Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-11-22

leaned up against the carved mantle
piece, read the presidents note refusing
his request for an increase, and went on
''When l got this note it set me to
thinking whether, as our relations were
purely business affair, couldn't do
better than 60 on as had been doing.
There was $3.50, 200 in convenient
shape that | could get my hands on.
might have skipped to Canada with il.
but don't like the climate took the
money away with me aud concealed il
- pausing fora moment and smiling
down into their eager faces, Gin a placo
known only to myself. | shall give
myself up, and, as our relations, in the
language of the president, have been
personally pleasant, I will save you
the expense Of trial by pleading gull
ty. The maximum sentence for my Of
fence, under the laws Of this State, is
ten years in the penitentiary. With the
Communication of for good behavior that
will be about eight and a-half years. Il
will be dull, but will not be idle. I
have never had leisure to cultivate the
graces Of the mind. have taste for
music. will cultivate it. | will book
myself up in tho polite sciences. will
learn modern language or two. am
81 years old now. When | have served
my term and nm clear Of the law I will
come out of prison 80 years old, with
cultivated mind and comfortable for
tune of $250,0O0 awaiting me. can
afford to 60 away, to travel 10 foreign
countries and enjoy life. OF course, 1
will lose the interest on my $3.50, 900
while | am in prison. but IL I we're to
live on the air and go naked and save all
my salary wouldn't have one-fiftieth
as much ut tho age of 80. On The
whole, think, have made good
speculation. Don't youW n
The opinions Of the directors were
not very coherent just at chat moment.
They made various appeals to him, on
the confidence they had in him. on tho
good name he bore, on the dishouor he
would incur, ETC., but he responded that
oil these had not helped him to an in
crease in salary, and relentlessly quoted
the language Of the presidents note to
him, THAT their relations were purely
business affair on both sides Finally
he said :
"Our relations have been personally
pleasant and have no unconquerable
desire to spend the next eight and a.
half years ia Jail will make you q
proposition. If you will sign bond
not to prosecute me, and publish in the
daily papers a set Of resolutions setting
forth that whereas your valued and
trusted employe, John Brown, by the
receipt of a legacy from deceased rela-
tive has been relieved Of the necessity
Of further service, resolved, that you
part with him with extreme regret, etc.
If you do this | will bring back $685.
900 and content myself with the other
$125, 900. The interest will make up a
good part of the loss to mo-" 81
II was hard to give up $l25 900 and
hitch to it SGT of resolutions compile
menting the thief but it was choice
between getting half the loaf or nothing.
Was the satisfaction Of sending him to
prison for eight and a-half years worth
$15, 900 year to them? They figured
on it and agreed that it wasn't. They
accented bis pronosition. drew nm ths
bond and signed h =
"you can oet tbe resolutions II shane
nv to.morrow bo said .'and have
than ready wbon + br;no Tia ,no,ov
n wonld scarcelv be doI;cate a. ma n
bc nrosent when tbov arn adontodt"
.sConldn't vou bring Il ~. dav Mr.
Rrown 2" asked tho nresidant ;ra Nor.
sniration '''Ii 'TT
"No. [ haven't time 10 10 nfter it.
The work at my desk always Keeps me
busy until tho hour for closing the
bank. You will have to trust me till