Spirit of the age., 1861-04-17
8AseGetf gtferef~re.
From the New York Mercury.
TIL L BAG OF GOLD:
The Mystery of Crime and Innocence.

AAO mJoISAy y VI OIlme anu innocence.
In the small town of Copperhead in the
North of England, lived Job Perk. He was
native Of the town, a shoemaker by trade,
and honest, industrious, and sober by habit
lie was the occupier Of a single room in
tenement-house; but he had the ambition to
be the tenant of another in order that Mar
tina Steadlast, who had consented to become
his wife in the approaching spring, should
not be constrained to cat, and sleep, and take
her meals, and 6efif6 aS hope Pc gave visor to his
LABOR, and his efforts yielded profits he was
rapidly, according to his notion of the science
Of accumulation, gaining wealth.
One morning after the many Job had taken
his breakfast Qor he attended to his own
cuisiae,) and had resumed his occupation,
the town.olIicer, to whom he was well.known,
entered the apartment. Job smiled, antici-
pated the repair Of pair of boots as he sur
veyed those of the official, and begged that
he would beseated Mr. TAKEN accepted the
courtesy, and then remarked
Why, job, you were out late last night !?
Job smiled, and admitted that he was late
: 1t was midnight when you reached home,
JobY continued Taken.
job acknowledged the lateness of the hour.
You were with John Smith, job, pursued
Taken.
The officer remarked that Job now became
uneasy, blu3hed deeply, and then responded:
was with John Smith at that time
Where did you leave him ? inquired Ia.
KEN.
In Ritolph lane said job, still in great
confusion but he was not sober, and re
preached mc very much, and left him.
job said the officer; looking him stead
ly in his face, he's deadr
Dead repeated job, dropping the work
upon which he was employed, his whole
body being affected by a tremulousness tha
he could not command.
He's murdered Job ? continued the i'm
perturbable Taken.
'Murderedp repeated Job, with upliftcd eye
brows, and shaking lipibs, as if influenced b.
some more powerful emotions than surprise
'Ay, Job, murdered = said Taken, ant
you were the last person seen with him.
Yes, | was with him 7 said job. dread
fully agitated and apparently unconscious @
what he said, Dead murdered Yes,
was with him 2
The front of your JcpA5aie' 200, aoruptIyy , ~
nntebing ut5bGi the coat from the S'"Sv Wbat y NOR,
aeer: never mind Tue 00"'
poor '1y Ioh must mind the coat, salo w W
but' 90, 60 a niece Of your coat-thaE c',,r SUa
othcer sse torn upon your bacK-MSs Vas. ,0a ~
which SCI see &C the dead mans hand; Si
in the Gluten vi WV
here it Is. -, this he displayed the piece p9
In say - tbat he might see the eneeT
CLOTH III ;1ance 1,u Of his guilt upon Joo' l
such cron the sight, ana looked aen"SSS u S@
shranS w, MIN tear it from my coa' - e.,
,.,,a"d Sbut thought ! haa 'aN'" - "
S'a'"d s and nut it in my pocSe,; floor ,s
h''i III whatp exclaimed inc ~ tnat chr,
"a Tght shone upon the mlna o' 'iIat Tab WI
aotectiye. Search your po'N'''
am here ~ ,,consciously sough
,ockets. There was an ,o'Us,T ,,aS;rr reyele;
Ppountenance, as II the as'oufT o'orwSclmrful
coui'.s5 cou,,"5c 10 him, or the oVer"n'nei,u ~, e.
just maSo h;S criminalty was too acted II
dence Oh "'S So however, soon piece OF ci'
his m'hu aShis coat a le identlhed
the pocket u cor at the murdered II
which tne ',,,or,ne4t that JOB had ia
portion oil V',' 60 The officer no Ion
which II Was "'V.cing his hand upon
in lieu 0, JIG, he cXclaim. d:
hesita,e"&, you are my prisoner ch;
shouldthe murder of John Smith,
lind this morning, stabbed with a S
yer's knife, in Ritolph lane
Job could not stand; he iel upor
knees. lie clasped his hands with despa
his looks, and his chest heaved with ls
violence The tears poured down his
the Aood.gate Of his feelings had opened
he exclaimed -.., -:1 -,
,Oh. charge me not with crime ca
think Of without horror. Pause before
lL,rken n character you cannot restore
have had no better name amongst M.
iow.townsmen, than to be thought the
a., bovp murdered eE"- %
1AE~--SNk know me, TAKEN IL
ci,izcnsY c,ce upon my hands, OF
murder IN my toybood, until now. Ou'
y conduct VI otthis terrible suspic'on' anu
,,r r,i'a r W
f-sT% officer was aware o, ;no +
The w Iob had ever sustalntG;
name W..S Wa,'.cs would not admit oil an!
eircuuh ,hnn that which he hau auUr" SIto,
cou'2 'nnnnelled by his duty 10 aune'
nc was 'as,,," oo With me, job said ne r.
.o,,e with me u a maGisu"'''
hns mower to release you. ..,,,,cs
"'I ~ nresscd his burning 'e'npi.S psan;
IL as iC TO lessen tneir u''u' "s, Ne
,hen. still crouchinS on T'' ~ ion
".',i What motive could nave loa
,h;s moor man! He was no I ui"' 80 N
his own, in druhSS"A'''
always very kind. :. ,,,;s. he I
Alhe motlNN, 49, nr.;cnS
robbcd Of one hundred so'e'e'e''
officer. = tho,cht the THE
job quickly. =, n,o ogiccr
,you are said the othce'. ,
Murderer Tu aud robber, too J
the excited prisoner, leaplng ,;dn, Hp,
nS ;"c,v inyieorated by this additions .ho
sE tom; then letus hasten 70 aiSr eHe
os V% YOU propose, that may re,,ee enc
from these terrible stories at onfG ,S;
The officer readily indulgeu 'nt |,
speed; and, carefully securing
Ills apartment, he accompan'eu
magistrate. That fonctionary
n"ss;onately to the evidence, and
rlnsion, Reluctantly and feeling =
- lob. that consistently with n n
sbonld be compelled to retain \ \
DIV, and give directions ior ~. ms g g
and then, completely subdued :
80 oC his calainities, he fell pro-
door Of the room, his pulses