, 1873-03-18
A RARE CASE OF CONSCIENCE.

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An Example for Members OF tho For-
ty.Sccond ConErcyu to Follow.
From tbc Concord IN M r,trfot
One Of tloso raro % caacg Vt shoro m conscience COM
poy tho restitution of stolen property. ofton
noto III atory i,t,t aclloni cn,rrinr in ynaf I;fn
transpirol in our city on Wcdnogtlay, Ti,e facts
In pr}of az follows
Mr.. Jameu moore, lnrdwaro-dca1er, noticed a
uau loitorjnr about in Tia stnro yenlnr)ay morn-
inc. whoao nSculiar naannor nnd ocnnaionai ,rut-
fil claucog nlainiy tjonotol iia doaro to rolinyo
hig mind al Bomo burden. Ho ran,oinod aono
timo in tho store but finally took Ilis departure
wiihout stating hin bueinoaa.
In tIn aftorn'oon hn mai, ma7o 1,a annoor-
anco With n cornnnninn. 7rhov aontod thcmvsoivna
ncsr tho stoya. and. after q short N,nn tho co,n-
r Sioora 1yo t1aron,o isv;tni H. ,,or, XIX
Tia connti,,p.rnon,. Aftor i;ttln ,,ns,tation ho
annownnod III n1,.,r, ,o;c,, l,o na;5 W,
tosro ~ ron n ~ nfr nnrs to o gao ~ w. r
clou stolon from lis Store. Ho an aaid Tint. for n
run,har of voors nost' hn lad at d;traron1 t;u,os
1rio;no ,rtic1oa nF hn.,rora frn,a XIV atnro'
and that iato]y tho orimos lad weirhoi heaviiy
nnon Tia cnnsa,nnce fhnt IN, lad 1,nnn 1,roh1o ~
eat Or sico,, II, nonscnnn,ca an,i thot In wontcd
to na,so MI tl1o ro,,orat;n,, n M h;a nnsyer
H. % ti,a,, ~ ~, frn, IL - ,oa1,otI,no AK t;,1
vhjcl, ho i,nniod tn N1r' Srnoyo faknr If Il wnA
"nonof Nir. S1ooro renjic1 tI'nt Ia fnnw mir.
ing 81 tho nnttor, or tho amount talton, and
do)Leration Tho man took another S,5 noto from
Ills nockct and sai,l ho Thought Tint vns mono
ton Tnncl, oni1 wnuli MT mSro tho, noyor lila
yaluo OF lilo tlints ho had stolen.
During tho forenoon Of the same day, ho yls-
itoil Tia storo of Wnrdo. unmphroy (, Dodro.
and, taking AIr. Humphrey nstae, ho said he had
stnsn from bis sforo nt n nroyinna time n nl1Y1-
ber Of ciipo1s, which ho took from hts pocket
conlit1on. evidently noyor having been used,
md he said thoy had not, Ho rolatoJl lis story
Of his thieying operations to 11r. Humphrey, and
said TINT it had boon sort of mania with hlm
town whore lo iiyod for iiftosn voarg. nna tl,nt
no suspicious of lia proppnsties wore cntor-
tainod by lis friends. He taltol yory frooly
about himself, asserting that ho Ind suffered
and was dotorminod in future to remain strictly
honest. He urgol 1Ir. Humphrey to accept
SO. Which ho tondored him, but tho money was
refused.
aldo. presonted m cd COPY Of tic New HamE-
shire Register, which, he said, ho had sto1sn
from him aomo time ago, aud wished to pay for.
and said that Lo had frequently intlulgod his
poculatiug disposition thoro, nnd desired to
make ample restitution. Ho ulso reatod tile
story Of llis conpunctionB to Mr.. Guernsey, aud
He paid down S5 or So, which ho thought would
cover tho value Of goods abHtractod.
| The above woro Ill tho yisitations tho mat
uado in this city ; and those with whom ho con-
satisfied that his repentance was sincere. His
character is represented by those who have known
haso been genuine work OF conscience which
maQo him confess that 10 secretly deserved MI
oppoBito Rreputation, Wo hpyo tic mans uau,o
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