Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-05-30

ny a moral story. Unfortunately, |
there are real occurrences enough toI
found such stories upon. A recent
one is related by a detective in the
Delaware County (Pa) American:
John Tinsell, a jeweier of consider
able taste and repute, finding that
many of the articles Of the stock were
gradually disappearing, with no signs
Of burglary, concluded that his clerk
must be the guilty one. He was a
young man, came well recommended,
and was, apparently faithful and at
tentive to his duties. As he was the
only one the proprietor thought open
to suspicion, and acting upon the plea
that be could not afford to wait until
positive evidence was obtained, he
quietly dismissed MIN.
The thefts still continuing, he
sought my professional advice and as
sistance. The reward Of twenty-five
dollars was to be paid only upon the
conviction Of the offender. Looking
around the store, and gathering tie
lutte incidents that might be useful,
also receiving from his son u mention
of a few Of the most prominent things
taken, left.
Poor man suppose your darling boy
should De une offender. Only fifteen
pears of age, his face showed the in
cipient marks of a fast life. My next
visit upon the subject, after a few
general remarks, | said his son must
have taken them. lie was surprised
and indignant, and expressed himself
50.
Would You know your property
again 2 asked.
Certainly, he replied.
is this your watch?' pulling a
pretty gold one out Of my pocket.
Yes, it is.
Is this your gold watchchain ?
IL is.
Well your son powned them
Ihe boy denied. Upon the offer to
80 with him to the place Of pawnIns
and see ii there was any mistake, he
broke down and confe sed all. The
clerk came back to his old place.
A HUMoRlsr's DINNER. -'Twcnty
minutes for dinner shouted the
brakeman, as we approached Lathrop.
Arrived there, entered the dining
roo II and enquied Of the waiter;
what DO YOU have for dinner ?
Twenty minutes, was the hurried
reply.
| told him I would try half doA-
en- minutes raw on the ha.f fshell, just
to see how they went. Told him to
make minute Of it on his books. He
scratched his head, trying to compre-
hend the order, but gave it up, and
waited upon some one else.
| approached a man who stood
near the door with lot of silver in
his hand
'What have YOU for dinner p
Hall dollar, says he.
told him | wonld take half a dol
lar well done. | asked him if he
couIdn t give me, IN addition, a boiled
pocket-bovk stuffed with greenbackS,
ana some seven thIrtIes SarnIshed
with postage stamps and ten-cent
scrip Ana Wonid IKE TO WASH my
dlnner down with national bank notes
.ol 'dratt,
lie sail 'Aey were out ol every
thlhS o|C IAe oai'N hoteS' aH' "he'i
'le ''"In 5e'' nc "0"'' o'07' 'n'
waiter " ,y'--. uIlN s...e. y -
WORDS OF WIsDoM.-lhe oldest IN
habitant is the link between the dead
and living lie rem ms here to check
the vanity of the present by his tes-
timony to the paste
We fall; Of acou;rino a habit; we
shonl1 rathar saw heinz aconirel by
if Habit is the ianjzarV power in
man nassion and prjocjple the an.
togoni!t revolution,rv powers fer evil
ana for GOOD
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