The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-29


The amusing example OF Is BOOB /
keeping. OF the Rich man IN spite ol
hlm.elf' was published somo yoare ago,
aua vas at the time declared Go bc
perfectly authentic nucclsic ol an OBJ
New York merchant ;--
IL old times ii was the cus,o'n ~
the merchants Of the city Of Ncw.Nork I
to Keep their accounts IN pound. shit {
lines and pence currency About bny 4
wears ago, frugal. industrious Scotch 1
merchant, wull known tu the then small /
mercantile community Of this city, had, |
hy dini ot fortunate commercial advrn- /
ture aud economy, been enabled 10 save
something like four thousand pounds
considerable sum Of money al that po-
Rod and one which secured 10 is pos
SCISSOR degree of cn,nhlo indrpoud-
cnce. His place OF business and resi-.
dcuce were as was customary nj that
time. under the same root, lie hal "a
clerk in his employment whose rcpuia.
ton as an accountant inspired the Ut
most confidence of his master. whosu
frugal habits he cmnlnlcd with the true
spiri, and feeling Of genuine Caledo.
nian. II was usual for The accountant
10 make an annual balance shoc, for the
inspection Of his master, ia order that Ice
might see what had been the profits OF
ars,oh ; sTs"i i6s tsI sIaSSo Ss pT6;. psT6se sSwe Ee
credit of the business six thousand
/ pounds, which somewhat astonished the
incrcdulous merchant
II canna be. said hc ye had hc,-
ter count up agcn. dinua think | La
had sac profitable business as this rep
rcscnts.'
The clerk. with his usual patience,
rc.cxamined the statement unI declared
that it was "a right and that he was
willing 10 wager his salary upon it, cor
rcctuess The somewhat puzzled mer.
chant scratched bis head with surprise
and commenced adding up both silo' OF
the account for himself II proved right.
i din na think said he, that wa.
worth over four thousand pounds, buI
We ha made mo n much richer matt
Weel, weel, may ha' been mnir sue
cessfu than | had tho'i. aud III ma
quarrel wi myself for being worth SO
thousand instead
AT early candle light he store wa
b regularly closed by the faithful account
ant; aud ms soon rs he had gone, Ih'
/ sorely-perplexed and increlnlous mcr
= chant commenced the painful task @
I going over aud examining all the &c
e. count, for himself Might after mig b
- did he labor in his solitary counting
, house alone. 10 look for the error
/, bat every examination confirmed ia
; correctness Of the clerk, until th
C Old Scotchman began 90 believe Il po'
4 sible that hc VIZ, really worth 'sn
o thousand pounds.
y Stimulated by this addition TO b
r.. wealth, he soon felt desire 10 impfos
n The condition Of his household aud wii
y that view made purchase Of new iurn
e iure, carpets, aud other clegancies, cnt
sistcnt with 'ha l.s-i,'-n of man po
4, scssing the lnrge fortune Of six ihousar
.e pounds Printers and carpenters wel
4 II. lfaa Il 81
IS aud in short time the gloomy lookit
D. residence in Stone slrrel was reno, at,
IT 10 such degree as TO attract the curio
+. iiy and envy Of all his neigbbors. II
ID doubts Of the old man would still, ho'
e. ever oblriie themselves upon bis
#. aud he determined once more to Hul
N "a thorough examination of his accouU
u. On dark and stormy night hc cpl
mcnced hi. lnbors, with patient iny'
So igating spirit OF man determined
be probe lhe matter 10 the very bottom.
or II was past the hour Of midnight. >
lac had not been able 10 detect sins
be- error but siill he went on. ll.s nri
80 hsat high with hope, foe he bad nem
reached the end Of hi. labor. a qui
cr suspicion seized his mind rs 10 anc IA
Of the account. E,Weial lic u
ai- found il. With the frenzy Of m'
cr man he drew bis broad.brlmmcd wl
Ip- hat over his eyes and rushed into
ny street. The rain and storm were nn
u, ing to bin. He hurried 70 the u
'g- deuce Of bis clc,k ia Wall street, rea
he ca 'he door, aud scizel the handle
'il- thc huge knoeser, with which he rspl
ar- until the ncishborhood was reused -
30 the load alarm
The unfortunate clerk rokei
'fe n'sll cap oui Of an upper window q
demanded:
the WHO'S ihercT
sp. Ifs me, you ,conndrel T said
frruzlei merchant ye're adied ~
bat yeay ofopr L4ird omoag ,ts pouads
.y- sueh pas she fact. The n'ldh'o'
iye tl,e year of our lard among the h'
or bad sNellsd ihe fortune Il ihe ncrrh
iaI sams tvo illo1.aul pounds b.Joad
- nmouuL Harpers Hagasiar.
are 4 Rcn Sclsg.-~ ihs follow
~is rich scene recently occurred Boz on'
,ci- oar courts OF Justice lefRecn il~ jH
81 anl DBieh wiiBess, al fbr aay e
ltHicriam
VIZ Judge Whais Jour nn'isc
h Fuas~
ani Wlioess-i r. no native; u
l,,f. Dooschmau.
tle Judge " bate foar m0iher tong
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