Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-09
"That was where I saw it" said Mrs.

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Farnham.
"Then it was lucky for your purse,
Aunt Mary" said VIII, with laugh,
Sc that borrowed quarter Of you, or
you would be so cents poorer instead Of
25."
"What do you mean? I lent you no
quarter !" was the surprised reply.
"No; but l borrowed it."
"Did you lay but one quarter on the
bureau ?" asked his mother.
eyes, ma'am. borrowed the other"
ooh p exclaimed Mrs. Farnham, with
sigh of relief. "Then the cook is not
| dishonest, and have unjustly suspected
her."
81 am very sorry that did not ex-
plain sooner" said Will, earnestly.
$50 you ought to be But suppose
you explain now," interposed his father,
| little sternly.
And Will told the whole story; add
ing, "You see, Aunt Mary, I didn't
know that grandma was going away,
and l thought I could get the money
at once"
sob it is all right. You are well
come to the money" answered his aunt.
"I disagree with you, Mary" ex-
claimed Mr.. Farnham, quickly. 81
think there is great principle at stake,
and that Will did not do right. There
is but one step, one very little step, be-
tween borrowing without its owners
permission and stealing"
"Oh, papa !" cried Jennie, Mortified
at the word, "our Will wouldn't steal !"
81 sincerely hope and firmly believe
that he would not; but no one can tell
what he may do under strong tempta-
ton. The clerk who borrows his en-
ployer's funds fully intends to restore
them. Yet how often we read of clerk
or cashier involving himself beyond re-
| call, just by borrowing few thou
sands to speculate with. 1 once knew
gentleman. highly educated and very
intelligent, whom l would have trusted
with my whole fortune, such implicit
confidence did and all who knew him
have in his thorough integrity. He had
few hundred dollars invested in real
estate, and felt himself honest Gas our
Will did) when he borrowed less sum
from his employers funds to invest in
some stock that was sure to sell at high
price. Even if he lost all he knew he
could repay it in day or two, long be-
fore his employer needed it. Unluckily,
he did not lose. So he borrowed again,
and won; and yet again. And so on,
until, one fine morning, the tables
turned, and he lost-lost SCOOP
"Poor man What did he do?"
"What could he do? He confessed
his dishonesty, but he could not make
restitution. So he was sent to State
prison, and died there, overcome with
humiliation and contrition. You see,
Will, what an honest man may be led
into by borrowing another mans goods
without permission"
"Father, am very sorry I did it. l
felt SO sure of beng able to pay it at
once! But can understand now why
you say there is such little step be-
tween borrowing without leave and
stealing. o! mamma, did you accuse
the COOKE"
"No, I only suspected her. WAITED
to be very sure.
"There it is, VIII! You came very
near being the innocent cause of great
injustice to cook, and Of great trouble to
your mother. 1t is easy to commit an
apparently trifing fault, but difficult,
nay, impossible, to foresee what calami
ties may result from it. Abstain from
all appearance of evil is good motto
for boys as well as men" -Frances r..
Wadleioh, IN Christian Register.