Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-10-01
MY Dou ''NAP,"

., .' MY poa "NAP."
clio down, lie down, sir!'
"Oh, never mind him, Frank, he won't hurt
you go right in." ..r..... .u-
"Oh, yes" said /, 'it is all well enough for
you TO say never mind him, but by George, ho
looks ~ II he would boar groat doal Of mind
ing" ,f .8y ..... ~. r... l
''Nonsense," said Alck laughing ~ tell you
tho dog will not touch you but il you will not
believe me, wait q momont and will go along
with you."
certainly was afraid to go into the room
alone, and think you, my reader, would haye
thought discretion the better part had you boon
in my place.
Alick was talking with his agent as came to
the hall door, and had walked toward his library
to wait 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 row Of teeth that would have made
good stock in trade for first class dentist.
He was villainous looking brute, and declined
trusting myself to his morcy, as l hAvo told
above. d
Alick finished his business then took mo by
the arm and led me into the room-the dog slow
ly dropping on his launches when he saw his
master, aud paid no more attention to him un-
til had finished HE business had in hand.
"WhRt in the world do you want with such q
vicious dogT Inquired, as l Lit tho cigar my
81 don't think much Of your Judgment il You
call him vicious looking dog was the an
swer. II
.'What breed is he2
'Hes cross Of several breeds"
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oM Nap .i ne ~ psca Go eoou ,neha ne foe mo
,sWH'.. y "A .6 LUZ u ..sss VI nln.
s-.,'ii. ~ III IN $3.50, osGI w s'~s w.
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brt = e.,snce ~ I,!SL,s 80 .n,S ~ ~ ~ el'.
in esr5ast M I ha~caa sor ths .tnr, ~" '""' "0 wa
,Tt wss sbont tSo rn,Sin ~ ~: v.rr..id
A,;cE "wben ! v.s trassnrar ~ tha a.. s.n,, ea,u
nr;ii;,o rn%n.n, As our ns,ine 81 .ne ufaan
a ~ p.''e . na Mou.u Y. rSSe oeei ana aisnkea 70
leave leave ,,. uU ~. IN y. inefe @ ., were several Durg
fn,,u ,,1.W,,aS a." M, SooStaS az VI 'h0''A "ofe Bali
M1ao mirht onr oisice W. v;u,., tho q. ,o ,,r;o,
enen viii, wc,oes and the cnmtent. cssr;s ~
NJ. Will "ouSo., Snu sno Sonyes c1Ir,ou oh
NM ,Ta Mnrst tast,,ro ~ a. Wv . nosls
w"o', w ;~I. vhan thora ,,'s 's' .oy hsu ns
naIeo smouns OF money tnere' We hsd received
S. vaoh pay nohs @ ~ sso uay polole, pu1 nihoeAo
oi trusting IL 10 our o'o SAFE hau tAken IL nome
Win me.
we wondered IT the burglars had any know
leose OF thls payment II they had, then they
must have extraordinary means Of gaining in
, teiilgence, and would know whenever we re-
ceiVed any large amouhts again, and would they
not come, ~ once to my house, now that they
had dseen did not trust the safe Z The question
WAS very perplexing one, and had an angry
debate over it with some Of our directors. !
, WAS IN favor ,! q getting reliable safe and em-
"Old Evans, indeed, went 10 far az to say that,
~ lightning never struck twice in tho same
place, neither did burglars visit the old snfes tue
second time. And he WAS inclined 10 think our
money would bo safer II left In the Office than il
carried TO my residence. And he talked 30 many
OF tho others into his way Of thinking that res-
olution 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 eiroct Of this WAS that II car
ried the money home and lost 1t, the loss would
fall on me individually, aud not upon tho COM
pAny.
~ was angry enough to have resigned my
place, but my interest in tho concorn WAS too
large to DO triied with, though determined
there would be q change in,thnt. board Of direc.
tors another year.
"About week after this our secretary return
cd from Boston on the evening train and brought
with him fifty thousand dollars, and All in preen
backs, the proceeds of our monthly bills receiy.
able He brought the money! in Hills hocausf
the day following wss onr y nsy.i.v M 'l'' 'oe"'se
~ was in most pernlexinc stsfr NJ mind who,
be handed ma THAT monev Lnev tho "a;cl
safe was no protection wbataver and vet II car