too full of pleasant thoughts and bright


anticipations to feel weary at the distance


or lonely at the solitude The road was


but little travelled, and she met but two


persons in the whole distance-one as


she ascended the hill, about mile from


home, and the other in long valley Of


dark woods, about midway on her jour-
ney. Had she been of timid disposi-


ton, she would have felt good deal of


uneasiness when she saw this last person


approaching her. His appearance was


dark and rufianly, and they were two
miles from any house, in the midst of a
deep and silent wilderness, but Debby's
nerves were unmoved; she returned his


bow in passing, and kept on her way in
perfect composure.





She reached the end Of her journey in
) due time, hitched her horse in the shed
at the village hotel, and inquired of the
waiter at the door the way to the bank.
AS he pointed out to her its location, she


observed tall, dark-Iooking man, with
, dark whiskers and heavy eyebrows, look
!, ing steadily at her. She however turned
, away without noticing him any farther,
and went direct to the bank. When she


reached the door, she found it closed, and
learned from the by-standers that the
: bank, for some reason or other, was closed
: that day. In her exceeding disappoint-
ment, she stood silent for some time, un-


certain what she should do.


Is there anything I can do for you,
Miss?' said a gentleman at the adjoining
5 shop door.


Debby replied that she wanted to
, change bill at the bank.


' 'Oh, I'll change it for you,' said the
} gentleman, if it isn't too Iarge-come
E step in here


She accordingly stepped into the store
r and giving him many thanks, handed
t him the bill.


Oh, a hundred dollars said he. i
5 cannot do it; haven't half that amount
/ in the store. But if you go across there
to the apothecary's l think it likely
t enough he may do it,


S Debby thanked him again, and wen
n across to the apothecary's. Here she


made known her wishes, but with no bet
ter success. As she turned to 90 out, she
t encountered a man behind her, who
seemed to have been looking over hel
: shoulders.


t She looked at him and recognized the


tall man with black whiskers, whom she
:. had noticed at the hotel. Leaving the
e druggists, she observed large dry-good,
t store, and thought she would try her lucL


there. Still she was unsuccessful.
p AS she was leaving the store she me


the tall man with black whiskers again
r He looked smilingly at her, and asked
7 her to let him see the bill, for be though


he could change it. After looking at it
he returned it to her again, observing, i


it had been city bill he would have
Il changed it, but lie did not like to chang,
a country bill.


Having tried at two or three place
:, without effecting her object, Debby fount
II she must give it up, for she was now toI,
;, it probably would not be possible for he
4 to get it changed till the bank should b,
Il opened the next day. Consequently sb


concluded to return Immediately home
As she rode out Of the hotel yard, sh,


observed the tall man with black whis


kers standing at the corner Of the house


apparently watching her movements
e But she rode on, and was no sooner ou


of sight than he was out of her mind, 70
her own perplexing disappointment en-


crossed all her thoughts. She passes
over the first two miles Of her homewar
journey almost unconscious Of the dis


tance, SO busily was she turning over il
her mind various expedients to remed
. the failure Of her present undertaking


She thought of several of her neighbor
:, of whom she thought it not impossible t
!. borrow a few dollars for short time


But then she knew her father was S
d strenuously opposed to borrowing, b
AZ would not allow il to be done, aud woul
IN never forgive her should he find out tia


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