Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-15
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Reward Of Honesty,

We find, says the National InteAigen-
Ger, the following beautiful and touching
incident in the ST. Louis Republican, OF
the 4th instant -
JOHNNY Moore is the name Of bright
eyed, jolIy-faced lad, twelve or fourteen
years of age, whose invalid widowed mo-
Iher, living on Morgan street, he helped to
support by the sale Of newsPapers, and by
such eyrands and small jobs as ne may
chance TO fall in with. Johnny. who is
the hero Of the pleasant and truthful incl
dent we are about 10 record, was extreme.
ly neat in his attire, though his clothes
have not always been of the best, and
may have shown, in sundry patches and
mended rents. the results Of both poverty
and frugal care. In short, Johnny Is just
such boy as we used 10 "rsad ABOUT
in Sunday School books.
Yesterday morning. bright and early
he was trudging along Broadway between
Franklin avenue and Washington street.
when he chanced to stumble against a
large pockei-Sook, which he picked up
and found 10 contain large number oil
bank notes and papers. While he was
meditaung on lhe sudden riches he had
amassed and which he had slid into ca
pacous pocket. or perhaps racklng his
youthful mind whether 10 seek Tor the
owner or conceal his good fortune, gen.
tIeman rushed by him in an anxious, hur-
ried. nervous manner, which convinced
the boy that he was looking for some
thing, and he thought he knew what.
"Have you lost anything {? asked
johnny. "Yes, my pncket-book," was
the gendeman's ans wer "have you seen
il 2"
The little fellow "expected" he had
he didn't know though. What kind OF
pocket book was ii
This led 10 an adjournment TO neigh'
boring store, where the flushed and al
mos, breathless individual "oI the first
part proceeded to say that the pocket
book was large black one, containing
$1,000 in bank bills and some accounts,
a strip OF red morocco binding underneath,
the n a n being inscribed "Roberl Thomas,
Coving ton, KY" The description tai
lied, and Johnny's eyes snapped with
cheerlulness, as he p laced The treasure
lust as he found ii, into the stranger :
hand and we opine there was greater
jov in that one act than ten thousand dol
lars could have purchased a. the expense
of guilty conscience.
Mr.. Thomas hardly seemed TO know
which TO feel most, relief on the recovery
of his money and papers, or gratitude 10
the lad and admiration of his honesty.
Taking Johnny by the hand, whose boun-
ding heart (he knew not why) had by this
time "splashed tears into his eyes," the
gentleman took him 10 clothing store
and dressed him out from top 10 toe, in
bran new suit. Then proceeding TO
;ewelrv store he purchased good silver
watch, upon which he directed to be en-
oraveJ these words Robert Thomas,
to little Johnny Moore. ST. Louis Sept,
3d 1889. Honesty is the best policy"
Not even content with this the generous
stranger placed in neat bead purse i've
twenty dollar gold pieces, which he diIec-
ted the lad TO give 10 bis mother
We shall not attempt to portray me
emotions of the boy. If his q"Ivenng
Inns and choked uuerance, and The smile
Thai strove so hard to get through the
GREAT wsterv globes tha; Temb'ed IN his
ewes failed ic tell what was going on IN
his heart, how shall we tell 1t! yeo,