Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01


But when Mike and I went down b
took to the vault, and there would hay
smothered but for my hearing him.
don'tcare to tell you how We kept him
and filled the place with constable
who, when the burglars came, pounce
out upon them and took them into Gus
tody. You can guess all that tt
the boy [ have to tell you about t--poo1
Ben Wade. Tt came out during the in
vestigation consequent upon the arrest
that the poor child was kept among tn
thieves by force, and that they usec
him cruelty. Once = rllfsian Of III
gang haa broken his leg in a drunken
fury, and he limped yet from the in
jury. He was such pale, worn, mis-
erable thing, that every one felt merci
/ ful to him, and it was decided to par
don him and send him to the poo
honse.
But that very morning Grinby, jun
! ior-a young man-came into the Office
where his father sat, and put his hant
upon his arm.
Gather" says he, "I want to asl
you favor. Iwant my own way in on,
thing"
Well" said the old gentleman,
let me hear you"
g I want to take Ben Wade into this
house as an errand boy" said youne
/ Mr.. Grinby.
Hey" said the old gentlemsn
what! a young housebreaker as er
rand boy! Bless my soul. y
Father" said young Grinby, " the
boy is naturally good boy. [ like
him [ want to save him. Perhaps i
[ had not so good father to guide me
and care for me, I might have been
worse than he. I don't ask you to
trust him, sir, [ only ask leave to trust
him myself, I am sure he will prove
deserving of confidence
Old Mr. Grinby took out his snuff.
box, and looked at Mr.. Morris.
Give noticed the lads eye; it's a
good one" :" said Mr.. Morris.
"It's arisk,p said, Mr. Grinby, g but
We'll consider.n IS ess8
And I suppose the result was what
young GTinby wanted, for little Ben
Wade came to us the next Monday.
In month or so people stopped
predicting that young Grinby would re-
pent some day, and in yeal don't
think there was one in the Office who
didn't love that boy So grateful, SO
trustworthy, and so ready to do any
thing for every enc. Young Mr.. Grin
by had him taught, and we'll taught,
too. The lightning calculator might
beat him, but [ doubt it; and never
knew that lad to forget to dot his is or
his t's, in all my acquaintance with him
after he had learned to write at all.
At twenty he was one of the best
clerks IN our establishment, besides be-
ing as fine looking young fellow as
one would wish to see. On the whole,
[ did not wonder that Miss Lucy Evans
took a fancy to him-a sister, sir, OF
one of the young fellows at our place,
and girl who looked like a queen, and
was as good as she was handsome.
I used to meet them walking on the
battery where lovers used to walk in
those days. He was SO fond and proud
of her, and she had such tender way
of looking at him, that they made my
old heart young again, as / often told
Mrs. Humphries, to whom l always
confide everything. And how he rev.
erenced her; why a ribbon, or faded
flower, that she had worn, were cher
ished by him as miser cherishes his
gold. a 7s sos
At last he told me in confinence-fo
her name was sacred and not to be spok-
en- before everyone-that they were to be
married -
g And when I look back, sir" said
he, "and remember the miserable
years of my childhood, and think how
friendless and forlorn [ was, and how
there was nothing before me but the
prison and gollows, and think that now
I have everything tey make a mans life
blessed-the power town respectable
livelihood by reputable labor, the re-
spect of honest men, and the love oi
such a girl as Lucy-I can never be toe
grateful to the kind friend who saved
me from life dare not contemplate
God bless Mr.. Grinby! y said he lifting
his hatreverently ashe night in church
and there was a prayer in his dark eyes
as he looked upward. 10 aen
Those were the last words [ evel
heard him speak, except 'FGood night
All, dear me, it should have been good.
bye. Ten minutes after he went one
way and [ the other I took my way
home, and he, as it seemed afterward
walked Just two blocks, and then came
back here. At twelve O'Clock that night
I awoke Mrs. Humphries.i 5al =
"My dear,' said L, I must have
had the nightmare or something
Goodness" said she, lit seems so
Your hands are like ice. What give il
to you. love? The lobster I'll be
bound. "
(" Perhaps, said T. 'eI admit [ ate
a hearty supper. And nothing else
could make me fancy young Wade a
my bedside, white as a ghost, With botl
hands on my breast. " s.-5sfg5
II All, but the nightmare is alway.
black, not white, " said my wife. An(
| then she went to a cupboard an(
broughC me a glass of wine. Afte
that [ went to sleep again. F.saI.9L7 r
+ L did not rise early, aad was quite be
] hind my usual time. But when Z
reached our place [ found it in grea
commotion Clerks running hitherant
thlther, the heads of the firm standing
about IN the most unbusiness-like..man
ner, and three constables on the prem
/ ises. t.4Ha = ft
What is the matter, sir ?"I said
addressing Mr.. Grinby
Matter enough" said he, "we'v,
been very heavily robbed. y
81 fancied that couldn't happier
here, said ]; 81 really believed i
would be impossible for burglars t.
break into Morris, Grinby & Sons
+ sir " 40
"Ah," said he, "they did not breal
in. The door has been quietly opened
from the inside"
+" And [ believe began Mr.. Mo
ris. 43EECs EsS
Sir, " cried young Mr.. GrinbY, ou
of breath, 'SIebeg, as a gentleman,
man of principle, you will not give ut
terance 10 your unfounded suspicion
totally unfounded and unworthy 0
you. ~ " eELNF [gL'sL1 1T
&C Prove them so, sir, said Mr.. Nor
ris coolly, "and I'll apologize. "
I looked an inquiry.
''Don't ask explanations, [ beg, Nh
Humphries, said Mr. Grinby. Some
thing has been said, which the speake
viii regret. All, there comes my mes
senger. ="
+ 81 =. - - e