Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-05-11

passed it to his partner. What does it
mean do you-thiuk
i don't kuow.' was the reply, but !
advise you to go at once
'lt seems to be feminine handwriting
said Niitar rhnughtiu!!y
Yes Don't yoa know any lady or
Fifth Avenue?'
Well, it is worth noticing We have
met with SO little To our advantage lately
that il will be refreshing variety
Ia FIVE minutes John Wilnnr jumped in
to a horse car and was on his way TO No,
Fifth avenue.
lie walked up to the door of magnif
cent brown stone house and rang the bell
He was instantly admitted, and shown in
to the drawing room, superby flushed.
He did not have to wait long. An ele-
CANT lady, scarcely thirty, entered and bow.
ing, said : You do not remember me, Mr.
Wilbur "
NO, madam said be, in perplexity.
we will waive that, then, and proceed
to business How has your house borne
the crisis in which so many of our large
firms have gone DOWN.
John Wilbur smiled bitterly
we have struggled successfully till to-
day, he answered. but the end has come,
Unless we can raise certain sum Of mon
ey by two, We are ruined
what sum will save you? was the la
Gy's question
The note due is two Thousand dollars
/ Towards this we have but three hundred
and seventy five.
Excuse me a moment said his hostess
She left the room but quickly returned
! There, said she. handing small strip
Of paper TO John Wilbur, 'is my check for
| TWO thousand dollars You can repay it
at your convenience. Ii you should re
| quire more, come to me again
Madam, you have saved u.s. exclaimed
! Wilbur, sprnging to his teet in delight
What can have inspired i'll you such
a benevolent interest in our prosperity" !"
DO yuu remember. Mr.. WInnr, said
the lady. "a certain valentine, containing ii
ten dollar note, which you sent to young
! girl occupying an attic III your lodging
house, eight years since!
i DO distinctly. have often wondered
what became of the young girl. think
her name was Helen Morris
She stands before you, was the quiet
response.
You. Helen Norris exclaimed VII
bur, starting back in anazement. You
surrounded with luxury
NO wonder YOU are surprised. Life
has strange contrasts. The money which
you sent me seemed to come from God -
was Oh the brink of despair With it
put my wardrobe in repair, and made ap-
plication for the post Of companion TO a
wealthy lady. [ fortunately obtained it
had heen with her but two years when a
gentleman in her circle, Immensely wealthy
offered NE his hand IN marriage es
teemed him He was satisfied wish that
married him. A few years since he died
leaving me ;his house and an immense ior
tune. | have never forgotten you, having
accidentally learned tnat my timely succol
came from you | resolved, if fortune ev
er put it in my power, | would heirienu
you as you hefriended me, That time has
c,me. have paid the first instalment o.
my debt as Helen Morris
John Wilbur advanced. and respectful
ly took her hand You have nobly repaid
me, he said will you also award me
the privilege of occasionally calling upon
you?
4 shall be most happy said Mrs. Eust
tace, cordially.
John took a hurried leave, and return
,, ed to lis store as the clock struck one -
! He showed bis delighted partner the checI
be had just received.
4 haven't time to explain he said, 'thi
; must at once be cashed'
Two o'clock came and the firm wa
, saved-saVed from their last peril. Hence
forth they met with nothing but prosper
Gus gales.
What more!
y, Helen Eustace has again changed he
name. She is now Helen Wilbur, an
u her husband now lives at No = Fifth Av
enue.
q And all this came of a valentine.