The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-07

'.Diford. that WINS my agents name.
gave me letters Of Introduction % y
fellow named larson. who had been Ia
the business. he told me; and 70 a big
preacher. When l got 70 Pcnfcld
couldn'. find the preacher. but larson
was there aud he was very friendly
he did every thing for mo and when !
rot homcsick he tended TO me like a
BROTHER tell you he was kind!
We'll. is luck would have y, J got
acquainted with another preacher
named Graynor. and he asked me 70
come and board at his house. which
did. went "a work. and the first
two weeks my salary and expense al
lowance came all right. but, after that.
Oxford kept making excuses for not
sending money his romittance from
London was delayed. Or something
like that. I didn't suspect any thing,
OF course. but supposed y would ~
come ut once; he did finally pay up al
! my salary. but dida't send money for
expenses after tho second week. II
went on this way for a month, when
one day ! got n letter from my class
mate. Lillcy Heynum-shc was Al
teacher then-saying that her uncle,
the postmaster. had found out that
ny agent was crooked. and warning
me to get out OF his clutches as soon
as possible. j showed the letter 70
larson, and he said that the girl was
4 fool' and her uncle u fraud so
didn't answer the letter.
IA few days later ! went TO the pic
mic OF Mr. Graynor's sunday-school'
and when I was there Jarson's little
boy tumbled out OF n boat in the mid
ale of the river. and / fished him out
Just in time 10 save the little shaver
Old larson was a~wfully thankful. and
sworc that he'd ncver cease TO love
me. and be grateful TO me; he cot
over that!
"A few days afterward he came to
me and said lie was in a desperate fix'
d note Of his was due that very day
and he couldn't meet it. owing to the
Tact that some money be expected
from New York hadn't come, and,
while lie would have plenty Of cash in
a few days. he was absolutely broke
lust then, so he wanted TO borrow
some money Of me for a week.
asked how much he needed. and he
said all ! could spare wouldn't be too
much. had all my salary on de-
post at the bank. and gave him q
check for all ] had. about one hundred
. dollars. and took his note for the sake
OF the formality. A couple Of days
, aftcrward | found he had Skipped the
town ostcnsibly to 70 TO Philadelphia
tclcrraphcd to Dilforl asking for
my back pay. only to hear thathe had
, gone to Boston the day before and was
on a steamer for Queenstown At that
: time. Well. there | was--not a cent
in the world -thirty-!ive dollars
worth OF dcbts-no way 70 get home
couldn't write to my father fol
. money to get out OF the difficulty, be
I. cause Iran AWAY and had never le
him know where l was-there ! was
stumped.
Z ..Well, l told Mr.. Graynor, Go
" bless him! and he lent me- enough !
: ret home, and said that he trusted M
FOR what was indebted 10 him; II
fact he acted the good Samaritan I
me. and | respect his Chri-tiani',
= more than any nj clse's IN the world
n left Penfieid a pretty sad boy and
: being ashamed to go home TO my tolk'
q started for my grandfather's intend
e ing 10 borrow some money 70 pay m
q debts, and tell my father that GO
p cheated out Of my salary and not sa
= any thing about the rest Of the affair
~ s.Whcn 4 got to Springfield who 4
y YOU guess l met in the dcpot:?'
~ "Your grandfaihcr?' ! venturcd.
"I.illey Heynum. She said she va
ID a delegate TO a teachers c%onvcntio
re being held there. and asked me whci
was going. told her that | was on
business trip, but got tanglodup I'M
remarks. and she saw that.I was
Is trouble as quick as a wink n
tn begged me 70 tell her all my trouble
= she said she was my friend and inigl
SO be able 10 do something fol me-.
was so discouraged that | told b
IS every thing. and ever that ! was e
n ing to my grandiathcr's 70 get son
cd money.
q. After sympathizirg with me Al
lrl trying TO cheer me up q li'flc, she So
ne that she had some extra money whi'
&c she would like 10 be relieved OF J
fore she lost IL. and offered to lend
to me with or without Interest for a
al length OF time; she promised 70 Ike
the matter quiet. and said that her of
nd would save me the embarrassment
Zip asking my relatives for money and te
I'D ing my dismal story.
on ssOf course | refused to take mon
ms from her. but sho was persistent al
We at las, | gave her my note. a. nine
days and ten per cent, for for
So dollars / paid my debts at Pcnfc
IL and went home. NY father rcceiv
II me like the prodigal son, torgavc !
Tor for running away and gave me
clcrkship in his store at ten dollars
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