The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-07-01
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swell, that's SO much gained" con-
tihued Jones, and then with lawyer like
tact, he turned to Wiley, and said. "Mr.
Wiley, how do you know that Wilton
Cunningham gave you that crossed dollar
that Randall had lost out Of that drawcrW
"Because no one else paid me any
such money on .tha, day." answered
Wiley.
"Where did you put that money when
you got itF''
SIN my drawer"
Sand does MT somebody else ever go
tv chat drawergs
"None but Mark Loud"
"Well," continued Jones, Gas, Wednes.
day night | left my horse in your shed,
and after the store shut up, was IN
hitching him, Mr.. Lyman Randall steps
in and pays Mark Loud for the hoise he
had the Sunday before, though he didn't
notice me when he did. When turned
into the street saw Alice Drake, an
offered to carry her homo, though | had
10 60 some dis,ance Cut Of my way. As
we were riding along, we got 10 speaking
about Randall, an told her all abou.
Lyman's ridin' Of Sundays, an that's the
reason why she happened to hi, on NE
in this CASE"
"But what has all this 10 do with my
compIaint9's asked Randall, in considera-
bic passion. o..a ,tiia 337.f
"Only jus, this" returned Jones, with
a particular leer, ''i' was your son that
paid that crossed dollar"
"It's fact" said Mark Loud, hopping
up from his seat. "Lyman Randall gave
il to me for the horse, and l put il in the
drawer with some of the others, and if
you'll look on the book. you'll fad that
| gave him credit for It."
81 remember now that ! noticed the
credit" said Mr.. Wileys "but there was
only the same number of dollars that |
put in there myself for counted them"
"Because | gave one Of them to Sam
Kendall in change for two dollar bill,"
said Mark, sand that was before took
the dollar Of Lyman"
Sand how do you know that il was the
crossed dollar you took from my son."
asked Mr.. Randall.
"Because took particular notice Of
it," replied Loud; "you see when the
Portland stage got in, and after the horses
were put up, the driver wanted to "odd
and even" with me, TO see who should
carry the mail up to the post-ofice; so |
took out this dollar-for hadn't had a
chance TO carry it into the ofice--und
agreed TO let him guess on the date of
that, and when came to look at the
figures, | found little cross that looked
as though i, might have been cut with a
knife, and one end Of it came right down
to the date. II that's the dollar Randall's
got, you'll find l, just as I've SAID"
This produced quite marked sensa-
tion, and when Mr.. Randall was asked to
show the dollar, he frankly acknowledged
though with accumulated wrath, that
there was no need Oft
"Then of course you withdraw your
complaint" said Bullard. 55-.
"Yes," returned Randall; and ,her
turning savagely upon his son, he Kissed
out from between his clenched teeth
"Lyman, you scamp, you shall suffer fol
this! Come, sir, and III teach'--
But the boy did NOT choose TO heB
any more, for quickly turning a, bay, h
retorted:
"Now look here, father, you'd bette
keep dark, for | think can tell som
things as well as you@
Elias Randall was humbled in mo
ment, and like whipped cur, be turnec
TO leave the Office; but before he did SO
he heard farmer Jones remark:
"Like father, like son. The boy has
learned his lesson we'll"
There we're tears in Wilton CunniEg-
hams eyes when he took Alice by the
hand, but he could not speak, nor coult
she, for her excitement had been toe
great, but of one thing am sure, in les:
than two shor: months, they lad spoken
to some purpose for they had become one
for life, and the next Monday afterwards,
Wilton opened large store with freely
loaned capital Of eight thousand dollars
Just seven years have passed away
since then. MI. Randall lost all Of his
customers in less than year alter the
opening Of the new store; for through
Cunningbam's honest trading the people
found how shamefully they had been
cheated, and the latter has not only
cleared enough TO refund his borrowed
capital, but he has gained large circle
Of true hearted friends, such as true
honest worth never fails 10 win.
Tho rascally corporation of New York
city, had corrup,ly granted, without q
just equivalent, the right Of way to certain
companies to carry railway along
Broadway, &c. The supreme court
judges were appealed 10, and they de-
cided, that, as the Aldermen were .rus.
tees for the public interests, and had
given away rights for which large sum
might have been realized, the grantees
must make no road: the court also de.
c;ded that the Aldermen were oniltv al