The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-06-22

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"And did you not give him this dollar!"
lsked Randall, producing The dollar he had y
crossed.
NJ might have done it, sir, for paid him h
several silver dollars" Il
"Ahl" returned the old man, with sort ii
Of triumphant look, sand that dollar was d
stolen from my drawer on last Wednesday v
night. Now how came you by III" 5
IF paid it to Mr.. Willey"-
"But you did pay it TO him. lie can, 6
swear TO that"
"Then, sir, know not where got it,
I had several Of them, some my mother
had taken for butter and cheese, and some I
I had laid away"
ayes. some you had laid away. That
dollar, sir, you took from my drawer on
Wednesday evening. You stole it"
"Mr. Randall" said Wilton in tone Of
calm dignity, al hardly know how 10
meet your charge. 10 deny it would be
only 10 contradict you; but | do deny it,
and | call on God 10 witness that never,
TO my knowledge, wronged a man 10 The
amount of cent. shall see Mr.. Wiley
SIR"
"Do SO, will 60 with you, sir, imme.
diately."
Accordingly Mr.. Randall and the clerk
etoG. They found Mr.. Wiley, and that
gentleman. though he fell much friendship
for the young man could not but declare
that the crossed dollar had been received
of him. Wilton could not deny it, he had
not noticed any particular marks on the
money he had paid, and he cou'd only re-
iterale the assertion that he had not taken
it from his employers drawer. lie felt
grieved TO see that shade Of suspicion
rested upon the face Of Mr.. Wiley, and
then he saw how strong The evidence was
against him. lie turned away 10 hide the
tear lha, started from his eye, and his heart
swelled with painful emotions.
"Is Squire Bullard at homel" asked
Mr.. Randall, after the facts in the case had
been sufficiently discussed.
mo! He's gone down 10 Portland, but
he'll be home tonight" returned MI.
Wiley. .l.
Good heavens! Mr.. Randall, you don!
mean to make legal investigation of The
EASEL cried Wilton turning pale and trem-
bling like an aspen.
, "Most assuredly Do" calmly returned
The trader. "lf you are innocen, you have
nolbing 10 fear"
"And suppose cannot prove that inno'
' cence!"
"Thats just what I'm afraid Of" hall
ironically returned Mr. Randall.
! 10, God!" calculated tle youth, clasp,
y ing his hands together in tortured agony
. "what have done that have 10 come tc
:, thisl"
y Mr.. Wiley began to show evident signs
: Of repentance that he had been inslrumen'
: tai in bringing This about, and as Randall
noticed il, he made haste 10 cut the meeting
short.
', "You need not 60 back to the store with
!" me-" said he to his clerk, "but shall see
:, you this evening"
! Wilton Cunningham turned his steps
!" homeward, but his step was slow and sad
lie knew the disposition Of Mr.. Randall
lha, he was hard heated, graspiDg. aVari
cious and capable Of doing anything tha
might answer his own avaricious ends
J. but he knew not then all the ends the ira
der had H. view--eids which will be easl
= y understood by slight conversation a
), the store.
Myman," said Mr.. Randall, after he hsC
returned from Mr.. Willey's, "rve 60
. young Cunningham hard and fast. Th'
evidence is clear, and il Bullard gets HON,
tonight I'll have him bound over to trial.
= But you don't mean 10 try Wilton 70
~ u theft, do you!" said Lyman.
y "Of course | do. Do you suppose
d man shall rob me with impunily"
's 's "But you might turn him of, father
~ ~ and keep back his last quaIters salary"
u "You don't know all, Lyman. Th
o' young fellow nigh, have been likely, ha
" " no, this thing turned up, 10 have proved
y, y, dangerous rival to us"
~ allow so lather!"
ID ootlHB up ah oPPpoihph s'OlS'
Sc SO "Bui he hasn't the capital"
AZ "IIe can raise il, ,hobgh. Old Jont
ae that was here liis morning has offered
.e lend him two thousand dollars, and oIhe
u, have offered to advance him money if i
w will open STORE"
y "That would be rather dangerous bul
ness for you,', remarked Lyman in
thoughtful mood.
u, ne But he won't do it now" the old ma
!" ", returned with considerable satisfaction
y THAT thing will shut him up"
~ When Wilton reached his home h
=" found his mother sitting in the front room
:, aud he at once told her all that had passet
~ She was horror struck, but not for a sing
W W inslan, did she entertain question III,
" she had ii in her possession saver;
" :" weeks before it was paid out.
~ The conversation between the moth,
a' aud child was long and earnest, but the
" could find no clue to the solving OF Ii
=, difficulty. All looked dark and gloomy
eo AZ er dinner, Wilton put on his hat an
I, took few turns in the garden. He seen
''' ed 10 be struggling with y strong desir
and more than once he laid his hand upo
IT the gate, and then turned aud went bac
~ again.
~ ~ At length he placed his hand upon h
:" brow, and mullered few incohereht sci
W. fences To himself. When he looked u
Hgain he was pale and cad, but uppeare
:, nolonger undecided. He opened tbe ga
" aud passed out into the street, and iurnir