Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-04-11

"BrAAtST am Rrsr BaorBUs You can.
not know hos happy yoa made "a all yeuter
dav afternoon. How good and kind ou are
7 Nuh the ,wenty dollars you sent, Ne we're
sble 10 pay every penny o( The clam Of that
old Shylock. Jones. On could cry for
joy
AT GU, evening prayers, mother thanked
God tot the ga ul such son snd brother,
and rrared Him 20 bless you ever, sud We
~ said A men, even llilo Fanny
III mislottunes never come single Meth.
a. de- good fortunes (or to-day We have te
cei,cd that long delayed remittance from
hthcr-h0y dollars would return the
twenty YOU procured Tor Us, but mother
thinks. as you are coming 50 soon, you may
as we.l take nfuursoif
Nellie BIDS ms ,cil you she has hemmed
those handkerr bieis for you, and run the
heels Of the socks Dory says, Tell brother
George 10 como early on Saturday evening,
so as to draw me on my new sled" Fanny
SENDS owe aud lousand kitties, Thousand ks.
ses) DO hope that Won will bring home
every thing ihat needs any mending and
wtll'-here a strong grasp was lad on tho
shoulder OF George, aud a stern voice ex-
claimed, You sre my prisoner II was
the sheriff
George bowed his head one moment on
the desk before him, covering his burning
face with his hat IS lie then rose up, took
his hat, and saving, In a hrm tone, Il am rea
dy. accompanied the sheriff to the office Of
the magistrate, Mr.. Allen, who was, 1t IN.
fortunately happened, q personal enemy Of
his father, and a mere creature OF Mr.. Har
ton.
George was accused by his employer Of
stealing money and various articles from his
store
The witnesses were the postmaster, who
testified that George hal mailed a money
letter day or two before and the taImnr
who took charge ct the package lor Mrs Ma.
son. Mr. llaton also produced as proof,
his clerks own private memo randum book,
IN which were sci down both the money and
the groceries sent home To the charge OF
takng these unlaw folly, &c orge plead gull
~, but declined 10 Justify himself by an eX-
posofe Of the siae Of want to which his faith
er's family had been reduced He, however
stated repeatedly and solemnly that he inlen-
ded making restitution from his wages.
Mr. Harlon proceeded To stale that, for
some months he hod suspected his young
clerk; that he had missed money nj different
times and in considerable sugss and tAa, M
one on the premises, besides George, could
have taken II.
VIVA, say you to this charge, young mani
demanded the magistrate, roughly.
i took but the len dollar note God knows
that was ALL replied George.
While ihe ex9minaIion was going OIL, Car
uline Harlon was returning from school; and
seeing a crowd collected at the courthouse
inquired ola young lad the cause Of the unu
sual excitement.
why he replied, didn't you know they
, have taken George Mason up for stealing
, money from your falherl Tnoy'l send hiu
to the Stale, prison, guess
Caroline slald to hear no more; but rush
ing into the courthouse, and bravely sltug
CLING her way through the crowd OF men an,
D boys, reached her father, and, throwing tie
arms around him. cried, on father, hay
! mercy on George J am sure he Is no thief
), Save him, fot my sake, father
II Silence " said Mr.. Iarlou, in low, his
g sing tone, peculiar to him when lunousiy an
z CRY James lake home your sister
James Alexander stepped readily lorwarD
, and dragged rather than led, The weepin
u girl away
The friends Of George Mason, in W
were not OF the mostinAuenlial class Their
was none TO help him IN this hour Of peril 90
e lie was dumb before his accusers,' siuin
n crimson ,yi,h mo dnsb If shame
.;.,., ...o c.a.aoJ IN ,ho o,,o
o,nrn go ne,,, human ,mdoe J,es.ed IN
hule buef aut6orty.' on The horrible iuju
lice oflhe decision, which, al the instance
!, a man who Jared sumptuously every day
q on wealth accumulated by exIouions iro
r. the poor, this noble hoy, this good affection
" ave cnl.u' Is SENTENCED 20 one year 'P''
" o"'''o''' III ''e '"u'Y Jo'
On SATURDAY night Mrs Mason ana VI
3, SeP' ','e Suppe, Ta,'ns a .ons N.,e 10. !,
In r,nny s,o"J a., me- yyiolow Iooking ca,
81 erlv down the road uD il was very late -
or Boz he did not come. They knelt in the
e, evening worship and be was not with then
Alas, at that moment, he was koeeling on Il
as stone prison iioor' WIN the DARK cold p'lso
r. VANS ABOUT Vlu'' "l'Hs 70 p.1y'c oJ' o o
n o'" ,.h,cb An I"yipn ,6Ss,ci,cre h,d bo
~ Cd would have been twicc blessed by bis de
nj presence, passed slowly and sadly, and
= was again uighl. but he did not come. Mo