Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-12-15
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4 eyed, jeii, feed led, tsslse or faarts,.
y-srs sf age, wii,ss invalid and vidovsi
M iber. living on Morgan street. he ksips
TO ssppors BY the sale OF nsv.rstsrs s.d
.rrsods SD small jobs % be may shssss tel
fall IN viih. Jehnsy. .ho 10 the 5,,o 90
The pissDrs ssd Hst fol ,peid.sl vs re-
sbout TO record, is sxtrsmrly seat ip HE a
nre, thoaTh his clothes nay no, have b~.n
sissys the best and nsy have shown, in
sundry patches and nsendsd rents, The 70.
sans o. bosb poverty and frugal ssrs Is
short, Johsny 10 jss, sseb toy - vs ussd
.e read about 10 Supdsy school books
is''rrday morning. bright sad ssriy, he
.s irsdsing along Bfosd.sy, between
FrsIhiis Avssao ssd Washington s,f.st.
When bs shsnesato .isn he ss.,ust . lsrs.
pocket to' ;, ,shieh be picked Up and found TO
sost.ts . large number Of bask bO,ss aud
1 pspe" Whi,e be vas msdi siins on ale
sasd.h riebss be Lad sma,ssd, and vh Oh b.
nsa siid iA'o cspsci1 ne pceket. or psrhsp,
fsosios bic youthful mind whether TO sch
We e'Dsr or conceal bis so.d fortune. ssp
'snsh fn'hsi BY him IN sa snIious, bar
i'ea. nsrvoes nsnrer, which convicted tL.
boy that be sss loeting for s.r,eia,sr ..I
he thosgtt Ls hpsu What.
IL ave you lost nytLins !" asked JoLnpy
as,~sr 'fsve you ssen tg'
TIE ttls.fsflov sIpeeId he had a,
did st tno. fhoush What tind ef roei.,
book vast!
lss led 20 an sdiourn ment 10 q nsirbbor
ING 'tore, uhe'e the flushed .nd almos,
bfssthiess individual "of the h-.t rart" pro.
seeded To cay ihst the pocket book "a, /.
isrge bisek ooe, containing 81 200 in hank
o'i' ana some seeounts, strip Of red mo.
rocco e'nd,ng underneath the Gap being io. |
seroed Robert Thomas, Covinptp. XIV"
i"s description Tailed, aud Johnpys sy.s
'bsPped si'h eheerfuln.s. as he placed Iks |
treasures just ss he had fouod II. into th. |
sfsng-'s hands snd We opine the-e Va,
greater JOY Ia r,at on. ae, than slo 600 !
hare pu chased ~ the expense Of . guilty
conscience.
Mr. Thomas hardly seemed 4. knov
Which TO feel most, relief On The recovery Of
the money snd papers, or gratitude to the
lsd AM admiration for bis honesty. Tax.
ies johnny BY the haod, whose bound,ur
near lhe knew rot uby) had By this time
spashed tears into his eyes" the geotis-
mao TOOK him TO clothing store and dress
90 Dim "st. iron top to toe, IN bran rev
&c" ihrn, proceeding TO j.vslry store, !
.e purchased good silver watch. .upon which
ne directed TO be engraved these words
haesrt Tbeuss to i,tI- Job.py Moore
: Louis sept ID, ls39. Honesty rs the
pe' policy Not "yen en.,e.. =sh this.
the generous stranger placed in a o, ,at b. sd
pure I'VE ~ nty dollar gold pieces, which
he directed The led to give bis mother.
We shall rot site~pt to portray The emo.
lions OF the boy If his aaiverips i'm. and
'eoksd utte:anes, aud the snis that strovs
20 bard to get through the great u.ie,y
sietss that ir.ubled in bis eyes, .led 10
-i vtst vss going 90 10 bis heart, how sbsI,
'st-li = ~ Losp Reps6i,e n. srpt. 5ik.
GsS. rwiGGs oU So o.s1.A,sp
There is bst ore Instance knows ". be.
ieve, ~ which the old veteran vas outs,n.
'taied sud - o. 81 10 qsi'e snasing. ue viii
ave " 10 ou' readers General Tuigy. in
: riet sc piiut ri-n, aud meies out the iu, ]
Zee OF army regulations sith but (. sliuh,
esr rerioR Il mercy. A few yrsrs seo
'fivats OF dragooh., whose COMPANY vas
'st'onsd at San Antonio ipeurrsia puni.h.
nsnt pro.i'ed for az ofsBce be hsi brr.
utility Of aud vowed 20 vr.sk hi- spite upon 9
he eommsDder bim-ef with aeorrsot in. 4.
'sbt into the Gsbersis ehstseter. h. e.eet- b
d the n oct ieud-r poiO; for bi. thrust
Que night be stole into Tuiggs stable
NIB razor, and shaved his Isvorite stsrs. !,
9 clean as dressed leHthsr No ,isn. ~
hs rsgs this mean action would pat.r,Ily
~ ate vrre Observable b.It d,y 10 th. esun-
enAGee Gen. Twiggs, bat b. f,,s hishtLs
sd discovered and 81. srly implicated the >,
u ity patty. Aresiipg the soldier bi, self !,
c conveyed bim 90 the stall fem Viii h Nh T,
arbsTousty used suImsi tsd been sk.a. .ad
eeufely fssieDed hin With halter 10 tb.
'cs' uh'eh "" pleo'iinily 'applsd -i,h -
sy spd eats. but contained Dos . .eya, sf "a
ny hisc it ct drop % Erg II
For tvo dsys the soi0,sy .vt sisted on ,Lis b
,fe. ust'i 1t nigh bsvs tssn ,spyassd be
las irsnsmittsd in.Us rsutsur 81 least aud
b. POOR frilcw vas ne ,akj,ct Of ,sdi.s. =,
SNIP joke and mcfrimcni. Dl the third
ssetng Geu Tuiggs re-ent-ttd the r.II =,
nd vita hIs s,ms stsrn, inmovsbis s1prs.-
90 q fsaiuiss. qui-tly stocked saj psttsd
be- sbsaldsrs of be aBstasr barber. sr
iring Wins, Charley there Cb.,le,i
isnd It'll, sir The soldier tbousLt 10
ims. II this vss "sdding in.ult 20 ipia,v" !,
ne % vac su h . capital Jose. it ussld Be -
hk'nd 20 bin fet 70 sid tbs vst-tsu Joker b,
} csfsyiag - ool 81 osishiBg sad sport. &c
~ 10 tree sqaieias style be csmmssesd
iskpR sbcut, aud thea kiessd up bshisd w
1sb sandeb sod vigorous msBssT. oss Of o.
Il heels sss plsBts5 20 ibe GsBsFsls sblo- J,
.sR sd the old man cot oys spsseh fs-s 81
j. - y - be soald recover brssth he r.ii.d n,
AZ. ssrgsasi ssrgssnt. spd - kis Ordssiy -
,ns ruBnins IN tss horss mss Fsmbi.A %
10 ;hoazht u vhsi night f-sut f1sm bis
iskssa "SsFRsssi," Ess I'd the General. n
70, this psh lose. lie would rsiAss BE- p
,rss thea . vhi.s man. - G--df'
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b Flsg ssntsins 80 seeoust of he sestk .