Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-01-03

lpp fsst evening, at his house, We bad most
tSlQdqus q cHertainmenk5 a have Intended .
csd 3p6u) Y ~ dame place, but that one
excsiled all the rest. " The reply was: 'To
be sure we do, We pdy all our employeshand-
some sslrics" This was only said as a rise
to the iiiforncr. The information thus re-
ceived was anon communicated to all the
members of the firm A conference was
held at once, the conclusion of which was,
that the man in whom they had the most
Implicit confidence, as to his integrity, was
robbing them clandestinely by the thousand,
having no other income but that of his sal
Iary.,
/ The next step in the programme was to
make definite discovery, and secure the
dishonest delinquent. An expert clerk in a
branch Of the house in distant city, was
Immediately sent for, who, when he arrived,
soon made known the magnitude Of the loss
es the firm had sustained. The dishonest
fnancicr was anon confronted, and charged
with the, embezxlement of the funds Pale
and shivcring ike an aspen leaf, he at once
confessed to his guilt, stating that, as near
as he could recollect, he had taken at differ
times Of their funds for the past five years,
in addition to his salary, sixty thousand
dOllarsl This confession was followed by a
food of tears, exclaiming; 30 my wife, and
nv dear children! what will become of them?
The partner of my bosom knows nothing Of
this. t......
An officer had been stationed previous to
the announcement in position to secure the
dishonest man. This done, he was immedi-
ately placed in security. All the above pro-
ceedings had been commenced and consun-
mated with utmost secrecy. Assoon as pru-
dence dictated, the devoted wife was made
acquainted rith her husbands guilt and in
carceration At the first announcement, and
for time, she uttered not a word, but an I'M
natural ,paleness gathered upon her brow,
"And where is my husband now2'' said she
to her informer. ''In - prison. was the
answer. ''.Then must 60 and see and know
all about this to me terrible business. AT
once she sped her way to the place Of her
husbands confinement, but VIC will not in
trude into the scenes at that agonizing inter
view. She returned to her now desolute
home in sadness and in sorrow, such as she
she never felt before. That gloomy night she
lcd to her bed side siid knelt down with her
tso little daughters, poured out her prayers
and supplications to her heavenly Father
i As soon as that was over, the eldest child
raised her imploring eyes and said; 'C
mother, what makes you look 50 pale anc
sad; sint papa coming home tonight.
These last plaintive words sank to theSer.
|. heart Of that mother, copious Tears begaI
Ito fiow; and she ppiigtf:' 14ssilSla
| your father viii not come home Tonight
: "But, mother, dear mother, why won't papi
d Id home tonight? and what makes You o..
!, so mtelI?" To this.last request Of the dea
i child, The mother could make no reply; tina
heart is too full for inference. The ne
|. morni{g size sent for Mr.. A., the leadin;
o member Of the house in question. He ~
spondcd to the request; the interview IVA
: but Of short duration. But such an intel
yi,ewi ''Sir, said this noble wife and moth
E, er, ",ny husband has done you agreatwrons
freely admit it all; but is there no possibi
. ity of forgivness? There are my twc:litt
children, with myself, ruined. .Sdisgracsd, TO
Ut eserf An my life long have I been trying
>..J cultivate life of uprightness and honest!
md then there is my poor old parents, VIII
. 1 Tqdid far a1onoP have followed my hfele
rctahi6s % the graveyard, together With an
LITTLE ones, than to hear of this painful di
4 grac9t y sir, am forever ruined unle
: you, kind sir, ihtercedo for me and min
Offentimes have / demonstrated with N
husband for his extravaganza, and us ofts
g. would he tell me that the manner III whis
ar we lived was necessary, in order to keep !
h. the dignity of your house; and | believed
in all. Iloyed him, and he loved me, apd nq
b. can ! not love him still2 ! know at u
he hour his heart is nearly broken Nat his d
m honesty, and Ifully believe that unless som
YES thing is done, that in forty-eight hours
on will be lifeless corpse! o save him, a
he save MEL All this was uttered in a tone
oil voice, and pathos that would have melt
q down heartDf stone; and tears trick
me down the eeheeks Of this otherwise stout-hea
ed, cd man. This appeal was perfectly ov
ars whelming. The man for time was spec,
use less; he was conquered despite all his pret
lit ections,, At length be said he would cons
ing the other members of the firm, (fourin pu
ON bers) and on the following day would al
cry and see her, andmake known their decision
lem At the time specified land after nigh
fur supplication and prayer to her. ,heayye
the Father) they met at the kbase Of our h,
oc-' inc. She received them with kindness,
,per said "Gentlemen, ! am very much obi
ould to you for this visit; its object you all KIN
ava My husband has proven recreant to the
I he sponsible duties you reposed in him, he
irm, fesses aud repents ofthe great wrong,
! the believe, and nowI will make this PROPOSE
d 1t to you, with his entire consent. The h,
,sive that now live in is worth twelve thou,
,cur- dollars; it will bring that amount at any I
IS an for il has been offered to US but a few W
e of ago, but we refused it. The furnitur
n fivS1 a,,pnose is wolth ahout three Thousand