Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-02-23

You wouldn't catch me work in that way for.
anybody" He turned to Gnd some one, who
had more leisure than Jack. i
"Here, sir, please send this packag to day,
sir, please" said Jack to the clcrk in the ex.
press office, stopping two or three times to get
his breath.
"All right; you arc just in time, my little,
man; two minutes more aud tho Office would
be closed"
sob, am SO glad didn't wait for Bill
Smith !" he said half aloud. Then, after,
stopping a moment to rest, he fastened back
| with light step, feeling that he had done
right, and that this pleasant feeling more
than paid him for his trouble "Just in tune,
Mr. johnson two minutes more would have
been too late"
"Ihank you, thank you, Jack will not
forget this favor"
''No thanks are due me I have only done
my duty"
| A few days afterwards, Mr.. Joucs called
Jack into his counting room and handed him
a package, saying, This was left for you )"
jack opened it and found beautiful Bible
with his name in gilt letters on the side,
while on fly leaf he read ''ro the boy who
is alwavs on time-J." Tears of ioy came
into jacks eyes as lie stanmcrcd, III don't
deserve it," if'
81 am sure [ know nothng about that"
said Alr. Jones; 81 suppose some one thought
you did, or they would not have given it to
you" he added kindly.
| cit must be Mr.. johnson" and he hurried
off to find that gentleman, but ho was busy,
and continued 81 all day. Jack thought he
was unusually Industrious for he could never
see him ut leisure, and could not tell him how
| much he priced the little gift. Mr.. johnson,
however, read 1t in his eyes, and that was all
| the thanks he wanted aI
"ilere, Jack, take this check and got it
cashcd The amount is ono hundred dollars
and seventy five cents. Count the money be,
fnre you leave the bank" The banker knew
jack; besides Mr.. Jones had told him to let
Jack have money whenever he sent him, so
he had no difficulty in getting money on the
check. After it was paid to him he stopped
aud commenced to count it slowly.
Don't you think have given you the
right amount" said tho cashier, vrxrd to see
the li,tle fellow slowly turning the bills and
counting, '.Ten, twenty, twenty-five, forty-
five"
Are you satisfied now ?" sid the cashier,
with II contemP'unus curl OF lis lip.
ono, sir; this is not right"
boy what d, you mean. Not right 2.
eyes, sir; not right. [ want only one
hundred dollars and seventy five cents. You
have given me one hundred and seventy i've
dollars"
"lmrossiblo -
"Look and sec"
lie looked and saw that Jack was correct
He the" pald him the right amount, saying,
10 an undertone, "Whew ! beat by u boy"
Jack thought he had done nothing worthy
of comment, and therefore mover mentioned
tho occurrence to his EMPLOYER
One evening just bef,re closing, Mr.. Jones
summoned all the clerks into the counting
room and then called Jack When he had
taken his scat among them, Mr.. Jones arose
and slowly said "Jack Knowles, it is my
duty to tell you that you are NO longer an er
rand. boy in my store" E.e then sat down
For moment Jack was speechless Tho
eyes of all the clerks were upon him Sud
denly recovering himself, speaking through
tours and choking emotion, re said, "Oh, Mr.
Jones what have done? What have
donc7" lHM ya .aal ...
"These gentlemen will tell you,' he cooly
answered "Mr. johnson may speak first. .
| Mr. johnson arose and said : ali Ie runs all
possibility Of being too late" nir. Hcnder.
4 ooi ouiu hAo' 10 anyways Wncu u
package is to be delivered. Mr.. Holmes,
the book keeper - He helps me post my books
at night" Mr. Honley: II heard him tell
the cashier Of the Union Bank that ho had
paid him too much u,oney once last sumner"
Mr.. Howe: "Ile is always ueat and tidy,
and can tie ups paokagopas quick and as
nicely rs cam" ut' c#a R#
| Il" Nov, boy" said Mr., Jones, scaroaiy able
to keep straight fuce, as he saw Jacks look
Of mingled SURPRISE Joy and fear, "you see
what you have done, aud say again we do
not want you as an errand boy, but mako you
a clerk in ardepartmcnt of the store' ,i3
| i Then the gentlemen present grasped him
| by tho hand and congratulated him, saying,
| "You have lost ono place, but secured bet.
| ter one,'' u,.eyoN l..nisttd Ya q.5#,t,i
Not many days hence there will DO seen
the sign, 'Jones & Knowles,' in Shcpards.
vile. So much for an obligng disposition,
attention to ointerest Of employer, strict homes
ty, energy nna punctuality. -Retorm Church
| Messenger. s.s ap.a{9. .a,si .sH5aoy sl5l
so Very COOP FOR oTooMBs.---A few days
since General Toombs was expressing his
opinion of a few public men in Georgia, es.
peeially that cnss knowu as 1" Democrats, so.
called, /" TO few friends ut tho Kimbali House,
and he alluded TO- Gov. Jos, D. Brown in
such severe terms that an enthusiastic ,reigi.
GUS friend of Joo's remarked y ss.y .bl.G, 4
| 0"Ah, General, Joseph u. Brown is Chris