The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-07
inc Cipiicr's Dispatch.


One morning after breakfast. the front
bell rang violently, ana Immediately after
ward 4 servant made his appearance at the
door of my private apartment, and an
nounced that visitor wished to see me.
''Who Is it, Thomas ~ asked
II don't know It's who it is, sir" rculicd
the servant. "IIc's dressed fashnallc, and
di]n't say his name, sir, and is young
chap think as maybe IT'S young felIcr
Tor thc clerkshlp ms you wanted. flows
ever. he didn't say sir.
VERY well, Thomas, said L. y on
III y snow INN INTO the parlof, ana J VIII
be down presently.
The servant accordingly Withdrew, ana
soon aiterward descended into the sitting
room, where sat hne-iooklng young man,
aged tvcnty-thrcc or thereahouts, who i'm
mediately arose upon my entrance, and
stood by lis chair in an attitude OF the
most profound respect.
mountaineering, sir sald J. ~ on wish
ed to see me, believer
"i es, sir, said he, becoming seated again
as took n chair; Il owe an apology the
inconvenience to winch l nave SHWecied
you by so early an intrusion.
me inconvenience Is so S!lght as not to
require an apology, sald !. fray pro-
coed
81 saw your advert ement for book
Keeper, and wishing to engage myself IN
that capacity, called to see about 1t, he
said 81 can give uneXceplonablc refer
ence as to my ability, and with me large
salary IS not so much desired as q good
straightforward SITUATION
1t came over me, as he sat there WIN ms
the SAME even, thGhaHginP 2Blru III hipfllh
that this man had learned his speech by
heart, and was delivering himself of Il 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
it
'Who are your references Z" / asked
'Lindsay, Wood, Storms & Co.. he
said, giving his handkerchief another turn.
81 was their assistant book-kcepcr for six
months, and during that time fulfilled the
position with ability and to the credit of all
concerned"
Every WE'LL" said l, rising; ''you may
call round at my office at nine o'clock, and
perhaps we may effect some arrangement -
With 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 Of
business, l called on the importing ostab
hshmeht OF Lindsay, we'd, Storms X Co.,
and ascertaned that what the young man
h"u saiu III reference 10 hltiseli was strictly
anoo ~ r"n ,,, VIM Nv i"oc i's appear
Icncagad ' him Gjr p,opy az i'Ie c.och
mon lie drtios f,rth,,, u, @''' Nv
10 ,ros 900 "a,
""s' .o,i.t's, .'e oe't l'ch"'"l ! lau
M, ten' "iu oIlns ."oIoue,''y acquainted
Fan, Va, ai' Vi uouoit-ehtry pooK-heeping'
.Ia'.aI 'ae p'i'''o. io' which l hau en-
PSe VI UNI w''i tn''c sa'is'actioh 10 my
H.: no.uo run ms WORK tIere was some
',,n IN 1 ,:u .ho youhs man aid NOT OK
,,tS ~" fc.u''"I' reserved way WIN
,,", ..1ae, s,"'.hS ms s'ay WIN me- never
,'a,'o .o'''i "i" suppose might AWAY
,''r. ie''t'nIu III .gnor"nce concerning 10
,ha'', - 10y, ~ WV circumstance 9i1
oI,,',a'". '"'0N" '0''' '.'t upon aus
o. $500, ,....
,,,[,,r,,,,,, 10 80. w" "i',f 'h'
In, ,.h;t'' w.. ,.n ~ "'" "qc''
"n' ""'e "u ""s "p+en', % 10 10 ms GesN
'"p saw YlhE On the moor just beneath
" "'''.s .., % '"'19-r"p paper "i Wlhri
rht i.'s.ti'Su t. ~ my pook-keepefs hand
"',,'iI' VIZ i"ioWInE cnafh'lers' WIhch APP
.,''is1' 10 comstnu'r i KEY 10 some secret
',0"'u VI correspondence
- 10 = ~ II Is - - n
D g h k I N n
- - 10 n % II II % ~ IS
p 4 Ii ~ "
On what slight incidents arc ,,rc.,, ga. emf.
often based, | carelessly nut The nioo. "a,
paper into NV pocket. whore il i,y e.,
months forgotten bv mysclf "a me- Lr9,ah,
forth at last as the instrument ,rborny,i,i
two great Williams were brought To iustieo
and as the means by which | was saved tbd
loss of a large sum of money.
One day, after the banks werc Chased
vas paid the sum of e.. coo, which Mac.
ed WITHIN drawer in nv small o(ire-r"r,
intending il should remain there over njoht
and the next day woul mt it ON drno.it
Gamne,t (my new clerk) was nr,snnt
and appeared verg obseryant of what ,yo.
doing-following nv every motion with m
eager, nervous. excited glance. which. nj.
though it attracted NV attention at the lime
did not impress me as a matter of much i'm.
pottance, and was soon ont of nv m,od
though afterward had causes TO remember
it very distinctly
"Gamnett,' said /, as / swung to the safe