The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-01-02
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Except that he INDUCED too freely i
the use Of the Intoxicating cup, job
Wallace was an honest high minded On,
exemplary man. His zone great fsul
hung like dark shadow over his man
virtues. He meant well} aud when h
vas sober, he did well. q
! tie was a halter by trade, aud by in
dustry aud thrift. had acquired mobel
sufficient obUy the heus& ia which n,
lived lie had purchased il severn
years, before for three thousand dollars
payiagdne thousand down, and secpf
ing the balance by mortgage TO the sell
or. it
The mortgage-note was almost due. a
the time that the circumstance made m,
acquainted with the alfaits Of the family
But Wallace was ready f0f the day; h,
hadsaved up the money there seemed. n,
possibility of an accident.
Iwas we'll acquainted with Wallace
having done some little collecting. dnt
drawn up some legal documents foi
him. ,ac nuuI.Hi Et lh
One day. his daughter Anne came /,
my Office IN great distress, declaring tha
her father was ruined and that they
should be turned out Of the house i
which they lived. ''nr art
s.Perhaps not, Miss Wallace l said
trying to console her, and give the affair
whatever il was a brighter aspect. 'Wbal
has happehedF' ''n '9m ~
'My46tber, She replied, ihad the mon.
ey to pay the mortgage on the house.. if
which We tiyo4buI It Is al gone now y
Has he lbsCt?' niid D
'Dontoknow; l sdPposeAo. Last weel
he drew out tbea two thousand dollari
from the BaPlq and lspEit to Mr.. Bryce
for ten days
rWho Is Ne. Bryee9i od slswiA
20 'H6is broker. My9afather1 got 40.
duainled with him through Ge5ige Chan
dldr, who boatded with as, and who il
Mr.. BFyee's clerk.tuha ndi ,Inaaue
MI. Bryce refuse To pay itP' a5.
He says he has paid it.'llqs 1Eol b,
oa We'll, whaCis the trodBleThenH'rj ys
7nsFsther says Ne has not paid itfom ~
sIndeedl 9l But the note wilhproye thai
lie has not paid it. OF course you have
that notep 'ai '..oi ta ,i1 spaugt at
% 'No;AIr Bryce has itL'Im a. ae.q sd
I Then Of course he has paid ito .oa
II suppose lie has, or he could nothaY'
had the nole' % l.f'Hitm b'bva Ola .r
does your fother say?'iuoda ~
HE Is positive chat he never received
the money. The mortgage must beaPqid
Very singular. Was your father =
+ ! hesilated to use the unpleasant words
which must have grated bArshiy on the
ear Of the devoted girl, '." s"l n
Mr., Bryce says my father was not just
right when he paid him, though n0tveIy
bad ,t,,.,, .o.f ..l ,, ed
r. .Helis coming here ii a few moments
! thought ] would Sec You and tel you
the facts before he, came ~ ou
4, u do not see how Bryce could have OBJ
tsined the poteunIess heI paid the, p-oNey'
Where did your father keep itY'',,' sos
'He gayelit TO me-, and 1 put II In the
secretary in the front room, '"',-- ., E" ol
itiWho were ip Che room when you pp'
Tin the secretary ~. ~ ~ ~, Z ~ su
Mr. Bryce, George Chandler my fsth-
or and myselfI h'ih sni mofF W,
The conyersation was here interrupted
by the entrance az Wallace. He looked
pale and haggaFd, as much from the Of;
fep Of, anxietyeas Of the debauch from
which he was Just recovering. 'p ala
I 4 She has tod you aboatit, l suppose,
yaid he in very low tone. 49, "''- n
Ipitied him. poor fellow, Tor tho tHous-
and dollars was large sum for him TO
in his. little business. The
loss OF Ii would make the future look like
= desert 10 him. II would be a nisfoF-
tune which qpempst lndeigo 10 order TO
[ What d. YOU i tbint about it?' asked he
very gloomly, Il know h4 never paid
me- / was not much ipliquor thattme.
remember very wen Of going home as
as ever I did III my life 1
could telllhowI passed thttimeiT as
what passed between you ION that
day ''oa' 'oi sainiti9f' o1 -sr
metdlystepped int9 hispfice4--
" was only day -before1 yesterday tell
him 0fdrget to have mRmoneygesdy
ror me by to-m9ToY, He took pe into
his back Office. and ,as / sat there, he said
he would get the money ready the next.
lay. He then left me and went INTO the
where / heard him send
George outltolthe bank to draw a check.
IoFtw6 thousand dollars;sa Lsupp0sed he
vas s6ingao pay me theuiznoL mon
nsWhat dqeslths clerk sayiahoutiig Al'
il'Hs saysaMF Bryce remarked. when he
sent him, that he was going 70 pay me-
he money adi ai snsi aiI a. 0Io .a "1'
sJdst 50. .tailridl ys.I Ima9 80 10 gul
aAnd when George came ID. Bsgvqnt
10 the front Office again, and took the
Then be came to me again, but
did not offer TO pay me, 90 % quo
Had yop tho net6 with you7' Aie1
ID no: nov ] remember he said be SuPi
posed i had not the note with me, Urihe
would pay it. He told me 10 come in
hex day and lie would have itlfeadyr4+ II
That was yesterday. oWheni I came 20
look for tisRote, itcould not be found,
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