The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-24

Tan Faurrs or Folcep L~-

TEE FRuITs or FolegD LSrrSrs.--
| Some two or three months since two ~estssi
looking, well sdaeased young nsu arrived IN this
CITY, - tney asserted from New Orleans, in search
OF employ msnt, aud being Of prsposssssins uusn.
ners, fascinating address, and abandsntIy armss
with letters Of Recommendation purportiog r.
have been written By weff known businessm ne. or
the south, were nos long Ia forming acquaistancss
| and IN gaining the confidence Of many II onr
citizens. Having laid their plans With some "a
roituess, they attended the meetings Of the Youn.
Mems Christisn Association, spIfsted the symne.
thiss Of members Of that Union, and not only OBJ
famed recounsnda tons from them, but procured
their assistance 10 getting employment. So &c.
compiishsd were this precious couple, that thsv
became general favorites with eli with whom thoy
became .cquainted, and were soon introduced into
pai.s , .aMlhec % 10 modes Of morality, sensiity
duced them 40 JoHy MoULfoS and HIsAn MouIros.
two brothers, and IS both Of thsm spoks Gsrm.n
aud French a. haently a. Enslish, we're good sales
men ana excellent book keepers. the reader NAV
readily imagine that they were not long In fiudiny
situations.
John Mouiton, the eldest Of the two-sSed
about twenty y.seveE-was employed in the drug
s'oro Oh MiiisPaush3 Johnston, where hs,remained
few weeks, and succesded in making many
friends; but becoming . little fast, Mr.. Johnston
dispensed With his services, and shereby. iu Ali
probability, saved his frm from heavy losses.
~ n,rrm nnr Moalson, sse yoanger.aged about twe4
nm- Il Tyler, grocer, on 18th street, and COZ
Quoted himself with 90 much apparent pronrist,
that Mr. L: was highly pleased kith his services,
.au naa aeseImined TO increase his salary and
I'd tue lst OF November, to the sstonishmert of
his aeqaaintances, John Moulton was .hush. with
money aud Informed them that Hiram had that
Gay received remittance of $400, which hs Vas
holding for the Of the two That s.me even
lng John had his moustAche taken ef. which
changed his appearance very much, aud In formed
MS irsbds that he designed visiting soma lady &C.
InkA ~rstb
| tns evening. As 500 was but Q small aruonnt for
| such retired geutiemen to receive from rich papa
or iaduissnt ancie, no one thought auy thing
strange OF it. but all seemed rejoiced at the good
iucK of the n'ee gogng men. That same evening
Hiram doulton met hIs employer Mr. Tyler. aad
ssiiing him that he was going out to spend the
evening, and desired TO make gentsel Appearance
asked the loan OF his watch aud chsiu which Mr.
readily granted, feeling grasified no doubt, at
being able to serve an employee Of whom he had
| formed such an exalted opinion.
mat night. as already declared. John and Hiram
went forth to spend the evening, bnt installing
Conductor for the head of the family, got on
board, took seats, and before they became aware
Of their mistake, were hurried frvm the cts with
such velocity, that they have never returned, and
nave had no opportunity to thank their new made
friends for their confidence or to return the watch
| and chain to its lawful owner
Finding that his book keeper had suddenly de.
camped, Mr.. Tyler made partial examination of
1 u1S uobA hhu otuef DVOks, IN D Qay there
| after, but discovering nothing wrong. conclu led
that he was only short a watch and chain. and de
termined to say nothing about them. AZ soon after
this as possible, Mr. T. employ cd thor
book keeper aud direct ted him to post his books and
| square his bank account On last Mouday Mr. T.
asccrfaned that he was $500 short ia the Bank Of
| the Common wealth. and after making thorough
examination found that On the LIST Of November a
forged check had been paid Of $42O, and charged
20 him. That being tho day on which John shaved
| on his moustache, and reported that Hiram had
received y remittance, there seems TO bs no doubt
that Hiram forged the check at that time and John
drew the money, aud that after getting the watch
ana chain, they went out to spend the evening aud
| failed to return. Mr. Tyler has since discovered
| that eighteen checks have been cut from his book
all OF which his Clerk used for his own purposes.
We have but a word to ada TO our readers. aud
that is, be not too hasty Ia placing confidence in
entire strangers. Letters, for years past have
been manufactured TO order and used for all pur.
poses, and the q eater the scamp tho sure is
he to have his character we'll bolstered by forged
4 documents,