The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-08-19
THE TABLES TURNED.
A Dishonest Clerk and a Festive EN-
ployer.
From the Cincinnati Times.

One of the lieutenants of police, few
days since, made US acquainted with one
of the s.rangest little affairs of which we
have heard for long time, the facts OF
which are about as follows:
A leading clerk of one of our large
wholesale dry goods stores became enamor-
ed of one of the mirthful creatures who
resides at Mrs HIS. His admiration w s
so great that he could be found tour nights
in every week, his little wife at home
thinking that he was at the hotels drum
ming" up customers. Like all other frail
creatures, this beauty was anxious for ''her
Charley" to make ner some nice little pres
ents as tokens of his love. But Charley
could not spare the money, as he was al
ready giving her $50 per week regularly.
He could not, however, refuse the request
in some shape, 50 thinking that it never
would be found OUT, he very quietly took
from the store some half dozen patterns
of silk dresses, n box of beautiful embroid
cred hankerchiefs, boxes of hose, ribbons,
&C.. and presented them to his lady love-
Tn would have all been well, had not
Fanny" another lover, who dropped in
to See her a couple of evenings week
And who co you think this other lover
was? None other than Charley's employ
ers.
Boss went there one evening, and to his
surprise found Fanny" robea out in an
elegant "stand alone" silk of pattern
that he thought no other dealer in town
had bu5 himself. A little shrewd pumping
caused tie beauty to reveal the fact that u
friend of hers, Charley" the Go" of
A. L. Z. q Co.. extensive dealers, among
other presents had given her this dress.
The nexd morning Boss cornered Charley
in his private office, accused him of the
robbery, amounting in all to some s., 800,
AMI In an angcy tone demanding restitution,
failing in which he would send for an Of
ficer and have Charley put into a
striped rigging" Charley was thunder
struck, and attempted to mutter out his
sorrow and grief, but boss would not hear
word. 1t was the money or 20 to
Jail
The criminal stood for some time, plan
ming loop hole to creep out of, but nat
uraily sharp and quick wltted, at last look
ed up aud said
We'll, as | am without a cent Of mon
ey, | cannot possibly pay you back for the
goods, which | acknowledge that L have
taken, and of course | must pay for my
folly by a trip to Columbus but then, my
family Is as near to me as yours is to you,
Deacon, and OF course you will have to
testify how you found out that the goods
We're there, and as you do not care for me,
| will show that you, a deacon ia the
church and married man, moving in the
upper circles, spend several Of your even>
IngS each week at fashionable house,
when your innocent wife thinks that you
are at the store attending to your cores
pondence.
The Deacon stood for few moments
dumbfounded ; he could not afford to be
exposed fer ten times the amount of the
theft ho would lose caste in the church,
his vile would be divorced, and ever 20
many other evils happen so, turning to
Charley he naturally liked-he
said well, | guess you have me in your
power as much as you are IN mine; let US
both play quits on this ruinous girl, sell all
the goods you can this season, be honest
in future and keep your own secrets, and
on the first OF January next | will give you
an interest in the business"
Many another man placed in Charley
position, without his shrewdness, would
pow be repining in Jail, lamenting over his
downfall.
The lieutenant says that "Cl arley" has
entirely reformed, except that once In a
while he still goes down town to drum up
customers, while the old Deacon has given
himself up almost entirely to his church
affairs.