The Portland daily press., 1868-06-29
selected story.
A COanIeace Man in K en nebec Cou

A COanIence Man in Ken nebec Couaty.
GFrom the Gardiner journal, June al
Last February young man came into oul
Office, and asked US.
"Are you Mr.. Morrell?"
"You We guessed it, the first time," we re.
piled, "Why?"
81 want you to give me two dollars ?"
The charming trankness of the young man
wholly won our heart 1t is so rare fol- a
man to put such perfect trust in stranger
He could not have been more Tree and unre-
served with us, had we marriei his sister,
He evidently too, considered that there was
no danger OF refusal. 1t happened. how
ever, tat we hadn't dollar. Probably we
"had Just been to the bank" or perhaps, we
had Just be u investing in few bonds" or
possibly, land we hint this as mere suooes-
Tion) We were strapped" BE that as it NAV
we hadn't any money with us. We invited
MN INTO our sanctum, gave him the best
chair, took Off our hat, and proposed that he
should relate the story OF his thrilling adyen-
tu es by field and flood. He said his name
was Robinson that he had lust been shin
wrecked on the brig or schooner Louisa, or
some other craft, and lost every rag OF clothes
he had on except his hat.
your hGtP said we somewhat incredu-
lously, how could you lose all the rest of your
clothes and save your hat?
He evidently seemed to think he had got
part OF two stories mixed, and explained
that he got ashore with some OF his clothes
on but they were SO worn and torn that be-
nevolent persons IN Baltimore had iyen HIM
more and the Consul had forwarded him
home.
Indeed he told pitiful story. flour mem
ory serves us right he had lost finger Or
two in the army or navy.
He continued that ne expected to find his
parent at Augusta, but when he got here, he
learned they had gone to Aroostook, and he
wanted us to give him two dollars so that he
could get to Bangor, whence by some means
or other he expected to get to Aroostook.
We heard his story, and our bowels of
compassion were greatly exercised. In
deed, we were sorry that he had asked for SO
little, and as we did not like to giue him more
than he wanted, we compromised, by saving
"Mr. Robinson, were we in your place, we
should not want any one to giUe us money,
and we presume you do not. l will lend YOU
i've dollars, and YOU can repay it when you
get home, or when you get it," We went in
to the job room and borrowed V and ten
dered 1t to our shipwrecked friend hesitating-
ly, just as though we were receiving a favor
rather than giving it.
He got up, stuck Que his dirty paw and
grasped our white velvety hand with a teryor
that would have done honor to q eg,,,,,..,,
lover and with voice Choking ai1i with emotion ]
he exeIned esx.s...s1Ined: by Cd, 1 tell YOU am a
aohtte man, and I'll repay you tor this kind
ness o. I'll give the amount to some one else.
We teit then all the truth of the adage that
Virtue brings its own reward" and we are
glad we did, then, for we haven't felt so since.
Our creditor who had lent us the money
limited something about that bills having
gone "up spout" and we turned from him in
disgust, happy that we had made an unfortu-
nate felowman more comfortable, and
thought no more about it for long while
when by chance Mr.. Berry, the postmaster
and ourselt happened to be comparing notes,
and we found that he had played the same
game on him, and got two dollars out of him.
MIR. Berry had also found that he was
worthless wretch, who lived out in " White-
field, or somewhere over that way.
Last evening Mr.. Munger was at our house
and was telling how he was humbueged by
m-n's coming to his house just at dinner
time, in his shirt sleeves, and begging tor
money and coat. He too "wanted to ee
his ma'am" who did live at Augusta, but had
gone to Pressure Isle. He too had lost all his
good clothes by being ship-wrecked. Mr.. M.
proposed to get him pass to Waterville, but
he insisted upon having money. In fine, he
was the same suffering friend of ours MIR. M.
finally gave him coat and dollar, AMI urg-
ed him to take dinner, but he would not.
Willie NJ, however, less credulous than his
father, did not believe our poor mariners
story, and followed him, and saw him 60 be-
hind board pile and bring out another coat.
Perhaps the young man is raising funds to
pay back our five doliaas, anu it so we pro-
test against it. We do not want him 10 swim
die Methodist ministers for the sake OF repay
ing us. Seriously, what shall we think OF a
man mean enough to play on the benevolent
credu ity OF poor editor and a Methodist
preacher? Mr.. Munger has decided to pra,
tor him. We shall not, but if any two listed
fellow who reads the Home Journal Will give
him good thrashing we will loot the bills.
We will add, that if this enterprlsing young
man again makes his appearance we hope he
will be handed over to the authorities as
swindler. He ought to have fee quarters
and clothes furnished him by the State tor
six mouths at least.
Farewell, ship-wrecked Charlie. We warn
you as you value your stolen clothes, to keep
out OF our sight for the II ture