News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-07-26
A "TERRIBLE MISTAKE" "

Mr.. John Jones:
You are requested to draw two weeks salary,
and for reasons with which 1 trust you are ac-
quainted, seek another position;
P.Y. KNICKER, President Drovers' Bank.
Philadelphia, Dec. IS, 1887.
How many times John Jones had read
this note he could hardly have told.
"Reasons with which trust you are ac-
ouainted." He, the cashier of the
Drovers' Bank, dismissed for reasons
with which he was acquainted. What
did he meanl What were the reasons,
and why was he supposed to be acquaint-
ed with them? These were some OF
the questions which he was putting to
himself as he sat in his room almost
stupefed.
He did not fear inability to procure
another situation. John Jones was too
well known and had been too faithful IN
his services at his bank to fear that; but
why was he dismissed?
Well, he couldn't find out until the
next day, unless, to be sure, he called
upon Mr.. Knicker at his home, and that
John couldn't do in the state of mind he
was in Just then.
The feeling of injured innocence is
not altogether unpleasant after all, and
John finally dispersed the constantly re-
curing questions, and prepared to go
out. He would go and see Beth, his
Beth, and together they would talk over
the matter, and he would decide what
to do.
John Jones had been sick all day. A
blind headache had begun to bother him
before he had left the bank the day be-
fore, and had grown constantly worse all
that night until when morning came he
was unable to go to his business. The
headache was forgotten now; occasion
ally throb of pain would make him
vince physically, but his thoughts were
too thoroughly occupied with that unac-
countable note to realize the pain.
He soon left the house and decided to
walk up Chestnut street and thence t.
see Beth. He saw no one, did not even
feel the exertion of walking until he
brought up with a bang against
a gentleman who was going III
the opposite direction He nc
chanically apologized and started on,
but soon did the same thing again, and
saw he was unable to think about tho
present even enough to dodge his fellow
pedestrians. He called cab and gave
the driver orders to take him to Beth 5
home. Before he realized that they had
started he was aroused by the sudden
pulling up of the vehicle, and the man
clambering down from his seat, opened
the door and stood waiting for him to
get out. He did so and started up to
ring the bell, when the driver called af-
ter him. He had forgotten the mans
fee. He paid him and thea pulled the
bell.
The door opened and he passed in,
not speaking 10 the servants who adj
mitted him. He seated himself and
didn't move for three or four minutes.
This time it was the servant who aroused
him.
"Who do you wish to see, sir?"
John then noticed for the first time
that he had never seen the man before.
He turned on him, and the man started
back and asked him if he were i'll. John
paid no attention to his question, but
told him to tell Miss Hughes that Mr..
Jones was in the parlor. Then he settled
into his former position and did not
move again until Mr.. Hughes entered
and said:
"Tell, sir?
John looked up and asked for Beth.
'sAIy daughter is engaged at present,
said Mr. Hughes.
Beth engaged when he, her betrothed
husband, was waiting to see her? Thai