The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-09-27

XVI uaiI AL Hour JaFeS walked With
out any purpose in his mind beyond Is.
cape from the presence Of his mother
At last his walk brought him near Mr..
Carman's store, and in passing he was
surprised at seeing light within.
What can this mean" he asked him.
self. new fear creeping with its shudder-
ing impulses, int" his heart.
He listened by the door and windows,
but could hear no sound within.
There's something wrong" he said
"What can it be ? If this is discovered.
what will be the end of it! Ruin ruin !.
My poor mother"
The wretched young man hasted on.
and walked the street for two hours, when
he returned home. His mother met him
when he entered, and inquired, with un-
concealed anxiety if he was better. lie
said yes, but in a manner that only in
creased the trouble she felt, aud passed up
hastily to his own room.
la the morning, the strangely altered
face ofJames, AS he met his mother at the
breakfast table, struck alarm into her
heart. lie was silent. and evaded all her
questions. While they still sat at the ta-
ble, the door bell rang loudly. The sound
startled James, and in Il nervous way he
turned his ear to listen.
"Who is it ?" asked Mrs. Lewis.
A gentleman wishes to see James,"
replied the girl.
James rose instantly, and went out.
shutting the dinng-ronm door as he did
so. Mrs. Lewis sat, awaiting her son's S
return. She heard him coming back in a
few moments but he did not enter the
dinng-room. Then he returned along
the hall to the street door, and she heard
it shut. All vas silent Starting up,
she ran into the passage but James was
not there He had gone away with a per
son who had called.
All, that was sad going away. Mr..
Carman had spent halfthe night in exam
ming the accounts of James, and discover
ed frauds of over six thousand DOLLARS
Highly indignant, he had sent an officer
to arrest him earl y in the morning: and it
was with this officer that the unhappy boy
went away from the home Of his mother.
NEVER TO RETURN!
The young villain shall lie in the bed
he has made for himself!' exclaimed
Mr. Carman, in his bitter indignation.
And he made the exposure complete. On
the trial, he showed an eager desire t.
have him convicted, and presented such
an array of evidence that the Jury could
not give any other verdict than guilty" :"
| The poor mother was in court, and au-
dible in the silence that followed, came
her convnlsed sob upon the air. The
presiding Judge addressed the cuprit and
asked if he had anything to say why the
sentence of the law should not be pro-
| n"unced against him.. All eyes were
turned upon the pale, aeitated young man
who rose with an effort. and leaned
against the railing by which he stood, as
if needing the support.
"Will it please your honors." he said.
"to direct my prosecutor t" come little
nearer, so that can look at him and your
hunors at the same time?''
Mr.. Carman was directed to come tor
ward to where the boy stood James
| looked at him steadily for few mo-
ments, and then turned to the Judges.
"What have to say. year honors. is
th>"--he spoke calmly and di>tinct v
and it may in degree extenuate. though
| it cannot excuse my crime. ! went into
! that mans store an innocent hov. and if
he had been an honest man, would not
stand before you to-day as q criminal"
Mr.. Carman appealed to The court for
protection against allegations Of suci, an
outrageous character: but he was pere'n-
! turiy ordered to he silent James went
on in firm voice.
"Only a few weeks after | went in his
employment | examined bill hv his d.
rec ion, and discovered an error of twen
ty dollars.
you remember it. | see" remarked
James "and | shall have cause to rcmem-
Der it while live. The error was in IA
vor of Mr.. Carman. asked if should
correct the figures, aud he answered, No:
let them correct their own mistakes. We
don't examine bills for other peoples
benefit 1t was my first lesson in dis
honesty. | saw the bill settled, and Mr.
Carman take twenty dollars that were not
his own. felt shocked at first it seem
ed such wrong thing. But, soon after,
he called me Il simpleton for handing
back to the teller of a bank fifty dollars
overpaid me on check. and then-"
"May ask the protection ofthe COURT
said Mr. Carman.
"Is it true what the lad says !" asked
the presiding Judge.
Mr.. Carman hesitatcd and looked con-
fused. All eyes were on his face and
Judges. iurv, lawyers and spectators felt
that he was guilty ofleadins the unhappy
man astray.
" Not long afterwards" resumed Lew
is, "on receiving my wages. found that
Mr.. Carman had paid me fifty cents too
much. was about to give 1t back to
him. when remembered his remark
about letting people correct their own
mistakes. and said to myself 'let him
correct his own errors and dishonesty
kent the money. Again the same thing
hanpened, again kept the money that
did not. of right, belong to me. This was
the beginning Of evil, and here am! Mr..
| Carman has shown great eagerress to
convict and have me punished. If he
had shown ary mercy | might have kept
silent and made no defence.
The young man covered his face with
his hands. and sat down "verpowerad with
his feelings. His mother, who was near
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