Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-10-23

Then she detected the base COIN. with
indignant, flushing cheeks, she took it to
her husband.
"Oh ~ be said, at is hard, harG! But
the Lord will teach us to do without it.
He feeds the young ravens"
"Do you think it would be wrong to
PASS it, husband! l mean at some Of
those rich dry goods stores. ! can't do
very we'll without my gown. We are SO
poor +! Others would not miss it. 1t came
to US as good one. We need not be too
particular"
ooh, wife," was the reply, "tbis is q
temptation Of Satan. Passing couIter-
felt dollar is just the same as telling a
lie, and setting others to tell lies too
Throw it into the FIRE, that it may d.,
ceive aud disappoint no ore else, and for
get we ever had it. Tba: is all We can do "
The wife, discontented and sad, returned
to her work of mendiug the children's
clothes. Her eldest daughter, . girl Of
twelve, was ironing in the kitchen. She
came in with woeful face, saying:
another, dear, look here! Fathers
best linen neck cloth was banging on the
chair, and baby pulled i. off and switched
the corner of it into tie FIRE. l, was half
burned up before l could pull it out.
What will father doy"
The child was reproved sharply for not
taking more heed, and went away crying
to her work.
at is too bad" said the mother, "that
we must be the ones to suffer always. But
father shall not be the loser by the care
lessness Of his people. l won't put up
with it That bad dollar came from the
congregation, and it shall 90 back to
them
So she put on her bonnet, and went to
the geutleman's furnishing store, kept by
Mr.. b., q member of their church. She
bought her husband q new neck cloth,
which she hoped be would never know
from the old one.
That very day, the lady called and
asked to see the Rev. MIR She told
the story of the counterfeit dollar, and
asked it be had seen anything Of it, say
ing that she had come to redeem it. The
minister said that it had luckily fallen To-
to bis own hands, and joyousiy did he has.
ten to his wife's room.
"God verify numbers the hairs Of our
...A. - hs s.id. "He will not suffer one
of his little sparrows to fall to the ground.
Give me the bad dollar, for q lady has
come to give US good one in its place."
Then came the agony Of confession of
the hitherto houest wife. She will weep
and writhe to her dying day at the re-
/ membrance Of that look Of surprise and
wounded trust, which her beloved hus.
bands face wore as be heard it. She went
at once to the lady, aud told her all. 1t
was brave deed, for she was minister's
wife, with whole congregation watching
to detect slip from uprightness. The
lady, she feared, would report her deliu.
quency, but she had fallen into merciful
hands, and her fault was kept secret. They
went together to the furnishing store.
The store-keeper examined his till and
desk There was no such dollar TO be
found, and no one could tell to whom it
had been given. One Of the shop girls
had probably passed it, without seeing
that it was rot good. The lady left
dollar to replace it, should any one bring
it back, and went home, disappointed.
Her husband was a magistrate, and she
knew that he was SO strict in bringing Of.
tenders to justice, that she never mention
ed to him this counterfeit, for fear Of get.
ting the market-woman into trouble for
passing it, knowing it to be such.
That night, her husband came home
from his Office, looking exceedingly weary
and sad. His wife pressed to know the
reason.
"Oh," said he, "the duties Of my Of
fee are sometimes so painful! l have
just had to send such a nice, lady-like
woman, to the lookup, for the night, be-
cause it was too late to examine her at
once. She seemed in great distress about
something; but she can't speak a word Of
English, SO couldn't make it out.
think, though, that her husband is sick"
"Why not let her so and take her up
in the morning."
"Well, she is accused Of q serious
charge-counterfeiting-and her distress
may be oil sham, only plan to get her
husband of. l don't want him warned.
have set watch about the house, but
can do no more until morning. There are
great numbers Of counterfeit gold dollars
in circulation, and this woman, her neigh. |
bors say, has tried to pass three within .
week. I have been very anxious to dis.
cover the rogues; and don't believe this
woman has anything to do withit. How
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