Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-10-11

During the present year he re-
moved from New York to Boston. and
still kept up the search for me. all his
endeavors proving fruitless until the
other day, while passing along this
street. he was attracted by the name
of the company with which was
formerly associated. There, that Is
the sign. straight across the street
THE name of the firm came to his
mind as that OF the one had told him
l worked for. and he at once entered
the counting-room, made inquiries,
giving such description of me as he
could best remember. but was again
unsuccessful, for no one of the clerks
could give aim information. / having
left there several years ago to enter
the firm of which am now partner.
''Singularly enough the gentleman
who up to a about q year ago had
filled the position formerly occupied
is now holding the same post for our
firm. and his resemblance to myself is
striking one. we beng. in fact, cous-
ms. The senior of the clerks over
the way saw from q description given
likeness of my bookkeeper, and al
though he he did not think lie had been
with the firm in the year mentioned. he
advised the young man to step over to
our Office and inquire for him.
He came over, and the resemblance
was so strong that he could hardly be
convinced that he had not found the
friend he said he had been searching
for during the last six years.
'In the course of their conversation
my cousin asked him if he remember
ed where the house was situated when
he paid visit to me. and on his men.
tioning the street, and knowing that l
had formerly resided there, saw at
once that l was the man he was
looking for, and told him 10 come in
yesterday. when should be in the
| Office.
Yesterday he came, and had l not
been acquainted of the case by my
bookkeeper the recognition would
| SUN HuNt ucGu Ilc was uc-
lighted to find me. and with tears in
his G, es thanked me again and again
for the little act of kindness l had per-
| formed years before, and to which he
said he attributed his success since
| tina: time.
''He had been working in New York,
and the first dollar he had ever man.
aged to save he placed in that lit
tie toy, he having bought it for the
purpose. and had added to his store
until he had the amount had given
him, with interest.
From that time he had been
searching for me, but up to the day he
had seen the name of the firm when
accidentally passing along this street.
he had not been able to get the slight
est clew to my whereabouts.
1.-TWO or three years ago he married.
was now at work in Boston. and the
little bank he produced from his peck
ct contained the sum had loaned him.
which he had sacredly preserved for
the sole purpose of repaying me.
Many time his wife had asked him
why he kept the little toy so carefully,
and what the contents were for. but
he had kept the secret even from her,
and now that he had found me he hop
ed that / would not refuse to accept
| it
Seeing my reluctance, he said he
was in constant work, had good
home and loving wife, and he would
not feel the payment; and he could not
be satisfied without returning to me
what he claimed had been the means
of giving him his start in life, and
could not feel happy unless allowed
him 10 complete the work he had for
the past six years tried hard to accom-
plish.
LAS you see have accepted the lit
tie toy. and l feel as proud as if l had
been presented with some testimonial
of respect by my employees
That is the story of the little toy
bank. ~ Boston Globe.