Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-03-25
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Some nllsen years ago, a tail
0yergT1gn Lad stood gazing huRgFi
~ inls a pastry cooks shop in lh'
principal slresi IT 81, fslsrsbafs
81 ialsnss sad eager vac bis gaze
that il altrsrlei tho allrnllOR ~ I
passerby, a Mr. herslsin, a Ham
burg nerehshl, Whom basiness had
called 10 81. Petersburg for a fen
weeks, Mr., Hcrsgein, ailsF he had
watched the hlY ihrs few misuies.
asked him i'll he soall like solns
lsrls, and invited him IA enter and
eal 81 many I" he wished The
yaalh rssairei no second bidding
bat ins snlly svl 10, and in q short
time deSonrei more tarts, cakes
aud bnns than ono could imagine
any bog capable OF Containing,
When 40 hnsily ear,s 10 a stand
still, Mr. Rers,ein told him he
nigh, pa, few in hl' pocket, Our
hero stfaishlway filled every Poc'-
ct and corner, and fnally, % Mr,
Berslein's intense amesemeni, lac
bultonei his coat by two buttons,
aud then Oiled the breasts On sseh
aiie. Then turning 10 his bcnefac'
tor. and speaking Tor the first time
he saii " nh u hcaming face
"What is your name"
"Btr.lein," :" saii his friend,
"Thank you, Mr., Ber'tein," said
tho boy, aud walked away without
another word, leaving the gentle,
man 80 much amused at the incl
dent that no mover thought Of ask
ing the youth sry question: until Il
was too late. nrd tie boy had disnp'
pcarcd. lie paid for Whist tho lit
lie fellow had, aud departed.
Many years rolled on, aud every
thing went wrong With Mr.. Bor'
stein.
From being q rich and PROSPER
ous man. ho became poorer and
poorer each Year. Atlongth, n firm
with which he had formerly had
busincss transactions, more from
cam passion than anything else,
gave him cdmmission 10 st. Pc.
tcr+bnrg.
One day, on passing h confcctlon-
er's, the little episode Of tho cakes
recurrci to lls mem rry, and lie was
wondering what had become Of tlio
hero of the tarls, when hc suddenly
found himself confronted by II fine,
well dressed and Handsome young
man. who exclaimed.
"Mr. Bcrstcin. don't you know
me-? All, have never fJrg)tton
you. Como homo with me. lhave
occn looking for Yen for years"
"Berntein is my name, certainly /;
but | dUn,t remember you"
well, ] know youj so come
home with mo will tell you who
| am"
Thes tranger was q Russian count,
the rwiibr Of al estate Of two hun
dred and fifty square miles. taking
his title from tho province in winch
i, was situated, and the identical
youth to whom Mr.. Bers,ein had
been so generous years before. The
COUNT tlicn told Mr.. Bcrstein that
at tho time Of their first meeting
there wera two lives between him
self and the estate; that he was
brol,ght UP by two old maiden
sun,s, who considered all sweets
and pastry ia so much poison and
that he never was allowed any pock
ct money lest he should indulge in
such things.
"You had your fill once, at all
ovents-did yuu not 2" interrupted
Mr.. Rerstein laushing
Yes, indeed, | did. and d weeks
supply Tito tho bargain But / had
To hide it. Then your unlimited
eenerosity-hoS przs Tie memo,
rv Of it! It was the brightest day
Of niy Hitherto du'i life. | have
never Forgotten it, and | uctermin-
ed to repay you should uh oppof-
tunity ever occur.
The count further told Mr.. Ber-
stein how, sinre MS accession to
wealth, he had vainlt sought him
far and near, and how happy he
was in find ne him that he should
ever look upon him 20 father. ana
put himself entirely under mis- gu'u
ance and the affair ended by the
Count es,abliahing MIR Berstcin as
Uncontrolled manager of his vast
estate, al n salary of thirty thou
ssnd dollars u year. The Count
lind Mr.. Berstein Are both living,
and neither has yet had rcasdti TO
regret the meetings which proved
The generosity of tho oae and the
Gratitude Of the other.