The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-20

meals victuals with, had you, Jest as a
reward for honesty and to encourage
mep" whined the young man.
"Well, no, think l ought to give
you something" said the miser's daugh-
ter. II was thinking of quarter,
but-"-she looked into her purse, and
slowly took out dollar bill "but
there!" she added with thrill of gen.
crosby. "There!'
1 The young man seized the money,
said Thanks to YOU" and vanished
around corner; and Miss Sammis,
with the Joy of one who has drawn
prize in the lottery, hurried to the shop
where she intended to purchase her
table linen, made her selections, and
offered the twenty-dollar gold piece.
Cash carried 1t away in basket, and
in five minutes more request that she
would "step into the Office" was made
by suave floor-walker, and she found
herself under arrest on q charge OF hav-
ing tried to pass counterfeit coin.
"But I'm Miss Sammis, of Honey
town." explained the poor girl, amidst
her sobs. I'm rich. 1t is impossible
to suspect me-"
IF you could remember where you
got the money!" said tine policeman, as
| he put her into cab, sit would be bet
ter for you. We are looking out for
these very gold pieces, and women are
getting rid of them, and that makes it
bad, you see."
And SO they drove away from the lit
tie crowd that had gathered about the
carriage, and Miss Sammis soon found
herself in the presence OF justice OF
the peace.
The shopkeeper made his charge,
but she had collected her senses. She
gave her address, the name Of her pas
tor. of her lawyer-inHuential persons
in HOMETOWN.
1T is Notifying to be charged with
thing she said, "but you will soon
find that ! am not connected with a
band of counterfeiters. inherited half
a million of money short time ago,
NV father was Octavius Cicero Sam
mis-"
Money commands civility. as gen.
eral thing. Everyone becomes i'm
mensely polite. The lawyer was tele-
graphed for. and came in tremendous
state of excitement.
He questioned his client as to he
possession of the money, and her vague
answers led him to believe that she war
DESTROYS to shield some one from sus-
picion.
"The truth must be told, my dear
young lady," he said. 1--WE will put
you on oath. Your good heart makes
YOU desire to protect an unworthy per-
son, but for your own sake we must
put you on oath,
And so the thin lips Of Miss Sammis
kissed the Bible, and the questions
were asked
Where did you get this gold piece?"
From man on the street. j."
What was the mans name?"
II do not know"
why did he give it to youp"
HE asked me if had lost it.
"And you saidp'
"At first / said | did not know; then,
perhaps; and gave him a reward for
| finding it. ;. He asked for it"
| Had you dropped itP"
NO"
"How did you knowp"
II brought no gold with me-"
ut is very common trick, and gen.
orally succeeds" said the judge to the
lawyer. ut is clear that Miss Sammis
did not know the money was counter
felt"
The lawyer took the lady home. On
the way they scarcely spoke; but alone
| in her own room, Miss Sammis, over
whelmed with shame, wept herself i'll.
She might have felt only Indignation
at false arrest, but she knew in her
Utmost soul that when she falsely
claimed that money, she was at heart
thief. ..
She began to think as she had never
thought before, and she understood
that she inherited the miser's mania,
and that it was growing on her, so that
she, rich woman, had. as she believ-
ed, taken from poor and honest man
what did not belong to her.
1t was true she had been tricked and
cheated, but that did not alter the
facts.
Then she prayed for help, and grew
strong. She did not alter her plain
way OF living, but she entertained her
friends and gave to the poor. She saw
to the education of her little cousins,
and sent many kind gift to her aunt,
and she helped her pastor in his work.
Kindly feeling grew in her heart, and
her face softened, and she grew agreea-
BILE in appearance and attractive in
manner.
And, finally, the most softening in
fuence in the world filled her heart.
She loved good man, who loved hel
tenderly. Together they live among
their children in old HOMETOWN, and
are known as the most kindly Of it:
people No worthy charity but has
been aided by them. No good objec
but they are ready to further.
The misers daughter has conquered
her hereditary vice-one so nearly al
lied to dishonesty that the miser is al
ways ready to become thief, and gen
orally is one-and the angels smil,
over her victory.
A Lawyer With Heart
''Have you ever been in PRISON.