The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-08-09
The Blessing of a Good Deed

Everett, rubbing his hands together,
quickly, in irrepressible pleasure.
Mr.. Everett was q stock and money
broker, and had just made an "opera-
tion," by which a clear gain of FIVE
thousand dollars was secured. He
was alone in his office; or, SO much
alone as not 10 feel restrained by the
presence of another. And yet pair
Of dark, sad eyes we're fixed intently
upon his seif.satisfied countenance,
with an expression, had he observed
it, that would, at least, have excited a
moments wonder. The owner of this
pair Of eyes was q slender, rather
poor-dressed lad, in his thirteenth
year, whom Mr.. Everett had engaged,
a short time previously, to attend in
his Office and run errands. He was
the son Of a widowed mother, now in
greatly reduced circumstances. His
father had been an early friend of Mr..
Everett. It was this fact which led
to the boys introduction into the
brokers' Office.
"Five thousand dollarsw The bro
ker had uttered his satisfaction ! but
now he communed with himself, silent
ly: give thousand dollarsi A nice
little sum, that, for single days work.
/ wonder what Mr.. jenkins will say,
tomorrow morning, when he hears Of
such an advance in these securities"
From some cause, this mental refer
ence to Mr., jenkins did mot increase
our friends state Of exhilaration.
Most probably, there was something
in the transaction by which he had
gained so handsome sum of money,
that, in calmer moments, would not
bear too close scrutiny--something
that Mr.. Everett would not like bla-
zoned forth to the world. Be this as
it may, a more sober mood, in time,
succeeded, and, although the broker
was richer by five thousand dollars
than when he arose in the morning, he
was, certainly, no happier.
An hour aftefward, business friend
came into the Office of MIR. Everett,
and said:
"Have you heard about Cassen ?"
"No; what of him ?"
"He's said to be off for Europe,
with forty thousand dollars in his
pockets more than justly belongs to
him."
"Whatp
"Too true, l believe. His name is
in the list of passengers who left New
York in the steamer, yesterday"
"The scoundrell' exclaimed Mr..
Everett, who, by this time, was very
considerably excited.
"He owes you, does he?" said the
friend.
II lent him three hundred dollars,
the day before yesterday"
"a clear swindle."
Eyes, it is. Oh, if could only gel
my hands on him r.
Mr.. Everett's countenance, as hs
said this, did not wear a very amia!
BILE expression.
"Don't get excited about it," said
the other. IL think he has let you
off quite reasonably. Was that sum
all he asked to borrow?"
Eyes"
II know two, at least, who are poor,
eI, by couple of thousands, by his
absence"
But Mr.. Everett was excited. Fol-
half an hour after the individual left
who had communicated this unpleas
ant piece Of news. the broker walked
the floor of his Office with compressed
lips, lowering brow, and most un-
happy feelings. The FIVE thousand
dollars gain in no way balanced, In
his mind, the three hundred lost. The
pleasure created by the one had moi
penetrated deep enough to escape OBJ
liberation by the other.
OF all this. the boy with the dark
sad eyes, had taken cognizance. And
he comprehended all. Scarcely mo
ment had his glance been removed
from the countenanee or form of MIR
Everett, while the latter walked, with
uneasy steps, the floor Of his Office.
AS the afternoon waned, the bro
ker's mind grew ealmer. The frsi
excitement, produced by the loss, pass
ed away; but it left sense of depres
sion and disappointment, that com
pletely shadowed his feelings.
Intent as had been the lads obser
walton Of his employer, during all thii
time, it is a little remarkable, tina
Mr.. Everett had not once been CON
scious of the fact that the boys eye
were steadily upon him. In fact, h,
had been, as was usually the case, to,
much absorbed in things concerning
himself, to notice what was peculia
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