The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-23


Ting while the cushions were taken from
the carriage and looked behind and
shaken. lAII in vain; neither pocket
book nor money were to be found.
Hawker was not to be found either.
He had gone somewhere as soon as the
horse was put up; and heads were
shaken, and eyes exchanged glances
and public opinion was soon expressed
in very plain terms. go ssfie siaL
4 feared some such an end to your
misplaced confidence, my dear, said
Mr.. Harrow. 1 iE a7i ss is
1vhad my doots o the mon a. the
while, said the gardener; and Betsey
capped the climax with the only won
der is we're not aAmurdered In our
Ibeds into the bargain ITO
| But Mrs. Harrow still refused to
Idoubt her portege.
sAs well accuse me Of taking the
money for my ewn use; as well suspect
Furgeson or Betssy' she said . BE
cause the man has struggled to reform
himself so long, shall we suspect him
Of dishonesty9 have been careless.
He had no opportunity a -57-
And then a chill ran through her
heart as she remembered that Hawker
had absolutely held her dress, on the
lpocket side, too, in his hands. .t--
"T have been careless she repeated,
arguing down her odt-spoken thought.
s 4 viii of course. be responsible, and
1, viii not have Hswker charged with
theft on no better grounds ss- as -
Betsey went down to the store that
evening, before anything had been seen
Of HaWker and returned grmly tripm-
/ phant, followed by the store keeper
Mrs. Jones had something to say to.
Mrs. Harrow and appeared to be very
glad to have it to say. The substance
of the Communication was this:
Hawker had been to her store that
very evening, and purchased q dress
for his daughter. -s 4 III
Garnet merino, with fringe and but
tons to match; a dress for Lizzie
Hawker, you may say, said the woman.
I'D go to church in it myself 8 5al
| He is a sober man, now, and en-
Iployed at good wages. He is fond of
bis daughter, and probably has been
careful in order to make her present.
Yes msam, said the woman. 4
hope it's so I'm sure Jos I,v
She started and uttered a CRY Just
then for there at the door stood Hawker
himself, white, trembling, despairing.
He elasped bis hands above his head.
There amt no chance for me, he
said. 4 thought the Lord gave folks q
chance when they wanted one. He
won't give me none. l never took your
money, num- '''l '' -S '
That bill-God knows that hears
me; I found two weeks ago. Twas
on the bridge. I'd been for oats, mas
ter, and l seen something red in crack,
l picked it up-'twasa spectacle case
And he took one from his pocket J
,And 1 thought nothing Of it. There
was nothing in it 1 thought, but a few
days after / found there was-a bit of
paper rolled up-and come to look,
twas a twenty dollar bill. 1 looked in
the papers and 'twssn't advertised and
| looked on the walls and fences and
nothing was posted up there about it;
and so says 1: who should have It but
mel And I'll buy a frock for Lizzie,
such as she never never had before,
for her birthday, if l hear nothing of
it before. It's awful against me, but 1
never touched your money-nobody
can prove it not even Lizzie, for I kept
it for q surprise for her.s 'lsfai1r si' d
And Mrs. Harrow, before them all,
crossed the room and put her hand on
the old mans head-snd bent down in
despair. 'ss 2ii-I-a.iso % '.l' 90
4 believe you, she said. o iiio
But Mr.. Harrow stood stern and.
cold. .-i ,.i..-
You are encouraging crime, Annie
he said, in tones as measured as though
be had been delivering aserDon. you
have no right to do SO, mo senseble
person can refuse to produce positive
proof. / do not believe you, HaRkeF,
and it is my duty to deliver you into
the hands of Justice / will give you
every chance to prove your innocence.
PYe none but God Almighty said
Hawker, passioaateIy; and 4 have cali
ed on Him. .sIrIeI
'Betsey send Furguson for an officer.
It is not the value Of the money, but
the principle of the thing. l must place
you under arrest ''@ = 'aN'
And the next morning the clergy
man appeared before the justice of the
peace to make charge against the SER
want. His wife went with him, deter
mined to the last to maintain her pro-
tege's honesty; and the woman from
the store was there, and Betsey also, |
and the little court room was crowded |
With people who had certain satisfac- |
tim IN the fact, that Hawker had |
4urned out bad at last as they always \
said be would % He stood there, pale
and trembling, with a hopeless look on
bis face. But he denied his guilt, in
words as solemn as he had at bis COM
mand. .-..r..U
4 can't prove it sir, he said, in an
swsr to the charge. q But the money /
I spent found on the old bridge /
in a red spectacle case, two weeks ago.
They say God sees everything, and if
there's any way to do it as solemn and |
and reyerent as if was in church.
Then every one saw strange change
come over the face Of the Justice. He
bent forward eagerly. 5..its
In a spectacle case; on the bridget |
be cried. 'D-14 ~ 's'
yes, sir said the prisoner 77lH 4
Have you the case9 Let messeiE'
said the Judge. 75 -s4r .-f -f II
And Hawker drew it from his
BOSOM.
There was solemn silence, and the
I'D gentleman turned with gIistehiHg
,yes to the prisoner. iguH .'csl' ISL I,
You prayed that God might inter-
ere in your behalf he said. He has
lone so. This is my spectacle case. I I
an swear to II, my initials are upon
t and when L dropped it from my
Isnd, as l thought into the water, as l | ]
ode over the old bridge fortnight ago,
had a twenty dollar bill in it Ny Z
'oeket-book was strapped up with i'm
oftant papers IN IT, and this note,