Middletown transcript., 1873-05-10
Selctt $torl,.
The Rotten Gross.

II has been many long day since
then, ycI remember tall. ju.tas though
it had occntrci bat Yesterday
was cnrprmser. the foreman oi
large establishments aul y. .neA pa,.,,s.
c the entire confidence of my cm ioycr.
who. by the w1y. had been scho.la,ate
OF mius
Que day hc called ue iuia hi, Office t.
lo,s =, somr rare coins lie had lr,, pur.
chased.
"llsr," sal H.. placing IL my hand
a heavy gold pitee. -, On. which i worth
more ih4n nII tie rest ru' together l.
i a great curiosity Inia GOO nr il
aui considered j, cheap At that could
easily double ny money in selling: aud
50 you re Harvey il j. really good iu.
ycstnau'
No doubt !, is. .ail / 'lLuueh il
seems large .un 10 have lie iilt
trca:hci an Involuntary ,i.h rs |
laid the coin lawn an the dc>,; Tor E200
would have seemed iJrtuut 10 NJ then
The severe illness ri my vie. aud on
OF ms children. nni ihr death II another
nude seriau. inrnaa- "n my purse aud IL
had required tho exercise et the utmost
cconomy to keep myself free from drbi :;
nay. had been obliged 10 Withdraw from
the bank the small .nm, which besides
ny salary, was all | possessed oi worldly
treasures Thinning # this laid tn
coin dawn Wilh sigh and turned away
I to attend TO my iuiies
The next morning | was -aHrn suW.
mancd iutl the office. but this time met
with nn friendly gree ua as usial
I Harvey" >asi my employer abrupt.
I ly '.tha, cuiu we w,re locking at has
I disappeared have maae Il thorough
search, but i, j. NJ, 10 's ionud !, ha'
hrrn carried away IS soune our You u,
lone s.w or knew Of il, aud =
lie paused aud la"krl Significantly in
t. my face tint,hnd tha scrtruc- tpl
him. ,llr ha; blood dying my checks ans
brow as 'poka
y on mean. therefore, that | took il :
l."
"What .l>c can think The euii
was here you alone saw Il, | eanuu, re
call huyin. seen il sincc it WIS IN you
hands You ar IN need of money ynl
haze told me that yourself II was
crest temptation. and forgive you be
cause Of our Old friendship. bur | cauno
retain YOU in my employ Here Is ,h
salary due you
Very well. said |, With forced calm
ness 80 bu it Since You have 50 POO
an opinion rf me after ycnrs nt iaithfn
service shall not s,oop II defend my
self"
Then took the money lie had laid up
IN the desk and went gu, frnm his pres
cucc wcll.ngh broken. hearted man
Bul fpr the tender love nf NY wife.
doub, not but that | would have burie
my SORROWS 10 the grave Of suicide.
Supported By that love, however au
the Consciousness uf my own innoccncc.
took fresh courage. and set rssolu,cly /
work To find new employer
But powerful i breath Of slander
turn which way might. ever foun
that the story Of my dismissal fo7 ,hel
had preceded ne, and my application fu
employment uniformly met with rcius
al.
Time went on piece by piece, our fur
niiure. and every spare article OF clothin
found i,s way to tho pawnbrokers, uni
at length, even this poor resource faile
US. aud my children cried in vain fu
food.
Yet l did not sit down in idle despair
I could not afford to do so; the lite Q
death OF all I loved on earth depended o
my exsrtion-and so. turning away fro,
them with heavy heart. ! once more 5,
out on the weary search for work.
All in vain refusal after refusal NJ,
my sn.rsasies for employment, and l vi