Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-07

honor, that might win your love and cs.
TEEN Ito suspect me in sccret-to look m
on me as thief, and yet not tell me =
Oh, l would not have believed itw
"Lct us talk the matter over calmly
said the merchant, his old kind tone com.
ing back. He was touched by my agony,
and L could see that he was wavering.
L felt, at first, like telling him that he
.. should have done this before, but as he
seemed ready to reason now, 1 found no
fault.
"You have spent considerable money of
late"
"IIow?" asked.
"IIavc you not built house ~
"Yes, sir, and paid for it too, and have
thus given my mother a comfortable home.
MIR, Wharton was staggered for mo.
ment by my frank and feeling reply, but
pretty soon he asked:
"What did the house cost you?'
"Just fifteen hundred dollars. NV
mother owned the land. And supposed
you would know where I got the money.
You, sir, learned me how to save it. I
have been with you six years. The first
year you paid me fifty dollars, and 1 laid
up twenty five of it. The second and third
years you gave me hundred dollars, and
laid up sixty year. The fourth year
you made me clerk, and gave me five
hundred. My mother was able to feed me
as our little cot answered for the time. II
got along that year upon an expense of
seventy five dollars. The next year Won
paid me six hundred dollars on condition
that kept your books. 1 saved five hun.
drcd of that. This last year you paid me
one thousand, and l spent only the inter,
est of what had previously invested, SO
that the thousand was not touched. OF
course my mother has worked, but she
wished to do it. I have paid fifteen hun.
dred dollars for my house, and have five !
huudrcd dollars in the savings bank. That
is plain statement of my affairs"
My employer seemed moro puzzled til an
before
"Now," said I, "I have given you an
honest statement, and will you be equally
frank, and tell me all that has happened
to excite this suspicion"
81 will" he replied, taking a scat near
me.
"Within the last year have lost more
than two thousand dollars! 1t must have
been taken from the store. l know this
for know the amount ofgoods which have
been sold ,and | know howmuch cash | have
received. began to be watchful four
months since.
Two months ago man paid me in the
afternoon, five hundred dollars. I putt in t
the drawer, and on the next morning, be- f
fore you came in, | looked at your cash C
account, and found only two hundred of C
that set down. From that time I have f
been very watchful, and have detected a
lozen similar cases. | have noticed every h
lollar that came in after the bank account
vas made up, and have also taken note Of b
he amount entered upon the book, and ST
Turing that time there has been leaking II
# over seven hundred dollars Now who u
as access to the drawer and the safo'n Y
was astonishcd. could only assure
ny employer that knew nothing of it +;
nd saw that he wanted to believe me- in
asked him if he had spoken of this to any o.
ne else. Not living soul but me, he SC
'plied. lpondcred few moments and tu
len said "a
"Mr. Wharton, could be made to be.
eve that even ignorantly l had wronged pI
ou to the value of dollar, I should not
cl the perfect consciousness of honor | m
ow feel. There must be a thief some>
here. Some of the clerks may find ac>
ss to the money, But are you willing 81
let the matter rest for few days? / te'
i'll strain every nerve to detect the evil
,er." fin
He finally consented to let ME try my
md at detecting a thief lie promised ma
It to lisp syllable upon the subject to a
~ one else, and also to leave tie matter wi
holly in my hands for one week. He cas-
We me warm grasp when We separated ma
d said he hoped would succeed. all
On the following morning entered he the
IRE with all my energies of mind centred PEI
on Che work before me. /
There were four clerks or salesmen and hei
c boy, in constant attendance, besides
yself, and all the money received had to itst
&c tLrnu.rh ,,, honl, S.rnnL:n,.,