Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-07-11

| winch did not Oeiong 10 him WAS sci"cu
upon with avidity.
He helped himself to knick knacks in
friends houses. and 10 toys belonging to
noighbors' children. II his mother for
got her purse and left it upon her dress
ing table, he rihed it OF change.
Generally he contrived TO conceal the
depredations; and when discovered,
friends feared In offend the indulgent
parents. and conlenlcd themselves with
putting portable property out at Master
Ilary's reach when they had the pleasure
of visit from that small hut troublesome
individual
As for his mother. she thought the child
too cunning 10 scold, aud only shook her
head st him when ten cent pieces dropped
from his jacket-pockcls, or his aunts
missing bracelet was found in his boot
Such things always wear on" sh'
said. Children nulgrow them
But they grew with lIarry's growth,
and strengthened with his strength
Had the first small sins been puni,hcd,
had serious talk and rcp:oot been ad
ministcrcd. all might have been well :;
hut the unhappy child. while his person
WAS 80 daintily cared lor and his com.
tort ;, lundly considered, was. morally,
rs entirely left Ia himself as any litllc
street hcggar. To Ice sure. Mrs Rose
taught him To pray but She never ~
planned Ia him what that nightly bending
Of the knee meant To Harry ii was Il
mere repetition OF words.
She went to church. and would have
hecm shocked had any one SuggcStod that
she did not know the Ten Commandments
hut she had never taught her hoy that
Thou shalt nol steal was q divine com
mand. either theoretically or practically.
She never did And so Harry Rose
grew up handsome boy educated and
accomplished; but with no knowledge III
his own GliIings. The family vcrh ct
Aa> that Harry WAS perfect. and he
agreed in it fully and with this opinion
went with the highest recommendations
into the counting house of N--& W.
Harrl's father was not rich man, aud
the boys salary WAS Sufficient to supply
his warlro,c and furnish him with any
proper recreation But the boy had
TASTES which were expensive. and Il dis
position to dissipation Always sly, he
hid these things from his parents; but he
could not managr without money. lie
had stolen from his parents nj home ;
now in u position Of confidence he was
c:.abed 10 rob his employers. He began
with shillings, and ended with 4 hundred
dollars. There detection overlook him.
The firm kindly iorgave the boy, because
of his youth and parents grief. Mr..
Rose paid the money back, and Harry
pretended pcnitence; but even now he
was not reasoned with rs great sinner,
but rs one who had been very foolish.
so young yet" said Mrs. Rose to her
husband. "lic really must have forgot
ten hc had no right To it. and then he
meant Ia put ii back"
Aud soon Harry was in another >iluG
ton.
The story ol his crime had no, Lecn
made public, and again he WAS trusted /;
and now he MAS trustworthy. Years
went hy. he grew to bc man and mar
ried, tie was placed in the most con
iidcnlial position in the house Vast
sums OF money passed through his hands.
He was respected. admired and beloved,
not inr u bricI space ol time. but Tor ten
lorg Years. Then. man al thilty, with
responsibilities oi father and hu ,hand,
Harry Rose waS one day missing from
his place OF business and also from hi
home.
That he had been luully dealt with.
MAS the first belief ol all wln knew Of
his disappearance. and the excitement
and sympathy was intense. But in a Jew
days the truth WAS discovered that
Harry Rose WAS dciriudcr to an i'm.
mense amount lie had committed Il
robbery which stool almost alone in The
annals OF crime. And this only the eli
max To a course Of deceit ond dcpreda
ton commenced with his first year in the
establishment.
lie escaped. His plans had hGen art
ully laid, and The money was about his
person.
Detectives were sci upon his track IN
vain, and in u foreign land ho layished
his i'll gotten wealth on 'rioious living,
while his parents and his young wife sui
fcred all the aeonies Of shame and grief ;
and his name WAS disgrace TO the son
who Ind just learned To lisp it,
But successful rs ne had been, Prosi-
dence did not forget his crime. His
riches took wings. lie lost large sums
at The gambling tables and in bad com
pany. He became, and still in terror OF
the arm of justice and with mind en-
feebled by dissipation he found it impos.
sible TO retrieve his fortunes. From the
town where he had dwell III luxury he
wandered away almost IL beggar and in
The middle OF life. for the very want OF
bread, shipped rs common sailor on
board vessel which stood in need Of
hands.
In that vessel he found Portuguese