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dred dollars. Teo esents nov took
place which show The character OF Tie
boy which - they are useful lsssoas We
oil pot omit Returning home one dsy
10 gel sometiipg obi 81 lis trunk. jim
found bis kind tandledi lii tears there
were tso men IN ih@ house whose actioes
aud appearances told :, once iheif 5nst
ness; they we're lev, ing on ,he lady !.
househoid furniture Tor sIdebt she led
rendered herself responsible tor; il We.
TO save . son iron prison and when the
time run out she found herself 1naS.s TO
NEE, il ell.
why not. she exclaimed lake whs,
Iihsre. here ~ twenty dollars. II i "a
the money have, Csatdo il. msd
an. have no iasiruc,ions. HbS much
Is the whole amount, Mrs. Carson? asked
jim.
/ Fifty two dollars; my son win be able
70 pay Il next nonth i has ben hard
water. and be was sick nestly al the
tine
Never miad Mrs. Carson. cheer up,
viii pay the: sccouni-cone lob s,ars.
sir bring the psper--cheer up N d an
your irlrnds are not sli dead VI,
The money sas psad-Jim was delight.
ed and Mrs. Carson ss,onisLsd. The
Other event was this:
Jim Stepped Into the Coffee house, Sc.
1cond street where Na,hsns uo& holds hi.
Auction sales. and lbe sheriff was selling
some valuable property among the res,
were three houses situated on Third street
IN very improving par, Of the city. Il
appeared there was some difficulty 10 re
la'on to this properly amopg the heirs,
and portion Of whom being absent .
certain ,smouni' Of money was 10 De rails.
ed. and the properly was 10 make il, =
jim. more 10 Sport perLsps iron habit
bid and i, was actually Knocked do.p to
hun for fittees thousand dollars! The
Sheriff seeitg mere boy come up 10 the
stand. end enter his name and + sid nee
took it Tor granted that be bought il fol
some one behind he curtain, consequent
~, no questions were asked bpt how did
Jim leel, Hall crazy he rushed home
threw himself on the bed he began
humping himself Tor being so foolish; Al
last he came 10 the conclusion thai be
would leave Mrs Carson's aud 90 TO New
York. unlil the property vas put up o. ain
and sold ! will do H. So iumpins Out
ni the bed. he commenced arranging bis
things and packing bis ,runk while do.
ing so Mrs Carson knocked al the door
and told him two gentlemen were below
aud wished to see him Startled bnt mol
dlsmayed Jim followed and 10 ne parlor
he iouodihe Two strangers They stared
al sesiug mere boy. aud 10 their enquiry
IL he was the person who bought The
Erhyd street property they were equally
surprised when he boldly replied iha, be
war. Nothing like boldness inE desperate
cases.
The msn were the absent heirs !; they
came on tupay the deb. due. The proper
~ being worth lar more than Jim psiC
Tor il. indeed slmos. double What wal
10 be done. they were poor-il belops e 4
TO orphans; Jim was sn orphan. a tea
came into his eye. and be relindnished hi.
right of,he property. BY heir paying him
cash down. two thousand dollars. Mex
day, J,m's account 10 hank was swellsc
up to three hoifsaad dollars! Now com
nences the most important part Of oul
here's life hewss in bis sc yen,eenth year
and Adelaide Winter ID her fifteenth =
They had never met since ihs dsy jim
had rescued hsr from . horrid fate. Tn.
period had arrived for him 10 see her. ant
talk with her. He was well dressed, ane
as accomplished looking youth a. any ii
The city, and what was more. he was
lucky and prosperous young gentleman.