The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-02-17

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C. him, which he enjoyed hugely unit
IN the time came when they had to sen
: him off again. When Claus the
opened the door for him and said, q
d he had been told: "Now, Oppas g
n homel' he wagged his tail once more
q and returned straight home. Z
7. A few months had gone by, ant
= Mynheer Van Beeren had to do bust
ness again one afternoon with the sam,
banker. The dog went along rs usu
al, and also lifted himselfwhen he ar
rived at the counting=table and offered
e his paw to the cashier He. however
|, |, would not notice him to day, and all
seemed to be somewhat excited the
. cause of which was Immediately ex-
planned by the banker himself, who
just then came out of his private of
fee. ~. .,---rs -
The thing was this: There had
been committed theft that morning
with such agility and -dexterity, 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-
ployers desk. The latter had counted
them himself twice over, so there could
have been no mistake, and yet one OF
the rolls disappeared in a moment,
while he had been handling few let
lers to be copied 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 incredibly short space
of time. How could thief dare to
climb into window in open daylight
in busy street; and if he did, why
had he only taken 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 the force had come
up to take look at the place. He
shook his head when they showed him
the window and the desk The latter
stood at least six feet from the win
dow, SO that person who might have
jumped up to tue window-board, could
not from there have got at the money,
but was obliged to enter the office,
while Mynheer Van Groten asserted
that he had not left it for'half min
ute. 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 shrouded in darkness, and the roll
of fifty forms of course gone. aMyr-f
heer Van Groten had become so afraid,
that he shut the window every time
be left his room; and as no further
theft was committed. the loss was at
last forgotten-at least nothing more
wns said about it. Two OF three weeks
might have gone by, and Mynheer
Van Beeren was just siping his after
noon coffee in his "study," when old !
Claus sent his name in, wishing 20
thank his old employer
Thank me !" said Mynheer Van
Beeren, "for what? for my last pres
est? He has thanked me for that long
ago, and since then have not seen
him but let the old man come in"
The door opened Immediately after
and Claus, hat in hand, appeared up
on the threshold, but looked very
"Hallo! Claus, what is the matter
with you, man? You have grown SO
pale and lean that / should hardly
have known you. Have you been
sick ? l have never heard a word
it," ..-,-.5
go, my savior" the poor man cried,
II have been so very SEX; so sick
that l did not think 1 should get up
again dare not do anything yet
the doctor has given me strict orders
not to work he only allows me to
walk around in the air to regain a
little strength"
"Poor Claus" Van Beeren said
,ompassionately; 'tand why didn't you
et me know it2"
go, my dear sir" the old man said
"you knew it anyhow, for
you came to my rescue in my need in
Iuch magnanimous and delicate way.
do not know how to thank you"
.'My dear Claus" said Van Beer {
N, "I certainly would have been most {
lappy to have assisted you, if L had +
leard word of it; and perhaps it is '
lot too late now; but assure you c
NOW nothing of it, and do net under I
tand what you mean by saying / t
Helped you in magnanimous and t
lslicate manner" g.
80, my dear sir" said the old man, =
why not alloT me to thank you. for
'ou can't deny it Your own good t
log brought me the money, youknow C
"Oh, is that what you mean?" s
1ynheer smiled; but my dear friend, e
hat was on your silver wedding, and q
lobody thought on were going to be
L."
."Ah, no, don't mean that" the ?
Id man said, shaking his head; ''the b
econd time, three weeks ago, when U
be dog came to me by himself and d
rought me another such roll. He
ad been scratching at the door for b
ometiine before we heard him and !.
ould admit him." t
"My dog?' the merchant asked in t
"my Oppas 2" t
"Why certainly, he delivered the o
,oney at my bedside, and walked off ]
7agging his tall, 3D. l.s II S.
"And how much did the roll con. t
linEn -tbast.w e s... .ia v
"Just as much as the frst-ffty "
orins, was the answer . u 3z-ll1,J 81
ta.That is strInge," ,"3said Mynheer, n
mazed, slapping his knee with his a
ght hand; 'but soppas shall come n