The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-06-29

have thought OF the Pos'A~sh ." "'N"
vas placing you However J can easily
convince you that It's all right DO you
know what the Presidents name Is.
No. | don't says |. sorter surely
Well, You'll hpd II on that bill. ss.d he
taking bill out Of his pocket and yon
see the same name on these letters, aud ho
took some letters from his coat
| suppose ought TO have gone night on
then, but ] VAS beginning TO feel inter
ested in making him prove who he WAS
and so ] says
You may have go, them letters to put
mp job on me
You're q very honest man. says he, one
among thousand. Don't think m at all
offended at your persistence. No, my good
fellow, | like 1t. like II, and he laid ms
hand on my shoulder. Now here, says hs,
taking a bundle out OF his pocket, Is
package of $4,000 in bonds. A burglar
wouldn't be apt to carry those around with
him, would he2 bought them in the city
yesterday, and stopped here tonight on
my way home to place them in the vauit,
and, / may add, that your simple and
manly honesty has so touched me, that !
would willingly leave them in your hands
for safe keeping You needn't blush at my
praise.
| suppose / did turn sorter red when l
see them bonds
Are you satisfied now? says he.
told him | was thoroughly, and 30
was. So / picked up my drill again, and
gave him the lantern TO hold, so that /
could see the door. heard Jim, as cali
him, outside once or twice, and like to
have burst out laughing, thinking how he
must be wondering what was going on in
side. worked away aud kept explaining
to him what was a-trying to do. He was
very much interested in mechanics, he
said. aud he knowed rs was man as was
up in my business, by the way ] went to
work. He asked me about what wages
got, and how liked my business. and said
he took quite fancy to me. turned
round once in while and looked at him
a. a-setting up there as solemn rs billed owl,
with my dark lantern in his blessed hand
and I'm blamed if didn't think l should
have to holler right out.
got through the lock pretty soon, and
put my wire in and opened it. Then he
took hold of the door and opened the vault
I'll put my bonds in, said he, and go
home. You can lock up, and wait till Mr.
Jennings comes. don't suppose You Will
try TO fix the lock tonight?
| told him / shouldn't do anything more
with il now, as we could get in before
morning.
Well, I'll bid you goodnight, my man.
says he, as swung the door to again.
just then heard jim, by name, whistle
and guessed the watchman was coming
up the street.
All, says l, Won might speak to the
Waterman, If You see him, and toll him to
keep an extra lookout tonight.
viii, SAYS he, aud We both went to the
front door.
There comes the watchman up the
street saws he: Watchman, this man has
been fixing the bank lock, and | want you
to keep sharp lookout Tonight he wiil
stay here until Mr.. Jennings returns.
Goodnight, again, says ne, and we
shook hands, and he went up the street.
saw Jim, so called, in the shadow on
the other side of the street, as stood on
the step with the watchman.
Well, says to the watchman, III go
and pick up my tools and get ready TO go.
/ went back into the bank, and it didn't
take long to throw the door open and stun
them bonds into the bag There was some
boxes lying around, and safe as should
rather haze liked to tackle, but it seemed
like tempting Providence after the luck
we'd had. / looked at my watch and see
il was quarter past twelve. There was
an expires went through at half-past twelve,
/ tucked my tools in the bag on the top OF
the bonds, and walked out of the front
door. The watchman was on the steps
/ don't believe I'll wait for Mr.. Jennings
says L Isuppose it will oe all right il l
give you his key?
That's all right SAYS the watchman.
wouldn't go away very far from the
bank, says ].
No, won't says he; III stay right about
here.all night.
Goodnight, says |, and ! shook hands
with him, and me and Jim-which wasn't
his right name. you understand took the
hall. past twelve express and the best pars
of that Job, WAS, we never heard nothing
OF it.
II never got into the papers.
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