Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-08

purse upon the dressing table, he ritled
it Of change.
Generally, ho contrived to conceal the
depredations; and when discovered,
friends feared to offend the indulgont
parents and contented themselves with
putting portable property out of Naster
Harry's reach, when they had tho pleas
ure of q visit from that small, but
troublesome individual.
As for his mother, sho thought tho
child too cunning to scold,' and only
shook her head at him when ton-cent
pieces dropped from his jacket pockets,
or his aunt's missing bracelet was found
in his boot.
Such things always wear off, she
said, Children outgrow them
But they grew with Harry'S growth,
and strengthened with his strength.
Had the first small sins been punished,
had serious talk and reproof been ad-
minstored, all might have boen woll !;
but the unhapy child, while his person
was daintily cared for, and his comfort
so fondly considered, he was morally as
entirely left to himself as any little
street beggar.
10 be sure, Mrs. Rose taught him to
pray; but she never explained to him
what that mighty bendiug Of tho knee
(meant. TO Harry, it was moro repo-
tition of words.
She went to church, and would have
been shocked had any ono suggested
that she did not know the Ton Com
mandments but she never taught hor
boy that Thou shall not steal was q
divine command, either theoretically or
practically!
She never did. And so Harry Rose
grew up handsome boy, educated and
accomplished, but with no knowledge
of his own falling. Tho family verdict
was that Harry was perfect, and he
agreed in it fully and with this opin'
ion went with tho highest recommenda-
tons into the counting house Of X-&
W.
| Harry's father was not rich man
and Harry's salary was sufficient to
supply his wardrobe and furnish him
with any proper recreation. But the
boy had tastes which were expensive
and disposition to dissipation. Always
sly, he did these things away from his
parents, but he could not manage with
out money. He had stolen from lii
parents at home; now, in a position OF
confidence, he was enabled to rob his
employers. He began with shiIlings
and ended with hundred dollars
There, .<letcction overlook him. Tht
firm kindly forgave tho boy, because O.
his youth and his parents grief. Mr.
Rose paid The money back, and Harry
pretended penitence; and even now, he
was not reasoned with as a great
sinner, but as ono who had been vor,
foolish.
80 young yet,' said Mrs. Rose to hel
husband. He really must have forgot
ten he had no right to it, and then h
meant to put it back
| And soon Herry was in another situa.
ton. The story of his crime had not beer
mado public, and again he was trusted
and now he seemed trustworthy. Years
went by-he grew to be man and mar
ried. lio was placed in tho most conf
Dental position in tho house. Vast sum
of money passed through his hands. II
was respected, admired and beloved, no
for brief space of time, but for ten Ions
years. When man of thirty, with the
} responsibilities of father and husband
Harry Rose was one day missing from
his place of business, and from bis home
That ho had been foully dealt wit
with tho first belief of who knew Of hi
disappearance, and tho excitement AM
sympathy was intense; but in fe'
days the truth was discovered. Harr
Rose was q deaulter to an immens
amount. He had committed robbery
which stood almost alone in tho annal
of tho history ofcrime. And this wa
only the climax to a course OF decei
and depreciation commenced with hi
first year in tho establishment.
IIe escaped His plans had been art
fully laid, aud the money was about hi
person. Detectives were set upon hi
track in vain and in foreign land h
lavishod his ill-gotten wealth in riotou
living, while his parents and his youn
| r .>T hot,