. Banking house of George P. Bissell & Co., dealers in safe eight per cent. bonds, government securities, and first-class investments. , Taddy fast ers having the asieep| ancj no indications anywhere, either to eye experience of a quarter of a cen- or nostril, of anything burning. tury, during Twas all your imagination, mother!which time they have never met My imagination ! You was jest as fright-wit h any re- cnc(j as J was jm sure J cant tell what it wasverse, but havealways stood I smelt; I cant smell it now. Did you feel for rm> the—you know what ? Mrs. Ducklow seemed to think there wer
. Banking house of George P. Bissell & Co., dealers in safe eight per cent. bonds, government securities, and first-class investments. , Taddy fast ers having the asieep| ancj no indications anywhere, either to eye experience of a quarter of a cen- or nostril, of anything burning. tury, during Twas all your imagination, mother!which time they have never met My imagination ! You was jest as fright-wit h any re- cnc(j as J was jm sure J cant tell what it wasverse, but havealways stood I smelt; I cant smell it now. Did you feel for rm> the—you know what ? Mrs. Ducklow seemed to think there were evil ones listening,and it was dangerous to mention by name what was uppermostin the minds of both. I wish you would jest put your hand and see if theyre allright; for Ive thought several times I heard somebody taking onem out. Mr. Ducklow had been troubled by similar fancies ; so, get-ting down on his knees, he felt in the dark for the bonds. Good gracious! he ejaculated. What now? cried Mrs. Ducklow. They ant gone, bethey? You dont say theyre gone! Sures the world !—No, here they be ! I didnt feel in theright place. 4S. How you did frighten me! Mv heart almost hopped out of my mouth! Indeed the shock was sufficient to keep the good woman awake the rest of the night. Buy our RealDaylight the next morning dissipated their Estate Bonds doubts, and made both feel that they had been the and h a v e no doubts or fears,victims of unnecessary and foolish alarms. I hope ye wont git so worked up another night, said Its no use. We might live in the house a hundredyears and never hear of a robber or a fire. Ye only excite yer-self, and keep me awake. I should like to know if you didnt git excited, and rob me of mysleep jest as much as I did you ! retorted the indignant housewife. You began it ; you fust put it into my head. But never mind ;it cant be helped now. Le s have breakfast as soon as ye can ;then Ill run over and see Reuben Why not harness up, and let me ride o
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