The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-01-28
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THE STOLEN NOTE.
ny A RETIRED ATTORNEY,

what seems TO me tie mos, rcmaI.a-
he phase Of yiIajuy is, that man, him
self wealthy, can tinl It in lis heart 90
plundcr the poor q! earnings Of long arl
weary years. When the rich rob the rich.
1t seems not Eaf SO wicked, rs wAcu a
man oil humble means is deprived Of his
sustcnancc have often seen the entire
property of individuals swept away n, a
Slngic stroke OF ilhfortuuc and more
than once have seen man who ,hought
be had competence, ruined in a siuc,c
day by Il william.
The instance which am aLout 70 re.
late, though happily the designs Of the
robOGr were frustrated, is one OF this char
acter, where au unScrupulous person lie
signed to send misery aud RUIN TO tie fam.
lily OF "a nIumb!c mechanic.
Except that he INDUCED too freely in
the use OF .oXicatjng cur, John Wa,ltce
was an honest, hgh-mindcl and eXcm
pIary man. Ills one great fault hung
Ike dark shadow over his many virtues.
lie meant well, aud when lac was sober
lie dId well.
lie was halter by trade, ana by hi,
Industry aud Thrift had acquired money
ed. liz hsJ ,'"rcboS"J ~ :, m".n Sn,.l ''s NV Nv
before for ,br.n' ,I,n,,so,1l =,
one thousand down anI secnr;n', ,' H., ,,i I W.
Tile mortra@. note was aim, Ana -,
the time when circumstances o,curre,,
Which made ma acquainted with the af
fairs OF the family. But Wallace was
ready for the day he had ,arcd up the
money, and there seemed no noss;I;;,,
of an accident. ''''''''
aIway, bou,,t nv ho,s or w.n,a
and am free 70 s,y ,,a, T,o,. ,''"t'' -
best hats the c;,v o,r,,InI L,I .a',,
done some E,tIs cnI.n,;,,,, a,i S.,''.
up some lcgal documents fer HIM.
One day his daughter Ami. ,..,,,c =,
my off e in great ! stress. J,,,,r;n a., her
father wa, rniu.I and tia, ,ja,. .I,',ri
he turned out of the house :, wliici, ,l,y
lived
perhaps not, Miss Wu,,,ccr rIrcrl.l
irving to console her, and rive ,Ln !,r.;,
whatel er il wa. lrigb,.r ,.,o.,
"You know my father, Mr. Docket ,"
Il do, very well"
"Iou know his inlirmity :"
Il do am sorry for him. Their. Is
not a more honest or better disposed man
in Boston than yonr father
"llo is very kind md good TO Us All {.
but
"l hope his iufrmi,v does Not render
him Troublesome at home ~
No, sir but peop!e take aIy,r,orc
of him"
"What has happcncl -
~
gage on tho house in which we livo--nn,
1t is all gone now
Gone -
Yes, gone
"l4nst p
Il don't know I suppose So. Las,
week he drew out the two thousand dol
lars from the bauk, and lent il 20 Mr.
Bryce for ten days."
WHO is Mr.. Bryce I"
"lie is a broker. Ny father got ac-
quainted with him throuni, GEORGE Chan.
dler, who boards with us, and is Mr.
BTyce'S clerk"
The po'r gri blushed when she men.
lioned the clerks name, and it did not rc
pure great deal OF peue,rat;on FOR mc
TO discover that Le was her lover.
FDoc5 Mr.. Bryce refuse 10 pay IL J"
Gle has paid it,"
''Weii what Is the tToahe, ;hem ?"
"Fathcr says he has not paid IT."
"lndeed, but the nole will Jc evidence
that he has not paid it, OF course you
have the note :"
"No Mr.. Bryce has it.'
Then Of course he has paid it,"
y l. A.. 4 4
soppose no his,or no could not have
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