The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-11-25
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Lie down, lie down sir :"
ooh, never mind him, Frank, he won't hurt
you go right in"
ssOh, yes, said ], cit is well enough for
you to say never mind him, but, by George,
he looks as if he would bear great deal of
minding.'
g Nonsense" said Aleck, laughing 81
tell you the dog will not touch you but, if
you will not believe me, wait a moment will
go along with you"
/ certainly was afraid to go into the room
alone, and | thank you, my reader would
have thought discretion the better part had
you been in my place.
Aleck was talking with his agent as | came
to the hall door, and had walked towards his
library to wait his leisure but when opened
the door a large black dog that had evidently
been laying 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 my
self to his mercy, as I have told above.
Aleck finished his business then took me
by the arm and led me into the room---tle dog
slowly dropping on his launches when he saw
his MASTER and paid no more attention to
him until | had finished the business had III
hand.
"What in the world do you want with
such a vicious dog?" replied, as | lit the
cigar my friend gave me.
az don't think much Of your Judgment if
you call him vicious-looking dog" was the
answer.
"What breed is hep
'sHe's cross of several breeds"
eyes, | should think from the way he
showed his tech that he was all Gross :"
"Come, come, Frank, you must not run
down old Nap He has been too good a
friend for me to listen to anything but praises
OF him."
"What did he ever do that was particularly
friendly?'' inquired.
"Nap I'll tell you what he did he saved
me fifty thousand dollars during the war
times"
was about to give an unbelieving chuckle
but glance at Alexis face told me that he
was in earnest, SO begged for the story
1T was about the middle of the war;" said
Aleck, "when was treasurer of the Graftan
Drilling Company. Our Office safe was MS
unsafe as pin box would have been, and
disliked to leave dollar in it. There were
several burglaiies about the place. and all of
them were skillfully planned and executed.
One night our Office was visited, the safe
pried open with wedges, and the contents car
ried off. The burglars found but few hun
bred dollars, but the worst feature of it was
that they had hit upon a night when there
ought to have been large amount of money
there. We had received large cash pay
ment the day before, but instead of trusting
1t to our old safe had taken it home with
me.
We 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 when
we received any large amounts again, and
would they not come at once to my home, now
that they had seen that / did not trust the
safe? The question was a very perplcxing
one, and had an angry debate over 1t with
some of our directors. / was in favor of get
ting reliable safe and employing night
Waterman, but was out voted.
Old Evans, indeed, went SO 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 if left in
the Office than if carried to my residence.
And he talked SO many Of the others into his
way Of thinking that resolution 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 if
carried the money home and lost it, the loss