The Penn's Grove record., 1883-10-20

pened but for your timely presence and
courage"
II am very glad | was able to be of
service" said Johnny.
81 cannot allow such a service to go
unrewarded, /" said Mr.. Barclay. "Ade-
quate compensation / cannot offer, for
money will not pay for the saving of life;
but you will allow me to give you this
as a first installment of my gratitude"
He pressed into the hands of the aston
tonished boy a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bill
"One hundred dollars" exclaimed
Johnny, in bewilderTent. "Do you
really mean to give me so much ?"
at is little enough, l am sure"
ooh, / am so glad ~ said Johnny,
delighted. .'Now / can buy mother a
sewing machine"
"But don't you want to buy some
thing for yourselfp" asked Mr. Barclay,
with interest.
mo, sir / would rather have a sew
ing machine than anything"
Then Johnny, encouraged by Mr..
Barclay's evident interest, proceeded to
tell him for nearly a year he had been
saving upmoney, without his mothers
knowledge, to buy her a machine, in
order that she need not work so hard in
future. But thus far he had only sue
ceeded in saving up SIS. Now, thanks
to this unexpected gift, he would be
able to buy it at once. "And it'll come
just right, too" he said, with sparkling
| eyes, "for it will be- mothers birthday
in a week from to-day, and | a give
| it to her then. Only" he said, doubt
fully, "I don't know whom | can get to
buy it.
81 can help you there" said Mr.. Bar
clay. II am going to the city in a day
or two. / will select the machine, and
arrange to have it sent down by express
on your mothers birthday"
"ThatY be just the thing" said John
ny. won't she be astonished ? /
shan't say anything to her abolt it be-
forehand. Here's the money, sir l
thank you very much for that and for
your kind offer"
81 ought to be kind to you, my dear
boy, when 1 think how much you have
done for me-"
GOOD afternoon, sir"
"Good afternoon. Call again to-
morrow, and you shall see the little girl
you have saved"
Johnny did call the next day and
made acquaintance with little Annie
Barclay, whom he found a sprightly
little girl of four years of age. She
took a fancy to u young here,
with whom she had a fine game of
romps.
Mrs. Cooper knew that Johnny |
had saved a little girl from drown
ing, but never inquired what re |
ward he had received, feeling sure that
he would tell her some time. As for
Johnny, he had his reasons for keeping
silent, as we know.
At length Mrs. Cooper's birthday
came. Johnny was full Of impatience
for evening, for then the express wagon
would arrive from Boston with the
present for his mother. As Don as
he heard the rumble of the wheels he
ran to the door. To his delight
the wagon stopped at the gate.
Come here, youngster, and give
us a lift" called the expressman. "I've,
got something heavy for YOU"
1t was a large article, locking some
thing like a table; but what it was
Mrs. Cooper could not tell, on account
of its many wrappings. "There must
be some mistake" she said, going to
the door. 'I am not expecting any
thing.n
mo, there isn't" said Johnny, ''it's
oil right, directed in large letters to
Mrs. Mary Cooper, Benton"
II shall want fifty cents" said the
expressman.
'I've got it here" said Johnny.
seeing that his mother was searching
for her po~cket-book,
20, by the way, here's something
elsa letter directed to you That
will be fifteen cents more"
'Indeed % said Johnny, surprised.
swell, here's the money, " and he took
the letter,
Mrs. Cooper was u~nwrapping the ma
chine. "What is this 2" she exclaimed
in delighted surprise. "a sewing
machine! Who could have sent it ?
do you know anything about it
Johnny ?"
Eyes, mother. It's a birthday pre-
sent for you from me-"
my dear boy how could you ever
have made money enough to pay for
it ?"
Then Johnny told his mother all
about it. And her eyes glistened with
pride and joy IS she heard, for the first
bihiC uOW uC HdO NOihCN III hO1bio
with this end in view, and she could
not help giving him a grateful kiss,
which l am sure paid Johnny for all he
| had done.
1t was really a beautiful machine,
and, though Johnny did not know it
cost considerably more than the hun
bred dollars he had sent, Mrs. Cooper
found that it worked admirably, and
would tighten her labors more ever
than she hal hoped.
But you haven't opened your let
ter" she said, with a sudden recollec.
ton.
$50 l haven't" said Johnny.
What was his surprise on opening it
to discover the same hundred-dollar
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