The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-11-30

for my own sake, but yours and Al
lies"
The next day the rocking-horse
arrived, and Allies joy knew no
bounds. He danced around his
! treasure, singing ga yockin'- -hoss P'
Six years rolled away, taking
with them burden of grief and
joy, and Allie was a stout, ro-
sy-cheeked boy of ten. HIS father
had larger salary now, and they
had now two more little mouths to
feed, when one ,.ay Allies father
came home, a great gloom on his
countenaDees aud siftiag doEa
heavily, he buried his head in his
hands. Fannie came and, putting
her arms areund his neck, asked ::
what Is the matter? BE sure I
viii believe you. Tell me all"
Then he answered, "Nfy reputa-
tion is ruined foreyerr
"VFhat do you mean, dearest?"
said his wife.
Arthur, in ahusky voice, replied
that there was some money taken
from the bank safe, and as he was
the only one who had access to it,
he was suspected and accused of
abstraeting it and had been dis
missed in disgrace. "God knows I
never touched any money not right
fully mine - Iknow you didn't
said Fanny; ''but perhaps you can
obtain employment at some other
place" "No," said Arthur, Il have
tried every place: I have offered to
be a porter or anything; but they
have all heard of my disgrace and
viii not employ me-
Two ere years, and it is Allies
birthday. He has had neither din
ner nor breakfast and his sisters
are crying. for bread, Allie looks
pale and hungry. His. mother is
weary and despairing, and his IA
ther, who is i'll from over-exertion
in a quarry has a look of anguish
on his face. Every comfort is
gone. They are living in a bare,
desolate attic. Everything which
could be sold has been, even to
their garments. There is no fire,
although it is a cold day in Decem-
Der. Allie thinks he must do some
thing, so he ties a few old rags on
his poor bare feet and creeps out
into the cold street. He does not
come back till noon. He comes in
with tiny loaf Of bread, a small
quantity of tea and q little wine for
his sick father A kind lady had
hired him to clean her pavement Of
snow, and remarking his bare feet
had given him half dollar. But
Allie spent all of his money and
forgot to buy any wood or COAL
He did not know whatsto do, for he
wanted to IN Ike his mother d cup
of tea and warm some wine to make
panada for his father.
Atlength he spies his rocking
horse and runs down to the next
room to borrow hatchet. In few
minutes he returns and before. any
one could interfere he had struck
the toy blow which had shivered
it; another, and the horse splits
open and a shower of gold rolls
across the floor. Allieis breathless |
from astonishment, while his pa
rents, clasped IN each others arms,
are shedding tears of happiness
and thanksgiving, while little Rosie
picked up q soiled and yellow paper
from the debris.
Bring it to me, dear" says her
father; "and, Allie, you and Katie
pick up the money"
He opens itwith trembling hands. !
1t proves to be a deed for one thou
sand acres of land in Ohio, willed |
to Allie Allston.
We drop the curtain on thehappy /
family, stating that there was five
thousand in gold. A few years af
ter, living in their happy home in
the West, there comes a letter to
Arthur AIlston which establishes
his innocence beyond a doubt. A
burglar, who proved to be fellow
clerk of Arthur's, dying, confessed
that the first time he committed
theft was the crime of which Ar
thur Allston was accused. He sta
tel thatone day, coming into the
room in which Arthur was, he
found him fast asleep, with his keys
on the desk before him. Arthur
used to work over-hours and this
was the occasion of his sleep. lie
picked up the keys and took an i'm
preston IN wax Of one OF them
the key to the bank safe. He then
went away, had a key made, and,
watching his chance, took the mon
ey. Arthur's employers sent a re 7
gret and apology, and said they
were engaged in clearing his name
from the fmputation OF theft.
Arthur and Fannie returned
thanks to God for their good for
tune and settled down to q happy
and contented life.