The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-14

don Society for the encouragement of
Benevolcnce.
As matter of course, before he had
got block away from the hotel, every
one knew all he had said and done, and
all considered him some crazy fanatic.
Then a report got abroad that he was an
immensely rich but insane Englishman,
who spent yearly hundreds of thousands
in seeking those out who were willing to
lend aid TO the needy, and in rewarding
them afterward, so that according to his
cracked brain, the cause Of charity might
be in a general way accelerated.
The next evening he came again ask
ing aims, and every one was ON the look
on, for him. He first singled ont the
three gentlemen who had given him
twenty-five cents each, and very quietly
passed each an envelope containing S3.-
so, and small card, upon which was
printed: Give and you shall receive "
Cast your bread ON the waters. and il
shall be returned to YOU tenfold " "Re-
member the example of Sir Orlando
Mai,erson As you journey through life. "
Sir Orlando Ma,terson took S7s in
donations from the house that night,
and it was noticeable that those whom
his example had thus quickened were
very careful that he should have their
correct address The same result fol-
lowed IN each OF the score oi the hotels
and sample rooms which he had iniil-
tel on the night before. The third night
he. with 4 solemn face. returned Ia each
donor of the previous night the eNao;
ten fold promised.
''lt would bc JOY which would
consider chcaply purchased" said he
,uniidcniillly TO a dozen gentlemen,
I'll At the cost OF half a million dollars
| could teach the citizens OF this bcau,i-
iul city to be thoroughly generous to the
I poor
This night he was like the ;io kci sell
ef IT the railroad One. two, iiVe. ten.
and even twenty dollar bills were showed
II him on all sides, 80 srca, had been
the awakening IN the cause OF bcne,o-
lrn,c which the example OF Sir Orlando
Mltier,ou had aroused. \ benign smile
hotcred about his mouth, and a tear that
glt;icrcd l,eiime> ~ his mild. KIND eve
pro, laimcd the JOY his soul felt =, he
showed hl. after bill into hi, 10, ke,s AMI
glkci with the look ot a father upon hi>
converts.
That nigh, Canada Bill shows up To-
Beau Hickman something ONersI S.ooo.
We'll split now. suggested Bill. -
he ceased counting
lwouldn'i give YOU SIs.ooo.
quoth Hickman. LET II bciill TO NOR
roN night, think can rai>c litilc
hush none, on TIN, racket
\cu night Bean Hickman wen; the
rngud,. and found groups OF cNpec;ani
converts waiting To >rc Sir Orlando Ma;
icr,nu onc at 4 time. A. ia>; n he
could DO So. he would take one after
anoihc-.oi the most prominent gentle
men aside ana whisper IN hi> ear
Il have 20, a little ,ut>orip,ion hook
here Which MAS handed 10 me b, TREND
\ he took the tram ihi, morning Tor
New York Sorry you 20, sold on or
lando Mai,cr>on. He ,klppcd out.
That Nas canada Bin. the three ard
monte man
Il, that ~ p
sure Here, the book. with your
name IN II tor see
We'll, ior gracious sake. Beau don /;
show that note book 20 anS one. And
scratch NV name OF Il. will Vcu p
Certainly. Said Hickman. scratch
lng over the name with h., lencll
but. Governor. I'm kind >h,r, to
night, Couldn', you lend ms sac ,ill
tomorrow -
With a Wry face the victim wu'.ld pull
forth his pocket book. ana pla, ins the
bill demanded IN III, kman h1nd would
>lip quietly from the hotel 20 ;hr street.
That night the two worthir> divided.
and the share OF each wa> over twelve
Thousand dollars
Both Beau Hickman and Canada Hll
Whose tricks On the unwary obtained for
them Thousands of dollars, died poor.
and were buried A. paupcrs, and the
moral Is, tina, no matter how much 4
man makes dishonesty or hy iTiCkerv.
he will sooner OF later bc found out. anal
doub,lcs, die miserable. deserted ou,.
cast.
Will HE SvuFEps-ln nine Cascs
ou, of ten mans life will not * 4 sue
ocss ii he does not hear burdens in his