The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-11-23

10 not know what made me GO not
the money, surely. but ielt that could
not stay away, and / walked rapidly to
the Cont House. The prisoner eat with
his head bowel and parity covered with
hand-. lie sat thus un. / the words:
The prisoner counsel hAs arrived
were uttered, then he raised hi, head. and
| saw the lace Of my PLAYMATE Instant
ly ~ss seized with an impulse to save
him. ceased to remember the redlet
tered -ign on the school house and all the
titter tniuss OF he past Save h,n,. ~ If
| could. The trial Was postponed that
might talk with the prisoner | cannot
tel you AL the particulars, but they prov
Ell that lac had been engaged in different
lotteries ever since lac lett home. -oiu.
times under his own name. but mostly I'M
der assumed ones. that he received any
amount Of money, and had been al the
head OF the mos, daring and important
frauds that had been known ia those bart,
The evidence closed at night aud visited
Philip just before the court opened next
morning ] had received a touching let
ter from his mother, begging me to do all
could tor her son, her tirst-Lorn PHI
lip slipped "A small roll OF what seemed 10
be few dollars into my hand. perbau, a
hundred. thought and let the sum
would influence me, If large or should
not do 70 well, it small put it into -,
pocket without looking at it.
hen arose to make my plea hard
" knew what to say until my ewes rested
upon his mothers letter. took it up and
| needed no studied rhet oric or elounence
a. read aloud the words from tine heart
broken mother went over hi- innocent
childhood and boyhood, and appealed to
the jury and asked
can lac be guilty OF so great crime
] could not save him; he was sentenced
for the long term and went back to NV
office.
You did hraycly, said my gray-hnired
friend and il you had = piece OF a shad
ow to turn the scales YOU would have won
vour case. But how much did ven GET
he asked. took the roll from my peck
ct and counted one thousand dollars,
"Wtll done, said lac, never did a hand.
somer day work myself' did no, lack
Tor cases after that, but somehow / rouid
not use poor Philips money tried to
think OF giving it to orphan asylum, or to
some other benevolent purposes. At
lart ! hitnpon happy thought. I'll send
It 10 my mother and sisters and tell then,
to buy gold watch and chain apiece. and
add gold dollar Tor charm.
The next year, at Christmas. | wa. in
Yited home After our greetings were
over, they all disappeared, aud then reap
reSred wearing their watche- with the dol.
lar charms. Sister Ella alwa,s oar ret.
came up 10 me, and putting something "a
my finger ran away, SAYING.
The charm is on the inside Nile o.
Fish,
Then | took it or and en.rayen in the
smallest letters were the words,
" W W"nf corc ~hsn ne get hin"
20, my readers, when YOU are tempted 10
buy " tic.r. that promises watches. plan
oe-' or even city lots just think OF poor
Philip. aud II should be s. lucky. and
draw prize, remember it l. like strong
drink you cannot even taste without want
'"g more So jr't button up your pockets
and brave the world aud work Tor what
YOU ;hn get honestly. TOR You won't care
when You get big