The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-06-12

gavs me letters of introduction to a
fellow named larson. who had been in
the business, he told me; and to big
preacher. When got to Penfield l
couldn't find the preacher, but larson
was there and he was very friendly;
he did every thing for me and when |
got homesick he tended to me like a
brother-I tell you he was kind!
"Well, as luck would have it, l got
, acquainted with another preacher
named Graynor, and he asked me to
come and board at his house, which
did. l went to work, and the first
two weeks my salary and expense al
lowance came all right, but, after that,
Dilford kept making excuses for not
sending money-his remittance from
London was delayed, or something
like that l didn't suspect any thing,
of course. but supposed it would all
come at once; he did finally pay up all
my salary, but didn't send money for
expenses after the second week. 1t
went on this way for a month, when
one day got a letter from my class
mate, Lilley Heynum she was a
teacher then-saying that her uncle,
the postmaster, had found out that
my agent was crooked, and warning
me to get out of his clutches as soon
as possible. l showed the letter to
larson, and he said that the girl was
fool and her uncle fraud, SO /
didn't answer the letter.
"A few days later went to the pic
mic Of Mr.. Graynor's Sunday-school,
and when was there Jarson's little
boy tumbled out of boat in the mid
die OF the river, and l fished him out
just in time to save the little shaver.
Old larson was awfully thankful, and
swore that he'd never cease to love
me, and be grateful to me; he got
over that!
"A few days afterw ard he came to
me and said he was in desperate fix;
a note of his was due that very day
and he couldn't meet it. owing to the
fact that some money he expected
from New York hadn't come, and,
while he would have plenty of cash in
a few days, he was absolutely broke
just then, so he wanted to borrow
some money of me for a week. l
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 l gave him a
check for all l had, about one hundred
dollars, and took his note for the sake
OF the formality. A couple Of days
afterward l found he had skipped the
town ostensibly to go to Philadelphia
l telegraphed to Dilford 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 l was.-not a cent
in the world-thirty-five dollars
worth of debts-no way to get home
l couldn't write to my father for
money to get out of the difficulty, be-
cause ran away and had never let
him know where l was-there was,
stumped.
"Well, I told Mr.. Graynor, God
bless him! and he lent me enough to
get home, and said that he trusted me
for what l was indebted to him; in
fact he acted the good Samaritan to
me, and / respect his Christianity
more than any one else's in the world
81 left Penfield pretty sad boy and,
being ashamed to go home to my folks,
l started for my grandfather's intend.
ing to borrow some money to pay my
debts, and tell my father that l got
cheated out of my salary and not say
any thing about the rest of the affair.
"When Igot to Springfield who dc
you guess met in the depot?"
"Your grandfather ventured.
"Lilley Heynum! She said she was
a delegate to a teachers convention
being held there, and asked me where
was going. l told her that l was on {
business trip, but got tangled up in my
remarks, and she saw that l was il
trouble as quick as a wink! She
begged me to tell her all my troubles
she said she was my friend and nigh
be able to do something for me.
was so discouraged that l told he1
every thing, and even that was go
ing to my grandfather's to get SOM
money.
"After sympathizirg with me ant
trying to cheer me up little, she SAT-
that she had some extra money whicl
she would like to be relieved Of be
fore she lost it, and offered to lend /
to me with or without interest for an,
length of time; she promised to keel
the matter quiet, and said that her offe
would save me the embarrassment Q
asking my relatives for money and tell
ing my dismal story.
| "Of course / refused to take none
from her, but she was persistent an,
at last gave her my note, at ninet
days and ten per cent, for fort
dollars. 1 paid my debts at Penfiel'
and went home. My father receives
me like the prodigal son, torgave m
for running away and gave me
clerkship in his store at ten dollars
week, instead of twenty and expense:
swell. as soon as got settled,
went to see Alice Cassel. She re
ceived me very coldly, saying that sh
wished to have nothing to do wit
one who had deserted his home an