The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-04

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aWeli then Squire, bon, hea. sye ~
Alice DsaSc come drivin' up :" my ncus
asaed IA, il didnt remember OF bein IN kAn>
:,ali'1 srore last "Wednesday night, and Of course.
6frsissmbered Il. though don't s'pose should
lha4gst 81 Il again in the world II she hadn't
ave mentioned IT, Well, came right down |
with her, and between Us both we've got up
considerable Of story. Now, should like
10 esk Mr.. Randall where his son was Sunday
tore last p
.tie was at P Hill, to attend meeting
I'll Jay," returned Randall, but, when he saw
how bic son tremblsd, he evinced some strong
misgivings on thet point.
"Rather guess you're mistaken. they spent q
good part Of the day on Thosnpson's ., osh~
MIR. Randall turned sharply upon HE son and
asked il that was true. Lyman at FIRST denied
the gentle insinustion, but At length, be was
obliged TO own Il.
sWell, that's % much gained" continued
Jones, aud then with lawyer like tact, he turn
ed to Nr. Wiley and said: "Mr. Wiley. how
do YOU know that Wilton Cunningham gave you
that crossed dollar that Randall had lost out Of
his draweri"
.Because no one else paid me any ssch mo-
ney on that day. answered Wiley.
"Where did you put that money whom you
got it!''
ain nv drawer"
aAnd doe IN I somebody else ever 70 to that
drawers"
"No one bat Mark Loud
.Well," continued Jones, ''last "Wednesday
night left my. horse in your shed, and after
the store was shut up vas unhitching him, MI.
Lyman Randall steps in and pays Mark Loud
for the horse be 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 home, though had some
distance out OF my way. AZ We were ndne
along, we got to speaking about Lymans ridin
Of Sundays, an that's the reason why she hap
pened to hit on me in this case
.sBut what hls all this to do with my COM
plant o. asked Randall in considerable passion
"Only just this" returned Jones, with Pc
cular leer, at was your son that paid that eros
"Ils fact,' said Mark Loud, hopping vi
from his seat. @Lyman Randall gave il to IN,
for the horse, aud put it into the drawer will
some of the others, and il you'll lock on TIL
book, you'll End that gave him credit TO
it,"
81 remember now that noticed the credit,
said Mr.. Wiley, but there was only the sam
number Of silver dollars that put ia there my
self, for counted them"
eOeC6uSc j $500
dali. in change for two dollar bill, said Mark
and that was before | took the dollar of Ly'
man.
"And how do you know that 1t was tn
crossed dollar you took OF my son" asked vi
Randall
s.Because took particular notice Of It" re
pled Loud; wyou see when the Portland stag
got ia, and after the horses were put up, tn
driver wanted to todd aud even" with me, I
see who should carry the mail to the post office
30 Ii took out this dollar-for hadn't had
chance to carry it into the ofice-and agreed
let him guess on the date OF that. and when
came to look at the figures, found little eros
that looked az though it may have been cut wit
! knife. and one end Of ii came right down ,
the date. lfthat's the dollar Randails 60
you'll find it just as I've said.
This produced quite marked sensation, On
when Mr.. Randall was asked to show the doll'
he freely acknowledged that there was no nee
Of it.
.Then Of course, you withdraw your con
plaint,' said Bullard.
aYes." returned Randall; and hea turnir
savaeely upon HE son, he missed out from b
tween his clenched teeth, "Lyman, you scam
you shall suffer for this. Come, cir, and !
teach"
Blu, the boy did net choose to hear any mol
tor quickly turning a. odys ne I0tOl1u:
SHOW look here, father, you'd better Re,
dark, for think can tell some things a. VI
Is you!
Elias Randall was humbled in moment. Al
like whipped cur, he turned to leave the ofic'
: but before be did so, he heard farmer Jones :
mark
"Like father. like SON. The boy has learn
his lesson well :"
There were tears in Wilton Cunningham
eyes when he took Alice by the hand, but
could not speak, nor conld she, for her excii
ment had been too great, but one thingl am sui
in less than two short months, they had spok'
to some purpose, because they had become Of
for life, and on the next Monday afterward
Wilton opened large store with freely loan
capital Of eight thousand dollars.
just seven years have passed away sim
then. MIR. Randall lost all his customers in le
than year after the opening Of the new stor,
for through Cunnngham's honest trading, u
people found how shamefully they had be.
cheated, and The latter has not only cleared
nough to refund his borrowed capital, but he h
gained large circle of true hearted friend
such as true honest worth never fails to wi
Lyman Randall was just in time to take the fir
"Oregon Fever" while his father went to &
NADIA, and entered into horse trading, but no OF
ever bought horse Of him the second time, Al
he shall surely live to appreciate the old adas
He who swisns in small sins, will sink in great
sorroWs.