New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-09

Rwo little boys were standing at gate. They
were both about the same age. But one Of them
was timely and tastefuly dressed while the clothes
q the other we're coarse and ragged. It was in
the autumn The huskefs were busy in the corr
held, and nom strip of wood beyond hoated Out
the sound Ok the wood Cutters axe.
Lave you no better clothes, BennyW asked the
No. haven't, Johnny.n
Why dom youg get better ones, Bennyai
Because can't. have no money!
/, i That is bad, Benny Are you going to school
= guess not, Johnny; must stay out and do
such little Jobs as can find to do. / would like
20 60 70 school very much. wish | knew as much
az you do, Johnny
s Pooh don't know anything. am sorry for
you. am glad that ! am better of. But that
does not make me feel proud. God made Won as
good as am i your clothes are ragged.a
Benny took biz little friend by the hand. Atear
NJ You have always been Kind to me, johnny
Alien said he. You have never hooted at ne
nor taunted me like other boys So have some
Hmes taken up your quarrels, and / will stand by
you When we are men.
Z Look here, Benny, how would you like TO work
on . farm Oil winter? Good clothes, enough 10
gay and 2 Little pocket money, a nice family to
bye Yltn, -; and q, plenty Of work 5
Then can help you. IT just occurred to me.
NY uncle Abbott wants little boy on his farm. I
viii give you letter to him.,
Two days afterward Benny stood in front of
uncle abbott waiting reply Uncle Ahhntt ,vas
pleasant looking old man, not YET STONED. Int
VIII hair quite gray. He put on his sneetaeles
opened johnny "A en's letter, and read al follows
MEADOW Brooks
Oct. 0, Eighteen As. I
HE'S Poor & Has no Home Pleas Keep Him Il
civ Him Work, -. y
your Nefflw JOHN ATreN
Nos Johnny was quite small boy, was not SO
Nsll ieaEned as Benny supposed him to be- But
notwithstanding the spelling, misuse Of eanitaIs
ana want of punctuation the letter az introdiction
was sufficient. Uncle Abbott gave Bennv 4 hoToa
for number Of years. : 4toil0
gss en- October night IL Philadelphia. The
III was colo as November. It was late ana there
was not much noise on the streets IA cosv room
sAt 2 mar lie looked oareWorn and hapgard
lals Wis 2 beautiful woman, stood beside him.
~ nan and speaking words Of en-
s It's no use, Ben n he groaned. .If cannot
command ten thousand dollars BY to.porrnw noon
4 1 must go TO the wall. The banks are tight and
1919 1870 ~ money g pe negotiated for in the
!. ferhaps this may be of use to you.n said his
wife, handing him slip of PAPER -'7
de went 10 the lamp and read as follows
Puma, Oct. 9th, 1866.
First National Bank PHILADELPHIA Ii Tnbn
Allen, or order ten thousand dollars, 80
BEAJAlnE BERWICK.
q Belle, what does this mean? II is check for
ten thousand dollars. Who Is BENJAMIN Berwiok9',
khe gentleman stopped here to-day. You
we're not ~. He felt sorry, and left this check and
NY Old Friend Johnny Allen; While inthe city
so-oay, heard that the failure Of your bank would
seriously Affect you, DO You remember the letter
" odagtion you gave me to yonr uncle Abbott
~ ~ Y exactly twenty years ago, few years ago
.a gougnt land ~ Eensgo county. It proved to
sess ~ On II, and am quite rich man. IF the
IN VIZ ., as oheek VIII aid yon any please use
Your friend, RrNrv i
AN, s ~ Aalea cried John Allen kissed his wife,
fbs vail '.e Kissed him. John Allen did not 20 to
81 tsatv AZ on account of the msspelt letter