The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-11-24
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THE STONE vAUlI
A STRANGE EvENrPUL srq

have been with Morris &ifinby
FIVE aud thirty years come ther st Of
next monih. | was forty whe came
here, aud sol have Il habit being
exact about dates---am withia few
weeks of seventy FIVE; but as being
old, bless you, I'm younger % the
youngest clerk, Tom Codgers, v,what
with late suppers and hard liking,
has hand that shakes like e old
ledger leaves blowing in the I'd by
the open window yonder.
Cold water, early hours, ansnper
auce in all things, keep made his
life through. II you don't bel that,
look ut me, rm an example, Yes,
I've seen changes here Them was
" Morris. Grinby & Bloom, pen |
came, though young Bloom three
months after, aud young Wy was
taken into partnership. wa a fire,
here, too, anl the Offices been
rebuilt on a different plan p, yes
changes enough, sad an | pAt; but
the strangest aud saddcstf hll was
what happened to poor Ben he.
All, dear me 1t did sc'aF III, very
hard, look ,ng at it with nf eyes,
and forgetting, as We aritto, that
God does everything forh,ft
Perhaps you d mt kP'fw this
house is built. It's b | place,
although the front aud hcdre new,
and these great balusti es T. only
put up last year. Dobeloyou can
Judge how very Old 1t !; SUE cellar.
sir-such massive wal pad paved
with stones aud beg thccllar. u
small stone 9ault, Wild Codrs, who
laughs at serious thislsaythe old
6rm built to be bud in. Ny own
opiniun is, it was iund'd tconceal
yaIuables, for it had grslt ted door
and three locks, en-, iitens with
different key-thnt ,itlheyere ever
fastened ut all. Tlsatt wdisusel
long before my -. wy sir, |
, hadn't been here mot lbs Jircu one
day, or rather oneyenlg, : it was
nearly six-mercl,ts l. b Ter hours
those day. had.easi] tgo down
into the cellar t9re Ioshome, to
, give directions t bc pGEr out some
bales to be sent ia TIN hr morning
next day.
: Mike and | " up thaorth end
of the cellar, wfe lhebiewere. aud
| was giving my tff when, at
INV elbow, as ifemedl I'D an cd /
J, sound, a HI of YeFg cough
smothcred in homen
l looked aund, the = nobody
there, not a 81 audl hght, how
H. our ears dec'e us, to I praud went
- on talking. Int, 1 gle ,omy word,
I | hadnt spa three ~oIs ben there
I" was that sd again lh9'tartled
me.
,g /" Mike, did |, did Suouh 7"
rn "No, Z said Mike th'ught
C. your hon,hd."
81 OF /" 1t nj be imagiuahdor sme
N sound fr, III Office overi, | SD,
but inst en- ough-ough We bob
hoard IL
. ATS ,good, yer hororaid Nike
.. "Tht Is some one hig in tn
n. cellar,"jd |
So vi Mikes lantern, went owe
at the grt stone paved p. looSrn!
% behindoxes aud bales, aunder I'll
u, a;l stems. q up the coal slid But no
a snulid We fnd. until sing III
door the vault, | heard Ibis tim
very at aud strange, an.alled gu
10 Nj
= =" aoever it is, is hid III thI
vauI $
9th NJ with that we bot ned stan
'G,,, war pnd bulted into Grinby
,r r. obi together The nleni'emm
airy Gry senior-he don't y t" I'll
. eln off once year now, hes pas
his nily. Old Mr Grinby lust 10 \
'o.e inA i desk, aud buttonI his ovel
'ns co lie stared at Us rough hi
sue. glesagd ejaculated:
OF Bless me. lIumphries the nous
oreY'
k. No. sir" said |. "buere is SOU
oil iddcn in the stou1 4"
y, Bah !" said Mr., Grin.i lhoug'
had mo sense. llIiamphrie
e jpne could exist ten mites ~ u
= &c vault II IL eex'iag to Al
e."
Ge Sits Wy belief, sir, llwb!n,ever
~ may be choking 70 delsir' ! sai'
out there is snme ouelere ni'
-, ard cough as well az
= \ Very well" said Nl,rinby,; "ea
,e nearest constable, Y and.-M
'ints iorIis, are you ip you'lnce, slf {
a ' ! ,erhaps you'll come doswi'h Us .,
s'o seist In the capture Of burglar ~