The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-30
misteIlaneOns SeIRttDns.
THE SECRET BENEFACTOR.

"Have you attended to the bust,
ness / spoke of particularly, yester-
dayP" asked Mr. Lambert, swealthJ
owner of real estate, addressing ar
intelligent, fair looking young maR
who sat at a desk, as the above nam
ed gentleman entered his Office.
Charles Burchard colored with EN-
barrassment For 8 moment his hand
moved nervously across his brow
then raising his handsome eyes t.
his employers face, he answered il
frank, steady tone
81 have neglected to follow you
instructions in this case"
"Sirp
81 am sorry"
Sorry" cried Mr.. Lambert, an
grily, ''sorry, indeed, and is the wsy
you attend to my affairs! Young
man, if you think / viii pass Owe
this carelessness-
81 beg your pardon, said Charles
with a face like marble, but speak
ing in s firm tone, 81 am guilty o
no carelessness, l endeavor to do M
duty"
"Your duty was to follow my in
structions. Number % has been 1
losing business for me long enough
The family have had warning, Yor
could not have misunderstood me
1 told you if the rent was not paiC
before IL o'clock yesterday"
II visited the family" rejoineC
Charles, ''and it seemed to me tina
had you seen what 1 saw, you woulC
not have let me apply the extremity
of the law to their miserable case
They are very poor-they are sick
they are suffering. You would no
have had the heart to
"Charles Burchard, Exclaimed Mr.
Lambert, angrily, "you have beer
in my employ two years. I haV'
found you faithful, honest, capable
and 1 would not willingly part will
you; but since you prefer your way
of doing business to mine, and pre-
sumo to dictate, it is not prope
that we should work together AM
longer"
81 have thought myself" saic
Charles, "since l cannot conscien
tiously pursue theextremes you fee
necessary, it will be best for me t.
lquit your service. l am ready" b,
added, fixing his mild blue eye up
on Mr.. Lambert's face, Il am read!
to CO."
"Well, sir, we will have q settle
lmeDt at once. How much am / in
debted to you? What is your dueH'
"Nothing."
"NOthing! How-how is thisI"
"You will see. Cast your eys owe
this page"
/ "Yes-I perceive-you have takel
Iup your wages lately, soon as due,
lsaid Mr.. Lambert, who remembering
his clerks fidelity and capacity, wa
becoming soften. "This is a neV
thing, however. But / presume yol
have invested your money advan
tageouslyT'
81 have tried to mate Christian
use ofit," answered Charles, coldy
"Have you been dealing in stoeksY
"No, sir"
"Ah, you have lost confidence il
me, and thought proper to put you
money into other hands?"
81 have neither made investments
inor loans,' said Charles, with pc
lculiar smile, "What small sums
Icould command, l have used"
"Youw
"Yes, sir"
"Bless me, Charles! 1 thought yor
a steady young MAD; and how yor
can have consumed yonr entire sal
lary, lam unable to conceive"
sand l presume l should be IN
able to explain to your satisfaction
Isir. 1t is subject which it can svai
nothing to converse upon. Ifyo
get man in my place immediately
/ should be willing to save you tn
trouble of instructlng him in th
state of your business"
"Certainly-if you please-an
you shall be paid"
81 did not make the offer expec'
ing remuneration. trust that I hay
kept my accounts in such 3 mar
ner that it will not require half a
hour to make an intelligent man VI
derstand the entire business"
"Charles," exclaimed Mr.. Ian
bert, II dislike to part with you q
We have always agreed until tn
time"
"Six months ago." replied Charll
Burchard, "this family in No.
could not pay their quarters rent.
had orders to turn them into Il
atreets, / did not do It"
"Hut-ths rent was paid"