The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-02-26

I had to 20 some distance cst sf ~
way. As We were riding along. we ros
to speaking about Randall and told
her all about 1.yman's ridin' of on sun
days, and that's the way she happened
10 hm on me in this case.
Bu, what has all this to do with
my complaint !" asked Randall, in con-
siderable passion.
"Only jus, this" returned Jones, wisb
peculiar lecr. at was your son ,hss
paid that crossed dollar"
Its a fact" said Mark Loud, hop.
ping up from his scat. "Lyman Ran.
nall paidil to me for the horse, and !
put il into the drawer witt some Of the
others, and II YOU II look on the book,
you n find that gave him credit for
H."
remember now that noticed the
credit" said Mr. Wiley; but there was
only the same number Of silver dollars
iha, pu, in there myself, for count
cd them"
Because ! gave one Of them to Sam
Kendall in change for n two dollar bill,"
explained Mark, "and that was before
took the dollar Of Lyman"
"And how do you know il was the
crossed dollar you took of my son ?"
asked Mr. Randall.
Because ! took particular notice Of
it," returned Loud. You see when
the Portland stage got 10, 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
office so took out this dollar--for
hadn't n chance to carry it into the Of
fice,--and agreed to let him guess on
the date of that, aud when l came to
look at the figures, ] found little cross
that looked as though il had been cut in
with n knife, and one end of It came
right down TO the date. If that's the
dollar that Randall's got, you'll find it
just as I've said"
This produced quite marked sem
sation; and when Mr. Randall was ask
ed to show the dollar, he freely acknowl-
edged, though with accumulated wrath,
there was no need Of il.
"Then, OF course, you withdraw your
complaint" said Bullsrd.
"Yes," returned Randall, and then
turning savagely upon his son, he hissed
out from between his clenchcd teeth,
Lyman, you scamp, you shall suffer
for this. Come, sir, and I'll tsaeh--"
But the boy did not choosc to hear
any more, for quickly turning at bay,
he retorted--
"Now look here, father, you'd better
keep dark, for ] think l can tell some
things, as well as you"
Elias Randall was humblcd in mo-
ment, and like whipped cur, he turn.
ed to leave the office but before he did
so, he heard farmer Jones remark:
"Like father like son. The boys
learned his lesson well"
There were tears 10 Wilton Cunning
hams eyes when he took Alice by the
hand, but he could not speak nor could
she, for her excitement had been too
great but Of one thing j am sure, in
less than two short months, they had
spoken to some purpose, for they had
become one life, and on the next Mon.
day afterwards, Wilton opened large
store with freely-loaned capital Of
eight thousand dollars.
Just seven years have passed away
since then. Mr. Randall lost all hi.
customers in less than year after the
opning Of the new store for through
Cunningham's honest trading, the peo.
pie 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 hon.
est worth never fails TO win. Lyman
Randall was just in time to take the first
Oregon fever while his father went to
Canada, and entered into horse-trading
but no one ever bought horse Of him
the second time, and he has surely lived
to appreciate the old adage "He who
swims in small sins, will sink in greater
sorrows. ."-T Gleason's Pictorial.