East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-17

Grundler's friends and relations said that
bad company was the cause of his ruin,
and i. was easy seeing how little Delapres
cared for the boy now, for he was to be
seen in all public places as gay as ever,
laughing aud jestiug with new compaA-
ions; but that was like his country. Late
in the evening before the trial, Christian
Haroldson remained in his Office arrang-
ing some papers and looking over ac-
counts; the manager, if possible, stuck
closer TO business after that difficulty. My
grandfather was failing at the time, and
my father stayed to help long after the
rest of the clerks had gone home. They
had finished, and were about to shut up
and leave for the night, when porter
said gentleman wished to speak with
Mr. Haroldson; aud with ono of his best
bows, in Wake | Delapres. Neither clerk
nor manager had ever changed words
with him, but they knew him well, as all
Hamburg did; he town was not so large
as at present, and he was q remarkable
man; dark, handsome fellow, my father
said, with smile like sunshine, and eyes
that looked cold and keen as steel when
he was angry, and what was q little sin
gular at that time, he wore his long black
hair without queue or powder. Delapres
introduced himself in a most insinuating
manner, but with little ceremony, as hav-
ing come to request Mr.. Haroldson's good
offices on behalf of his friend In spite
of his French accent, he spoke Danish
well, and my father said he never heard
such pleading. First, he fiattered the
manager on every conceivable subject,
and chiefly on those on which he prided
himself-his noble descent, his abilities
for business, and the figure his son was
sure to make. Then he urged that a man
of his uprightness could not believe in
Grundler's guilt showed how incapable
the boy was of committing forgery, even
if he had been willing; how unlikely it
was that if he knew anything of the note,
he would not save himself by fair con
fession; that he always led an honest life
was young, and had no relations that
cared for him. IIaroldson agreed to all
he said; it was a hard ease, but he could
not interfere with the law.
81 know you cannot" said Delapres
"but you can save the boy. The con.
demn;ng evidence is in your hands Re
member that neither your pen nor your
memory is infallible; that note may have
been in the packet"
81 am certain that it was not" sale
. Haroldson.
"But you could waive that certainty tC
save young mans life, and make m'
your eternal debtor. Excellent sir, wha
, is tampering with a hank entry, or adj
hitting that you are not sure of its accu
racy, compared with splitting blood ?"
What sir--falsify my books, ant
| swear what / know to be untruo?" erie,
| the manager
"Mr Haroldson, know you to be al
I honorable and pous man; but were you
own son in the same position, what wOul,
A you wish to be done? And does not tn
highoot authority YOU acknowledge say
b. Whatsoever we would that men shoul,
do unto you, do even So
t Haroldson was not to be moved b,
5 such dexterous reasoning. He had hgI
{ and inAexibe sense of duty. Every maj
4 was bound to tell and show the truth
/ He would do anything lawful to save tn
$ boy, but he must act according to hi
= conscience. Thea the Frenchman tool
= to prayers and entreaties. He had higl
t spirit, or at least good deal Of pride
, like the most of his nation; but he fun,
| himself on his knees before the manager
I beseeching him to save Grundler, as
: the life had been his own, and my fathe
t used to say his miserable imploring lool
] haunted him for many year in his SLEEP
+ But Harodson was not to be prayed on
$ of his duty, though tears came into tn
; good mans eyes, and at last he said reso
$ lutely:
e "Mr. Delapres, l would not do wha
e you ask me, to save the whole city; an,
r | doubt not you know more than yo
, should about this business"
! Delapres sprsng to his feet, and hi
r eyes took that cold, deadly CLEAN as h
? fixed them upon the manager.
"You refuse to save him." he said, abe
= cause it is not your duty, or in othe
t words, because it will not please the mer
: chants and bankers of the town. We'll
listen: do what | asked you to morrow
vi VIII hiaNO yOui oabh, JNul ldullly
: and yourself an example to all mercles
! Danes, while the walls of Hambur.
t stand" and before a word could be sal,
in answer, he had gone and shut tn,
door
Haroldson was not the man to be in
undated, but he shut up the bank will
, unusual care, and looked sober anC
| thoughtful all the way home. My fathe
, thought he might have given in, for Del
apres, in his desperation, had offered t.
indemnify the bank to the full value o
the forged note, and he believed Womb
, have laid down the money, if he haC
| owned so much But Haroldson showed
him what a bad example it would set il
! Hamburg-what wrong thing it woulc
be for manager to do, particularly afto
, such an absurd threat. He was sure tn,
Frenchman was concerned in the transac
ton, and their wisest course was to Civ,
immediate information to the police
The police were accordingly informed
and Delapres' lodgings visited the sam,
, night; but he had removed early in tn,
afternoon, the landlady could not say
whittier, and the whole city was searched