New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-03

"Well, my Chudron," continued the Oh 4
man, do - you will"
| was wrineine Abel's hand in token Of gran-
tude, when the sound of footsteps ascend
| ing the stairs caught Abels ear.
Here, Polly, quick with tho CANDLE" hen
cried; there is some ono wants 10, or haq.
mistaken the floor"
The room had hitherto been illuninstea
solely BY the ftful CLEAN Of the fire, an(
door was opened, and in strobe Mr.. b.
ker-Baker, juni0r-whom Abel had left buf
an hour and half before.
20, Abel" eaid Baker, with his broadE
ruddy face glowing with excitement. "l'nls
80 glad I've found You ct homo. "Pve good
news for ,you-news thst'lI make your
heart leap from your BOSOM" "a
"Whst-what is it 7" exclaimed Abel
while Polly and her betrothed looked on in (
silent amaZ Ament.
"Why your boy Ssm-he who eight years
ago was thought to be guilty of robbing us-ss
Is proved to have been innocent" "a,
Abel sank back in his chair, bis face grew
pale, ana bis hands clutched the wrists Of
Tom Smith and his daughter, who had
rushed to his eide. s.
"How-how do you know thisi" he
gasped.
IAN hour after you left my office letter.
from Australia was delivered-it was writ
ton by gentleman, a magistrate in Mel. I
bourne. and was to the effect that our late
cashier, Robert Wilmot, having received ..
fatal injury through being run over in the
streets, in his last moments made q dep0si- +,
ton before the legal authorities that your
sOn was innocent, that he himself had ap-
propriated the moneys Of the firm, and in
order TO conceal his own delinq uencles was 4
compelled to fix the guilt uBOn some one J,
else. The official papers will arrive by
mail nQl haliauo mi mr. 4.
more reJoiced at this intelligence than my-aa
self" 1
The old man was in tears-he could not
speak, but the pressure be gave the ex-
tended hand svinced his belief in Baker, III
junior g, sincerity. III
sit gives me great pleasure-more pleasure !
than can tell you-to hand you back your "A
$50 Both my father and myself resolved ia
never to touch a penny of it; if You died
before You were satisfied you had discharged
the sum we should have handed over the lR
money to your daughter. am delighted, u.
to give it back to you personally; )
will hand over the five per cent interest,
which has acc, ued since the first payment.
Goodbye, Abel. l feel myself an intruder
now. Goodbye, and Heaven bless You, my
honest fellow"
Baker, junior, who seemed with every
word to become thicker and thicker in his
uttersnce, then placed in Abel's lap Q small
canvas bag which gave fol tn thinking
sound, and once again heartily wringing
The old mans hand, bounced from the room
,re any one could bid him farewell. 8
"Polly. Polly" whispered Abel, "give me
hat workb0x."
The girl knew what he wanted, and "a
placed the box before him. She ssw his
ipgers draw from its contents of precious
an$n hxyrv h4A
which had belonged to her. The old man
leld it within his hands, and after gazing
It it for few seconds drew 1t Ieverently
% his lips, and murmured. "My boy inno--
ent. my boy innocent! On, that he had
ived to see this day."
Tom Smith stole his arm around the
waist of his betrothed and drew her to the
window. They raised the blind, and look.
ng out witnessed the heavens Respondent
With myriad stars and q bright cresenct-
haped moon.
''Polly, DEAR" said Tom, ''it's the first
ay of the new moon. You ought to wish,
md what you wish is sure to come true"
lis it. Toni" replied the giIl. with visit
al trusting look in her eyes, that made
i'm draw her still nearer to him. do
'Ou know l have watched for the new
noon and wished regularly the same thing
or many months past"
And what was your wish, POllyW in
uired Tom, archy II think he knew, al.
hough pretends to be quite ignorant.)
'On, if l were to tell you now, the charm
light fail Ask me, dear, when the next
ew moon comes, and perhaps I'll tell you
~ wish"
"Then, darling, we shall be man and
fife. His voice had sunk to q whisper,
ut it reached her ears, and when the
lords ceased her head sank upon his
houlier. The fire in the CRATE died away,
be candle upon the table fickered and at
sDgth went out; but with it's last ray it
aowed the old man rapt in the oOntem.
lation CT his precious relic, and the two
,vers-One in heart and mind-still gazing
pom the peaceful splepdor of the star
heckered Ifnsley's Magazine.