Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-06-06
trust, then, oil is right he added in an IN

said YOU brought for mel' ussed a lovely
child Of eleven, as she leaned against him,
with one arm resting upon his shoulder
and her sweet face looking upwards into
his.
1T was a pack Of geographical cards,
Elem
oh, these will be delightful
4 should have liked thcm better If they
had been q pack like George Payne's,'
taid young Master Harry Hawley, a Iad Of
fourteen.
sAua what kind has George Payne4' ask
ed his father, smiling.
They are complete playing cards, father,
with Jack and King md Queen and all,
only they are tiny bits o'thidess no bigger
than tho visiting cards ladies leave here
when mother isn't homo. They are so
pretty tool and George says his mother had
taught him and his brother and sister, how
to play whist, ana bis father taught him
high-Iow Jack. Oh, | wish had such a
packF
/ am very much griercd to hear YOU talk
So said Mr.. HawIey graycly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paine, who believe play whist them
solves, should be more Thoughtful Of the
future happiness and habits of their child
rem than to initiate them thus into the most
dangerous amusement that can possibly be
devised either for the old or young. hope
You have not been taught TO play with
these miniature cards, Georgci'
NO, sir, | have only seen them
Il trust that is all you Will ever know Of
thou, Or Of any cards. The inventor Of
such playing cards for children can b.
looked upon only in the light of these Eas-
tern sorccrcrs who give ]noxious drinks to
The children Of those they hate, to destroy,
their growth, distort their limbs, and JHfke
of them, when1hey have arrived at Hatur.
ity, monsters in form and yisagc. These
infant card inventors, as they poison the
mind arc as much worse in proportion as
the mind Is of more worth than the body.
There II the bclll 1t must be Frederick.
Show him into my private ROOM said
the merchant, taking up u trunk and pas
sing out Of the drawing room by q door at
the farther extremity, and entering a small
but tastcfulIy furnished library. At the
same moment by q door leading from
the hall, the servant u8hered in the young
man. .. H.
'Well Frederick, / am glad to sec you,
said Mr.. Hawley, extending bis hand with
an air Of corIiality.
Il trust You have been dftite well, SIR
answered the young man without looking
in his face, but assuming an air Of pleasure
at seeing him return.
T have been very well thank YOU, Fred
crick, / am somewhat %fatigaed, however,
after 50 long q Journey. Every thing has
gone well, / believer
yes, sir, answered the young man in a
slightly ALTERING tone; Mr.. iIawlcy noticed
II and looked athim with a'quick cnqairing
glance.
4 have sent to You for the key Of my pri-
yatc desk. Did yoabring it with your
Yes, sir, here it is he responded, Ia
king it from his pocket and handing it to
bin.
'Sit down, Frederick; I wish you 10 pass
the evening with the family in the parIor.
| wish to- deposit first some money in the
dcsk that / have with me, md then we will
go in and have some music
Frederick Proctor made no answer; but
with a colorlcs8 cheek and q restless
ner he began to walk Up and down the
room iIst az he had been doing in his
chamber. His mind tortured between con-
fcssion and ftlschood. He knew that he
was on the eve of ruin. Falsehood might
save him-c0nfGssion he believed would.
The latter was humiliating 10 him-the
former would degrade him in his own esti-
nation as low as he would fall in Mr..
Hawlcy's, by the acknowledgment Of his
guilt. lie was yet undecided what course
to take. The merchant had placed the
key in the lock and turned it. He opened
the leaf of the glass door 10 the secretary
and then laid his hand upon the knob oftbe
side drawer to open it.
At this moment Proctor paused and res
ted his eycs upon him with a look Of pain
full Hesitation. All at onco it vanished,
and a look Of resolution and purpose took
its place, He sat Indifferent, that is, tried
to appear as he would have done had he
been innocent. hi is very difficult for guilt
to fefgn innocence. PIatina may look like
plate, but it does not deceive the skiEfnl OBJ
server. Mr.. ilawley took a p~ocket-book,
and opening it, started back and turned
with a look of painful surprise and suspi-
cion fo4pusd4 his cfCft. Proctor looked
him full in the face; but HawIey saw
through the silver wash of E~alsehood; for
the young man had yielded to the evil in
stead Of The good suggestions, and resolved
to brave it boldly.
'Frederick,' he exclaimed, extending in
his hand the empty note book, how Is this1
Have YOU removed the five hundred dollars
that was here to another drawerp
what, sir; is it not therel' he cried rising
up, taking it from him and rapidly running
it over.
You see it is empty
"This is incomprehensible Mr.. Hawley,'
he answered with a well feigned surprise.
Have you no knowledge what has be-
come Of the amount of money in tens and
fves which / left in this bookT
1t is very strange
1t was placed under your charge
q know it was sir; but
when did you see it here safe the
lastP
I have hot looked in the drawer since
you left, SIR
Yet you have been here writing every
afternoon two or three hours, according to
my directions, in reeoPying the private let
ter book which was nearly ruined in the
fire al the store
Yes, sir, and have nearly completed my