Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-12-17

passed through other hands, thought it right to do so. Therefore, calling Smith back as he WAS leaving my count I desired him to wait few minutes, and proceeded to ascertain whether it was quite correct. Great was my surprise and concern on finding that there was considerable deficiency.
 ''From whom, said 1, did you re- ceive this money?
 |" He repl1ed, From Mir. -,' nam- ing my confidential clerk.
 "'It is strange, said I, looking stead fly at him. But this money is incorrect, and it is the first time have found it so. He changed countenance, and his eye fell before mine; but he answered with tolerable composure, that it was as he had received it
 "'It is vain, replied, to attempt to impose upon me, or to endeavor to cast suspicion upon one whose character f,r the strietest honesty and undertaking integrity is so we'll established. Now, am perfectly convinced that you have taken this money and at this moment 1t is in your possession aud I think the evidence against you would be thought sufficient to justify me ill dismissing you immediately from ny service. But you are very young man your conduct has, I believe, been hitherto perfectly cor rect, and am willing to afford you an opportunity of redeeming the past. All knowledge of this matter rests between ourselves. Candidly confess, therefore, the error of which you have been guilty; restore what you have so dishonesty taken; endeavor by your future good conduct to deserve my confidence and respect, and this circumstance shall never transpire to iniure you.
 "The poor fellow was deeply affected In voice almost in narticulate with emo- ton he acknowledged his guilt, and said that, having frequently seen seen me receive the money without counting it, on being trusted with it himself the idea had flashed across his mind that he might easily abstract some without mourning suspicion, or, at all events, without there being sufficient evidence to justify it; that, being in distress, the temptation had proved stronger than the power of resistance, and he had yielded.
 "'I cannot now, he continued,
 prove how deeply your forbearance has touched m4 time alone can show that
 it has not been misplaced He left me
 to resume his duties.
 "Days, weeks and months passed
 away, during which I sorutinized his
 conduct with the greatest anxiety, while
 at the same time I carefully guarded
 against any appearance of suspicious
 watchfulness, and with delight I ob-
 served that so far my experiment had
 succeeded. The greatest regularity and
 attention, the utmost devotion to my in
 terests, marked his business habits, and
 this without display, for his quiet and
 humble department was from that time
 remarkable.
 "At length, finding his conduct invar-
 iably marked by the utmost openness
 and plain dealing, my confidence in him
 was so far restored that, on 8 vacancy
 occurring in situation of greater trust and emolument than the one he had
 hitherto filled. I placed him in it, and
 never had I the slightest reason to re-
 pent of the part had acted toward him. Not only had I the pleasure of refecting that I had, in all probability, saved a fellow creature from continued course of vice, and consequent misery, and af- torded him the opportunity of becoming g respectable man and useful member of society, but had gained for myself an indefatigable servant-a faithful and constant friend. For years he served me with the greatest fidelity and devo- .ion. His character for rigid, nay, even scrupulous honesty, was so well known : that 'as honest as Smith became g proverb among his acquaintances. One morning I missed him from his accus. -omed place, and, upon inquiry, learned that he was detained at home by indis- position. Several days elapsed, and still he was absent; and, upon calling al : his house to inquire after him. I found
 he family in great distress on his ac
 count His complaint had proved ty
 phus fever Of malignant kind. From
 almost the commencement of his attacl he had, as his wife Gor he had beer
 some time married informed me, lain il state of total unconsciousness, iron which he had reused only to the raving of delirium, and that the physician gav' little hope of his recovery. For some days he continued in the same state; a length message was brought me, say ing that Mir. Smith wished to see me
 the messenger adding that Mrs. Smitl hoped would come as soon as possible
 for she feared her husband was dying
 immediately obeyed the summons. "On entering his chamber l fount
 the whole of his family assembled t
 take farewell of him they so tenderl, loved. As soon as he perceived ma h motioned for me to approach near t him, and, taking my hand in both of his he turned toward me his dying counte
 nance, full of gratitude and affection and said, My dear master, my bes earthly friend, I have sent for you tha may give you the thanks and blessin of a dying man for all your goodness t
 me. To your generosity and mercy owe it that have lived useful and re spected, that die lamented and happy To you oye if that I leave my chi