The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

lie allowed himself 10 DC puupcu W te
.iawby, with the connivancel Of the miller; 70
md, consequently, by winling replies 10 I
his eager inquiries, made out the miller 10 "
be liale less than insolvent. 10
Williams affection sank down TO zero,
although il had for months been burn d
ing. according TO bis own account. like two Il
or three Etnas combined. His suspicious, n
then, were true. What an escape! thought s
he. So il was, ft,r the fortunate girl. He d
proceeded to his in,ended-ones house. 1t lg
being dark, he crspt over the garden Palinss. Z
and sneaked up towards the shutter. Here '
he yainly attempted to peep through the ,
crevices. Here, while endeavoring to make
out murmured conversation, in which ne
thought he heard his own name mentioned,
he was pinned by tho miller's dog who,
poor brute, was cursed with the youth
fault Of suspicion, and suspecting that he
was a thief, had seized him accordingly.
Here was rather ;,n awkward de'aoieHenf,
as he had no rigat there; the path to the
door lay another way. In his anxiety he
had uampled down the flower bed. de
stan,mered Out some excuse upon his re- |
| lease, and departed home crest-ialien,
hoping that they did not suspect his sus-
picions.
The next morning he received polite
note from the miller, begging him mot to
repeat his visits, as the dog appeared 10
have taken sudden dislike to him, in
which he was Joined by himself and his
daughter. At the ssme time, to ease bis
mind as TO the state Of their affairs, he
begged to say that any respectable young
; man, who pleased his daughters taste.
might have ten thousand down on the wed
ding day, and as much more at his death.
For once William suspected right, viz:
that he had made sad fool OF himself.
Not many months after this, he lost bis
simple.minded mother. Her death gave
, him plenty Of exercise for his miserable
fault-for he was continually laying traps
for Nle servants, as If they had been so
macy mice, to cstch them out in their little
!, peculations, until his episonase made all
around him so uncomfortable that many Of
: the old doulestics left the farm in disgust.
Whenever he met me, he was full oil
: some deeply laid plan TO find out some
" miserable suspected one, and often in the
= midst Of his selCsufhcient tale. be would
. start off on sudden without any apology
because a suspicion had flashed across biz
d mind that he he'd not locked his com-bir
y or preseve-cupboard before he left home.
E. His whole occupation seemed to be Il
u, find out things that would make him IN
% comfortable. The food preserved for hi
% own table he constantly dotted or nicked
10 that he might see, upon It's being brough
TO table again, whether any one had yer
OF tUred to purloin The smallest particle.
'n He had habit Of laying straws in key
I'll holes. that would be displaced upon III
m slightest attenlpt to insert key, and dii
60 cover the intended theft have know
him walk to considerable distance, an
=; then return and push the door, to assur
al himself that the lock had been shut.
lie He once got in his own trap. One nigh
Is late, ne had an engagement TO go TO som
III neighborlng dance, he hs all an
servants to bed and locked the back an
o. front door, and to make all secure, hid III
or ponderous key. On his return. be coul
not for the life Of him think of the hidin
re place; be therefore had some hours TO wal
&c up and down in the night air before da
CD dawn, when the imprisoned servants dii
H. covered him feeling about in hen-coops an
ny under thatches foI the missing key. At la.
his hiding place struck his memory, and
e, had the modification Of Withdrawing it be
a. fore the tittering servants, who thus di,
covered his suspicious and the retibutio
10 on himself in his long nightwatch.
ef His father, who had now grown too age
~ TO attend to the farm, left it entirely unde
nc his control. Here hissuspicioDs hsd nearl
q finished him of--Ior he suspected, dUrin
ut his harvest, that his shocks were pulled an
or robbed in the night. He therefore hired
n clown to sit up as wsachman, armed wit
be an old double balnelled gun loaded wit
er slugs. The first night his suspicious woul
ID not let him sleep. This Waterman Nigh
ne be bTibed TO connivance, and he get laughe
at. He was soon dressed, and creepin
is along the hedge, where his Suspicious wer
n verified by hearing low mumuring voices
IN He crawled close in their vicinity, an
Il: there discovered that it was the poor fe
OF lows wife, who had brought him sonnethin
~ comfortable for bis supper. lie crept bacl
as cautiously, but stumbling over the root OF
tree, reused the attention Of the Waterman
as who challenged him Immediately. He la
K still for moment, hoping be should escap
Of observation in the darkness OF the night
E. but upon his first attempt TO raise himself
nj he received about dozen slugs in his arm
$. and back, for his watchmsn was bette
lie shot than he suspected The picking on
e Of these by the village surgeon, was pos
E. tive satisfaction TO. the many to whom hi
d. character had become pretty well known
n Thus he went on, until bis father dealt
: left him entirely alone. for his suspicion
IN mind never allowed him to form a friend
a ship, which can only be true and valuable
N where there is mutual confidence, and al
he openness Of character. He, By his su.
N picious nature, had locked himself within
N himself. which is the most fearful Of i'm
E. prisonments. e
r. His fathers wealth enabled him to pleas
bis fancy-so TO set HIS mind al ease, h
ct sold the farm. that he might, as he thought
Re be freed from hosl Of pillerers. He bull
$ himself house, in the croft mentioned
E at the beginning Of the tale, the very pro
E totype Of himself. Ithsd most suspicious
look.--ii had hut one door, but window
were placed so that he could sen all Ina
q was going on ON every side. -