The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-03-19

and settled down upon lts knees. auu
clasping its little hands as its grandfath-
er's were clasped, and looking upward
out through the window at the moon,
whose ght light fell upon its darling
face, began moving its lips as il trying to
repeat the words. Nothing so like an
angel ever met my sight. The grand
father began the Lords Prayer. The
little fellow seemed to have this by heart.
He repeated it word for word, his tiny,
silvery voice sounding in sweet accord. l
could not turn away, nor any longer re-
sist the better emotions which had hith-
erto kept down. A rush of repentant
feelings passed through me with an effect
that shook every fibre. fell upon my
knees, and with tears streaming from my
eyes, Joined in the concluding words of
the prayer. -.
need not say l changed my mind with
regard to the money. passed quiet
night and rose early, hastened away to-
ward my journeys end, so as to give my
self the least possible time or opportunity
for changing my new-formed resolution.
In handing the package to the agent, L
said to him, that as there was money in
it, it might as well be opened in my pres
ence, to see that all was correct, &c. He
Of course discovered the error, and hand
ed me back the amount that was over.
with which | returned home and deliv-
cred it up to the proper owner In due
time.
1t was fortunate for me in every way
that l pursued the course had adopted.
1t appeared that the money had been OBJ
tanned from the bank after bank hours,
in the absence of the teller, from one OF
the officers. There was no loose money
on hand of the larger denominations, but
there we're sheets of thousands and five
hundreds signed by the President and
Cashier. Either two sheets were picked
up in mistake for one, or the wrong batch
of sheets was selected from, that is, thou.
sands were taken instead of five hundreds.
The notes were hurriedly clipped, strap
ped, and indorsed "S5, ,000." without re-
counting, and SO enveloped and handed
over to me. The bank had discovered
the error, and no doubt was entertained
but that the missing money was with me
Whether l should have had the face to
withstand the imputation, even with the
apparently uudisturbed condition Of the
envelope in my favor, is more than | car
say, but doubt it.
But the notes, in pursuance OF pre-
caution still in use in some banks, were
payable to the order Of one the clerks
and had not been indorsed by him.
could not, therefore. have used them, Of
if so, they could have been traced bacl
to me. found, also, that the numbers
had been carefully ascertained of all
had taken with me, and thus anothe
chance of detection existed What al
escape
Upon returning and entering the count
ing.room, l handed the surplus back tt
my seuior, with feeling somewhat o
pride, but mixed up with other feeling
not easily described.
My precaution of having the none.
opened by the agent in my presence wa
highly commended, and the possibility O
, his misappropriating the undue amour
, AS very little personal knowledge O
, him was possessed by the frm-was du
f ly discussed What was said on thi
, point brought bushes to my cheeks.
In course of time my senior account
. ant was taken into the firm. was pu
, in his position. and with his salary,
t saved money, finally got into business o
my own account, and am now, as yo
, know, rich. never forgot my farme
, host and his grandchild but at the deaf
Of the former ! took charge of the boy
? He is now my partner and the husban
i of my daughter.
: WhAT MoLTKE WILL DO WITH III
e ARMy.-It seems difficult to believe, bl
it is, nevertheless, true shat Prussia col
| templates another invasion Of France
G case stability Of government in the la
y ter country is not thoroughly assured
e Prussia looks upon any tendency to d
d away with the government Of M. The
as triAing with its own rights. 1t al
+ mits that it created the present Nation
: Assembly, and the peace government
y and it desires to keep that, or an irol
l. handed monarchy in power until the il
y demnity is paid in full Therefore it
l. not surprising when We learn that Moltl
1t keeps constantly on hand an army
= eight hundred thousand men, and tn
n everything is ready to strike terrib
y bow. 1t seems that feverish activi
n pervades all Germany; the manufactu
s. Of arms. of cartridges, of military equi
h ments of every kind is carried on wi
lie an ardoI never surpassed before. We
'e great stores of ammunition and provi
VI ions have been accumulated at certa
e, points in France, and are all ready for
'i invading army. In nine days, it is sal
It the Minister Of War could call nearly
ID million soldiers into the fields of Franc
10 Germany has learned that henceforth s.
ID must consider the country which she h
A. lately conquered as au implacable ft
m and she hardly dares to allow it to ev
s. again resume its place amorg the natior
r. Another war, or, at least, reoccupati
ID of France, is needed to consolidate ant
ly the various elements Of the German Q
IN my. Bavarians are now in many cas-
s. at swords points with Saxons, and Wul
lr emburgers hate Prussians with all tn,
r, hearts. 1t is evident that new victori
At in which they would have common sha
OF would do much to conciliate them Al
10 Moltke would be doing much in weldi
n. anew the German unity, which is not J
m absolutely solid, if he should begin NJ
'r strategic lines in France.
,e A Texas paper says: Every mail frt
lv the Rio Grande brings us letters fill
n. n with details of the horrible murders,
3 cendiarisms and rebberies committed
10 along that border by Kickapoos and Me
10 leans. Ia Laredo, We are told that p
ii flrio Benavidcs, a Texas magistrate, bel
nt sent for to hold coroner's inquest up
T the hodv Of n man murdered by India