Litchfield enquirer., 1863-10-29
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 o M sEssaa asse ;lf course uss M tbe errk ks ;s l6e dupe e.. the h sve the sh merchant , !: and d ihas to eopplniaa p any conduct. ls low eyer iniqs,ious of which s is th victim < tiia' Il
 alm $ fatlhssit at f6 ess s yoaa s il' mai, ffe;,lai B, Seoliy.? sls asked dl f. f. lave given you any osase TkI1 kIn1osw " ihaaS have not you fa@sly imagined that have, and ir the ismtsihing you have done yoursit ;S gratt trt ,.njly: Nay, 10 q,iestonsAI will iei.. Fol al 'On'tte day tIiGts Mr. Oyletho oip wis here, Tuo' 'tced great alteration in your looks, ,y,tir words 'y6tr sh ,l:quo.iduct I suspected a. once that Phillip hadeverheardf out conversati,sn'a andarea 'peatednit to yoH, in oonseqnencel of which you. were disturbed in mind. This was natural and aI ssis far frdmablaming you butlit afforded aau fot a test ii which TAah aspeealiar 'TsasoiB fsndesiriag to apply Idpenhsi aobeief note eobAr0 Oglethorp, gave it to you to cssals audaSatebed yoar after proceedings ftom!thst' ,winaoaaz 1theught the temptation wouldprove ia seaare oassaad thato if. you 4dse superior to ithh1 nsvethave any fears concsraing IYeua l was Fighoa the temptation rwas stfodsgtoo- stronglfor your honorf aud integrity tot withe stahsh Iisaw youb open1 the fietter 7 if.twas e9aagha 4 | didlnot at all wonder iIheniIyheard of yout, applying for ,a uaw situa,loa; gou theRsht was acting treachsrously, Ire ,t,o. you. and that you would ioutwit me- oaoa ,o auow g.lY-
 9Art Beal le iceased, aEda looked Gxedlyg atr R'ehafd; whose whole seountehance wasusaffass ed with fbIdshes, as the true hatuts fhis con- duct was brought thus calmly to his sfew:o '1T his Yiinaigbant feelings hs had not tn tbis a6S msnt thoaghs 5f Bis detslistida Of principle in opening leitsss not intendedfo hiiai hiiaiuspsc,ion; DOW he was Soveryhelmed with shamsradd re- morse, forN vas naturally upright and ingen- ious. Mir. Be!lesaw his confusion, anl turned to the deskto pay what was due1of RnAards salary. 1s4.st ,nnkibrT
 i Aillthisis at an end now s5 heJ said, ,s but you 7mayisee'how unjust your 9shppositioa was to me-, how injurious ito zysrrself, as l. said awhile agol'o aoIaJ Jgaaa1. .uushHEfs 41o'
 Richar,fs eyes were bent upon the papers. One was 7h the merchant hand writing, ,a notice ofRichafd Wilkins hhdvihgadbeeG admitted ss. junior partner into his old established bhsihess firm; the others we're the n necessary legal pal perss relating tlisrttop RicAard continued gsuz! ing or, them as if huff faseinited, ,'t4l the naer-r chant broke the speil.. o' da5nq~iG I..',"is A
 "'WeiI, young man, and do you understand tKe ,Ia,rsnnnovyh9J nny jH ip"5 bG2Gftla,t lu bnhUu 3 7iGIrl samadT tlaJ taii shHIs .45ni. syab H.7 -,;,O :. Oh, sir I saiid Wilkins, turnins bis eyes i'm plaYpyly 9H,l on hip W a'l tthYa unable to rePress ltis tortured Ifeelmsss, he bent, his head on the table to conceal the fast gushing tears. '4''D'z
 Regret is unavailing now, said Mr. Beale. in his iclearacoid tones? sI had every reason to place GoHfdenee'inyo you Doriug shessfouti years. I have olise red your conduct closely. It. was such as to satisfy me, and resolving to,re- ward yoas strict ipteyrity, and faifAfplpeasSs
 had dsebedt to take you into partaership, aass as yssi see, bysthsse pspsFsr sprepasd nearly two ln'onihsia iago.iand ouly wanting sisnatures and dates Ny friends Mir. 0glethsrp, hado fseqssat', y men ntiohedshs nephew tshdmu he much de- sired ma togempldy y.e At olash ssitsL agreed to do ssA -Itiwas nx inseafioqo to give you an' agreeable surprise to-niorrow. fand tn stefores desired,to1 keep all my arrangements secret fortunately, as I now seei for mys whim ena- eena hledme to test ntha strength of your prin- eipleg sB5i ygg7s h zt7Gad sfir s sol sg \ iiia et Oh,if you, c99uld forgive me-, yMr. Beale, exelai4,edi Wilkins, imploriagly, os It was g my first erFor n this regayd-I an sure ire twill t will prove my last .-,'..-.-
 For all answer, Mir. Beale quietly pushed the money he had counted over to Wilkins, and picking 6p the papers tore them into small fisismetits.s Tue young man looked sadly aael them, but Knowing that remonstrance. Or eB' ,resity was alike anavaillng with the sterdi man he by Strong efforts conquered his emotioU,i md tdkins up the money, bowed his athadks and hissfareweltto his employer, {. and 'sturned to leave the room. As he laid his hand on the door knsb he paused, and asked is 2, still fAlterlng voice, if MF. Curtis was informed of of VI s1s'a guel Es .sg9b 7e gaoi ac ::gah ss sail
 tsNo,I did not think it enecessausto speak of it, said Mir. Beale, Q f.for,I had reasosbfnl t'llpk it was your first departure from the straight read. and though sH, business -betwesR qsllas eeaseL yeti would not wish .e injaEs your reputation by revealing an, act which Fl thought you-wssd, regret. You, will fpda aA4ri Curtis 2 more, indalggsent partner than the one you, are leayns, and your salary will be lnreeE than is has been here So that, on the VI whole perhaps you are DO loser, and b9pe yopr first first s,rroFa Fa~ill be your last -asrspo bGa a;9l.aszslA
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