Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-09
AN INTERESTING INQUIRY.

Is Recipient of Great Favor, Which
Comes just in the Nick of Time, Justi-
fable in Wishing That He May Never
See the Person Who so Opportunity
Rendered Him the Assistance?
Editor Morning NeloS: Nodoubt each of
your readers will at once say when he
reads the heading of this article, go
course the recipient of a favoris not justi-
fable in hoping that he will never see, for
the purpose Of thanking him, the person
who assisted him in the time of great
need. Why, would seek him out Just
for the pleasure of thanking him and
showing him that / was not ungrateful."
1t does appear on the spur of the moment
that this would be the natural thing to do,
but | must differ with your readers. and
say that many OF them, il not all, would
feel under like circumstances precisely as
feel now. l hope fervently that | may
never set eyes on, or hear from, the gen
tleman who betriended me-unWittinolv I
must admlt-on Friday last. And after
reading the incident l now jOt down am
sure that they will agree with me and saw
am justitiable. 1 reached my office on
that day early after breakfast,
and after performing the necessary
and daily duty Of reading the
MORNING NEWS to see what had
happened, and was happening at home
and abroad, l began my daily business.
All at once the recollection flashed across
my mind like lightning, that an impor
tant matter Of professional nature must
be attended to as soon as l could reach
the court house.. l glanced up hastily
and discovered that it was raining quite
hard. AS my wardrobe would not war
n a nj
quent change of raiment, much less the
attack OF govt that l might expect if |
remained in damp clothes even for
short time, | reached for the
corner where | habitually kept nv UNI
brella, and found, much to my chagrin,
that / had left it at hOme.' What was |
to do in order to reach the court house in
time! was question that must be solved
at once. arose from my seat in hurry
and discovered to my great joy that some
client mad forgotten bran new sixteen
ribbed umbrella on my table. at which he
must have been sitting the afternoon be-
fore. To seize the umbrella so oppOr-
timely presented to me was but the act
of moment. All the way to the court
house l watched closely each gentleman
L met. Mind you, l did not seek to
avoid them, though fearing that some
one might recognize the umbrella and Law
claim to it. Rut no one did so, and | have
been hoping and wishing ever since that
would never meet with this kind friend
who did me such a great favor at a mo-
ment of such grievous necessity on my
part. Now, sir, don't you think that
your readers will say that l am justiiable
IN thus hoping { l liked to have said pray
ing) and wishing that l may never meet
him for the purpose of thanking him?
No doubt it will be thought by many
who will read this that | am
rather innocent in thus "giving myself
away" My answer is that l am natur-
ally of religious turn, and still recollect
the difference between meum and tuum,
and also that there is one commandment
among the ten which commands that
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours
goods" And, besides, always desire to
help the orphans, and should this article
be read by the owner Of the umbrella and
he comes to claim it, before giving it up |
shall require of him that be pay the value
OF it to the orphans of the city without
regard to religious sect. / mean to both
orphan asylums of this city. ALPHA.