Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-04-14

those most Interested in me. 1t was
little Robert Martin, who was a mes
senger, and almost the only support OF
his mother and two little sisters
No wonder he dreaded the reply OF
the clerk, for the only telegram his
mother had ever before received con-
yeyed the sad news of his father having
been killed in mine near Leadville
four years ago,
'"For UONr motherr' shouted the
clerk, as he glanced owe: my damp
copy. Il guess you're oh your belt,
sonny. This message reads -" lie
suddenly stopped, and looking sharply
at the lad, asked; Have You any rela-
tives in New York;"
Yes, sir" said Robert. Il have an
uncle there Is he dead,
whats his name?' asked the
clerk.
"Gilbert. Hardman," replied Ro5erS.
as he rich manP" aga'n queried
the clerk.
Il think so, SIR" slid Robert "for
I've heard mother say if he would do
her justice, we could 90 back to New
York State, and could 81 TO school,
and we could be comfortable and hap
py.n
'."Well. may be scalped by Ute
s,,uaw!' CALCULATED the clerk, "if i
don't belicya you've struck it rich.
Here! read il Yourself. only hope it
is for Your mother, for your sake, for
you're a good boy AMI DIES rye the best
that gong in the way OF fortune
Rohert took the copy and read;
NEW YoRX, July u.
MAS. Henry MARTIN. DENyER Coll
have placed TO your credit in the Seventh
Ward National Bank tweusy thousand dollars
"GmsERT II >RpH,N."
Seeing the look of blank aston shment
on the lad's face, tn, clerk said;
81 guess it's all straight, Bob, and
your mothers rich woman. Skip out
with it to her, and you can have lhe
rest of the day to yourself.
Placing Inc carefully in his pocket,
he left the office, almost flying over the
payements and across the street. 10 the
lower part OF the city, where mis- humble
home was situated.
That was the most pleasant part oil
my trip. | had not been sealed up
very tight, and | could peep out of the
corner of the envelope. | saw the glad
tears chase each other down his checks,
and would have cried for JOY myself
if the moisture had not all been squeez-
ed out of me in that horrid press when
they took my copy.
He rushed into the house ard handed
me to his mother, exclaming:
"Uh, mother!'
He could say no more, and throwing
himself into his mother arms, cried a
If his heart was breaking.
Mrs. Martin, not divining the cause
Of his apparent grief, surmised that the
telegraph envelope contained notice OF
his dismissal for some trivial ohenSe,
and attempted to soothe him the bes'
she could.
Never mind, Robby dear she said.
"You can probably get another place
As good as that one was"
"Oh, its not anything like that! in
terrupted Robert. "kead it mother;
read it."
Mechanically she tore open the envcl-
ope and read me. / could see her milo
Glue eyes open vide with astonishmcnf
and then, like Roberts, fill with ioyou;
tears, as she c!asped her son in hel
arms.
"Oh, Robert! 1t has come at last
Your Uncle Gilbert has done us iukt.ci
1t last"
And that very hour they arranged
plans for the future. 1t was dee DEF
hat they should draw only suilicien
money to procure suitable clothing ant
whatever they most peeded, an star
for the East. In week they were OF
board of the east-bound express, er
route for Blankville, Mrs. Martins OLD
Ihome.
| Arriving at their destination, Mrs
Martin found her brother willing Il
still further make amends by giving he
a title deed to the old homestead wher'
they had both been born and reared.
l am unable to give an account o
their after life, for l was carefully lait
away with some of Mrs Martins ''sa
cred things" But remember that ou'
day Robert found me, and said:
IF could always send and receive
messages that carried as much JOY a
you did, little telegram, think woult
like to be a telegraph operator. "--Go'd
en- Days.