The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-16

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We made up the amount of the lost
wages and little over, and then start
ed off with the boy to test the accuracy
of his statement. I always made point
Of doing this when I possibly could, in
order to satisfy myself, and prove to
those who assisted me that they had not
given their money for nothing. The
story was only too true. It was all the
more sad, because the widowed mother
was one of those most unfortunate OF
women-'one who has seen better days.
must have been a lady. There she was,
poor thing, very humble and very dis
tressed. When her boy told her of what,
in my simple way, had done, she wrupg
and kissed my hama, and would not let
it 60.
"Somehow or other, Molly, the by
interested me, and when went away
from the house, and was all alone, !
kept puzzling my brains thinking what
I could do for him. I liked him, be-
cause he supported his mother and fam
lily, and knew he was one of the right
sort, because his mother and all the rest
VI IlC" 4OVCO AAA 81 OdoS1OuStlC1y.
"This was some time before I married
you, my good wife, and having no court
ing to occupy my spare hours, and moth
ing particular to do, I used to amuse
myself with hunting up little Migrants,
sitting the wheat from the tares, as it
were, and helping to put those who had
fallen, on their legs again. This kind Of
| work was hobby of mine.
"At that time I used to save my lodg-
ings by keeping the houses of rich gen.
tlefolks, when they were out of town.
It makes the minds of the owners easy,
and certainly suits the pockets Of the
policemen. We'll, I was keeping the
house of g fancjful old lady with an in
nate horror of burglars, strange respect
for policemen, and an undying love for
cats, dogs, and parrots. She had large
house in the country, and a fashionable
mansion at Brighton, and I never could
quite make out why she kept up an es-
tablishment at London at all. However,
that was not my business The longer
the old lady remained away from Caven-
dish Square, the longer I got my lodg-
ings for nothing, and very pretty con
sideration into the bargain.
"Just about the time to which I am al
luding, I heard from the lady's maid, who
was constantly up in town, on errands
for her mistress, that the kind old lady
was in want of an assistant-halt foot
man, half butler, half page-with civil
tongue in his head, kindly heart and
willing temper. The thoug ht struck me
that my little friend would do. l told
Pincot, the lady's maid all about him,
and we agreed to sally out together, and
find out what was to be done. Pincot
ttccok the boy at once, and was so far
friends with the mother, that they
kissed one another. womap-like and
cried before parting. Plneot was deter
mined to strike while the iron was not,
and we both agreed it would be good
plan if she would take him down to
Brighton that night, and happily catch
her old mistress in good temper. The
stratagem was emizently successful, and
as my little friend had the good lucb to
save the old lady's wheeziest spaniel from
drowning off the Chain Pier, the FIRST
night he was at Brighton, it NAV easily be
guessed that he was very soon in his
mistress's good books. After that never
saw much of him. I got married, and
my connection with the family came to an
end. The last heard about him was
that he was the old lady's constant
attendant everywhere wheeling her out,
raaoing to her, and a slave to her every
wish.
1.-THE other day 1 happened to be on
duty in Rotten Row, and among the
horsemen I saw face I had certainly
seen before. I followed it. The face
was changed, certainly, but it was quite
familiar to me. I watched the face in
tently, and, at last the young man seeing
that my eyes were upon him, and seem
ing at the same time to recognize me
rode across to where was standing.
81 was right, I had seen the face be
fore. It was my little friend OF the blind
alley. The mystery was soon cleared up
The old lady-I told you she was an &c
centric old woman-had just died. Sh
left no children, and all her relative
were dead. When her will was opened
it was discovered that she had left tn
bulk of her property to my littl
} FRIEND, with handsome annuity to Pin
cot, the maid. These kind of thing
7 happen sometimes, and I am only gla
that the money has fallen into such goo
7 hands. The humble family is now II
3 united, and are far above any chance
want any more. But you can't thin7
1 Molly, how. delighted the young ma
/ was to see me again. lie looks quite Il
e gentleman iii his new clothes, and he
), coming to call upon us tomorrow, and
n determined to drive you and all the lit
= ones down to Hampton Court.
+ meanwhile, look at the clock.
e know very we'll who sent it, Molly, and
IS do you, by this time. Poor boy! I ha
1t pened to do him a good turn once, and
= never repented it, least OF all now all i
p, turned out as it has. And as to him,
to certain as stand here, I know he spea
+, from his heart when he says that he "
O. never forget what did for him one m
I'd cradle winters night. But what do y
10 think he calls himself, Mo]ly?" He i
1g fine gentleman, now, and uses, OIL 81
i'd grand words. Why he calls hims
THE Policeman's Protege.'"