Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-27

Or s0un0 OF IN 1nrO0o INTO my room, OF
which had seen it was impossible to fast
| On tho door, save by moving some of the
furniture against it. became convinced
! that as yet everything wa safe, and yield
| ing to feeling of curiosity, drew thu
money from the Enclosure, and counted it
over. There were ten $1,000 bills. Twas
astounded, and for the time forgot the fear
thatso recently harrassed mo. I looked
| ct the memorandum on the back of the
| envelope.
II was $4,000" The letter was open
before me. I read it over. II named
| $1,000 as tho sum inslosed. I counted it
| over again. Ten thousad was the sum be-
fore me. Again and again counted it.
had been used to handling largo sums,
| and counting largo sums of money daily;
but 1 actually found more difficulty in
arriving at the actual count Of the ten
| bank bills before me, than I ever before
or since encountered in counting any SUM,
however large or however numerous the
notes. Finally, putting q chair against
| the door I spread the notes out singly On
the little table in row and counted them
with my finger. Then made two rows of
five notes each, and again counted them
then five rows of two each, and counted
them. I finally, though slowly, became
satisfied that 1 had in my possession
double the amount of money 1 was ex-
pected to deliver to my employers agent.
Temptation entered my soul.
Five thousand dollars would relieve me
of all my debts. Here it was within my
grasp. I had but to seal up the envelope
by revealing the waters, inclosing but half
the money, and deliver it sealed to the
pearance, faithfully discharged. Once the
thought occurred that possibly it was a
trap set for me by my employers. But
| their confidence in me was unbounded, and
| the suspicion was formed only to be dis
missed. do not attempt to glaze over
! the dishonesty of what contemplated.
But had been so increasingly worried by
domestic troubles arising from limited re-
sources, and SO prosecuted by creditors,
that almost argued myself into the con-
viction that appropriating tho money wae
| simply authorized self-defense. I would
pay all my debts, get clear with the world
| once more, insist upon my wife's adopting
my views of living, save money, get into
business for myself, and finally pay back
the sum.
concluded to leave tho envelope un-
| myself that much more time before finally
| deciding upon an act which all my argu-
ments with myself had not made entirely
reconcilable. Arrived at this conclusion.
| my attention was again called to nay
host and his wife. could hear his voice
alone now. It had been sounding alone in
an elevated tone for some moments.
crept quietly to the partition dividing
THAR ana rtrnonfc from, tho Dooso~a III
bright autumn moon, which was on their
side of the house, shone through their
window and through the spaces between
the shrunken planks of the parti-
ton and out into the passage
and upon its floor in brilliant bars
of light. It was easy for me to see
what was passing within the ROOM
Man and wife were kneeling at their
bedside in prayer. The man with unified
head and closed eyes, tutoring an earnest
supplication, his wife beside him, and one
arm passed affectionately through one OF
his, and her head restirrc~ against his
breast. They were kneeling at the side of
their bed opposite me. and his face was
plainly visible. Its calm and pious ex-
preston at the moment was sufficient re-
buke TO my unjust suspicious. began to
listen in time 70 hear him say: pardon,
o merciful Father, not only the sins of
Thy humble servant and his household, but
turn the hearts of those who have done evil
unto him, whohave wished him injury, and
who have harbored unjust suspicious of
him. Bless such, o Lord, and preserve
them, in order that they may turn from
their ways and seek the path Of righteous
| ness"
His serious, earnest and manly voice
struck chord in my heart, not only in
sympathy with the honest and tender sup
| plication that was passing from his lips,
but of contrition for the wrong had done
him by my suspicious. I involuntarily
compared him, whatever were his good or
bad deeds, at least an humble penitent
before his God, with the wretch that had
decided, but few moments ago to make
of myself, by the Misrepresentation of my
employers money, and still haunted, how
ever, by the relief it could obtain for me,
would not quite give way to the feeling
of repentance which was knocking for ad-
mission at my breast. had half decided
to turn away and drive these better
thoughts from my mind, when I observed
something moving in a small crib that was
placed at the side and toward the foot of
their bed. Its occupant, a grandchild,
whose parents they had informed me were
dead, awakened probably by its GRANDPA
theirs voice, rose up, looked around, and
settled down upon its knees, and clasping
its little hands as Its grandfather's were
clasped, and looking upward out through
the window at the moon, whose bright
light fell full upon its darling face, began
moving its lips as if trying to repeat the
words.
Nothing so like an angel ever met my
sight. The grandfather began the Lords
prayer. The little fellow seemed to have
this by heart. He repeated it word for
word, his tiny, silvery voice sounding in
sweet accord. I could not turn away. nor
any longer resist the better emotions
which had hitherto kept down. A rush
of repentant feeling passed through me
with an effect that shook every fiber. 1
fell upon my knees, and with tears
streaming from my eyes, Joined in the con-
Guiding words of the prayer.
I need not say changed my mind with
regard to the money. passed quiet
night and rose early, Fastening away to:
ward my journeys end, so as to give my
self the least possible time or opportunity
for changing my new formed resolution.
In handing the package to the agent, I
said to him, that a. there was money in