South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-17

CO. So' auy one 10 help me, said
how "oeld the gentleman who of.
ie's The prize know whether the hove
got help or not the little girl asked
Tx ] cheated, I'd know it myself
wouldn't /. Amy and God would
know it; and II l got the prize, I
should always think that 90, it by
false pretenses. No, I'll do the square
thing, Amy.
You are right, Gilbert, and am
wrong, but you have been so kind to
me That L want so uuch to have YOU
get it.
A few days before the ist of April
gilbert Shaw sert his drawing and
his name as competitor for the of.
tered prize. No one saw the draw
ing but his mo her and Amy Brown,
and they thought II an txcellent piece
OF artistic work, but they were partial
judges. and the boy did not count
much on their opinions.
Nothing was heard from the draw
ing Tor some weeks. and Gilbert Shaw
had given up hearing from it. 1t had
probably been lost through the mail
his mother said, or there had been
some mistake about tue address. But
one morning in June the cashier at
the desk sent for Gilbert Shaw In
come to headquarters. Itwasn't paw.
day and one OF the boys, who heard
what the messenger said, exclaimed.
What's ups Tens been called to the
cashiers oflics.
Nothing wrong with Ten, said the
bundle boy He don't lie or steal.
Promotion, probably.
This gentleman wishes 70 sneak TO
yon, said the cashier as NJ. Ten came
into The gate of the railing around
the cashiers desk.
Did you do thai, my boy? asked
me gentleman, as he held Gilbert's
drawing NJ to his view.
Yes, sir, replied Gilbert.
All alone, without assistance ?
Yes, sir, said Gilbert.
You tell me this 10 good fai,hP
said the gentleman earnestly.
Yes, SIR. do, replied Gilbert.
That Buys word can be relied IN.
on, said the cashier. / wish [ could
say the same for all the rest Of our
boys.
Why didn't you send your address
with the spec mens asked the gentle.
man.
! thought did, replied the boy.
NO. you only gave Gilbert Shaw,
New York City, How did YOU ex.
pect was going to find you? Didn't
you know hunting up boy of your
size In this city Is like hunting for q
needle IN haystack 1t was only
by the merest accident that | found
you. IL IL had not been for that lit.
tie dolls dressmaker, I'd never found
you. My little nieces wanted me to
go with them yesterday to their dolls
dressmaker, to have some work done,
and ] saw the sign on the house, and
being especially interested in all such
kinds of work, l asked who had done
1t, and that little Jenny Wren told
me Gilbert Shaw did it, and that he
was a cash,boy in Hunter e. Halle
establishment. So have found you
at last. Your drawing was the be It
one l received. Here is the FIVE dol
lars. And new, my boy, come TO
ny house one evening each week, and
will give you lessons in drawing
Tree. You have genius and IL wants
cultivating.
Gilbe't Shaw was so overcome with
this unexpected good news that he
could not speak for some minutes.
The big tears rolled down his cheek
IS he looked up into tue gentleman s
face, ald said, cannot tell you how
very thankful | am TO you, sir.
Tens got tue prIE ! exclaimed
cast boy who had been at the desk
waiting for change: he's got IL sure
enough. | saw the gentleman give
il to him.
This news ran all around the store
quick as telegraphic despatch, Up
into the suit department 1t went with
the elevator boy, and Miss McCleary
said, never heard anything that
made the rejoice as much as lhi, good
fortune for Ten.
After all, Amy, shouldn't have
got the priz il it hadn't been for you,
SAID Gilbert Shaw tina, evening, when
he wen! In to tell her the good news.
thought you'd get il, Gilbert,
she said; you know the Bible says,
Blessed is lie that considereth the
poor. You considered me, you know
and the Lord blessed you. New
Yo'k E2sHgeitst.
How liz FELL. The following in
cident IL full OF interest for reformed