A Grateful Thief

VY hile the Boston conflagration was at its height, and a inerehant was busy colleeting tosjethcr a few valuables to oarry away in bis arms, a rough looking fellow eame up with a largo wagon, and usked if he didn't wish to hire him íor a load i' ïho inerehant jumpod at the offer, and the wagon was by himself and clerks soon heaped with costly gouds, and the driver told where to carry them, and to come back, if he could, before thG ñames reached the store. As he was disappearing in tho distance a pólice oflicer asked tho iuenjinnt if he knew the man, whun it suddenly occurred to him he had not even asked his uanio, and liad committed his goods to the hands of an ntter gtrangcr. Worse than that, the policeman knnw liim to be a notorious thief aud could not leave the point h; was guarding to jjursue him. The fire progreased, and in half an hour tho merchant's store was in ashes. Xext morning he repaired to the place whore he had directed the cartman to curry the gooJs, and as he fearud, they had not been brought there. ïwo days aftorwards, howevcr, ho was surprised by the carter's appearanoe, who apologized íor not coming before by his iuabihty to iind the ïueroiiant, and handing him a key, told him his load of goods was stored in the room of a hotel, where he would iind them. The merchnut expresscd surprise, and mentioned the suggestion of the pólice officer. " That's so,"' said the carter, " but do you remember when you were on the jury, and was tried for 6tealing " " Yes, I do, and trom the evidence I belioved hira innocent." " Weü, sir, that was me, and I was innocent, - as innocent as a child of what I was tried for. I understood it was you that was wise enough to see I was, although I had no reputation to back me, and you saved me f rom an uurighteous verdict and the State Prison." "Indeedi" "Yes. And I'vo been trying to get even with yon fot more than two years, and never got a chance till last night, when I borrowed a horse and cart, and took your goods out of the firo. There's the key, and there's nothing to pay." So saying, the visitor slammed the door after him, leaviug the ostonished merchant with a door-key in his hand. But upon invcBtigation he found his goods as had been promÍ6ed by the visitor, and now is of the opinión that there is some