The Republican journal., 1874-10-01
NUMBER l3.
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BY WM. II. MAHER.


''Oh, never mind him, Frank, he won't
hurt you, 90 right in"
"Oh, yes" said !, lit is all well enough
for you to say never mind him, but, by
George, he looks as it he would bear a
great deal of mindingn
Nonsense said Alick, laughing 81
tell you the dog will not touch you; but,
if you will not believe me, wait moment
and | will 60 in with YOU
| certainly was afraid to 90 into the
room alone, and | think you, my reader,
would have thought discretion the better
part had you been in my place
Alick was talking with his agent as |
came to the hall door, and had walked
toward his library to await his leisure !,
but when | opened the door large black
dog that had evidently been lying on the
floor started to his feet with growl and
exhibited a row Of teeth that would have
made good stock in trade for a frst-class
dentist lie was a Misunderstanding brute
and l declined trusting myself to his
mercy, as | have told above.
Alick finished his business; then took
me by the arm and led me into the room
the dog slowly dropping on his launches
When he saw his master, and paid no
more attention to him until | had finished
the business | had in hand
What in the world do you want with
such vicious dog ?" | inquired as | lit
the cigar my friend gave me.
II don't think much Of your Judgment
# You call him a yicious-looking dog
was the answer
"What breed is he ?7
q ot' a.,
y es | should think from the way he
showed me his teeth that he was all
cross
Come, come, Frank. you must not run
down old Nap lie has been too good
friend for me to listen to anything but
praises of him"
"What did he ever do that was particu-
larly friendly - | inquired
"Nap2 I'll tell you what he did; he
saved me fifty thousand dollars during
war-timesn
| wa, about to give an unbeIeving
chuckl", but glance of Alexis face told
me that he was In earnest, 50 begged for
the story
1T was about the middle of the war"
said Alick, ''when was treasurer Of the
Grafton Drilling Company Our office
safe was as unsafe as a pine box would
have been, and disliked to leave a dollar
iii it. There were several hurglaries about
the place and all of whom We're skilfuily
planned and executed
One night our office was visited, the
safe pried open with wedges and the con-
tents carried of. The burglars found but
a few hundred dollars, but the worst
= IL
when there ought to have been large
amount Of money there. We had received
a large cash payment the day before, but
instead OF trusting it to our Old safe had
taken it home with me-
I'VE wondered if the burglars had any
knowledge Of this payment If they had,
then they must have extraordinary means
Of gaining intelligence, and'would know
whenever we received any large amounts
again, and would they not come at once
to my house now that they had seen | did
not trust the safe The question was
very perpleXing one, and had an angry
debate over it with some OF our directors
was in favor Of getting a reliable safe
and employing night-watchman, but l
'Old Evans, indeed, went 50 far as to
say that, as lightning never struck twice
in the same place neither did burglars
visit old safes the second time And he
was inclined to think our money would be
safer ii lett i'll the Office than il carried
to my residence. And he talked so many
OF the others into bis way OF thinking that
aresOlntiOn was passed declaring it against
their wishes to have any Of the company's
funds kept anywhere except in the office
safe
..Of course. the effect Of this was that
il I carried the money home and lost it
HE loss would fall on me individuality.
and not upon the company.
IL was angry enough to have resigned
my place, but my interest in the concern
was toe large to be trit1ed with, though |
determined there would be change in
that board of directors another year.
About a week after this our secretary
returned from Boston ontha evening train
and brought with him fifty thousand dol
lars, and all IN greenbacks, the proceeds
Of our monthly bills receivable, lie
brought the money III bills because the
day following was our payday
Il was in a most perpleXing state OF
mind when he handed me that money.
knew tlf Ollice SAFE WIS no DTOltCtlou
whatever. and yet ii | carried the money
home with me / WAS assuming great re
sponsibility. Without saying word to
any one | determined to keep the money
with me, found an old dinner-basket in
the Office and | carried IT home IN that
ou hlAy 3e assured o lhat oid .htE. hot Zee.
very eonilortaDle V1at evening l thouSn'
OF every hooh anu corner l'3 III tne iot'se'
dno "ohQFlqd where Noui" w v'i9 o'les''
- IT. ! =, Htlrlliileu upon o!N l'ull9 ~
IeaNi l4ii iiefe an' tile ieSt III NY oN II
room nlo not inehIIolleu 'lle matte "l
noli'7' W. ~" " NY W. wv Plo''' - q
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came III mere allu placeu t"ehly y-hNe
chouSalia uo!iar7 III lhat oi.ollan at soGl
leet' PEE ing toP = oh n'h9e9' am ~. -
fastened oy tlls hooh ~ tne ~ SluI, nls
ottoman PuSheu near Nap ! nc oHi'IiCe ~ {
carried to my own room ana put III tne Tue
stove, lhlhklhg ihal WoulC pe Ihe laoI
Pl'ee " nelG any o'ic N0ui'' io'N ~ ~ -
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