Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-03-28
Five HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Look for it, deari"
The boy stopped down at his sisters
request.
Il declare. Lily, it's roll of notes.
Oh, what find?" cried Jack, regardless
of grammar in his excitment.
But what loss TO some unfortunate
person! Let US wait awhile, and observe
= Il any one issearching for themr,
Hush, Lily, or some passer-by, who
has no right TO the money, may over
hear you and claim it. But the real
owner will go right off and advertise his
( loss. You're five Years my senior, and
very book learned, sis, but l know the
world far better than you do. especially
this great world of New York. Why,
it wouldn't be safe to 90 to the nearest
lamp-post and count the money, or I'd
like tor
So the Young philosopher of fifteen
pun That find, III his yest-pocket, anu
buttoned up his coat over It.
Lillian Huntley was 4 music teacher,
and two afternoons each week gave les
sons to a young girl who had no other
spare Il ne. 1t was some distance from
lIllian's own home. and Jack, who was
employed IN an office, always called for
her upon these occasions, very proud to
he his sisters escort.
allow late you are, my dear children!
l %aced something had happened to
You" said Mrs. Huntley, who was peer
ing ont into the November dusk
We're all right" replied her son.
i Though We met with happening But
come viii in, mother dear, and lock the
HnGr SIt
notes"
She counted them, Lillian and Jack
looking on eagerly.
Three bills of one hundred dollars, |
: two htties, and ten of ten dollars each
five hundred dollarsp'
st was Lily's luck, mother"
Il don't know that it is such great |
luck. The owner is sure to advertise his |
loss
We'll, he can't offer less than fifty for
:, reward, and that is something,
iotl3er."
! Indeed it is, dear; and you must
look in the papers early tomorrow
morning, But do not name this to any
one, for in poor tenement-house, such
as ours, we know not Whar eYil-minded |
persons may be under our very roof"
And all lat evening, how they won
dered who the luckless individual could
be, and what were his or her sensations
at that moment!
For three following days the columns
of Lost and Found" were searched in
several papers IN vain.
It may be some one very, very poor
in consequence" said Mrs. Huntley,
"this sum being their entire savings;
therefore let US advertise"
So few lines were dr. avn up to this
effect:
EDUND-ON THE EVENING ONO
L NEMBER-, sum OF mo ey, which
the owner can receive by giving full descrip-
ton and paving expenses
But days and weeks and months
passed over, and no application was
made through the office or the paper.
Yet Lillian and her mother gratefully
blessed that loser, for upon one occasion
Mrs. HuntIey had a severe spell of sick
ness-the little funds were low, and a
small sum was borrowed from that store
Then Jack required an entire new suit;
and lastly, by that means, they were en-
abled to take small house in better
neighborhood, merely renting two |
rooms to a respectable young couple.
Yet each time the money was honor
~ returned into safely-locked desk.
-your months went by, when, one April
evening. Lillian was returning from one
OF those weekly music-lessons, arm-ln-
arm with her brother.
They always exchanged silent pres
sure of the hands upon reaching that
well-remembered spot.
Two young gentlemen were in CONVEX
sation.
81 ought to know this place." said one,
"for it was here lost i've hundred dol
lars having shortly before received that
amount. and never lnIsse il until next
morning, when many league out at
sea-"
"But how do you know this was the
identical spot?" inquired his companion
The notes were in my hand, and
while pausing to count the strokes Of a
church clock, which proved to he six, |
rust them las | beiieved) into the l
oreast-pocket of my overcoat You |
know the circumstances under which !
was going: and. moreover, my passage
was taken and baggage on board. To
be in time was my chIefthought. | only J
hope that money fell into the hands of
some deserving person"
''Pray -Smember this is not Arcadia,
Gotham; 30 mere probably some loafer !
picked it up, made for the nearest sa- !
loon, there got drunk was robbed, and
going home, beat his wife and children. |
But must leave you now, Mr.. Graham. {
|
without fail" /
"Oh, JackP' "Oh, LilyP' had been h
by the brother and sister, in L
the shadow of a neighboring gateway. y
"Call to him, Jack or he will be out of 7
sightp' II
And Jack not only called, but seized r
the strangers arm. 7
"Sir. STRIP he cried, "your money was l
not lost; nv ster here found i'll"
"ls it possible that such rare honesty !;
exists?"
I'll you come with us, sir, to our a
mothers home," said Lillian, ''you shall !.
be convinced that in our case such a y
hing was possible" =
Pardon my abruptness," returned :
Allan Graham. 81 have only to look at =
your countenances to see my error"
He did not know whether to admire
most the loveliness of the young girl or ii
he pride with which she had spoken. ii
And Lillian, fearing she had said too b
-ch, remained silent, SO the CONVEX il
.tion was carried on between Jack and il
heir ngely-encountered acQuaint- j.
.nce.
Mrs. Huntley was upon the wu.cfl for
hem as usual, for the daily incidents
seldom varied in that .isziet family. But
s Jack introduced thelr visitor, she; in d
urn, was SuTpiISeG; tnen quickly I'M 81
ocking tile desk, laid the notes before h
lirc. 11r Graham never counted that =
money, but asked Mrs. Huntley to re- ~
,Iace it saying he would prefer not to :. -
axe it that evening. a
He then told them that about 4 time Il
he money was lost he received letter NJ
rom his sister, who resided inEngland, ~
mploring him to come to her immedi- =,
teIy. Her husband had Leen thrown =
rom his horse aks3 killed, and between r.
er deep grief for mis- loss, and the ter II
lie shock she b d sustained, was utter a,
FRUSTRATED. r.,
He found the poor, broken-hearted =.
7idow seriously ill, and though she 70
ee( ned to rally for short time, yet ~
radually sank and died, leaving her e.
My child, little girl about five years of Fl
"a; 70 ms care. OF