News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-02-21

| NOiIlnS. he ulu not EIlluh OI ehDeAZll1ll
his employers money-only borrowin!
it as a measure of temporary relief. Fl
nally the tempter prevailed. A good op
portunity presented itself for using a
large a sum as two hundred dollars with
out suspicion of the fact by Mr.. Miller
and he embraced that opportunity
Pressing demands were thereby met, anC
a surplus left in his hands.
From this time forth host of evi
counselors had access to his ear, and ht
| listened to them too often. There was
no reform in his habits or expenses, bu
rather a giving of the rein to both. He
indulged more frequently in expensive
pleasures, and had, in consequence, tc
resort oftener to the funds of his en-
ployer. which he did with less and less
compunction of conscience each time.
Not many months passed before Mil
Ter found his business pressing upon
him too heavily. His payments were
not made with the same ease as formerly.
There-having been no diminution in his
business, he was entirely at loss to ac-
count for the fact. Not the slightest
suspicion of the real cause passed
through his mind; for his confidence in
Grey was unbounded. Had he known
anything of his habits, doubts of his in
tegrity would have been awakened; but
of the many facts that had come under
the observation of Deal, not one had
been even suspected by Miller.
Rapidly did young Grey run his
downward course. His money wants
grew every day more and more urgent,
and his inroads upon his employers
funds more and more steady and ex-
hausting.
''Miller II be ruined man as sure as
the world, if he keeps that Grey about !
him." Deal would say to himself, when
ever he saw the young clerk spending
money with great freedom, as he often |
did. But he never once thought of say
ing as much to the wronged merchant.
He never felt it to be his duty to
whisper friendly warning in his ear.
Time passed, and the merchants busi-
ness became daily more and more in
Tolved. Not payment was made with
put having to borrow money from one
source or another. The cause of this
he could not define, and, unfortunately.
lot suspecting where it really lay, he
altogether at fault in endeavor-
ng to counteract and resist the down.
ward tendency of his business, until
uin was the consequence.
sit is just as said,' remarked Deal,
vhen the news of Miller's failure reached
lis ear. "I knew it would be so; and
aid it would be so a hundred times"
"You did?" replied the individual to
7hom this was addressed, looking steadi-
? into the little mau's face. He was a
,siDg creditor of the broken merchant.
eyes, | did"
And, pray, what reason had you for
.ying so ?'
g This very good reason: His prin- {
pal clerk lived too fast. He kept swift q
ottin9 horse, and induIged, to my Ger I
in knowledge, in very many other ex- t
avagances that must have consumed
oney equal to four or five times his
llary."
" Indeed p
I" 1t is fact, SIR"
'Did Miller know this ?"
" OF course, he did not"
"But you did,"
eyes and 1 said, dozens of times,
lat if Miller didn't look out he would
e ruined"
The creditor compressed his lips tight
:, and eyed the f-complacent Deal for
early minute steadily.
You knew it You said so p' he re-
marked, half contemptuously, at length. (
And you could see an honest man
7ronged daily, and at last ruined, by a !
and all this time coldly stand (
'oking on and prophesy his downfall" "
SIT was no concern of mine" said ,
zeal, his face crimsoning.
''No concern of yours 1t is every I
lan's business to warn his neighbors OF |
pproaching danger. He who does not
o so is little better than an accessory to
vii. For my part, sir, shall always
'ok upon you as more than half guilty {
poor Miller's ruin. A word might 8
ave saved him, but you heartlessly for {
ore to speak. would not have your /
Onscience for dozen worlds like this" {
So saying, with contemptuous look {
nd tone, he turned from the abashed s
ZEAL, and left him to his own self-ac- t
using reflections. They were such as s
o true lover of his kind could ever wish 8
} have. :
There is often much of self-complacent :
ride in the oft-repeated-"I SAID So" ;
tut more, we fear, of criminal neglect
D warn an honest, but unsuspecting,
eighbor of the danger that turks in his
ath. Let every one look to himself and
% how far he is guilty in this respect.
ew of US, / fear, will find our garments
ootless. s.-ATth1lr's Magazine.