Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-06

obliged 10 enter The 0Iiice, nhiie
Mvnheer Van GrOten asserted that
no had not leil ID for half n minute
BESIDES the little room had no sepa
/ rate entrance or exit, but only
through the main entrance could a
person get into H. Tho affair T9'
mainel shrOaded in darkness aud
the roll al 80 h0rlns, Of oOnrss, ,gone,
Mynheer Van Grolen had become
so afraid, that he shut tho window
every time he len his room, and as
no further then was committed,
the loss was at last forgotten at
least nothing more was said about
il. Two or three weeks might have
, gone by, and Mynheer Van Beeren
was lust slipping his afternoon coffee
in his study" when old Claus sent
his name ia, wishing 10 thank his
old employer,
"Thanls mo r. said Mynheer Van
Becren; "for what? ior my last
present. lilo has thanked mo for
that long ago, and since then ! have
not seen him but let tho old man
como in boy Nsli
Tho door opened Immediately af-
ter, and Claus, hat in hand, appear
ed upon the threshold, but looked
very miserable.
"lIallo Claus, what is tho mat
ter with you man2 You have
grown so pale and so lean, that |
should hardly have known you.
Have you been sick? l never
heard n word about itl'
20, my saviour" the poor man
sighed IL have been very sick; 80
sick that | did not think | should
get up again the doctor has given
mo strict orders not to work lac
only allows me to walk out in the
mir to regain some strength" j,
aPoor Claus, Van Beeren said
compassionately, "and why didn't
you let me know of it?" r.
80, my dear sir" the old man
said, fervcntly, "you knew il any
how, for you came to rescue in my
need in such a magnanimous and
delicate way. i do not know how
to thank you" aluL sIlI
"My dear Claus" said Van Beer
en-, "f certainly would have been
most happy to have assisted you, if
| had heard word of it, and por-
haps it is not too late now; but /
assure you, / knew nothing of it,
and do not understand what you
mean by saying ] helped you in a
magnanimous and delicate manner.
20, my dear sir,' said the old
man, why not allowlme to- thank
you, for you can't deny it: Your
own good dog brought Inc the mon
ey, you know" ps9 3Iaats .sa II
'.Oh, is that what you mean,'
Mynhccr smiled, "but my dear
friend, that was on your silver we'd
ding, and nobody then thought you
were going to be ill., s1 ysliie'pI
'.Ah, no; | don't mean that" the
old man said, shaking his head !,
''the second time, aboutthree weeks
ago, when the dog came to me by
himself and brought me another
such rcl. He had been scratching
at the door for some time before we
heard him and could admit him., 81
"My dog?" the merchant asked
in amazement; "my Oppas ?" f,i
"Why, certainly, he, delivered the
money at my. bedside, and walked
off wagging his tail" IN. .,s ,r
"And how much did the roll con
tain?" "A ,5il .s ,,gs no ,a d
just as much qas the first-50
forins?'. was the answer.
"That is strange" said Mynheer,
amazed, slapping his knee with his
hand but Oppas shall come in.
! "And you reallysknow nothing of
it ?''stsssa ose y egt gaTi als 5u z Il
-"Not a syllable" .sa. a5 .a7fI
HBut where can the dog have got
the money r., ,,isbia tes r-,s-a ug74
He stole itp' the. merchantroar-
ed out; "stole it in opposition to,
all laws; no I never saw the like,
Send up the dog Claus;' he will |
probably be down stairs in the
yard we will give him an exami
nation Stay, did you feed him
again that time ?"ns, iae % ,a.l err
"Well, you may, well imagine,
that, Mynhcer, the children did mt
hardly know what to do for him,
and he stayed with usabout an hour
until sent him homeagnin, because
] feared you might want him" saeE
"But l can't comprehend yet
7 "Well, never mind Claus. Tlltell /
you that after awhile just send up
the dog 7t = .fs '.l'''s,''gs s.
Oppas came, exhibiting great
joy for he jumped up at Clans con-
tinually, and wagged his tail, as if !
to show hisjoy at the old mans re-
covery.
IL say, Oppas," his master said, 7
''what have you been about, eh
What do 1 hear of, you ?p'a The
great Newfoundland dog probably 4
did not understand what his masterd
said, but he did not ike bis tone.
nor his look he had become shy; [
but wagged his tail in a more live
ly manner, seeming only a littleop-t
pressed. -r1s5s .caTrf ri
"Well, said his master, show is
it D. Where did you get the money 7
that you brought old Claus; to get
another extra dinner. eh 2" The
dog grew more and more shy, and
now lay down on his belly and
crawled-up TO his master, who said
laughing: "And do you acknowi-
edge yourguilt at last? Oh. you
good for nothing beast2 As soon
pc the dog saw his cheefftil face, his
fear was gone atohce.. Befor, Myn- /
hecr could have thought Of it, he 7
Jumped up to him and licked his
whole face in such mannerth that be
could hardly keep him OF when