The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-01-08

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"For my part, | always look upon the best side
of a mans character. There is good in every
one. Some have their weaknesses some are
even led astray at times; but none are altogether
bad. If a man falls, help him up, and start him
once more fair in the worldwide can say that
he will again trip? Not |. The fact is, we are
too hard with each other, If you brand your
fellow with infamy for one little act of indiscre-
ton, or say crime, what hope is there for him?"
"You 90 rather too far, Mr.. May" the neigh
Dor said, gin your condemnation of the world.
No doubt there are many who are really unchar-
table in their denunciations of a fellow man for
a single fault. But, on the other side, | am in
clined TO think, that there are Just as many who
are equally uncharitable, in loosely passing by,
out of spurious kindness, what should mark a
mali with Just suspicion, and cause a withhold
ing of confidence. Look at the case now be-
fore US. You feel unwilling to keep a young
man about you, because he has betrayed your
trust, and yet, out of kind feelings, you give him
a good character, and enable him to get a situ-
alton where he may seriously wrong an unsus-
pecting man."
"But | am sure he will not do So"
"What is your guaranteed"
"The impression that my act has evidently
made upon him. If | had, besides hushing up
the whole matter, kept him still in my store, he
might again have been tempted. But, the COM
paratiyely light punishment of dismissing him
with a good character, will prove a %salutary
check upon him."
"Don't you believe it."
81 Twill believe it, until | see evidence 10 the
contrary. You are too suspicious--too unchari,
table, my good friend. | am always inclined to
think the best Of every one. Give the poor
fellow another chance for his life; say l."
81 hope it may all turn out right"
II am sure it will" returned Mr.. May. "Ma-
ny and many a young man is driven to ruin by
having all confidence withdrawn from him, after
his first error. Depend upon it, such a course
is not right"
al perfectly agree with you, Mr., May, that
we should not utterly condemn and cast off a
imam for a single fault. But, it is one thing to
bear with a fault, and encourage a falling brother
man to better courses, and another to give an
individual whom we know TO be dishonest, a GER
%tiicate of good character"
eyes, but | am not 50 sure that the young
man we are speaking about is dishonest"
Didn't he rob your"
Don't say rob. That is too hard a word.
He did take "a little from me; butt wasn't much,
and there were peculiar circumstances"
care you sure that under other peculiar cir
cumstances, he would not have taken much more
from you"
81 don't believe he would"
81 wouldn't trust him."
"You arc too suspicious--too uncharitable, as
| have already said. | can't be so. | always
Try TO think the best of every one"
Finding that it was no use to talk, the neigh
Dor said but little more Oh the subject.
About a year afterwards, the young mans new
employer, who, on the faith of Mr.. Mays rec
concentration, had placed great confidence in
him, discovered that he had been robbed of sew
eral thousand dollars. The robbery was clearly
traced TO this clerk, who was arrested, tried,
and sentenced TO three years Imprisonment in
the Penitentiary.
that young scoundreI, Blake" said the individ-
ual whose conversation with Mr.. May has JUS
been given.
aPoor f~ollow!" was the plying reply. dan
most grievously disappointed in him. lnoyeI
believed that he would turn out so badly"
!" You might have known it after he had swim
: died you. A man who will steal a sheep, need:
only to be assured of impunily, to rob the mail
The principle is the same. A rogue is arogae
whether it be for a pin or q pound"
DWELL, weIl--people differ in these matters
never look at The worst side only. How coult
Is DAYTON find it in his heart to send that poor fel
c low to the State Prison! | wouldn't have done
it, if he had taken all possess. 1t was down
b right vindictive in him"
at was simple justice. Ia could not have
done otherwise. Blake had not only wronget
him, but he had violated the laws, and to TIN
laws he was bound to give him up"
"Give up a poor, erring young man, TO tn
stern, unbcnding, u~nfeeling laws! No one il
e bound to do that. Ii is cruel, and no one is I'M
d der the necessity of being cruel"
at is simply just, Mr.. May, as | view il
/ And, further, really more just to give up The cul
.e prit to the Law he has knowingly and wilfully vi
olated, than 10 let him escape lis penalties"
a. MrsMay shook his head.
:: 81 certainly cannot see the charity Of locking
y up a.yoiing man for three or four years in prison
and utterly and forever disgracing him"
alt is a great evil 10 %sleal?n said the neigh
Dor.
90, certainly "a great sim"
"And the law made for its punishment
ID %iustq"
n. eyes. I suppose So"
"Do you think that it really Injuries a thief t
re lock him up in prison, and prevent him fror
uespassing on the property Of his neighbors?"
"That Isuppose depends upon circumstance
10 IF"
"No, but my friend we must fix the prime
ot pie yea Or nay. The law that Furnishes THEFT
Ie a good law-you admit that--very well. If III
law is good, it must be because its effect is goo'
Sc A thief, will, under such a law, be really NOR
n benefited by feeling its force than in escapin
the penalty annexed to its Infringement. N
distinction can or ought to be made. The ma
O. who, in a sane mind, deliberately takes ii
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