The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-01-05

| lI//yF/l/N Nutu I btAtu
Rsess-sss' 's - my apprentice.
ship as a lock-
smith. Ny mas
ter was, on the other hand, grave, re-
served man, so that very few words
from him were important. When for
the first time he paid me weeks wages,
he said "Petcr, you do not need more
than half Of what is due you; the other
half ! will set aside fer the savings
bank" And so it was.
On Palm Sunday, before mass, he
went with me TO the savings bank. Ny
name was written in huge register,
and they gave me book, on the first
| page OF which was inscribed my
name, aud on the second my
/ deposit, seven crowns. held my little
/ book lovingly, and looked often at my
name aud the amount Of my capital. |
was so enchanted with this first opera
/ ton that became avaricious. reformed
/ my habit OF smoking, and gave myself
| no rest till had another small sum to
/ deposit. When passed the bank build
, ing, would say TO myself, There is
my good money bringing interest night
and day. Very good. i will add to the
amount
/ Would that had continued to talk
alone 10 myself! But soon confided in
A companion from the Paatinate, and
whom for that reason we called the Pala.
tin. To amuse myself on Sunday, |
Would take my o.X.... ON fts Dox,
and would try t, Sec. are precisely
how much month my twelve
crowns would bring me. The
/ Palatin, who was "A skilful accountant,
told me exactly, and then he began to
make sport OF the triilng amount, aud
tossed my book into the air, exclaiming:
"Look at the fortune Of the great
| capitalist, Peter Werner"
/ The little book fell on my head. and
seemed to me to have suffered insult. |
wiped it, put it back into the box, an
did not show il to my companion again.
Just before Christmas there was q
/ great fire IN the city. The building that
contained the savings bank was con.
;umed before aid could be brought. l
was greatly excited when / learned that
the registers OF deposit were burned.
. The Palutin, however, laughed heartily
/ "luu fool,' said he, "what are you cry.
Ing fort The city has guaranteed the de.
posiis made in the savings bank. YoI
have your gcccipt. The State must pay
SOU"
This reflection reassured me. I showed
my book to my companion again, aud he
told me that it was perfectly correct.
That night, when we lay down side
/ by side 20 sleep, he said: peter, you
aud | can be rich, and have nothing TO
DO but see the world, and let our money
work for US" de added tha. we must
both 90 to California, where the earth is
tull OF gold.
very good" answered, "but who
will give US the money to make the voy.
age"
"Haven't you your bank book?"
"YOu called it tribe yourself"
awe will make something better oI
IT, he said, striking a light. al have
an idea. Get up and show me your
book"
"Capital!" he cried, when I had given
him my book. Nobody will have the
slightest suspicion. Received this day
i've crowns OF five crowns / will
make 'fye hundred, and we will have
the means Of starting on our travels
A; these words | began 10 tremb!c
"My friend, said /, ''Jhis ought not to
be done. will not permit IT."
"Lct me alone" re 1lied he; 'I will
show you how easy It is
A fatal curiosity awoke ia me, aud |
iaid to him: "You can do it this way.
Try il on another paper, or else you will
spoil my book, aud shall lose the little
possess"
/ hoped he would not succeed, and
iha, bis failure would deliver me FROM
my guilty cOyetousness; aud yet could
have wished him 20 succeed.
Vet me alone" he sharply replied,
"snd do not make me angry, or else my
hand will tremb.e, and | shall spoil
everything"
crossed my arms on my chest, and
with trembling / watched him chang,
the words written in my precious book
while it seemed as il my heart were
bursting. Then he took a little knife
and scratched out few letters. shiy,
cred, and yet | said to myself: "NoV
you are rich, aud able 10 grow richer.
Hooked at what he had just written,
"Received five hundred crowns" No