The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-02

SESSION, ana tnat the same day we were
going to give an extravagant dinner par
ty. Something must be done, but what
To brighten up my thoughts | called for
another glass OF spirits and water. As
drank it the idea came into my mind that
a considerable sum Of money was at that
moment in my possession, but it was my
employers. Why could [ not bo,7oo
some without their knowing it IF |
could pay out the brokers' man | should
redeem TO certain extent my credit
Tomorrow, | argued, will sell every
thing, and replace the amount. The
sale of my furniture would be enough for
that, and the payment of the money ]
owed to the loan office as well The idea
then oc :urred TO me, that my wife might
oppose me, but | silently and solemnly
swore that no opposition Of hers should
induce me TO alter my determination.
| now returned to the house of business.
There was a considerable sum in the till,
of which kept the key-more than one
hundred and fifty pounds. | took from
it, trembling the while like a leaf, the
money needed, and not a shilling more,
and shortly afterwards, pleading a violent
headache, | returned home and paid out
the broker, to the great joy of my wife.
The dinner passed off in most satlsfac-
tory manner, although perhaps it appear
ed more so TO me than it really was from
the quantity Of wine that | had drank to
drown the thought Of the action [ had
| tod I
with IA severe headache; and my wife vas
so overcome with her exertons the day
before, that left her in bed when | went
to business. However, argued, it mat
tered but little the next day would be
| Sunday, and then | should have ample
time and opportunity TO express my deter
mnalon to my wife, for | was fully resol-
we'd would sell every stick of furniture
| possessed, ana enter some cheap ready
furnished lodgings nearer the house OF
business. On the Sunday | told my wifi,
the resolution | had come to. and terri.
ble scene we had Of it, She accused M
of gross cruelty and meanness. She told
me | might at least have waited till the
welding was over and then she would
have offered no objection Many time.
| was on the point of telling her OF the des
pcrate action | committed, for would moi
acknowledge to mvsef it Wa di,hon, 81
one, although should have considered
it infamous IN another. Charlotte at last
came to my wife IS aid, and her tears quite
subducd my courage. As the license iol
her marriage had already been obtained
| at last gave way; and it was understood
between Us, that as soon as the marriage
came off, which was to take place in Il fort
night, my plan would be adopted
cievted message from the firm TO allenC
at the city house of business about ,omt
suspected there was some change to b,
made in the manner ut paying the wraverS
which had already been hine1 IA once Il
twice and that my accounts would he au
lited on the next Saturday, the Last il
the month. When | arrived, there Wa
no one in the counting house,aand ON tn,
desk was new bl nk-cheq re- book. TIN
devil prUnp ed me, and | neatly abstract
ed from Il blank -cheque aud pat it in in,
pocket When | saw the head partner h
received me very cooly, and told m,
that on the next Saturday my books wer
to be examined, and a new system WAS t,
be adopted. | promised everything shOul,
be in readiness, and left Inn.
was now desperate, and Iresolved OF
forging my employers name to cbequ
for one hundred pounds; but when tool
the pen in my hand, lost all courage
Still, l argued, in must be done and
went to the public hoasey and after drink
ing two glasses of gin and water, ha
sufficient II re to commit the forgery.
But now how was to get the chequ
cashcd /, At last | remembered that m
daughters suitor was to call in the even
ing, and resolved to make him my tool
When arrived at home | again apple
to the bottle for courage, and As he wa
leaving the house told him | should b
obliged TO him if he would get chcqu
cashed for me at the London and Count
Bank the next dav, and bring me the mon
ey in the evening. lie readily promise
to do so and kept his word but unfor
tunately he was personally acquainted wit
the cashier, and they had some little con
vcrsation together on indifferent subject:
To shorten a sad story, the fraud was de
tected, and | was tried and found guilty
My employers recommended me to userc
on account of my previous good character
and was sentenced to only three yeaI'
imprisonment My daughters marriag
was of course broken off, and my wife ha
since died of broken heart. Some wea
vers kindly assisted my children, but tn
youngest were sent to the workhouse an
my family broken up. have paid dear
enongh for a couple of years genliity
When leave here, God only knows wha
shall do my character is gone, and no
boby will employ me.
WILLIAM GILBERT.
Live within your means, if you would
have means within which TO live