The New York herald., 1866-07-28
EnEszzlEmsAT or eoHus.

Experiences Of Lad and His Pnl in MnisinE
and Spending Fourteen Hundred Dollars
They Have Gay Time OF IL and are Ar
vested.
"He that hath beard 10 more than youth, and he
NAL hath beard is less than man." says the
prating Beatrice In Much Ado About Nothing freddy
,hs standard William n. Bonocum something less than
. man, but not muoh and George Deegan something
moro than youth, but not great deal. Where
much precocity crops has light Bonocum
NE beard Is certain cannot be tagging far behind and
where than graces the chin Of Decgan II
evident that he has not altogether ovcreppcd the boun
dary that separates full grown men from the period OF
bsn bons pettscoats and marbles Bonocum is about
seventeen years OF age, and Dccgan about twenty.
Bonocum Is small In stature, has light hair blue eyes
and a not yet quito ouigrown the pug shape in
which every begins or through which Il passes
Pat Deegan In oanonioas and teach MIN 20 compose his
ce with little gravity, and you would gay that
conditioned preate Strip the 1rst priest you TO
Of his saccrdotal trappngs and you will have Dcegan
be had been stalled and never had care, and never
expected 10.
Bonocum's father Is a porter in the once Of sesian
banking house In Broad street. Ono of the duties OF
Bopocum sr was 10 go 10 the Post once and present
the box ticket Of the company and get their Seters
Ono day Bonocum Sr, took II upon himself 70 delegate
ths duty he had often done before. Wishing 20 60
home, Bonocum, sr, told Bonocum, Jr, 20 SO 10 the
O0c the letters about the 8tn OF
The father however did not give the son the Post
Once ticket as the son had had possession Of already
about week
This company s known under the firm name az
Jansen, Schmidt Rupert They have correspondents
In Prussia and upon the ARRIVAL Of every steamer from
1urop. az: N ,.a nap, o. rsceng resnesea letter.
note 10 that effect IN accordance with the regulations
of the Post oficc, from tho postmaster On signing a
Well, when young Bonocum was told by his father 10
g Tor the letters he NJ once started for the Post Office
srs sa oa % so upon Hn hc 1ssssoa s a v.s
behold there Was Dagan, with his nce thick hung with
smiles Where nov, says Dugan. II am going up
come down. says the fat youth Accordingly Dursn
waited. While he was waiting Bonocnm signed tie
receipt for registered letter, a. follows sJknsen
schmidt 4 Rupert, per W. II. Bn
one would have supposed that his hand would have
shaken n.,lc . ns wrote bat ~ y did not Or 'ha, he
N Hs was bold hand, and bis manner had about Il
she confidence of one who had tina, signature
nun you meet IN the street and the samo right Bono
cum hsd, the smu'ty urchin will have. Bonocnn was
ss,s, employed 70 ,as ore % q 1ss banking company
into hts hands containing large amount of money.
when Bonocum came down stairs he found Dagsn a.
good AZ his word lie was In waiting They started on
sogethcr when near Cedar stree, Duean said TO Bono
cum, "whst have you gotf Bonoccm produced the
qaick twinkle 10 his little round eyes exclaimed Thsre
is money 10 w. tell You, Bonocnn, " you lad what
ihere !. 10 that letter Il would * you" Just 4 tbs
~~@8" W fetNu tfthVnfue hth7~h ~ 'tns
eof two dollars and half that Bonocun owed him A
capital time he thought 20 dun him All the
cay, ~ they went along together, Dugan kept be-
fors the mind OF his companion what a
blessing lay sealed up for him In The little envelope be
carried bat seemed not 70 have the desired effect
ne reminds Bonocum Of hs Indebtedness and said he
must have the money that night THIS was once %
twice repeated and were among he last words spoken
the two separated near Excbange place No sooner
had Dugsn turned 10 70 swsy than Bonccum broke the
sai Of the letter. tore 70 pieces the envelope put into
h pocket the Ssi IN coupons Of United States bonds
Looking up be that Duesn was uos yes out Of s9ht
end after him He told him vhas vas IN The ist<r,
dollars each Dugzn said he you'd ss them and vi N
shs undeiandips that they shosA msss = rovejcy 3
ye<sl IN the afternoon they aenin parsed ccmpen Z.
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