The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-08-26
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But they grew with Harry's growth
and strengthened with his strength.
Had the first small sins been punish.
cd, had serious talk and reproof been
administered, all might have been we'll
but the unhappy child, while his person
was so dainty cared for and his com.
fort 80 fondly considered, he was moral
ly as entirely loft to himself US any lit.
tic street beggar
10 be sure, Mrs. Rose taught him to
pray; but she never explained to him
what that nightly bending of the knee
meant. To Harry it was mere repeti.
tion Of words.
She went to church, and would have
been shocked had any one suggested
that she did not know the Ten Com,
mandments;" but she had never taught
her boy that "Thou shalt not steal, y
was divine command, either theoreti.
cally or practically.
She never did And so Harry Rose
grew up a handsome boy, educated and
accomplished, but with no knowledge
of his own failings. The family verdict
was that Harry was perfect, aud he
agreed in it fully; and with this opinion
wen, with the highest recommendations
into the counting house of X---S
Harrys father was not rich man,
aud the boys salary was sufficient to
supply his wardrobe and furnish him
with any proper recreation. But the
boy had tastes which were expensive,
and disposition to dissipation. AL
ways sly, he hid these things from his
pareuts; but he could not manage with.
out money. He had stolen from his
parents at home; now in position of
confidence, he was enabled to rob his
employers. He began with shillings
and ended with hundred dollars.
There detection overlook him. The firm
kindly forgave the boy, because of his
youth, aud his parents grief. Mr.. Rose
paid the money back, aud Harry pre-
tended penitence aud even now he was
not reasoned with as great sinner, but
as one who had been very ioolishl
$50 young yet" said Mrs. Rose to
her husband. "He really must have
forgotten he had no right to it, and then
he meant to put it back"
And soon Harry was in another sit.
uation. ...
The story Of his crime had not been
made public, and again he was trusted;
and now he seemed trustworthy. Years
went by, he grew to be man and mar
ricd. He was placed in the most conf.
dental position in the house. Vast
sums of money passed through his
hands. He was respected, admired aud
beloved, not for brief space Of time,
but for ten long years. Then man Of
thirty, with the responsibilities of father
and husband. Harry Rose was one day
missing from his place of business and
from his home.
That he had been foully dealt with
va; was sne nrs' pehel Q, u, VINO knew oil
",s Nv, usappv'auce' anu lne excitement
snu sa% 'ymPa,uy was vas, intense But IN a
i1m u" uays p .nu sru'n was discovered
a m @ nO.o was = oc,au''er 10 an I'M
,h .n,loo a'noua, u: nc haa committed
.Uoos .Uo "nsoa 'scoo ALMOST aione In
.h;. .I aa,s a. , 'no ,n history ol crime ana
ms. sn,o "as o",y 'no o.''naA 70 u course OF
= u.'e.e auu uoProua''on commenced wuh
MS n''' year ~ tue estapiishment'
ne escaped. ns plans mad been
a;s'uny ~ @ 'a'u ana tue money was about
h'1 Peison'
De'co','eS were SET upon ms track IN
,a'n anu 70 io,e,gn iand lie layished
n,s n',goAch wea''n 10 r'otous living,
warle nus parents ana his young wife
sunefeo ail the agonies Of shame and
gIlel' and ms name was a disgrace to
'ne son VINO had JUST learned to lisp it,
nu' sescessiui as ne nad oeen, froyi-
aeace aid not forget his crime. His
,icnss took 70 themselves wings. He
,oss i,rge sums AZ gambling tables and
IN Dad company: lie became poor and
sun, In terror Oh the arm OF justice, and
Win mind epfeehled by dissipation,
ne found y impossible to retrieve his
fortune. From the town where he had
dweit IN luxury he wandered away al
most beggar, and in his middle life,
Tor very want OF bread, shipped as
sailor on board a vossol which
stood IN need OF hands.
In that vessel he found a Portuguese
sailor Wild fellow, without common