Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-12-28
M0rtester DAILY SPY,
THE SAVINGS BANK BOOK

the whole house was lighted up, and warm in
every part. ! was. taken into room on the
floor otwhicll lay soft carpet. The walls were
covered with pictures, in broad gold frames !;
towards one side stood a crimson velvet SOFA
garlanded with flowers. This is the way rich
people live,' thought, and my heart beat
high
The Finance Councillor entered with gold
lnlaid cCsket in his hand. He said that the
key was broken, and that must open it. 1t
was an English lock, and as ! had no tools
WIN me tine enough for the operation, l was
obliged TO hasten back for one When re-
turned, and again entered the hall, the Finance
Councillor said to the young female servant
who was passing by
i have yet several things to prepare do
you, Katharine, take the locks NTH into the
room, and stay with him Willie he does his
work
l followed Katharine into the handsome
room, and said to her invoiunlarily-
III IS goo living Here, but you would be
very sorry TO leave these nice carpeted rooms
to i've III little house of your own
1t will be good while before l have to do
that, said Katharine, but now / see why you
make so Tree as 10 call others sensible, and yet
aii the while reckon yourself great deal more
sensible than Hey but yet, Tor all that, you
may be mistaken. One soon finds out, i'll the
one, whether one eats with an iron spoon or a
golden onC-whether one walks on carpets or
on plain boards, that one washes oneself One
person has rs good chance OF happiness as
another, if he is only honest, and has good
conscience
AT these words tile bunch of pick locks
which ! held in my hand fell to the ground,
and there was such 1luttering before my eyes
that ! could not find the keyhole, aud again
Hath had "a
dent that | did not belong 10 the very clever.
Al length, after many attempts, the bolt was
shot, and like dew drops glitleriug in the sun,
we beled the brilliant contents OF the casket :;
diamond necklace lying upon dark blue vel.
vet.
Katharine turned TO the door and called 10
her master that the casket was open. But
scarcely had he entered and cast look within
the lid, than with heavy gripe. he laid his
hand upon my shoulder, and exclaimed
What is this Where is the brooch with
the large diamonds q
l'rtmbled like an aspen leaf /; the bunch Of
picklocks in my hand jngled. That is the
way any body looking at thee can see what
thou art. They have been trying thee, trying
thee falsely, and now thou witt go 10 prison :
So spake my soul within me. | was near fall
ing on my knees. The voice Of Katharine,
however, reused me.
HOW can you tlilDK Sucn lhlng L my
self was
BE silent. You also, are in the same case,
as you'll see, returned the Finance Council
Tor you had better say nothing From this
place you do not stir-stay where you are 7
lie called his wife. She came, and he explain
ed TO her that it was his intention, TO present
to her that evening the jewels OF his deceased
mother, but that now some thing had occurred
which must be Immediately sited to the bot
tom; there was missing from this casket
brooch OF very large value.
You are at liberty said he turning to me,
'to deny what you are charged with, and let
the law take lis course or will search YOU
as my wife will search Katharine
Me Search me 2 exclaimed Katharine
and the thought that she, too--she, who had
spoken so frankly, so religiously, so freely out
OF an honest heart-that she should tall under
SO ignominious suspicion, made ME entirely
forget what had to reproach myself with. 1
placed myself before the Finance Councillor,
and allowed myself to be searched.
Ii is impossible for me 10 describe how
felt, and even now an inexpIessible shudder
passes through my being wheII think how
my poor whole person was examined and
searched. seemed to myselfa slave-a beast
and no longer human being-no longer what
/ had been, and whatever reproach there had
been in my soul as regarded myself, it was
how gone. A most revolving Injustice had
been done 10 me that which l myself had
done was trivial, ridiculous, absurdly trivial.
might have done thousand times more.
"Of course, nothing was found upon either
Katharine or myself and do not know what
thought. only remember saying to Kath.
arine, Bear it patiently. 1 should very much
like to make up to you, inasmuch as you
have suffered for me-
"One Saturday morning, some weeks later,
as was standing IN the workshop, busy about
4 large double lock for the house OF correction,
Katharine brought paddock, OF which the key
was lost, to have new one fitted and which,
she said, must be brought me in the eve.
ming.
Il went accordingly in the evening to the
house Of the finance councillor. Katharine was
cleaning the steps AS soon as she saw me
she rose up, wiped her hands quickly ON her
apron, and taking the paddock IRON me, said
"'Thank God we are both of us cleared.
There is letter and packet come from the
masters sister, and she says she forgot to put
the brooch in the casket, and now she has
sent it,.
"'And why docs not the great gentleman
come and beg my pardon g | asked.
''lle will do SOLO, said Katharine, STAN
nering, he wished me TO let you know
II saw that this was merely an excuse but
she con- ured me to cherish no ill-will in my
heart bat just, as she said, just to put one
thing against another. i unquestionably,'
said she, had some time or other done some.
thing wrong which had not been found out,
perhaps it might have been very little thing,
and now ! must regard myself as being pun.
ishediin this way
BY the steps Of the finance councillors
dooi which had gone up and down in an
euisl, pain, and despair, l now seemed to be
filled with joy Our innocence was proved,
and Katharine IL had found out the secret
loved me.
zone morning, at the urgent persuasion of
my comrade, l resolved to fetch away my
money from the savings bank in order then 10
try my Luck in the wide world, and then TO
marry Katharine
"The nearer l came to the house, the more
violently my heart beat. a chafinch sat upon
the wpdow-sill and sarg merry; and, as
people in my circumstances are generally sup
posed 10 be superstitious, j thought | would
make this bird a sign to myself, and said, If
the bird continues TO sing till enter the door,
then i may go boldly IN and all will succeed
but if il leaves off and flies away, then it is a
sign that shall get into trouble; then. | must
turn back, burn my book, and do nothing
AZ approached the house the bird really lett
off singing, and flew away. 'Pshaw what
sill superstition! How can / place SO much
stress on such nonsense? III do it now and
in sheer defiance. Now for it 1t must sue
coed, and it will succeed!
81 entered the room. Finance Councillor
Menninesr was standing at table counting
over sums OF money which were being paid in,
while another gentleman entered the sums in
ledger. For the first moment felt shocked