Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-12-13
VOL. XVIII.--NO. 20.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
poor mothers sake" With tho money
given by Lord Stuart the sill; was paid
for, and she was sent home to her mo-
ther well provided with clothing Her
name and place of residence forever re-
manned secret III the breast of her BEN
efactor.
Years after these events transpired
lady called at Friend Hoppcr's house and
asked to see him. When he entered the
room he found handsomely dressed
young matron with blooming boy five
or six years old She rose quickly to-
wards him and her voice choked rs she
said " Friend Hopper, do you know
p lie replied that he did not She
fixed her fearful eyes upon him and said
=" You once helped me when in great
distress" But the good missionary had
helped too many in distress to be able to
recollect her without more precise infor-
nation. With trcmulous voice she
babe her son go into the next room for
a few moments; then dropping on her
knees, she hid her face in his lap and
sobbed out:
g am the girl who stole the silk
Oh where should now be if it had not
been for you?
When her emotion was somewhat
Gained, she told him that she had mar
ried highly respectable man, native
of his own State Being on visit to
fried IIopper's vicinity, she had again
and again passed his dwelling, looking
wistfully at the windows to catch a sight
of him, but when she attempted to enter
her courage failed.
@ Yes, | must return home to-mor-
row." said she, "ana could not go away
without once more seeing and thanking
him who saved me from ruin She re-
called her little boy and said to him {:
"Look at that gentleman, and rcmcm-
bcr him well for he was the best friend
your mother ever had" With an earn
est invitation to visit her happy home,
and fcrvcnt God bless your she
bado her benetactor farewell.
How A NlIssrNG LETTER WAS Found
A certain hardware firm in Providence
expected u remittance which had failed
to come to hand. Complaint was made
to the post Office, as there was positive
proof that the letter containing the re-
mittance had been mailed in due form.
Search was made, but TO no effect and
the postmaster at Boston, in whose office
the letter had been mailed, was convinc-
ed that theft had been perpetratcd
somewhere en- route. He sent out special
agents and detectives, but to no purpose.
a year elapsed and anew agent was APP
pointed, aud ON his first visit to Provi-
dence was asked to make diligent inquiry
to discover some clue to the lost letter.
The agent transacted his other business,
and went to call upon the hardware mcr-
chants to inquire if they had heard any
thing Of the lost letter. They had not,
and while discussing its singular dsap-
pearance, a severe rain and wind storm
came up, and when he left to 90 to the
depot the agent gladly accepted the loan
Of an old oyercoat found hanging in u
closet in the hardware store, and an
umbrella; u porter accompanied him to
the depot to bring back the borrowed
articles. Taking off the ovcrcoat at the
depot, the agents band cltsomething in
the pocket, and knowing it was spare
coat belonging to the hardware store,
and its employers in general, and to no
one in particular, he put his hand in and
drew out several unopened letters, and
among them the one so long sought
Returning at once to the hardware mcr-
chants, to whom the letters were Address
ed, the mystery was at last explained.
One Of the firm rccollccted receiving the
mail about the time lie had expected the
important letter. and that when he wish
ed to read his letters he could find none
Of them. lie also remembered that he
had at that time worn that very over
coat.