The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-31
A SEwsBoY.s SUDDEN WEALTH.
Miss stannus' Purse Furnishes Him
With short LIZ cd Pieaaure.

With short Live Pleasure.
Miss Rosa Stannus. OF Tacoma, who lost
purse containing $50 on James street last
Thursday evening, recovered nearly all
her money Yesterday, after il had given a
newsboy the pleasure Of feeling rich for
few hours, possessing the objects Of his
hearts desire for the same brief period
and lavishing gifts on youthful comra ie
The purse was found by a newsboy
named Henry Collins, whose parents live
at 613 Lewis street, WalIa Walla addition.
Thebo didn't stop at the time TO count
the money, which was in gold and bills.
but, turning around 10 another newsboy,
exclaimed in excitement:
/" Red Cap I'm richr'
Accompanied by Red Cap" as John
Sellers is called, he went to Hardy &
Halls store and bought gun, and then
went TO the Seattle bazaar and bought
banjo and two Waterbury watches with
brass chains, one for himself and one for
Red Cap" The boys then hunted up
bakery and invested In half a dozen
custard pies and dollars worth of cookies.
They ate until they could not hold any
more, and then threw the remainder of
the pies and cookies away.
1t was after dark when the boys started
home. Henry played the wealthy gentle
man, and hired Red Cap to carry his
gun for him, giving him 80 cents When
they arrived in WaIla Walla addition
Henry went around to the grocery store
and butcher shop and paid his mothers
meat and grocery bills. When he arrived
home and faced his mother with his new
gun, watch and chain and banjo, her
astonishment was great
Where did you get 'em?" she de-
manded
bought 'em; where dye 'sposef"
"But the money, you haven't -"
''Shucks, Pm rich, is"
The boy laid his purchases down on the
floor and, after handing her receipts
from the grocer and butcher, produced a
IS bill and hourished 1t about and then
found s. gold piece in another pocket
Mrs. Collins didn't wait any longer. She
stood the boy up in a corner and went
through him, finding s27. He had spent
SIS
Mrs. Collins. though much in need of
the money, would not for moment think
of keeping it after learning that her son
had found it. Friday morning, accom-
panied by Henry, she went in search of
Red Cap" and found him on his way to
town. He still had the 30 cents and watch
and chain, which Mrs. Collins made HIM
give up. Then she went to Hardy & Halls
and TO the Seattle bazaar, and at
both places explained the circumstances
and sold back what the bow
had purchased the evening before. In
this way she succeeded in reganing all of
the money except what had been ex-
pended for pies and cakes Before return
ing home she put an advertisement in the
PosT-ISTgLLIGESCER stating that she had
found purse of money, which the owner
could have by calling at 6l3 Lewis street
and identifying the same.
Miss Stannus saw the advertisement on
Friday, and yesterday afternoon came
over from Tacoma and called on Mrs. Col
Inns. She was given the purse, which con-
tanned all the money she had lost ex-
cept the 81 which had been expended with
the baker. Miss Stannus gave the boy S.
as a reward for his trouble and his moth
er's honesty.