Squatter sovereign., 1857-01-20
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THE STOLEN NOTE.
BIZ a RETIRED A froRsEY.

What seems TO me the most remarkable
phase Of yiliainy is, that a man. himself
wealthy, can find it in his heart TO plumber
the poor earnings of long and weary years.
! Wien the rich rob the rich, it seems not
half so wicked as when man of hum
Bile means is deprived Of sustenance. /
tdividuals sweat away al single stroke OF
Iil-for,une and more than once have
seen a man who thought be had compe
tence, runed in siogle day by a villain.
| The Instance which am about to relate.
though happily the designs OF the robber
were frustrated, is one Of this character,
where a n unscrupulons person designed TO
send misery TO the family OF humble iae-
phanic.
Except that lie iudulged too freely in
lie use OF the intoxicating cup, ohm Wal
lace an honest, high-minded and exem-
p'ary man. His one great fault hung like
DIRK shadow over his many virtues. He
meant well and when lie was sober he did
well.
He was a batter by trade. and by his in
dus,ry and thrift had acquired money
| enoagh to buy the house in which ke lived.
lie had purchased ii several years before,
for three thousand dollars, paying enc
thousand down, and securing tie balance
he a ,I,ort no 4, tf,.. .ci!s,r s-i
The mortgage note MAS almost due a.
the iiino when the circumstances occurred
wh:cs! made me acquainted with the az
fairs OF the family. But Wallace was
ready fer the day; he had saved up the
money, and there seemed no possibility OF
All accident -H
always bought my hats Of Wallace,
aEd am free 10 sly tha, they were the best
halls t!se city afforded. I had also done
some little collecting and drawn up some
legal documents for hun. ss
One day his daughter Annie came to
my office in great distress, declaring that
her father was ruined, and tha, they should
be tarned out Of Tie house in whici, they
lived. ft=,
Perhaps not, Miss Wallace" replied.
trying 10 console her, and give the affair.
wha;erer, j, wss, bright aspect.
You know my father, Mr. Docket
i 90. very we'll 4
+ Y on know els ipiirmityl'
'i'do; am sorry for him. There is
no, a more honest or better disposed per.
son in Boston than your father -
He. ia very kind and good to us all
tut---- ,f9..s. ea9 .a
h,1 i Icire his infirmay does no, make hin,
troub!esosne al i.o,neP e''-a5 4a@e
'Eo sir; la; peopl. take advantage OF
him.' a., ,s,....as-.. .......,-.--
what has happcnedi'
He Lad the money to pay the mortgage
on the l.ouse in which Le lived-but i. is
MI gone Row.
.Goner !.
Yes. gone Ia fsr.
LOST eet
4 don't know; I.urpose so. Last week
eHr
ne drew on, the two thousand dollars from
ihe. bens, and lent ii to Mr.. Bryce for ten
davs, ss
WHO is Nir. Rryce?'
He is broker. MY father go, ac-
qaainted with him through George Chan-
dler, who boards with US, and is Mr..
Brycc's clerk
The poor girl bIushed when she men
sioned the clerks naaae, and il did not re-
CURE great deal OF penetration for me
to discover that he was her lover.
Does MIR. Bryce refuse to pay i.F
He has paid IL
We'll, what is The trouble, thenl.
Father says he has not paid it,
4 Indeed, then the note will be evidence
thai be has no, paid it. OF course YOU have
the nose?'
r sNo; Mr.. Bryce has it.
Then of course he has paid it,
/ suppose he has. OF ne could not have
had the note.'
What does your father say.'
lie is positive he never received the
money The mortgage must be paid To-
morrow
Very singular. Was your fatl,er-'
| nesi:ated to use that unpleasant word
knew must have grated harshly On tie
ear. OF The devoted girl.
'Mr. Bryce says my father was not ius,
right when he paid him, though not very
bad
81 / Will see your father
lie is coming here in a few minutes.
thought | would see yoa and tell you tie