The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-08
Misfellanrons.
THE LEFT-HAEDED THIEF.
~ sYlyASrs coHn, IR.

How many Young men have been injured.
aud perhaps ruluel by false suspicion, remark
ed my mercantile friend We were converting
upon the subject OF the panic few even
ings since. Suspicion is like an assassin in the
DARK. u siabs its victim, and he Knows no,
whence the blow conts. Or, IL inay be more like
the Keen frost which seizes upon the tars. the
cheeks, or the nose, freezing the flesh and driv-
lug back the life blood, aud ycilcayng the puor
man totally ignorant oi his situation ill he comes
in contact with heat, aud begins To feel the sting
ing pain. but believe never told Of the only
time that suspicion OF evil was ever fastened upon
ne. II has nothing IN particular 10 do with the
subject under confederation. though IL served to
show how merchants sometimes lose money
W hen mere youth was placed in tue store
OF Jonas Warton, who was n merchant doing a
good business WAS frugal industrious aud
faithful, and al the age Of tweniy-one ! was ad-
Vanced 10 the post OF hoOk-kccpcr, with good
salary. had charge Of the books aud the safe
aud all the money left over after banking hours
was also In my care tried 10 do my duty
faithfully, and think succeeded. Mr. War
ion was a close mctheodical man, With quick eve
aud ready understanding Of business, and as |
iancied that be was satisfied, felt much pleased
had been book keeper year when | thought
my employers manncr towards lac began io
change. lie seemed 10 treat me more cody, and
finally, ] was sure be watched my movements
uneasy. tor feared | had offended him But
the thing came 10 head at length. One even.
ing when was alone Ia the store, engaged In
making up my cash account, Mr. Warlon came
10 NE with a iroablci look, and spoke Ills voice
was iTemulous, aud could see that he was deep
~ affected.
George, said he, | am sorry for the convic-
iion which has been forced upon me- fear you
are not treating me Ms you should.
! managed, in spite OF my aslonishment, 10
ask him what he meant
fear you are not honest ? was his reply.
Had a thunderbolt fallen upon me- | could
not have been more startled. No h0Hesf And
there had been for years making Il my chief
aim aud study how 10 serve him most faithfully
] do not remember what said AT nrst. l only
know that tears came into my eycs--ihat my lips
ifemblcd-and that my uiieranCc was almost
chOked. illow.ong had be held such suspicious?
asked him, and he told me for more than two
months.
Good God You have suspected inc thus,
and still lefl me in the dark 4! Alter serving you
so iong-aiier giving TO your interests all my
Cnergics-ailer striving for faith aud honor that
] might win your love aud esteem Ito suspect
me In secret Ito look upon me as u thief and
yet not tell me oh would not have believed
hv
Let US lalk this matter over calmly, said the
merchant, his old kind tone coming back. lie
was touched by my agony, aud could sec that
lac was wavering
felt at first like telling him that he should
have done this before but as he seemed willing
10 reason now found no iaore iauli.
You have spent considerable money Of late
he began.
How 2 ! asked.
Have you not built house p
Yes, strand paid for II too, and have thus
given my mother a comfortable home.
Mr.. Warion was staggered for n moment by
my frank and feeling reply but pretty soon he
asked
What did the house cost you 2
Just fifteen hundred dollars. Ny mother
owned the land. And | suppose you would
know where got the money. You sic, learned
me how 10 save Il. ! have been with you six
years. The lirst year you paid me tfiy dollars
and | laid up twenty-five Of Il. The second and
third years you gave the a hundred and Of that
laid up sixty dollars year. The fourth year
you made me q clerk, and gave me five hundred
Ny mother was able 10 feed me, and a. our little
old cot answered for the time, got along that
year upon an expense Of seventy-hve dollars, 90
that ! saved four hundred aud twenty-five dol
lars. The next year you paid me six hundred
on condition that ! would help 10 keep your
books. saved Eve hundred Of that. This last
year you have paid me one thousand dollars, and
] have spent only the interest Of what had pre-
viously invested, 30 that the thousand was not
touched. Ofeourse my mother has worked but
she wished 10 do H. have paid hfsfen hundred
dollars cash for my house, and have over Eve
hundred In the Savings Bank. That is Q plain
siaiemsnt Of my aflirs.'