Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-16
Noble Examples.

Leu US premise Dy saying tnat 1t IS absolutely
! true A few years ago a large drug firm in
this city advertised for a boy. Next day the
store was thronged with applicants, among
them queer-looking little fellow accompanied
by woman, who proved to be his aunt, in
lieu of faithless parents, by whom he had been
abandoned. Looking at this little waif, the
merchant in the store promptly said Gan t
take him; places all full besides he is too
small. !" II know he is SMALL" said the wo-
man, but he is willing and faithful" There
was twinkle in the boys eyes, which made
the merchant think again; A partner in the
firm volunteered to remark that be 'did not
see what they wanted of such boy-he WASH t
bigger than pint of cider" But after con-
sultatlon the boy was set to work. A few days
later call was made on the boys in the store
Tor some one to stay all night The prompt
/ response Of the little fellow contrasted we'll
with the reluctance Of others. In the middle
OF the night the merchant looked into see if
al! was right In the store, and presently dis
covered his youthful protege busy scissoring la
bells. "What are you doing 2" said he. Il
did net tell you to work of nights?'' II know
you did not tell me SO, thought might as
we'll be doing something" In the morning
the cashier got orders to double that boy S
wages for he as aeiling" Only few weeks
elapsed before show of wild animals passed
through the Streets and very naturally all
hands in the store rushed to witness the spec
tacle. A thief saw his opportunity, and en-
tered at the rear door to seize something, but
in twinkling found himself clutched by the
dimlnutive clerk aforesaid and, after strug-
gle, was captured. Not only was a robbery
prevented. but valuable articles taken from
| other stores were recovered. When asked by
the merchant why he stald behind to watch
when others quit their work, the reply was,
/ ~ ou told me never to leave the store when
others were absent, and | thought I'd stay"
Orders were Immediately given once more
Double that boys wages; he is willing and
faithful" To-day that boy is getting salary
of $4,000 and next January will become a
member of The firm. Young men, initiate that
example.-M T. Publican.
| WRITING AND NEwsPAPERs.-Hora Gree
ley is stated once to have exclaimed, aluding
| to college bred candidates for editorial noto-
riety '.Of all horned cattle, preserve me
from college graduate. The Tribune phil
osopher was something more than half right,
/ for there is more upsetting incompetency among
schoolmen aspiring to be editor than proceeds
| from any other class. A good authority 1--WE
| judge so by the way he talks says that people
who know nothing about newspaper imagine
that good writer must be good.editor. 1t
happens that good writer's are often worthless
in a newspaper office, or worse, and that moth
ing damages a newspaper more than the at
tempted fine writing" which is so common.
There are occasions which call for the highest
| skill In the expression of thought and the use
of language, but those are comparatively rare,
and the man who has made the reputation of a
writer of well rounded periods is often quite
| above-or below-the real work of the editor.
Again, there are people who suppose that a
man of learning or scholarship must be a COM
petent editor. Not one in thousand of the
scholars or savans could keep a newspaper alive
single week The contributions of these gen.
tlemeE are heavier ballast than any newspaper
can afford to carry. .-E!echange.
Now, while We do not believe that every col
lege graduate can become good editor, we do
believe that every editor would be all the better
for collegiate education.-Rich. Journal rs
| A LITTLE HEROINE. Pugwash, Canada,
few nights ago. the house of family named
Crowly having taken fire, all the inmates ex
cspt three small children had escaped, but these
were sleeping up stairs, and the fire below made
it impossible to reach them. Finally, the moth
err screams from without awakened the eldest,
daughter not twelve years old, who came to
window and was urged by her mother to throw
herself out, but she answered, "No; my broth
er and sister must be saved" She then return
| ed through the heat and smoke twice, and, af.
window, she let herself drop to the ground,
distance of sixteen feet, and when she rose said
81 m done, mother, but have saved my broth
! er and sister from being burnt up" The moth
cr and children then walked six hundred and
seventy yards naked (for none of the clothing
had been saved to the nearest neighbor's
house, where the little heroine, terribly burnt,
shocked with the fall, and chilled with the ex-
posure, died early on the next morning
FIDELITY OF THE DoG-In digging the ruins
of Herculaneum, which wasoverwhemed many
hundred years ago by eruption of Vesuvius,
| the skeleton of dog was found stretched over
/ the bones of child. A collar of curious work
manship was discovered, on which was inscrib-
ed the history of this dog in Greek. The dog
was called Delta; his masters name was Seve-
rinus. This animal had saved his masters life
three times Once he had dragged him out of
the sea, when nearly drowned; once he had
driven off four robbers, who attacked him and
once he killed she wolf, which flew at Sew
ernus on account of his having taken her cubs
| from her In grove sacred to DIANA near Her
culaneum. The latter part Of his life attached
himself particularly to his master S only son,
| followed him wherever he went, and would take
no food except from his hand. No doubt the
faithful servant perished in trying to save the
boys life. The collar is still preserved in the
gallery of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. oIH 6
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SENsEs-A
| REMARKABLE CAsE.-In the last No. of the
Mutes' Chronicle, published at the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum in this city, Superintendent Fay
has the following interesting account of one
of his pupils named William E. Morfer: ''This
pupil, in his misfortune, illustrates the intimate
connection between the senses of hearing and
seeing in their origin. Last year, while pupil
at the Blind Asylum, he suddenly recovered his
power of speech. According, at the opening of
and has been in all respects genuine deaf mute.
Last Sunday he was attacked with severe
neuralgic pain in his head and chest, resulting
soon in perfect restoration of hearing and the
loss of sight, without even the power of raising
| the eye lids. His faculty of speech has not re-
| turned to him, but he communicates by the
manual alphabet. He still suffers considerable
pain. y Columbus Statesman & ~
A novel wedding was celebrated in Memphis
ON Thursday. A widow lady from North Caro-
| lina Mrs. nj. Blackwell, on her way to the Red
River country with all her household goods in
cluding several children, felt an aching void
and determined to fill the place of the late Mr.
Blackwell upon short notice. Procuring mar
riage license with blank for the name of the
husband, she explained her wishes to the land
lord of the wagon yard where she resided while
ia trdnsitu, who introduced to her a young
strapping fellow named Daton, who was moth
| ing 10th and the two were made one five minutes
afterward where they stood in the wagon yard.
| After the ceremony the new matched pair took
| up their march for their new home