The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-14
A STORY OF AN HoNEsl, MAN

Years ago, hen the now proud city of Bosto,
was bat brisk seaport town, with its housa.
10 cover the hill sides aud barren ma,
tuTes, and not very successful in the attenn,
there lived man somewhat celebrated in h..
way, who rejoiced in the name of Seth Thorn
ton His way of celebrity was and still is ne
cuIiar one-honesty. Folks used TO say Tia,
Sc h was so intensely honest that he was aeon.
toned to set aside percentage OF his profits,
trade, tor the benefit OF the poor as an ofsetto
any MONIES he might by any possibility have he.
come unlawiully possessed OF without his bein,
aware OF it.
Whether this was so or not, he was celebrated
for his sterling, undertaking honesty, and witbon,
the reward that would have seemed to have bea,
his due Seth was poor, although he was indebt.
ed for his comfort rather 10 his economy in liia
than to his success in business. He was barely
thirty years OF age when the story Commence:
aud was regular and ethodical TO a nicety in h,'
transactions, aud from that had obtained the SON.
briqget OF Old Seth.
So much for premises-now to our story
A dull gloomy day, it was wet without, cold
within, and cherries everywhere. The trade
was dull as the weather, and Seth was grubbing
up old accounts with severe determination, when
he was disturbed by the creaking oil the low
door OF his shop aud the entrance Of an old bow
ed down figure, who barely placing one loot be-
fore the other, shutled across the floor through
piles OF West India and dry goods, hardware.
groceries and notions (tor Yankee land was even
then full of them,) and depositing well-flled
bag upon his counter with The ejaculation. ssuse
Tor Ben Fouler and Sons suddenly shufied
away. Not comprehenjing the nature OF so I'm.
6usness.like transactions, Seth was some time
IN muse before the brilliant idea OF examining
the bag left, occurred to his bewidered brain.
n Al
examination II contained the then enormous sun,
OF i've hundred guineas in gold Of Spain, Hav
ing satisfied himself as TO the amount, he turned
to his day-boOk and made entry. Received
cash this day 500g. to be used Tor BENJAMIN Full
Ter and Sons" and opened his account accord
ingly.
Years passed on, and from year to wear the
property invested in the name of BENJAMIN Full.
Ter and Sons, seemed cherished by fortunes self.
heH ventures were successful by sea and land.
"heh all others were ruinous, their ships rode
sale through storms that sunk the stoutest mer.
chantmen, and their cargoes arrived in safety
when privateers had taken or driven away ali
others SO immense was this increase that soon
ola Seth was known only as agent for the FuIle r.
anu MS own property increase was of little &C.
count compared with the immense commission
on their investments. His ware house was he.
come one OF the largest in the colony. aud nj,
ships passed in and out from every port Of usual
uaue oil the time, laden with the properiv Of the
unknown. - '''
Gun was the same account OH his ledger pre-
selNeu' ana receipts and expenditures always
Kept, waiting the coming OF his principal or no
sons and their examination.
so time went prosperity to the mvsteria,.
person and misfortune to the agent new
market was then sought for on the coast Of IN.
Mediterranean, and vessel was dispatched TO-
Algers with rich consignments The cantai,,
upon his arrival, waited upon the principal msr-
chants oil the place and all OF the FulIer's mani
TEST was IN demand, while old Seth's Produced
but nominal profit.
sale was finally effected of the whole carso
and the merchant and the captain discussed tbn
SUBJECT oil the new trade together The merchan,
expressed his desire to see the new countr,, -
by invitation oil the other took passage in his shin
Tor America sup
ne Gay succeeding his arrival, Seth was seat
Gu III MS counting room engaged IN his usual CIV
animation OF ledgers and papers, when movo-
.neht attracted his attention, and he saw before
nun me same bowed down figure, and the SANE
shuiilng step approaching.
mere Is the money tor Ben Foula ," With.
ou' he'I'anoh and almost without surprise. the
account OF the investments was read over 80
ueeds oil estates and evidences OF propertv in H.
name oil Benjamin Fuller were produced
houses, ships and csrgoes were passed ovo. 90
the rghtful owner, and rigid account Of ex.
penses ana commissions was rendered, and with
left alone. man was
..;i Inc days passed on, and old Seth again wa,
,o'nng IN business when captpin OF ship new
y arrived from the NJ Mediterranean. entered anA
paced in his hands package. II was viii
Uessowing upon him all the property of the
old m
agent y "i"seh as
Inc true story of the mysterious visitor
never toid, but long afterwards it was recalled 70
nina NINA mat a Mohammedan Merchant named
hamet Ben Foula, had been in America wheu
the hrst incident occurred, and the nassennon
" "t1o same and returned in the Yankee shin va.
. .aned by the same name. This merchant coD'
'lnueu MS business with old Seth long afterward
ana the latter never surmised that TIC al, 49,
was .he oid decriPed man who was his benefact.
who still lived. y WI Vi one
Inc Boston Courier asks .sby what mauio.,
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