San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-02

" yell, terrifying him the more.
Carroll, in abject fear, though he wa
not near the horse, sprang from his dog
= cart and ran to the pavement.
The carriage rocked from side to side
: threatening to throw the girl out. A
the end of the square the street crossed
l Paramount avenue, along which lin,
: of steam cars was rapidly approaching
The horse had SHE'D when it passed
, Carrolls carriage, and Stacked its pace
, little Just thon. jim, the huckster
who had climbed from the cart as the
horse slackened his pace, spr.ng direct
ly in front of him and clapped an empty
potato basket over hi head. The ami
NAL reared, and then .opped second
trembling and wet with perspiration
The horse was seized at once by po-
liccman who was standing near, and the
old gentleman alighted, and managed to
fall rs he did SO, but scrambled up and
helped his daughter out of the carriage.
A glittering stone dropped from his
breast as he stumbled. 1t rolled into
the gutter.
"Well, here, boy. You stopped that
brute Just in time." he said to jim, who
was packing his basket in with the others.
Here! you deserve a gold medal, but
perhaps this will serve your turn as
we'll, holding out banknote.
Il don't take wages for that sort of
work." said Jim dryly, climbing into his
cart.
ooh! papa" cried the young lady,
"your diamond is gomez
"What what! 1t must have dropped
when got out of the carriage. Tut, tut.
One calamity brings on another! Look
about, men. I'll pay a big reward for it,
Two or three men and boys went CROP
ing and stopping over the pavement.
jim alone sat calmly watching them,
with keen, anxious look Oh his face At
last Carroll Hutter, rapping his boot
with his cane, sauntered to his dogcart
and prepared to mount. jim stepped
from his cart and ran to his side, and
said; Il saw you pick up that diamond
Give it back instantly, Or I'll tell that
policeman, and you shall be arrested"
The boys face took on a CHASTITY pal
lor. He stopped and pretended to pick
up the stone, and then stepped across
the sidewalk and gave it to the old gen.
tleman.
"Aha! A thousand thanks! What re-
ward can give you?"
"Oh he don't work forwages, ether"
said Jim, with laugh, as he drove off.
Twenty years after that day a tramp
found his way to great sheep farm in
Texas. The ground was titled with
skill and intelligence. The large, COM
Portable mansion, the outbuildings, the
stately park, all gave evidence of refine
ment and prosperity. A gray-haired
lady sat on the portico; one or two
healthy boys were playing on the grass.
The dirty, half-drunken loafer was
making his way to the kitchen when a
gentleman came out of the
house. He had Il singularly fine face,
was strongly built, but walked with a
slight limp.
The tramp stood still. who is that?"
he asked one of the farm men.
That's the Judge. him as owns this
place. Elected to Congress for next
;erm. Thought everybody knew James
Ludlow"
Il thought So" muttered the tramp.
"Who are you, Stranger"
The man lifted his greasy hat from
lis head, with long breath. Il am
Carroll Hutter. No, I'll not go in. That
mans bread would choke me-
And lie turned his back and went on
lis way. The men had found different
Dads in life, and had chosen them de-
iberately.-TOuth's Companion.
Grains Of GOid.