Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-07-21
wHOLE NO. 81.


ment that's better than sewing for iesA
hard life, sir, in this close place, fora
young creature that was brought up I'M
the country air; not that Mary minds,
work, but the worst is, there's SO little to-
be got by the needle. and is's such clcee'
confinement"
Mr. Beujamin's mind. during this adj.
dress OF poor Glegg's, was running ON his
guinea, He felt distrnst OF her honesty
or rather Of the honesty of both father
and daughter and yet. being Gar from =.
hard hearted person, their evident distress.
and the mans sickness disposed lsim To.
make allowance for them. They
couldn't know that the money belonged
to me-" thought hei adding aloud :
have you no friends here in Londons"
"No, sir, none. Twas unfortunate in,
business in The country. and came here
hoping for better luck but sickness osor-
took us, and we've never been able 70 do.
any good. But, Mary, my daughter,
dosn't want for education, sir and a,
more honest girl never lived" ". ssD
Honest, Is she 2" said Mr.. benjamin.,
looking Glegg in the face. &C.,
"I'll answer for her, sir" answered
John, who thought the old gentleman was
going TO assist her 10 situation, :. You'll
excuse rue mentioning Il sir but perhaps.
it isn't every body, distressed as We
were, that would have carried back that
money she found in the meal but Mary
tDoWld do it, even when said perhaps 4
wasn't yours, and that nobody might
know whose il was which was very
wrong of mo, no doubt but ones mind
gets weakened by illness and want, aud
couldn't help thinking of the food l. would
buy us but Mary wouldn't hoar Of Il.
I'm sure you might trust Mary with un.
told gold, sir and II would bo a rost
charity TO help her TO n situation, IL you
knew OF such thing"
Little deemed Leah that morning, ~
she handed Mary her quart Of moAl mud
the change for her hard earned shilling.
that she had spoiled her own fortunes,
and that she would, ere night, DO called
upon to abdicatc her stool behind the
counter in favor of that humble customer I:
and yet SO il was. Mr.. Benjamin could
not forgive her dereliction from honesty
and the moro he had trusted her, tho
greater was the shock to his confidence.
Moreover, his short sighted-views Of
human nature, and his incapaeity for COM
pretending its infinite shades and vari.
cites. caused him TO extend his III opinion
further than the delinquent merited. In
spite Of her protcstations, he could not
believe that this WAS her FIRST misdemean-
or but concluded that, like many other
; people in the world, she had only been
rcputed honest because she had not been
found out. Leah soon found herself In
the very dilemma she had deprecated,
and the apprehension OF which had kept
, her so long practically honest without \
} situation, and with damaged character
I AS Mary understood book keeping, The
| duties of her new Office were soon learned
and tho only evil attending II was, that
she could not tako care Of her father But
determined not 10 lose her. Mr.. benjamin.
found means TO reconcile the difficulty by
. giving them q room behind tho shop.
Q whore they lived very comfortably, IN
y Glegg, recovering some portion Of health,
n was able 10 work little at his trade.
: In process Of time, however, as inlirm.
ity began 10 disable Mr.. Benjamin for the
g daily walk from his residence 70 his shop,
i he left tho whole management Of the bus.
Il mess to the father aud daughter. feceiY.
d ing every shilling Of the profits, except
!. the moderate salaries ho gave them. which
b were sufficient 70 furnish them VIII MI
}, the necessaries oflife, though nothing be.
yond. But when the old gentlcman died.
r. and his will was opened, Il was found
that he had LEFT every thing ho possessed
TO Mary Glcgg except one guinea, which.
without alledging any reason, he bo.
queathcd TO Leah Lcet. ~.