The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1886-03-10

great aud make many great man
small by nav black types
Then inquired the Book, in sur
prise, why are you sold so eheaply?
You ought TO bring two hundred dol
lars.
True" responded the Newspaper,
lin one sense, perhaps, / ought to, but
I am sold at a cheap price so that all
NAV have me. Thus my power of do
ing good is increased.
But on the other hand, said the
Book. You have no sentiment IN you.
You are not romantic. You are prac-
teal and filled with facts.
What are more romantic than some
facts?" replied the Newspaper. IA
few DAYS ago | told of a young woman
who came to this city from the country,
fell in with bad company, was cold,
hungry and friendless, and advantage
was taken of her by some bad men.
Through me her true lover, who loved
her when she wore short dresses, who
went TO school with her when they
were children together, heard of her
He is physician in large Western
city. He came to New York, saw her,
and to-day they were married. That is
romantic enough for you. isn't it?''
Yes, that is romantic, but that is
only one instance out of a thousand. "
mot at all. The day before Christ
mas German fell dead in his grimy
shop, leaving wife and six little chill
dren gathered around a dwarf of a
Christmas tree waiting his coming.
They had less than n dollar in the
house. That was the story | told. In
less than two days the widow had five
hundred dollars in money. which my
readers sent to her, and the children
are all comfortably provided for. Then
again wretched, hungry. shivering
man kissed his wife and children good
bye in the morning and started out on
the streets TO look for work to buy
them bread 10 keep them alive. He
came tC the bridge and disheartencd
by failure he was about TO end his sor-
row by throwing himself into the river
when he was saved by two men who
saw him. | told his sad story. His
family are clothed and fed now, and he
is provided with employment. That is
romance for yOu?
well, remarked the Book, after. a
pause, during which its mind reverted
to its own Importance. II am filled
with poetry and sentiment too, and ]
do good also.
Il have no doubt of it," replied the
Newspaper.
II am written in pretty verse, and
am very highly priced. | teach high
, morals and improve the world-or al
least / would if | could be read BY
every one. | am sure that he wOuldn'
sell me for anything. He would fee
lost if it were not for me. He would
miss me if | were off of his desk for one
instant. He throws YOU away" added
the Book, with a trace of consciou,
superiority in its voice, ''but he
wouldn't think of doing so with me,
He wants me here to look at and to
remind him of my author. He car
buy another of Won for mere pittanct
and he doesn't value you at all. In
truth, have listened to all you have
had to say and think that you are really
of very little importance or you surely
| would cost more. | don't believe ht
cares whether he sees YOU at all. "
MAY be not" the Newspaper wa:
about to say when the owner of tbs
desk returned and resumed his seat
| " john" ne exclaimed, calling Il
the Office boy, bring me wrapper.
want to mail this paper to friend o
mine. 1t has got more news in it than
| could write in week and [ know b.
will appreciate it"
| a. Yes, sill" responded the boy.
a. BY the way" continued the man
II read to-day in paper that a com
mittee of ladies were to call down town
| for books and magazines to take to tn
hospitals for the sick to read
a. Yes. sir, said the boy.
- If they come here give them thi
blue book of poetry. 1t is making M
tired seeing it around. l never read i
and can't say whether it is worth any
thing or not At any rate. / shall b
glad to get it out of my sight 1t al
WAYS reminds me of that beggar wht
wrote it and made me pay ten times a
much for it as it is worth.
. Yes, sir, said the boy, and tn
doleful sigh of the mortified Book wa
drowned by the cheerful rattle of TIA
Newspaper as each started out on hi
new mission of life.-BenjGnlip N0rH
rOp, IN N Y. Graphic.