Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-12-28

Tor pushed up his spectacles from his eyes to
his brow, and looked into the book for II
minute. All was still as death, the only audi
bic sound being the measured movement of
the penduant on the wall. My heart beat
violently
"'Yon have made good savings said the
finance councillor, at length, opening the flap
OF the counter; come in here
81 followed him into an inner room. Here
stood an iroa safe, which he unlocked.
VIII you have paper or coins? asked he
Paper. said l.
Large or small g
Small
lie handed me n packet. ncosed in a
printed band, on which were the words One
hundred dollars lie desired me to count
them whist he gave me the remainder |
could not lay the separate dollars together,
because trembled SO violently and when
turning round he asked, is it right?' | nod
ded without word. He now laid before me
the remaining odd dollars, when, again draw
ing down his spectacles to his eyes, he sudden
ly asked
care not you the journeyman locksmth
who was at my house last Christmas 2
eyes replied.
:" 4 am glad OF that am glad to meet you.
L have often reproached myself that had not
asked your forgiveness for the suspicion | then
q
painful to you at the time. But the fact was,
that delayed it so long. persuaded myself
that you were no longer in the town. / beg
you now, however, to receive my apology,
and if can in any way be seryiceable TO you
shall be glad. | have done you an Injustice,
and You will do me favor if you will allow
me--. What is amiss Are you not well?
What IS it?'
"Ah who can express the crowd of emo
!, fs,t. H.
this. There l stood, and held the money CON
vulsivey in my hand. Never before in my life
had SO much between my fingers; and be.
fore me on the table lay a little heap of coins,
one upon another, and all was mine A some
thing within me would have rejoiced but an
other something seemed to snatch all out of
my hand and to take also my soul with it.
The fact that the very man whom hated, and
for whose sake was ready to do an injustice
TO all men-that he should meet me with kind
ness, and show desire TO oblige me-that lie
should humble himself, and make an acknow-
ledgment to me, quite oyercame me- when |
had excited myself to hatred, and had ON
mitted myself TO sin / was subdued, and l
was saved, for then saw my depravity. a
superior power had taken me captive and car
ried me in conrition before the judgment seat
OF the Eternal
81 fell down on my knees, and exclaimed,
No, no; l am a wicked man. Take, take the
money !
81 related the truth
"rhe finance councillor was true and ear
mes: comforter. lie my contrition, and
raised me from the abyss of self-condemnation
by his kindness and sympathy. In one par
ticular had hard struggle with him. He
insisted upon giving my tempter to the justice
OF the law the consideration, however, that
thus should inevitably be brought into trou-
bic myself determined him to absta n from
so doing. Before leaving the savings bank,
my book was burned.
"My fellow jnurneyman was sent back 10
his native town by a compulsory passport, and
my betrothal with Katharine took place in the
house OF the councillor OF finance, who has
remained to this day true friend to me. 1t
is by his means that have been able to settle
here; and the reason why my little Theobald
las such AN elegant name, is that the council
lpr OF France is his god father"
%rhe dollar here spoken of is worth As. I'D