The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13
The Cipher's Dispatch.
Her brave, true man
BY W. s. JUST.

One morning, after breakfast, the front
bell rang violently, ana Immediately after
ward a servant made his appearance at the
door of my priv7te apartment and an
nounced that visitor wished to see me-
"Who is it, Thomas?" / asked.
81 don't know as who it is, sir" replied
the servant. ''He's dressed fash'nable, and
dau't say his name, sir, and is young
chap. | think as maybe its "A young Teller
for the clertship as you wanted. Hows'-
ever, he didn't STAY sir"
every well, Thomas" said l. "You
M show him into the parloi, and l will
be down presently"
The servant accordingly withdrew, and
soon afterward descended into the sitting
room, where sat fne-looking young man,
aged twenty-three or thereabouts, who i'm.
mediately arose upon my entrance, and
stood by Lis chair in an attitude of the
most profound respect.
Good morning, sir said l. "You wish
ed to see me, l believer"
eyes, SIR" said he, becoming seated again
as l took a chair; 81 owe an apology the
Inconvenience to which have subjected
you by so early an intrusion"
-. TIC inconvenience is so slight as not to
require. an apology" said |. "Pray pro-
coed"
81 saw your advert cment for a book
keeper, and wishing to engage myself in
that capacity, called to see about it," he
said 81 can give uneXceptionable refer
ence as to my ability, and with me large
salary is not so much desired as n good
straightforward situation"
1t came over me, as he sat there with his
eyes rowing all over the room talking in
the same even, unchanging voice as he did,
slaN ~ l,,I L. Oh L.,
heart, and was delivering himself of GER
tain prescribed form, without any idea what
it meant, while his mind was busy with an
inspection of the contents of the apartment
or that he was like some wooden talking
machine, with no feeling in what he said,
and he himself entirely disconnected from
1t.
"Who are your references ?" asked.
"Lindsay, Wood, Storms & Co.." he
said. giving his handkerchief another turn
81 was their assistant book-keeper for sin
months, and during that time fulfilled the
position with ability ana to the credit of al
concerned"
Every WE'LL" said I, rising; "you may
call round at my Office at nine O'Clock, ant
perhaps we may effect some arrangement
With a parting glance all over the room
which included everything but myself, he
bowed himself backward out Of the door
and vanished.
That morning, on my way to my place o
business, called on the importing estab
lshment Of Lindsay, We ed, Storms & Co.
and ascertained that what the young maj
had said in reference to himself was strictl
true; therefore, when he made his appear
ance at my Office promptly at nine o'clock
l engaged him Immediately, and he entere
upon his duties fOrthw tn.
He was | confess, the best penman | ha
ever seen, and being thoroughly acquainte
with the art of double-entry book keeping
fulfilled the position for which | had en-
ployed him with entire satisfaction to my
self. Aside from his work there was some
thing about the young man | did not eA
actly Ikea peculiar, reserved way wit
him that, during his stay with me, | nevC
understood, and | suppose ! might Away
have remained in ignorance concerning il
meaning had not the circumstance | al
about to relate thrown some light upon h
true character.
One forenoon, about two weeks after I'll
engagement of my new clerk, | had occi
sion, while he was absent, to go to his des
and saw, lying on the floor Just beneat
it, a half-sheet of fools-cap paper, on whiC
we're inscribed, in my book-keeper's han'
writing, the following characters, which al
peared to constitute key to some seer
record or correspondence
IA 10 l 2 16 II 4 lS 10 3 G 20 81
C d FIG h k m n
22 23 10 "a 25 II ~ 26 27 IS
p qrst u "a *
On what slight incidents are great even
often based | carelessly put the piece
paper into my pocket, where it lay f
months forpOttpn nv mvaalf IN ha hrou n
forth at last as the instrument wherewi
two great Williams were brought to justic
and as the means by which was saved Il
loss of large sum Of money.
One day, after the banks were closed,
was paid the sum of $4,000, which l pla
ed within drawer in my small oflice-sai
intending it should remain there over nigl
and the next day would put it on depos