The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-26

| SIHnu llllt n : from fntfN tn ftfiu fhai
mon arc most ;mnrcssinnol,Io ,v;,i' ro'
snect IN conoio oi,a'., oss,,oo W W.T. WIZ VI :,
voung fall g th;nL IL ,o,h;,,r s,,.,,,.;s
ling that any ladv should fail i'm low,
with them. buf ,vbon a man comes ~
| that moro mature pcriod which wc cnll
| (or. nj leost. | cullI tbe nrima nfIife h'
appreciates The commitment Nv
do not saw tbnt Mr. lain R;Jdo,
had not some admirers annng ,ho fa;,
sex who loved him for his own soto
| Indeed. If was wbisnercd omono HE do.
! tractors that. like tb,. fret duLc n,
Marlborough and other GREAT mon who
ouYhL TO have known beiicr' bc derived
pecuniary ADVANTAGE from their devo.
tion TO him: tbot the sum cxneudcd IN
macassar oil. etc, fnr ihe odornment n,
his appearance, came back to him TWEEN.
ty-fold in substantial tokens from duch.
esses and countesses, and the like.
Goodness knows whether there was any
truth in such stories. Perhaps il pleased
his rivals TO invest the drudgcry that
was their daily lot with this halo of ro-
nance. For my part my tastes are sen
sational, and do what can to make
my beliefs correspond with them; but,
sense declares for moderation as regards
Mr. lilddel and the ladies of rank ;
therefore draw the line at duchcsscs.
but lie was certainly as fascinating rs
he was hard-hearted. When any lady
Customer who was unknown 10 him got
out of her brougham-io no one ever
came III II cab To Mcssrs. Moonstone's
and moved up the shop
IA his direction, he would look at her
through his hali-shut eycs-for they
were OF the "drcamy" order of beauty
anu murlnur TO himself, "Now, is
TINS swindler or bona fide partyr'
ana many n bona fide party did he
serve with much external politcncss
VINO little dreamed of the suspicion
Wilich she excited within him.
lie thought il bad sign when thcv
took of their gloves. and nnder snch
circumstances wonld alwavs decline IN
show them those specimcns Of ronoh
diamonds which wet finger can carry
away win 1t. And when they offered
u pay ior thelr llttle purchase by check Z,
IL was quite pretty to hear him explain,
III ms sou voice, now the system of
tne iir'hl was ready-money one, and
rhat no exception could be made in
la'or Oh any one, however highly con-
nectcu' VINO was not personally known
10 It,
ou might have thought perhaps,
'.l'' lhc entertainment of such suspi-
cionS, not To mention the "cvil commu-
hica'lolis (when they turned out to be
wei iounded) to which lie was ncccs-
s.riiV exposed. would have corrupted
us own integrity; but this was not the
11Se' ms employers entrusted him quite
lipcfallY with untold gold, and he was
'lc ias' man to have abused their conf
"encc. ANA yet, as have said, he was
not popular. Indeed, the story which
am ABOUT TO relate concerning him,
ana winch Is certainly Of II character to
arouse sympathy and compassion, was
told me by his fellow clerk, Mr.. NAL
sVm' "o mas sNc'. me MS own ace OF
Sp"uVs adventure III very different
o,,.i '1' ",'' s''"' "e'' o' WaSgishiess
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one afternoon brongham stopped
Nv Moohslohc establishment with Il
widow III 1t about the brougham there
could be no sort of doubt; it was not Il
private vehicle, but ono of those which
are hired by the day or hour; the ap-
pcarancc OF the driver, not to mention
mat OF The horse, precluded the posi-
olllty OF It's being the property of the
person who employed it. If she thought
TO he set down among Carriage peo-
PIE because She used such a convey
ahce, she must have been sanguinc in
decd. And so far that was a good sign.
feople that came to rob on II scale
worth mentioning Il am not thinking
OF those who slipped any inconsiderablc
trliie, such as ring OF II spray, into
thelr mugs; they were always detected
ana bowed out of the shop into the
arms OF policeman in plain clothes
who stood at the door) people, say,
who wanted TO swindle were always
very particular about the vehicle that
Drought 'hem.
Nhat reused suspicion in the watch
iul eyes OF Mr.. John Riddcl was the
widow herself. Like Weller, senior.
(lhongh without his matrimonial cxpe-
rleDce 10 excuse II y he had II prejudice
against widows-at least in jewelers.
shops; nor, am bound TO confess, was
1t altogether without grounds; the
garbi and the mien of sorrow being the
sldlhiiiS horses uiuef which good deal
of knavery is accomplished. And then
tins widow was so bewtching TO look
at that he was naturally alarmed; from
every neat plat of her beautiful hair,
amt every fold OF her modest suit OF
mourning, there seemed to him TO flut-
/ ter n danger signal lie was wont to
declare, indeed, that hc knew she was
after no good from the first moment he
set eyes on her; but that statement
must, think, be received with caution.
ii MS face grew severe and his manner
palhluiiy polllc' as she came up to
Miieio ',e STOOL u was because he knew
'iia' boi'oy ana Nation had got their
e.es upon nm ana were looking out
ior some sign OF weakness.
81 wish 10 see some rings" she said
in a soft and gentle voice. "mourninp
inhs,s' ana then she took of her glove,
uispiaylhg lhe Wlliiest little hand imag-