Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-19
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Sbl iasielptla Ger. y A@faA1
T~sa1y bookkeepers srs snapleY "a ~
Lag fis a. T'1raer < Ansrs~s, lsasszs 4ct-
1rers ~ lsathzr z,5ods. ABlonE ne assas-
Ter 4lLll tia a 1sru.son -as a yo1nk elkFy
clssk sassa a. Charles Hsater. he ~ss
slkassd aoosE slx alo1LAs 49, aaf IA tns
~ers sasd uiz a. a perfectly 5aIlsfas-
Try a.4nasr. He @ss quite eif7l2l2@te a
.ppsaraaes al eoadaeg, 3ad t1o4gn faliy
tssalltY TIRES years II ase lad aot a sasPl-
cloa Il llHst4ch.- "a beard "a as tz1e.
his clothes dii aoC ~ Lini, and had sst-
IDENTITY Deen purchased AE really made
slotnisr's The other bookkespsrs gays4
shsir companion. sld many Of sasI1 .c-
guirei a play ful Labit u rubbing hin e44
ths chin a. they asksl where his beard
~.s. AL these Iokes tbs young person re-
ceised ia good part, and even listened Nth
relish 70 1hs fabulous tales II the clerks
4bout Ia. fra1 sex.
Hs attended % the duties IN the count
tng-room with nislItY until about moath
Ago. ~hsa be began 70 absent himself
FOR about an hour every forenoon aud al
aouF every afternoon. fELs weat u for
soIns tins ~ithOat occasioning comment.
bus the chief bOOkseepsr finally found Is
his duty u report ths new clerk tt ~as
also observed sat Hunter became prsoc-
cupied and less careful about the work.
hr. Turner and his partaer, Mr.. Andrews,
had conference about tns young clerk
They decided u give him further trial
and directed tbs head-bOokkeeper 10 eau
ton hin, but Hunter Continued u take bis
departure as usual and the absence vas Of
the same duration. A young clerk IA the
'front.' Office, who doubtless knew BY expe-
risnes hen policy numbers were posted.
advanced the theory 20 his employer that
Hunter bought lottery tickets
This afternoon Mr.. Andrews, who priies
himself on rs ability a student OF char
acter decided 70 stop what he believed "a
Do Huatsr's only vice. and at the same
time % surprise and trick him Of his secret
SO. when the Young man re-entered, after
the usual Essence, Mr.. Andrews called him
Into the inner Office, aud, after closing the
door began slowly and solemnly: "Ws
have found you out, and the best thing for
l yOa 70 do Is 10 make a clean breast OF
/ everything.
I "lndssd-" CONSERVATION was de-
I picted in the clerks face.
Yes, I know this Is a delicate thing for
both OF Us" continued Mr. Andrews
But We have stood 10 as long as We can.
I Now, viii you tell n- one thing more,'
\ The employer now knew that he was on
the right track ~ a tale OF embezzlement
Or worse.
Certainly" was the answer, with a sob.
"why do you 20 away twice day"
"ro nurse my baby. You see had him
boarded out, but had to bring him home
because be didn't thrive on the bottle"
The look on the merchants face can not
be described Here was a young man in
trousers talking about nursing baby.
Andrews had intended 70 surprise Hunter,
but Hunter had paralyzed him.
What! are you a woman"
''You just said you knew about it, didn't
/ YOU"
Yes; Oh, yes, so l did," suffered the
confounded Andrews. Then the young
woman burst into tears. realizing that she
had been deceived into a confession
To the correspondent she said: " Ny
name Is Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter and my
husband has been a clerk in a dry-goods
house. Six months ago MS health became
very bad, and we saw distress threatening Z
Us | had young baby, aud that COM
/ picsted the situation very much. We did
not know what 20 do. We came from
Michigan. Ny father owned a store in the
/ village where we lived. | taught to
keep books. / suggested that | get place
"a bookkeeper. | got neighbor TO TAXI the
baby at one dollar "A week, and | sousn. u
position. Ny sex prevented me from sue
cesding | became desperate. Our m-sey
n-f,~ tt. ~ AMI ush. pH
poor fellow. was unable to work more IN a.
half time. We must have means TO hva
measured myself as wall a. l coald
Then bought cheap ready made ssih
l said IL was f0r my brother.
II then went 90 the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, registered, and waited
for situation To seek ma. Mr.. Turner's
son attends 6ssre. He "a generous
hearted young elbow. He 10. acquainted
With me and secured me the situation.
did nv work faithfully until forced te
bring my child home. re did not 10 well
with shs nurse. CoS's milk did not agree
with HIM | dos't know il / make my self
clear - young man ike you, but can't
help II. NV daily absence 70 feed little
James sttrac ed attention. | earned only
four dollars a week, but was 70 have had
my wages raised Toe first Of next month.
shall uos have 20 leave town. because
ara told | have broken = State law 10
assuming mems clothes | have kept the
wolf from the door, however, aud saved
my self-respsct. Ia like 20 hnd p ace 10
New York wher. an honest woman car
earn an honest living. Do l intend TO re-
sums male astires Yes. If no other mean'
i. open. [ m-aD 20 live and not - fall.
Itis censorious world this. but I'm ready
60 adopt any desperate means 70 success
that does not lead to moral disgrace"
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