Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-11-07
THE CRIME OF DELAY.

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You ask dear Jim, why [ took S.
much interest in that boy2 will tel
you. but mark me, you must never al
Jude to the subject again. l ha,
thought, that for my credit, no .on
should ever know the reason Of my so
lici,ude conre,uing him, or why hi
death has affected me SO deeply. Blu
he is dead now, and lest you shoul,
misconstrue my interest in him to m,
prejudice, L will tellafyou frankly al
that know Of him, So tar as it effect
myself. 5.r-r .fs --. ..4 ....
was not always, you are aware, deal
} Inn, the mau you have recently knowr
,ne. l once had position and influence
and when YOU first knew me. had never
done any act to bring blush to the
cheek OF friend or relative. .. ,..
But of this enough. 1t sufficeth, ,ha
one year ago, or Whereabouts, as wen
to my office on il beautiful. morning ii
March, L noticed boy walking dow,
lhe street just ahead of me, lonkiug pale
e,uacie,el, and yet beautiful There
was Il pecuiiar-an exceedingly anxious
look, that | had never seen before
There was the face Of "a boy with the
anxiety of man. 1t struck me
as peculiar. at the first glance, an.
stopped to look at him. [ perceived
that 1t was th,diiliculty he could re-
strain himself from sob6ing aloud -
When he saw me he rerreSsed his emu
tion. and spoke up with an obvious
effort ot uncOncern.
"Piease, sir, are you not the editor o.
ifhe--?',, - = - =.
Il a,n, i" said 1, amy fne fellow, nc
what can do for you?
"Muther's sick, sir, and we are very
poor. and | want to get.a place to work.
"What can you do?' said |.
20, | will try to do anything" he
replied" :" but doh't know what | car
do, for always. went,to school before
came to California; | will try to, do
anything.
The boy interested me, and though
| am Il callous man, whom buffet. -
with the world has hardened prema
iurely, could not allow him to leav,
me, till had given him word of com
fort.
My fine fellow said l." eau yor
come to lEy office at seven O'Clock thl:
evening"
Il wil," he answered--"I will dc
anything to earn some money for my
poor sick mother. -
[ took Il five dollar piece from m,
pocket. and put it into his hand. Hat
[ right to do it? | had often sal,
| ought to pay my honest debts before
| thought of chality. Had | Il light t.
do it? Yes.
The ooy looked at the money, the,
he looked at me, and then burst into
tears. .gsrss
Dear me, believe me, | had great
mind to cry, too. Said he, "did [ ac,
like beggar?'' AS he spoke the wore
"heygar'' he burst out again, and th'
tears gushed forth afresh.
No my lad, said [, '.but take that tt
your mother and this evening [ will
have place for you, so that yoa cal
earn the. money, and when you hav'
enough of it perhaps you can pay III
back y
He held the coin toward me and sal,
take the money; | am not heggar
and as my father who is dead. and m.
mother, who is dying. told me to starv'
sooner than beg, | shall not take it.
He was so earnest that TO have refused
would have offended him more, and S
requesting him to call on me at seveI
o'clock in the evening. | told him to !"
home ta his mother, and tell her he ha
found IA friend who would get him il sit
uation.
He trirred away with lighter heart
| went on my way thinking how | coul
aud would befriend him. 1t was only TIL
day before. hat friend had told IN
he wanted a boy Of about his years, an
if he WAS faith ful and trustworthy, wpui
pay him Il liberal salary. l.esolved, i
my own mind, would 90 and see hll
Immediately after breakfast. But
The fiigl.ty purpose never is DER took,
Uncss the deed 90 with it.
AT the breakfast table [ got engage
in nv angry political. discussion. Th
. ISeniIptial citCiibu WIS vi tifS td piS. II
we had got news that morning that
reverend Senator belonging to our sid
had sold out and gone over to the enemy
went down town after breakfast
learu the facts OF the matter. L talke
with one and another, till the case {
! the poor boy was quite driven out of III
head. Before returned, the dispatch
es began to arrive from the capital, an
= what with ia kim" to interested frlenc
and for the next morning paper,
quite forgot the pale faced boy and h
mother. ...........,
At seven o'clock he came. My heal
smote me when saw him, for [ ha
4 neglected and forgotten my promise
: But told him-God forgive me-nt
0 SO much for the deception as the negle
that could not see the man that
thought would employ him, but If
g would come the next day at two ot:loc
& [ would get him the situation and ps
him the first months salary in advanc
Detected he turned upon his heel al