The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-15 00:00:00

A ROMANTIO snow.

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The following has been told us, and from the
character of our informant we accept it am authentic.
There is • vrell.known and worthy old "whip" in
Mr"' who haa driven for years lins and drag—two
and four horse—with credit to himself and satisfaction
to his custoineni. More than 20 years ago a gentle.
man who occasionally pamunised ti. orgiveyanoe, and
who was known to him, Ivii4 to 11., as he .at by his
side on the box, that he should he obliged if he would
lend him ten pounds for • couple of days, "if he had
ai much money about him." H. said he had, and was
that afternoon about to put it in the Savings' Bank
for his little girl, but that he would lend it to him.
The gentleman accepted it; and two, three, and
"utnY in"te day. Pealed away, nothing being aeon of
the borrower. At length H. heard his tielitur had
gone to Australia; stll,l he had roi doubt aa to Ilia
honesty, and when year. pitmen away he came to the
einelission that the boriower was dead ; and gave up
thinking of him or of "the money. So the matter
remained, when emne six week. since H. had got au
his drag the Exchange, and waa about to start far
the Hotwelbi, when a gentleman mounted to the brit
losiile hint, and getting into conversation said he had
heard ,Of 11. in Australia. As the batter had wwne
relatives in that part of the world ho concluded it
was one of then, who had spoken of him. The
stranger said "Ni;" and added, "It was a man to
whom you lent ten pounds a long time ago." "It
was aq law ad" (said If.) that I thought he WWI deed "
He ts alive," was the reply, "and able enough to
pay you the money if he had the min I." On his
return to Bristol the stranger was wain e 2 the toot
seat, and renewing the conversation about the tin,
asked H. if he would take ten shillings for the debt,
"Madly," wee the answer, "for never repeated to
see ten 'pence for it." 'The man accordingly then
and there handed him over half a sovereign. When
they once more alighted at the Exchange the unknown
n&A " Well H., I *ink you might stand treat MAI
that half -ere epaign." Our friend of the whip cheee-.
fully complied, and both retired to the Hammer akar
ky. H. having asked what he would have, him an.
known called for • pint of chaMlMlllei foe *Mai H.
Mid, thinking, not unnaturally, that he would not
get much out of the transaction. The wine
finished, the stranger, lo i
looking H. full n the face,
haquirial if he thought he would know his debtor
azain if he saw him. The other had no doubt of it.
" No you would not." warn rePtieder, " for rou have
been riding and talking with him for the lam hew%
lam ; and here are fifty pounds fog every one you
lent me then." With tha ka handed him fia.
hundred iounda. in Bank of England notes i MMus.
him that ha unglr‘ take& urrMY tai
conscience, sa he (t e bawl warn ten. smith /moose%
and that the bym. ^4r trod dehu had made him more
gwenty years ado little helped to the
acquisition of the large fortune.—BaCk Chronicle,

WIIIBORNII.
Si. J.IHN'S CIMUMOH.—A Spnoisl leo-ruomi ,41 temper• Mr R. i /ardency, solicitor, ad T 7, aI1l:. in ita relation to the Christian life will he expired during service in Wish-art riresbyterian
preachodon Tuesday, September Ylud, at seven (ler* !)und.., on l.4unday afternoo,.
o'clock. by the Rev. OWell L Memel, M.A.. Rector An artist named Nicholson and two tipme.,n twee
Church Ronnie, and IN., President of the Western been drowned whilst cmasing iwg, as Temperance League and of the Dorset and Southern Scotland.
Counti. Temperance Association. A crowded con- The body g a woman was found Soeting in the sea
gregation is expected to listen to this veteran sad at Dove, on Sunday, and it is supposed that she CCIO2.
earnest advocate of temperance. WNW suicide by jumping over tbe chile.