The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
a FORTUNE LEFT no a GENTLE
MAN FOK ONE KINDLY ACE.
one or narnum's OLA Managers In
Luck-A New work. Merchant En-
riched by n grateful servant Maid.


In the spring of 1864 Mr. Barnum or
gained an exhibition tour of his "little
people, through New York and the East
crn states. General Tom Thumb and his
diminutivc wife were the stars of the
troupe, and Mr.. VIM. l.. Miller was: the
manager. Having exhibited at Burlng-
ton, VT, the troupe came by boat to White
hall, N. Y, one Friday night in June, and
took quarters at the principal hotel in that
old fashioned village. The tour UP to that
time had been extraordinarily successful,
and Mr.. Green's cash box was we'll filled
with crisp grecnbacks.
On Saturday the General and his twenty
two pound wife felt disposed to rest after
their extended .travels, and kept their
rooms Mr.. Miller, who is fisherman
and can cast fly against the wind with
Peter Gill himself, set out to explore the
Whitehall brooks for spccklcd trout. Be
fore quitting the hotel he tool, his cash box
into the little Generals room, and left it in
his care with n warning 10 keep his eye on
il, and in case of his going ont TO lcayc il
IN charge of the assistant manager Of the
troupe.
ROBBERY
Early in the afternoon the General and
his lady went ont for walk. forgetting
the cash box, and leaving the room door
open. While they were rome chamber
maid entered the room, opened the cash
box, took, out the contents nearly 80 600
and took French leave.
AT 3 p. IN. MIR. Miller returned with "a
string of trout, and having occasion to use
pen anC ink. went 10 Il cash box, where
those articles were always kept. To his
dismay he found emily pen and ink where
he had expected TO find $4,000. Hurried
questioning of the little people developed
the story of the temporary dcscrlon of the
room, and in few minutes tho dcscrlion
of the servant grl was made equally mani
fest.
Mr.. Miller sought out the sheriff of the
country. and in shor, time fleet pursucrs
were ON the track of The dishonest hand
maiden. Tom Thumb wanted 10 ioin In
the chase himself, and was only dissuadcd
from doing so by the culrCatics of his wife
Before bed time the sheriff returned with
the dust-begrimcd and travcl-worn glll.
who had walked and run over fifteen miles
She was tired and pcntcni, and voluntarily
confessed that she had stolen the money
In cXtcnuation of her crime she said That
she was about TO be married and desired n
wedding trousseau. Going into the Gen
erals deserted room she saw the money
box. The temptation was too much for
her, and without stopping TO consider the
possible consequences she opened the hoN.
took the money and He'd. Being asked
what she did with the money she produced
all but about 5000 of it, saying that she
had lost that sum. She was SO distressed,
and seemed so contritc, that Mr. Miller,
after some inquiries ms TO her previous
character, decided not to prosecute her
On the succeeding Monday the troupe went
to Saratoga. The news of the theft was
known to but few of the villagers of White.
hall, and these few chartably kept the
eccret, so that the erring Girl kept her po-
sition.
wINDFALL.
After the war, when business began tn
brighten up, Mr.. Miller left the show bust
ness and went back TO mercantile life, en-
tcrng the firm of IIurd. Morrison s. Co.
of 500 Broadway, dealers in saddlcry ware.
which has since become Miller. Morrison Il
Co. He did not hear anything of the girl
from the time of the theft until two or
three weeks ago, when letter from Mr.