The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-01-13
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him. Oppas, you stay here" he said
to the Newfoundland dog, who look
ed at him with his sagacious eyes, and
then sat quietly down, as if TO await
what would happen. When his mas
ter went off Immediately after he
never stirred; and now the children
began to coax and dress him while
the good woman prepared good re-
past for him, which he enjoyed huge
Iy until the time came when they had
to send him off again. When Claus
then opened the door for him and
said, as he had been told: "Now
Oppas, go home ~ he wagged his tail
once more, and returned straight
home.
A few months had gone by and
Mynheer Van Beern had to do busi-
ness again one afternoon with the
same banker. The'dog went along as
usual, and also lifted himself when
he arrived at the counting table and
offered his paw to the cashier. He,
however would not notice him to-day,
and all seemed to be somewhat excl
ted; the cause of which was immedi-
ately explained by the banker him
self, who just then came out of his
private Office.
The thing was this There had
been committed theft that morning
with such agility and dextelity, that
the matter was wholly inexplicable.
One of the clerks had made rolls Of
forms and had placed ten of these,
which were intended for the private
expenses of the family, on his en-
ployer's desk, The latter had counted
them himself twice over, SO that
there could have been no mistake :;
and yet one of the rolls had disap-
peared in a moment, while he had
been handing few letters to be COP
led into the main Office. A theft
seemed hardly possible, unless it was
executed with great boldness, through
the window, which happened to be
open, in which case it must have been
done in an incredible short time
How could thief dare to climb into
to an open window in open daylight
in a busy street; and if he did why
had he taken only one roll, when
there were ten of them lying right
near.
Mr.. Van Groten, such was the
bankers name, had in the meantime
sent TO the police to make known the
facts, and one of this force had come
up to take a look at the place. He
shock his head when they showed
him the window and the desk. The
latter stood at least six feet from the
window, so that a person who might
have jumped up to the window board,
could not from there have got at The
money, but was obliged to enter the
Office, while Mynheer Van Groten as
serted that he had not left it for balf 9
minute. Besides the little room had
no separate entrance or exit, but only
through the main entrance could a
person get into it. The affair remain.
ed shrcuded in darkness and the
roll of so fiorins, of course, gone
Mynheer Van Groten had become SO
afraid, thot he shut the window every
time he left his room, and az no fur.
ther theft was committed, the loss
was at last forgotten at least nothing
more was said about it. Two or three
weeks might have gone by, and Myn.
heer Van Beeren was just slipping his
afternoon coffee in his study, +" when
old Claus sent his name in, wishing
to thank his old employers. III -
THANK me!'' said Mynheer Van
Beeren "for what for my last pres
ent ? He has thanked me for that
long ago, and since then 1 have not
seen him but let the old man come
in." -.
The door opened Immediately after,
and Claus. hat in hand, appeared up
the threshold, but looked very mis-
erabIe. h a 5a~
"Hallo! Claus, what is the matter
with you man? fou have grown SO
pale and so lean, that should hardly
have known you. Have you been
sick ? I-never heard word about
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SO, my saviour" the poor man
sighed; 81 have been very sick; SO
sick that I did not think I Ishould get
up again; dare not do anything yet;
the doctor has given me strict orders
not to work he only allows me to
walk out in the air to regain some
strength" go .a... KIN a
"Poor Claus,7 Van Beeren said
compassionately, ''and why didn't
You let me know of it ?'' H
: o, my dear sir" the old man said,
ferventIy, ''you knewit anyhow, for
you came to my rescue in my need in
such a magnanin1ous and delicate
way. I do not know how to thank
you" fa Bs.5 8 10 I-o!.4 .as 4 sG
my dear Claus, ~ said Van Beeren,
81 certainly wonld have been most
happy to have assisted you, if /. had
heardba word OF if, and perhaps it is
not too late now but Iiassure you, 1
knew nothing Of it,and do not under,
stand what you mean by saying I
helped you in msgnanimous and
delicate manner. -iyo.-s- .9E.'r -a
80, my dear sir, said the old man,
''why not allow me to thank you, for
you CAN'T deny 1t. Your own good
dog brought me the money. you
know" y r. -ils:lt .f 'la@ifS- : sy
"Oh, is that what you mean y''
Mynheer smiled, ''but nay dear friend,
that was on yoursilver wedding, and
nobody then thought you were going
to be ILL.,, -: oass -, 80 1--. os
''Ah, he I don't mean that" the
old man said, shaking his headj "the
second time, about-thFee weeks ago.
when the dog came to me by himself
and brought me another such ROLL
had been scratching at the door for
some time before we heard him and