The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-19


whispered words to his cousin, he made
some excuse of business Of the firm rea-
son for going away for an hour or two,
and said
81 need not wait, for I see Mr.. Smiths
carriage, and if anything is wanted he
has Key of the safe.
| A few minutes after, MIR. Smith was
in the office, and Eilwood closely closeted
with him. After some time Frank was
sent for, and Mr.. Smith told him in
few words, but without mentioning ELL
woods name, that he had just heard that
his two clerks were related, and he then
sternly added that he had reason to sus-
pect that they had been embezzling his
money. and that therefore he wished i'm
mediately to examine accounts.
Frank, who was trembling in every
limb produced his key, and said that
Robert absent and would be back
presently. He neither denied or con-
fessed anything, but said Robert would
explain all. Mr.. Smith proceeded to
open the safe. 1t was clear that large
sum of money was unaccounted for. The
proper officers were sent for, and two
were dispatched at a venture to the Stock
Exchange, for Robert. He was not there,
in fact, at that moment he was sitting
overwhelmed with anxiety, in the bros
ker's office, while the broker himself was
selling out the stock which he had bought
few days before.
Some time after this, the broker en-
tered his office. Rober. flew to him. 4
: few words explained everything. There
t was a little writing and signing a trans
fer of money, and Robert lefo in a very
) different state of mind than what had
/ possessed him the last few days.
About two o clock, when all had given
him up, with elastic tread he entered
the office of the firm. The partners ex-
Y planned to him what had taken place,
4 ani demanded an explanation.
"Explanation There's no explana
b ton wanted Why have you treated my
$ cousin in this shameful way? Last nlgh
| | took from the safe eS, 900 to pay a bill
: which was presented. The bill was
wrong and | did not pay it. very care
S lessy put the bank notes in my pocke
a and forgot them. I'm very sorry iol
k my carelessness, but surely it n'
: crime and what had poor Frank to d'
a with it ? Here are the notes to speak iol
themselves"
S Frightened. The partners were struci
c dumb They could do nothing. Rober
S handed the money over, and demanded
o with and air of innocence that he ant
e his cousin should be released imme
$ diately from their engagements, and that
r too, he added, '-on account of the un
d warranted charges brought against them
h without forfeiting their salaries"
That ca,s4a aft tha clark = laff IA
/, Office forever, aud the same night, befor
:, they went to bed, they divided $4,000
d between them-the result of their haz
ardous speculation. Their fortunes wer
Is made
h But let not the reader suppose tha
r this wrong doing was in the end success
IL ful. A few words will describe thei
Z after career Frank johnson becam
j. possessed of a violent spirit CT specula
st ton, lived extravagantly; took to gam
e bling in the funds, and in every way
l. aud after a yeliety of vicisstndes, he wa
in about five years time, hung at Newsat
st for forgery!
d Robert Brown was more prudent. II
y took fine house, kept many servants
d and set up his carriage. But he Wa
h never at ease. His wife, whom he ha
HaFIIeu lot IDbucJ, Wdsteu IL eAtidNS
a. gantiy, and at the same time hated hin
N Que of lns daughters ran away with
5 footuan, and his eldest son ruined hir
5 almost with gambling, and through
y speculation not unlike his own success
tie ful (?) one, was seatenced-the Law
if then being changea-to penal servitud
As Tor life
1T Thus. generally, if we learn the en-
ic of the story of supposed ''successfrl
j. wrong doing, we may fad that thougl
for time, meu may seem to prosper
IS an evil or doubtful path. yet, as ce
as tain book truly says, 1.-The way of II
as transgressor is hard.
y GENERAL JAcKsoN.-The Maco
(Ga) Telegraph relates the followir
rt characteristic incident of Old Hickory
IL. We dined at Jonesborough, the scat
at justice of Washington county, one of tt
ce very oldest towns in Tennessee At TIL
re place, seventy five years ago Old Hic
se ory Jackson, then j Judge of the Circu
es Court at that place, when holding cour
o, ordered the sheriff of the county to a
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