New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26

fCYtry inf puleve tODe WINCH uls suopeu eou
tupDo co osgrsce of mai Ing an ur successful aPp'
cation for money 20 ssy nothing OF the surs cast ,on
bic own discretion and the honor OF nis comprloos.
Al this critical upc-ure in the character auo shsus OF
The youIe nan, suca q cold rebuff Was like desth.
bio. to Gil purposes Of failure fidelity aud honesty and
all LETT Cd 10 this part of the Instructive narsion,
could not but feel tbst the uncle, BY Withholding
NEEDED syppsthy and aid, was in some degree rec pom
sibe for ibe sfar course OF bic errinS nephew.
Al hope Of assistance 10 this direction having bsea
sbsr doDe' cooperation suggested further departure
fIep boIesty
at is but q lit le more riskr wbi.pered the 6eud
"Tal enough TO mske this qlsrsr's account sq1pA
ard on will come cut int somehow before another
te,,l.uept.
Wt,iened conscience was unable TO withstand the
pee uie Of circumstsDces and the plausible scheme
proposso fer relief So money kt;ers, which hereto
lore hid been perc ly saie, were emptied Of their
copeD,s 10 meet the prtteD' eIigepcy.
Indicaiiors OF 10 be misIst en-, that some was
robthg the mails in iba' vicinity soon began to sp-
pear trough snopg al the Complaints, nos Que re
ierr 10 ire loss of ay leter mailed ST or al dressed
10 he tfice tie. rces ell related to i'm 3o'tant Ist-
ters posted at other Office bu' passing through r.,
ard OF il all sorts Of tests ar experiments
tsd been tiied in var other poins and every osler
mode of cperati n exhausted, that the AgeLt TOOK
ND m;orsry quarters q, the private residence OF
an scot aint,Dce from which, without beog observed,
be ud overlook this Office hit -er.o tbs least sus-
tectec on the roue.
The oppo, tupi,y afforded after dark Of taking
Glance 81 be interior Of the Office and lite pr 1cipa
o. ur. properly improved AMI this little expert nent
rIisftd as the result stoNed, an iOporaot cue 10
the whole matter; for on the first evesing watch,
discOseIed WHAT deemed evidence OF ths clerks
quit.
ST piping silently and unnOced Tito the vestbuls of
tie tfce, and gsiDn7 position wbe; ce could OBJ
serve he motioIs distinctly saw hin thrust What
sppeaed 10 be hitter in toe stove, afterSart taking
no alet hon he table ard tlacipg it hastily 10 his
pocket. I musi have made some slis hit noise, fof
after doing his he suddenly turned snd looked sh,rpy
in ny direction.
lis usy have been nothing more tbsn tbe instinct
i've glance Of dstrust which those who have not tue
enire control Of themselves ere apt to c.s. srouud
one doing something that they should dis Ike TO be
detected IT.
Howev.r it may have beeo, linking that he had
discoye r,d NE, Stepped boldly up TO The general
eelvery, ulo IquUed for q letter for RoStr Mar
shall HiIoad tDrGctor, tai ing occasion to observe
him clio ely as be was engaged in running over the
letters He cd confused, his bands snook little,
bis Z, ce ives flushed, and bis voice wss inclined to
trenbIe, he replied that there was 81 hiog for
Robert Mssball." attributed all this to fear lest
his presous movements nil hit have bsen oossrvtd,
snd lett ue office, srongl, suspechng that Foo mas
L. Il e au'bor OF The depredatoos IN question.
A few eIo.rimthts in the wsy Of "decoy etter,"
maieo as to Pass throush that Off e, soon oon-
vert.d suspicious into oertsnty. One OF these letters
containing tunory bank. noes, disappeared, and oLe
OF be noes was traced directly back TO his hanos
How this vas core the reader will probably mist
upon knowing, and il is my intention to gra y this
compelled TO r.veal 'esre Of IN klfulne.s N the
game Of ier.pns which -ould deter the most san
suine gsmester rom bettiog on my head.
In the bast ment Of the hotel was q bowling saloon,
Which ss 1 had ascertsiIed, the susp-ced clerk was
in the bsbi, of vsi log in the evening, after cloeng
the Pot-Ofice, al ths fact sus gested my pan. l
mi. ht ba, srestec aud sssTchel nim at once but
thought it tie better way 70 watch money eK-
cbapqed by him. in the hope that some Of the misaing
bills might thus come to light.
For il be should chance 10 have none Of these about
unntA oil all hy fflnarh N
on BIS guard whereas il he should offer none of them,
no bsrm would be dOre aud things would remain
in aotu quo.
With 10, Sc view, made a confdsnt of the land
lord Of The botel which contained the bowling ss oop,
and agreed TO meet him there early in the evening for
s"IoD," ard arranged tast In case the youog man
cane IN usual, my paItrer should eIcuse himself,
an6 substitute L. in bis place. TO obh.e Stranger,
who Of course, wss rolling merely for exercLe.
Nv etL n in making tbis arrangement was to
fss,en the exDepse OF the evenings recr aton upon
L. by brilliant and over2o weriag oiso ay Of my
skill in bowling, calculating that he would probably
pare rome of the ftoien money in payment. This Wa
n y pIoersmne-how it wss executed rhall proceed
to show.
hour, when a fLe-'ookipg, well-oressed young maa
entered tbs eaIoop when l at once recognized ~ l..
dSs heS sea g fs6sf early
in the evening for the appearance OF most OF those
who rtsOittd there; so l.. watched our gane for
vile, I'LL u LANDLORD, looking at his watcn, remIked
that be bac An eng asenent which must be attended to
inm M da ely, and turning to IT, said:
"Htre Tom. you take ny. plase with this gentle
man for I've got togo away
"EL ough s,d,' replied Tom. :" am always on
hand for mort any bind Of a ball. "
As Ilothed 1T the pleasing features and intsng gent
eoun eIsr Of The ytune man. pang o. sorrow sho.
through ny heart, 10 iDk that the invisible sword OF
ius,ice was en- now suspended. Bat slch ref ctons
are Improbable, Dasnuch a. they tend to unht one
for the discharge of pa nful duty. SO di.mssed
item ss far as i could, and applied mysef to my
double game
"Ronios down At once, by double stroke,
man, - veil as piD."
The f,st roll of my new snse onist shook my faith
in tie feasibility OF my pan, for the AL went ella
ing among the woooen Iatoors like the grspesbot at
Belaklavs and in instant ten block heads bl; the
dust. 49, go ,
IA rather bad beginning" thought /; but dom.
Comforting myself with this ref cton, applied all
the prsc,icsl and tbeoe,icsl skil ~as mas et or to
varquish my exfe erced foe. l called 70 rnind my
lorp doru All an slender know about The angles
Of ncicer ce and rthecilcp ooneioertd t1e ns.ure
Of forces ard the eff CT which ball imptns-
il on pin ould have upon ire upnghnees OF us
zeiobbors b. c, a. the Ike thus dev sed theoreu-
cal "ten str,kes" which doubtless from some effect
ia The ipe oud fall short Of my ideal standard
by es much as four fe pins; and on several occa-
sors tie ball strsye almost innocuousy through the
rspks prus,I aDg Only one or tso CT The ou p"ss-
had few pstsient Rlssms OF htht shen my saver
ssry grew q uewbat ca eles, perhsps from continued
suece,s; INT oarknees soon returned upon my proc
poets anc saw in my minds eye the money comtog
from my rocket and Lot bis
We held bu. little conversation during the progress
of our gene, for ny thoughts were pfeoocup Ell "itn
NV ultimate Object ana l.. inside no great snor 20
overcome nv tsciturnity; yet some ea'usl renstbs
were n ere which showed that Re Identified me Is ne
penon who INQUIRED for letters for " Robert Marshall,
raj Iotd contractor.
After pa, ing thus for SONS 3 ne, ne invled me 70
tale a Lass 81 ale which proposition glsiy accepted,
as ii would give me one more caaI ce to 40 some
thre about tie contents of bis pOcsetbook beg N
TO think tb.t my tolls vers nearly owe, ana - ye