The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-12

way all those people that have met me for
a few moments will find me- interesting in a
particular wGy, while those who have re-
manned with me throughout the whole even
ing will be captivated by my RAPID trans
formations. Don't you think my idea a
very neat ones l can assure you 1t serves
me well. am-well, people seem fond of
me.n
Here is another OF the weeks episodes Of
eating, saws the New York Sun. 4 fellow
felt particularly rich and he took Katie to
dinner at-well, sne of the best places in
modish vogue. The dinner came to IS Ga; a
nice little dinner, you see. To pay for 1t he
produced $50 bill-just the ' cry same bill
that had come from his publishers check,
the receipt and cashing of which had made
him feel so rich.
Dear me-" said Katie.
In course of time the waiter brought back
the sslver heaped up with the change in
paper and silver, with a gold piece or so.
You aren't going to count all thatr
said Katie.
Business is business said he: tits mere
self-protection to count 1t.
Its a first-ciass place and they don't
make mistakes as a rule"
But they do sometimes. They count for
themselves, and l count for myself"
Whereat he counted. 1t transpired, oh,
wonder that there was $50 on the plate, SO
besides, and nothing out for the dinner.
Say" began he, but Katie stopped him.
cit isn't your affair."" said she; "they
count for themselves, and you count for
yourself"
"Nonsensew
mot alb it of it. They give a cashier a
big salary; why should you do this work "
"But. Katie, the poor fellow would have
to make it good out of his own pocket"
THAT cashier commands a salary and
confidence in proportion to the degree OF
honesty and accuracy he displays. 1t will
be just about worth his place TO be exposed
in so heavy a mistake. Neither bushes,
nor justice demands you pointing out
the error he has made, and charity for
] bids it.n
| He began to get muddled, and he ended
by returning the excess of money. And the
cashier was discharged.
In one of the city's large dry goods shops
last week. says the New York Times, q
little cash girl brought to one of The heads
of the departments in the course of the early
afternoon hours of Tuesday a woman's
purse. She had just picked it uD, she said
on the floor, near the counter, and she re-
| marked as she passed it over that she guessed
it was STUFFED full" The floor walker
opened it and saw at a glance that her opin.
| ion was justified. Carrying it to the super
intendent's Office. he, with that parsonage
counted the money. The purse contained
| $1,000. There were ten $500 bills, a check
for $40, and some small bills and change.
Within hall an hour a pale-faced woman
appeared at the Office, asking breathlessly
if purse had been recently found In the
shop. The well-stocked pocketbook was
hers. She had not left the shop before miss
ing it, discovering her loss at an upstair,
| department, to which she had gone from
the one where the purse escaped her. Hel
naturalization of the money, including
drawer and drawee of the check was com
plete, and it was promptly delivered to her
She thanked the superintendent warmly
and was about to leave the office, when
that gentleman suggested that she owed
the recovery of her money to the honesty
of the little cash girl. ado you think
madam" he said pointedly, "such honesty
ought to go unrewardedp
The woman stopped. "No. of COURSE
not" she said hastily. and, opening the
iust-recovered purse, she produced silver
dollar, which she gave to the girl. Their
she departed with the fortune, of whose
keeping she was so careless, and of whose
finding she was so unappreciative.