The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-12-26

he .jropped tho book I picked II up. !.
went to our feed tent and examined It,
apd. found besides somc papers and
~ is doasslsss 0Is sasussea ssens =
You, gentlemen, an easy matter TO-
restore that property to It's owner. but
the Inc ofs %ofs compiiested L as % ms
II Inwas found With that amount Of
money In my poesessionf was sure 10
be, arrested II I restored II to the
owner, or told the story, TO thepolicc. /
was equally. certain ia be denounced by,
the thieves, who would not hesitate TO
swear anything TO convict one Of the
Effafsrnity who sins agaifist their code
by peaching; and by putting
that cursed clover blossom in
my, shoe 4 had hung out the
sign that was of and with them,
AT any rate, resolved 10 skip out
of that fair ground, (which ldid. went
into tho town. used the odd cchange by
purchasing some necessary articles OF
apparel, bathing. eto., and took quarters
at the best hotel there. I had resolved
70 let the affair ieyeiop as n might, say
Enothingi 20 any one: yet keep ON my
guard u The day fpllowingI went into
the hotel ditdng-rpom toy dinner, and
took o seat at a table. Opposite. With
out, trace OF concern on his honest,
open face, sat the Kentucky stock dealer
whom / had seen robbed the day before,
and whose money was at that time on,
my person. We were the only two at
the table. and seized my. opportunity.
"Openlng the conversation by refer
ence TO the stock subject Of weather. !
led IL along through the fair and races
up 70 . climax by inquiring OF my COM
panion II he had not met with loss the
day previous.
-" We'll, yes,' he replied. Some ras-.
cal slit my pocket and got pretty we'll
filed leather 500 ~ -
srwe6ty one .tbousand-dollar bills,
about seyenty-fve dollars In small notes,
some receipts, and y few other papers,
IL pulled. out the book and handed II
20 him, explaining how II came into my
possession, and the reason I had been so
tardy In returningit also told him my
and how had como TO be
In such an impoverished condition..
gave him q memoranda Of the trlhing
amount had used, And now I said In
conclusion, II wish You TO leave me
enoagh 10 carry me to Pittsburgh.'
ssTho Kentuckian listened to my story
quietly and composedly, and upon its
completion as quietly and composedly
opened the restored book, counted out
ten OF the one thousand-dollar notes
and handed them 10 me. saying; Here,
my boy; am rich and you are hard up.
Take this trihe as loan, payable With
out Interest, when you are able, whether
II Is this year or fifty years hence 8.
~ did not hesitate long. but took tho
money, thanked tho stock raiser, and
that night was landed In Pittsburgh,
tho owner Of q small fortune" II
(which, ! suppose remarked n
demure gentloman. '.laid the founda-
ton Of your present wealth."
Nothing Of Tho kind, Iassnre you, !"
resumed the narrator. 81 never
realized one iota OF that money. The
first evening was In Pittsburgh /
hunted mp some old friends and was In
.,,s duSsa 70 aso9%%PsnSS %PPsS,., Ip party o. Young
whore blow In every single, solitary
nlckle Of my wlnd-fall, /" :
How was that possible In one even
ing. at D ohurch feshvalp" inquired a
/ douhting auditor. a1
/ .Howp The easiest thing In the
4 world. Rebecca's we'll; ten cents for q
thlmble full eof 'lenipnadei Set 'em up
for the whole house and q ten dollar
bill 10 Rebecca; q thousand chances In n
cano TO tho most popular person;
In your coat by pretty girls at ton dol
lars Apiece and no ohange-never any
ohnnge-whether you pay With y twenty.
dollar or ono hundred-dollar blu.
could have blown In twice he Amonn
with ao,,al fnollifv for n churoh fh<tiyal