Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1878-11-21

Sne was picHed up one nlS 10 Oy Ins
police, wandering in the streets,
and taken before ~ Alderman.
She told her pitifIl story To the
magistrate, and her brother and sis
ter sent for. TLey ca ne and dis
owned her, and declared her IN i'm
poster and sh9 was Consigned 10
the House of Refuge, which was
then under the superintendent of
the worst tyraut that ever disgrace
ed rcformatory institution.
\ legislative committer, 4 year
ago, brought to light the horrible
practices that had been carried on
fO' years. How delicate girls were
horse whipped, and tied up by the
thumbs, and subj 'cted to every con-
ceivaAle torture, at the caprice of
the officials. Poor Emma, SO gen
tie aud uncomplMning. came in for
a chare Of the punishment, aud her
recitdlS before the comnIttea III lde
strong men weep in indignation
\ wealty lady, hearing the story Of
the poo: girls wrong, adopted her
aud gave her a home full of every
comfort, and her young life became
joyous once more.
Bat how fareI it with the unna-
tural brother and sister ? For Il
while they leo the fashionable ppr-
tions OF society. riyaled al in the
maenidcence OF their entertain
ments and spleudJr of their equi-
pages.
Arthur prided himself On his e .
nancial sag ,city, and invested ali
his ard his sisters fortune in pay
ing stocks that brought handsome
dividends.
But the financial crash Of eighteen
hundred and seveuty-three brought
them ruin. The collapse of the Nj
tioual Trust Company, Brady and
Chmpany'S banking house and Ota-
er banks where ArCnur hal inveSt-
ed beggared them, and swept almost
a million dollars out of their selfish
grasp.
They were in as great straights
for the necessities of life as poor
Emma had been, and lived s)lely on
the charity 0f Il few Of their veal y
friends. Il little less heartleSs than
the most who had once fawnai up-
on them, but knew them no more.
Abraham Lew valued Enma's
w)rkbDx at ten dollars, bat fonnl
no purchaser. After vainly trying
to Sell it one day. he shO TX it indlE-
nantly at the customer as he WAS
leaving the shop. a1i WIS surprise d
to hear something move inside or it.
Ae unlocked it but it was empty
folding it open he shook it, aud
again heard something moving
Examining the interior still more
closely he observed a minute spring,
against which he pushed, and a
false bottom was thrown up.
And such sight as met the as
tonIshed eyes of the Jew. Spread
out on the bottom If the box Was IA
ten thousand 4 ,llar United States
sevem-thirty bond. with ten years
coupons ulcllpai. He pick,d it up
and another precisely like it met his
gaze. Grasplng the s9co ii the
third appeared and 80 on until they
numbered thirty.fve. Here was a
greater sum than Abraham Levi
had ever drelmad Of. ae seized IA
pencil and calculated the interets.
The bonds and coupons were worth
mOTe than six hundred thousand
dollals in the money mark.t. They
were his. He WAS wealthy at last.
He replaced them IN the box. put
down the false bottom and locked
it up in his safe.
Bat Abraham Lewis peace Of
mind was gone. He no long took
any interest in his business, and be.
gan to lose his customers. Several
times he had taken the box and
started to New York to get the
bonds exchanged, bnt his heart al
way failed hin. IL knew that hn
ran M risks, and vet he dill not
have the courage to realize on his
fortune.
One day, after mnsing for nearly
an hour. a strange smile eros 'ed his
face and he said
"D0t'S shust vat l will do
He opeued his safe, took ont the
box, and placed it under his arm.
Just as he reached the street a car
riage stopped in front Of his door,
and Miss Emma alighted.
"Oh ! Mr.. Levi" she exclaimed,
''I an jnst in time. I see YOU were
going ont to sell my box. | nave
come to redeem it,"
MNn. Mss - replid Levi, 81 not