The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13
letters to send away business letters
that must not be forgotten.

AS Fir. Jameson returned homo two
days after over the same line of railway,
he said to himself: MY shilling will be
waiting for nae when get back. 1t
was not merely from general benevo-
lence he thought this, or because the
bright look Of the girl as he passed her
carriage window had stuck like burr to
his memory, but he felt that he had pit
TED his wisdom against that of his aunt
and cousin, the Wrights, and he very
much wished to be triumphant. This
last was d small motive, but unfortu-
nateIy people are occasionally subject to
small motives.
When he got into the house he looked
through the letters lying for him; there
was only one the least like the thing he
expected addressed in womans hand
This one he opened FIRST, but it was
merely an account for hay which he had
been buying from a man whose wife
acted as her husbands clerk. Besides it
there were two trade circulars, three
newspapers and two bulky packets
from limited liability mining companies;
the frequency with which he got mis-
sives of this class led him to sup
pose that in some quarters it must
be thought he had few odd mill
ions to invest. All these, but not the
chilling he had so securely calculated on;
and when week passed and no word Of
it came he gave It up. not without a
pang to think of such an innocent look
ing girl-well, forgetting her promise.
Next time he saw Miss Wright she
said: Have you heard from your dis
tressed damseIf"
mo-" he said; II dare say she forgot
the thing Immediately.
Sarah shook her head. you'll know
better next time, she said.
Il shall not know bit better next
time"
when I'm hard up I'll come to you.
ssDo," he said
As often happens when people are ex-
pecting any particular letter, 1t does not
arrive till they have given it up and for
gotten about it, then it pops in, SO at the
end Of the fortnight Katie's stamps came
into Mr.. Jamiesons hands. Rarely have
twelve postage stamps given 80 much
pleasure. He was In a hurry to let his
relatives know, and he paid them a visit
Immediately. Only Mrs. Wright was In
when he went, and the first thing he said
to her was, The girl who borrowed a
shilling at the Summertown station has
sent it to me.
ssI'rn glad to hear il, said Mrs. Wright
quite calmly, @but for one such case
there are dozen impostures;" and she
wandered of into another subject; but
when Sarah appeared she said to her,
James tells me he has got his shilling. "
you have heard from your distressed
damsel," Sarah exclaimed with interest
and animation; s.and who, what, where
or how is she?'a
81 can answer none Of these things,
but have got my shilling with hearty
thanks
II wish I had lent it, since it has
turned out SO good an investment" said
she.
Nothing risk. nothing win.'" said
Mr.. Jameson.
1T was a risk. 7 hate to be imposed
on" Sarah said.
81 don't; rather like it. .
DO your ] think one looks very
foolish.
But it is an amiable. satisfactory kind
of folly. You have no idea how happy
and virtuous feel at present"
''Oh, yes, when it has turned out all
right"
.sBslt If it had turned out all wrong
nothing could have deprived me of the
satisfaction Of having done a stupendous
actof benevolence from the best motives.
I am not responsible for the results, don't
you seer"
''No, don't think you are respon-
sible for doing a foolish thing; no thanks
to you if it turns out well.
sThere are none so blind as those who
won't see."
"Does she not give her name and adj
dress?"
mo, she gives no information except
that she has a brother who forgets to
post her letters.
Have you her note? Let me see it,
win you2"
"oh, certainly; there's nothing to be
seen.
"Ah! hearty thanks" said Sarahl
"that should cheer you in your solitary
abode. She writes well.
Part of her business plant proba-
bly," said he.
~ think SO" said she. "Most likely
her brother is a baker and she keeps the
shop; girls in that position generally
write we'll"
do they?"
"Yes, they do. One can't make out
the postmarl. it is SO blurred"
"What does it signify? and why are
you SO interested in herr"
Because you are"
~ Interested Yes, am interested In
knowing she is honest"
And in being appealed to by youth
and beauty in distress 2"
Il do not think she is what you would
call beautiful"
Perhaps not, but she is what You
would cali beautiful. How many cor
respondents have you whose letters you
preserve SO carefully?n
Il did not preserve that carefully:
merely happened to put it in my pocket
as curiosity"
sit certainly is very curiol1s Well