The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-11-18

nelgh6or, SAID he; i ind you Just where l wished.
Pray, have the goodness to pay fifty dollars, and
take this receipt for that sum- Give in dcprsca>
ted currency an you will. Il haVe'no bills here in
the drawer to that amount. Wait moment, said
The BOOKSELLER In few minutes he returned from
adjoining room, where was John, his clerk and pre-
sened to the good doctor fifty dollar bill and that
all, and took his receipt. What nothing 70. depreca.
aed currency?' said the Doctor. mol said he you
know your charges for attendance my family are
pretty high and Zone hand must wash tuther'" The
Doctors shrewd mind and keen eye both at work
on hearing these words, but for certain iSaid
not word in reply. The whole sum wanted for im-
provemens collected before the Doctor came home
and retired to rest. Bu, beture be went to sleep the
money must be counted to see if all were correct
Would that all Christians were so disposed in regard
to their accounts with their consciences Ifhey were,
their minds would be more on Heaven than was the
Docl"r'e, though, fear not intent and hearty as he
was. for to count money was his delight.
If one could have him in his bed chamber when
the door shut and locked aud the fire slirred the
candle trimmed and placed on the little table, and his
quid oftobacco from his bright but cheap swapping
dded tobacco box renewed, sit down and take his fat
pocketbook from his side his heart if one could
have sesn him, before counting dollar, put On his spec
taces for already he had grown blind as well as grey,
in the service of hlammon, and then looked at the n>
eamens of his features, that person who should seehis
would have pronounced it fit subject for Wilkes pen
Gil, when wishing to paint Manmon himself
As he went along, separating his sbiIis, smoothing
their wrinkles and noting their amount, putting this
class on this side and that on the other, what should
strike his sagacious oye, when enjoying the full blaze of
the Candeght before him, but the face ofa specie pays
ing bank bill. A second look convinced him that it
was so, ard to crown his joy it was among the
fifty dollar bills. 'And be the bookseersi SAID
he Atths houg his mind began to soften at the re-
membrance of certain words uttered by him when last
they parted But on examination, he began to doubt
whether he had not taken tn the forenoon before he had
called on that gentleman. "And am bound to find
the exact person who has given me this His con-
science did not settle this point that when he laid
his head on his pillow, he fell into sweet sleep, and
dreamed Of the gain by the specie.paying bank bill.
1t was broad day light before the Doctor arose the
next morning, and the first things he reflected
the events of fyeserday-lhe pockel-book full of bank
bills, and among them the specie paying note of fifty
dollars. don't remember, said he to himself taking
any sPeciepayng bill any sort but any of my cus-
toners should have paid me, and not knowing who it
was, of course til mne Not one word farther was
he heard say on the subject. till the fire was kindsd
the table drawn out, and the pocket book again exam-
ined. All appeared just as they were the night pre-
vious by candelight except the specie paying bank bill
offfy dollars, which, having been examined by the
bright beams othe sun that lumlnary which repre-
seRts, especially in his searching powers, the sun of
Righteousness now plainly seen to be counter
fet How changed the feelings of our lately self
congratuating Doctor Yet the pangs which he endu-
red did not subdue the powers ofhis inventive mind
His disappointment and chugrn at being over-reacod
in money matters served but to him. and set in
nation the whole machine
1T strikes me- said he, 'what I'll do With these
words he took his hat and walked to the bookseller
I've taken specie paying bilII said he he entered
the counting house door of his friend the bookseller,
who was up and at his post have taken specie pay
ing bill offlty dolars!' At this there was pause, and
nothing being said in reply he proceeded st was Civ
en- me under the declared expectation of my receiving
deprecated currency. Iii moi just that retain with
out making Unknown, thatthe person who gave it me
may have an opportunity of reclaming it. This spece-
paying bank bill have taken of some one know
not whom. He that can prove by any private mark,
to be given by him, shall have it in return for
deprecated bill ofthe same face As the Doctor said
these words he let the ends ofthe bill 5e seen as if by
accident, wha corner torn off it, and then put the
same in his pocket-book
Asyet all was silence in the counting room. Al
length the bookseller turned his clerk "John! out Of
which bundle of bills did you take that bank bill of fifty
dollars which called for Yesterday John did notrec-
oect but looked confused "You are always so care
less Doctor, believe Tgave you that bank bill Of
fifty dollars But you must not only believe it, you
must know it-nay, you must swear to before shall
feel myself authorised to return it to YOU So saying
he made motion to leave the countiog house. Stop
STOP said the bookseller John, did you take thai
bill from the upper or lower drawer IN my ches,l
From the upper drawer, Sir, ireped John. Then the
fact pan replied the bookseller and if the bill has
one corner torn off, could swear it was mine' Hear
ing this the doctor turned back and showed part Of die
BILL at seeing which the bookseller said boldly, That
the fifty dollar bill gave you yesterday through mis-
take, thinking it to be deprecated bill The whole
bill was then laid on tho table, but not delivered or sub
jecled 10 farther examination.
The Doctor then rscapulacd the facts all but The
discovery he had msde of its beng countarC, ,yboL