Polynesian., 1852-11-13
A Pleasant Surprise.

A young man of eighteen or twenty,
student III u university, took walk one day
l with professor, VINO was commonly called
the students friend, such was his kindness
to the young men whom it was his office TO
| instruct.
While they were now talking together,
and the professor was seeking to lead the
conversation to grave subjects, they saw a
pair of old shoes, lying in the path, which
they supposed belonged to poor man who
had nearly finished his days work.
The young student turned to the professor,
saying:
| Let us play the man trick; we will hide
his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind these
bushes, and watch to see his perplexity when
he cannot find them
6" NV dear friend answered the professor.
"we must never amuse ourselves at the ex-
pense of the poor. But you are rich, and
may give yourself much greater pleasure
by means Of this poor man. Put dollar in
each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves. -
The student did so, and then placed him
self with the professor, behind the bushes
hard by, through which they could easily
watch the laborer, and see whatever wonder
or Joy he might express.
The poor man soon finished his work and
came across the field to the path where he
had left his coat and shoes While he put
on his coat he slipped one foot into one ofii
shoes; feeling something hard, he stopped
down and found the dollar. Astonishment
and wonder were upon his cOuntenance; he
gazed upon the dollar, turned it around; and
looked again and again; then he looked
around on all sides, but could see no one
Now he put the money in his pocket, and
proceeded to put on the other shoe; but what
was his astonishment when he found the
other dollar, His feelings overcame him,
he fell upon his knees, looked up 10 heaven,
and uttered a loud and iervent thanksgiving,
in which he spoke of his wife, sick and help
less, and ,his children from some unknown
hand would be saved from perishing.
The young man stood there deeply affect
ed, and with tears in his eyes
Now" said the professor, sc are you not
much better pleased than if you had played
your intended trick :"
"Oh, dearest sir,'' answered the youth,
"you have taught me lesson now, that |
will never forget feel now the truth of the
words which never before understood, it
is better to give than to receive.
We should never approach the poor but
with wish to DO them good
stopping a Funeral.
Not many years ago, says a New Haven
friend, there lived in that pleasant town
rough, honest sea-captain, who, after accu-
mulating handsome fortune on the water,
retired to dry land to enjoy his money, and
the reputation of an excentrIc, care-ior-no-
thing old fellow He was strong church
man; and it one day fell to his lot to drive
the clergyman of his parish to the graveyard
in a funeral procession. As the cortege was
vending its way in solemn siowness to tho
place of sepuIture, the captain and parson in
the van, the captain espied clam pedlar,
and stopping his horse, he sung out in his
gruff voice:
g Jim, what do you ask for clans :"
twenty-five cents peck, says jim.
''Well, ''said the captain, :" take peck
down TO my house"
IS But, cap'n. rather think il Will be worth
three shillings to carry chem so far
"Go to blazes !" exclaimed the captain;
ss what do YOU mean by stopping funerals
Get up, Bill I" and the procession moved on.
Tie occurrence and the parties are verita-
ble.-Knick.
- BY long expectation. the edge Of pleas
ure is blun.ed-lTupper