Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-02


arm passed affectionately through one
of his, and her head resting against his
breast. They were kneeling at the side
of the bed opposite me, and his face was
plainly visible. It's calm and pious ex-
preston at the moment was sufficient
rebuke to my unjust suspicious. | be-
| gan to listen in time to 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, who have
| wished him injury, and who have har-
bored unjust suspicious of him. Bless
such, o Lord, and preserve them in or
der that they may turn from their ways
and seek the path of righteousness"
His serious, earnest and manly voice
struck chord in my heart. not only in
sympathy with the honest and tender
supplication that was passing from his
lips, but of contrition for the wrong l
had done him by my suspicious. | in
voluntarily 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
misappropriation of my employers mon
ey, and still, however, by the relief it
could obtain for me, would not quite
give way to the feeling of repentance
which was knocking for admittance at
my breast. | had half decided to turn
away and drive these better thoughts
ffom my mind, when observed some
thing moving in small crib that was
placed at the side and toward the foot
of their bed. It's occupant. a grand
child, whose parents they had informed
me were dead, awakened probably by its
grandfather's voice, rose up, looked
around. and settled down upon its knees
and clasping its little hands as it grand
fathers were clasped, and looking up
ward, 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 seem
ed to have this by heart. He repeated
, it word for word, his tiny, silvery voice
sounding in sweet accord. could not
turn away, nor no longer resist the bet
ter emotions which | had hitherto kept
, down. A rush of repcntant feeling
passed through me with an effect that
5 shock every fiber. ] fell upon my
knees, and with tears streaming from
/. my eyes, joined in the concluding words
: of the prayer.
S need not say | changed my mind
with regard to the money. passed a
o quiet night and rose early. Fastening
e away toward my journeys end, so as to
y give myself the least possible time oil
{ opportunity for changing my NEWBORN
e ed resolution. In handing the package
d to the agent / said to HIM. that as there
# was money in it. it might as we'll bt
7, opened in my presence to see that it was
1 all correct, etc. He. of course. discov
e cred the error and handed me back tht
b amount that was over, with which re
# turned home and delivered it up to it
F; proper owners in due time.
d 1t was fortunate for me in every way
e that pursued the course | had adopt
n ed. 1t appeared that the money hat
< been obtained from the bank after banl
t. hours, in the absence of the teller, from
one of the officers. There were no loos
'e notes on hand of the larger denomina
in tions, but there were sheets of thousand
lie and five hundreds signed by the presi
D. dent and cashier. Either two sheet
er were picked up in mistake for one, o
st the wrong batch of sheets selected froI
y that is. thousands we're taken instea,
ed of five hundreds. The notes were hui
~ riedly clipped. strapped and indorse'
in $5.O0O," without recounting, and 8
IN enveloped, and handed over to me. Th
10 bank had discovered the error. and n
ty doubt was entertained but that the miss
i'd ing money was with me. Whether
s. should have had the face to withstan
e. the imputation, even with the apparen
IS, ly undisturbed condition of the enveloI
he in my favor, is more than l can say. bu
ey | doubt it.
l But the notes in pursuance of pre-
th caution still in use in some banks, wei
ny payable to the order of one of the clerl
We and had not been Endorsed by him.
nd could not, therefose have used them. o
if SO, they could have been traced bac
H. to me. found also that the numbe
We had been carefully ascertained of all
al had taken with me, and thus anotht
ny chance of detection existed. What a
IN escape!
MS Upon returning and entering tt
to counting room handed the surpl'
lis back to my senior, with feeling som
ng what of pride. but mixed up with 9th
TO- feelings not easily described.
% Nv nracantinn of having the mnnt