Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-08-08

The Reward OF Virtue.
A DAY or two since n kindly ,looking
young man called upon MIR. James :,
Smrgis, the well known ten and coffee
importer of New street
DO you remember me ?' asked the
young man, bowling and holding his hat
defcrentiaily IN both hands.
mo; | really can't TccUllpct You now,
young man, replied Mr.. Smrgis, looking
inQuirinTy over his glasses
Don't you remember giving s. 80 TO u
poor boy few years ago to start III the
newspaper business - continued the
Young man.
ono, no possibly recollect
anything about it, Lets scc--no--l'm
positive ] don't remember you, and Mr.
Sturgis went ON examining his ledger.
owen, MIR. Sturgis, came to tell you
that ! am that boy and that your kind
ness made Il man of me, ! am now IN q
tluuriShing husincss-thC cigar business
and am well enough oil to keep my
horses, and enjoy Il credit among business
men. ! want you should take the ~ 50
back with my deepest Obligations and
the young man handed a $40 bill to Mr.,
Sturgis.
IAN right, said Mr.. Sturgis, 'you can
leave the $3.50 If YOU insist"
And the interest, too continued the
| honest fellow
! ooh hang the interest Good morn.
! inE--gopd morning, sir" and the South
street HiiilohaTe WAS soon nuilc1 III ms
books and papers again, while the good
Young man receive" T''o IN cNc'l"hR'
lon a Tlo D'lI' 49,, an.
"o or 'hfee mornings |''Gr 'i'lN occur
renee the great importer looked up ana
ga" tiie same young man All OUT "i
/ ofea'h, coming INTO ms ono, Ull''',
say, Mt, N'"ISis' | We J"sl to'.--H ..
sPiehd,o .-cI'',''c' y" ','aN' s"'l,e h,o,'y
a ma" '--. " ~ nv ~ '"'''" iV'''I , W,
5eaFe" s'reei,--"l'l lcl me nave - 'ooo
havana c'2aIS ,--,"i F'''.-"',u 'nli'r
'n IN E'r"' nun =" sc VIZ
%"uIdh't ieho me the money l"r nan All
/ h"uf e.
Ani' 'heI LAe young NUN 'e"Sc" i"'
wan, % ''ic"1l' ,, "a
WY les, young man, sh'h 81
/ nlaLeia' II IL y any 4cc"iI ~.
a'h llllhu inc go Ii'i'' NIlcnae' N'u'n
ing 10 thr poH'f4 F". Z" ai"uhu 10 ny'
yer street pay we 20 alI9 prl'S 'n'
I,VVo cigars lere :" "e S1otol "HN '',o''
Mf. 6tufGlS Iooheu very hlnH9 ~ ms
honest PtnlB''
bu', lr, H"ISl7' w" htea" S'hu
M!cnael' Co.,
No I'uhlr aL al, ST. t'la hr. SUR
glS. NlI"ao' has nun -.
bul on, w. Va a't"Iu w" """p' NY
INTEGRITY, 'hl"i p'ed lile yoHVih n'"n,
LOOKING hohtsiY ihto Ihe HtilI'n'.te .
l4ce. l"AiIy, / can 40 IT, Ia i''''''
lose INC HaIe. $500,
" en-, AZ! IIgH1 Shtu mF. ''uiR'St
Good morning, SIR: ana lhe younE man
Ieit "lth ms pItde ocePiy ""''liaeo. -
Inc next gay INC Sood young man eau
ca again 1if' HtufRio WIS ou'-Iu inc
BACK room. 4, .o
'DQ you rGWemnGI my Iea''hG - ~
the othef Gay ne ASKED stepping up W
lhe cashier
es, very, "cIl-.Very wen sT
was uhaeT me ib'iit'',,o -, INN ) p"i :,
To"ca II OF Af' James . 0'uIRIa, pul y,
was mr. russell H ,,I ana II you u
pita,s n ~ u Daoh ',i,,..,.a,.,,.,,
( shouted MI oturgia, coming out Oh the
back room 80 sur my hoh'at 5ouHs
man; ! lhiuK ve "as'ed aboul Two u"I
lars worth Of TIME on YOU ana We j Rtti,
( this little amount 10 remember you ny,
/ Mr. Sturgis new Pro'tgf went away ',!u 81
I iured innocence, which quite melted M.
( Sturgis's heart In moment heielt that
4 perhaps the young man might be ilSh'
+ t.t. D.. Inn, ,,fit "a 81.