South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-09-25
A BOY TO BE TRUS ED.

"A 0OI III DE IhOS Ell.
Take these letters to the post ,office,
Yes, SIR.
Get a postal order TO this address,
indicating one Of the letters, and
encluse it in II.
Yes. sir.
Garry these papers over to Mr..
Hills office.
Yes, sir.
Sop ct Mr.. Grants, in the Jeff,r-
son block, end ask him to step around
to see me.
Anything else ? as the lawyer
paused in his directions.
Be Iivel, about it.
No need to tell Jim to he lively.
He had within q week been raised
from his position as a newsboy TO the
dignity OF ofiire.boy to Mr.. Lane. the
lawyer. A proud and happy boy was
jim, ss he dressed himself in the ne W
clothes which Mr.. Lane had given him
as on advance on his wages.
Clean all over. he said surveying
himself with an air Of great satisfac-
ton. Cleap from top to toe. And
I'm going to keep Clean, too, now that
l have q chsnco. No more rushin'
round the street, and settin' round
on cu,bstone. No more sleepin' in
aEey-ways. No more goin' barefoot
and wearin' rags. Clean all over.
And-Jim's face grew sober as he
stood rsflec'isg-fm goin> to keep
clean inside as we'll as outside. He's
given me chance and I'm goin' to
slow him I'm worth 1t. Yes, | am.
With q jump and q whoop, jim
sprang into bis new lie, full Of new
resolutions. Mr.. Lane had met him
impine forlornly Oh the street. over.
hardened with an armful of pewspa.
pers, while stil weak as the result oil
long illness, he having jus, beer
discharged from the hospital. The
young lawyer was struck with pity at
the sight Of The appealing eyes and
sound Of the quaveriug voice, which
seemed full OF q wordiess craving for
help which no hand seemed ready to
give. Seems to me you are not fit
for such work, be said kindly, "a be
bought paper.
I'll be stronger soon. guess, said
jim, as be gave the change.
he doen's Look as if he had much
chance Of that, said the lawyer. look
ing ct him as he staggered woarily
on. Here
Jim turned at the sound OF the
voice which had spoken kindly To
him.
Can't you find something easier 10
10 than this No: of course be
can't, poor little scalawsg. Tbis in q
lower tone, as jim approached. II
you'll come around TO my Office I'll
give you some work, be said as Jim,
from very weakness, leaned heavily
against lamp-post. Can't you
sweep out an Office and get things in
order and 60 erraUds-when you feel
better 2 he asked.
Yes: know could, said jim, II
flush Of bopefulness.
Take this, then. Go out TO the
park and lie around in the sunshine
for couple OF days. Then come and
see me, and we'll fix IL.
lis taking things on trust. l know
said Mr.. Lane TO himself. But wharc
the world good for, IL you can't take
few thipgs on trust ? Better to bC
fooled few times ihan not do il.
So, to-day, Jim had been for more
than week acting as Mr.. Lane
Office boy. He started of at q brisk
pace with his letters and papers, proud
Of every chance which now came u
him of showing how lively aud how
faithful he could be in the performs
snce Of his new duties.
amt never goin' TO turn one way
Dor another I'll ! get my stuff u
where lts 10 go, said jim, as he tuck
ed the papers securely under bis arm
and took a arm grasp of the dozen Of
more letters Important, / reckon
be went on, with a glance of great re-
spoct at the business like envelopes
Money in EN-. like as not. And Nv,
heard say there's stuff wrote in let
ters sometime as is more important Q
IL you was sendin/ money in 'em
You wouldn't think so, but that;
what they say. Aud II nybody'
likely TO write important things, "
Mr.. Lane.
Strengthening himself with the inn
portsnce OF having TO do with suol
Importance, jim turned up a stairwsl
I and deiivarsd HE ranara 10 NJ Ifll