The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-01
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comes to him, 1t will be bad for him
and me ~
"I've got my wards money back"
said the farmer and l shall not go up
to the Hall, except to say thy cousin Is
innocent, as believe him to be-"
"He is !" said Josiah Thomas earn
estly.
And who is the theft" asked Ruth.
"Who ?" he answered, awkwardly.
She took him by the left hand, point
ing to the MANNED finger, dragged the
half-fainting man to the window, took
up the plate, and showed him the mark
of the hand, less the third finger, in the
turf.
"I did it," he said, falling on the
ground.
When they had restored the poor
wretch, Ruth, with the unerring in
stinct of woman, said
g You love him; and you have al
ways loved him; why seek to ruin
him ?''
"Oh," replied the unfortunate man,
tive had been SO happy at the farm,
that 1 wanted no change. L thought
that by doing what / did, should
break off the marriage between you two
and then he and 1 might have once
more been happy at the farm. But I
know now it never could have been, L
am ready to receive my punishment"
" But woman can always forgive
one who Injuries one she loves, out of
very love for him.
&C His own confession would send him
to Portland for five years." observed the
lawyer, gravely.
"You must save him ~ she said with
determination.
The lawyer scratched his wise, square
old head for time, and then he resolved
what to do.
Farmer, you must say you have
found the notes, and that there has been
no burglary; that will set David free
But the post mistress will guess what
the packet contained, and, therefore, the
neighbors would talk, and one or other
cousin would lose his character"
Let me suffer- said the repentant
man.
You must, go away, and write the
truth to Sir Robert after you are beyond
the reach of the law"
81 will give up my part of the land
by deed of gift to my cousin, and never
return to England ~
CT promise for David" said Ruth,
"that the value of your land shall be
sent to you yearly"
No-half," he said, humbly.
" He would not touch farthing of it,
know" said Ruth, gravely.
Because am criminal ~ moaned
the unhappy man.
"And at law, and my faith," said the
lawyer, 1--WE are all criminals, for weare
aiding and abetting the escape of o male
factor, and the less we say about this
the better"
1t will be seen that this story is told. 1t
will be readily understood that the par
ticulars of Josiah's motives were only
made public when he was safe from
pursuit.
he udS uob lCtulhCu W i1h6iohuf anu
in all probability, he never will.
1t is said he lives upon very little,
and gives away the greater part of the
considerable income he receives from
his cousin to the poor of the place in
which he lives.
His great dread is that he should
ever be seen by his cousin or either of
Dawes children. Dave and his wife
have many times entreated to see him,
but he will never yield. He says his
exile and his isolation are his proper
and lasting punishment.
This tale has been told as affording
an example of the fact that circumstan-
tial evidence is not always to be relied
on. Many and many man has been
condemned upon less strong circumstan-
} tial evidence than thlt which appeared
to condemn David Thomas.
, eyr An eminent French coachmakeI
, says II never build two carriages exact
Iy alike, not because do not build each
one as well as know how, but in build
ing that learn how to make the next
one better. When placed these car
: riages of mine in the Exhibition build