The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-10-22
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Kindly Act Done For a Seattle Boy
'.'''' by a Stranger.
HE ASKED THE WAY TO A HOTEL
Little Jimmy Brennan Was the Only
Boy Who Would Direct Him For
Nothing - His Reward.

You often see it in story books about
the little boy who carried the blind
woman's basket. She died and the boy
was left a fortune. Again the little
boy shared his piece of bread with Il
supposed poor man. Then the poor
man dies and among his effects is a
will leaving fortune to the boy. The
poor man had been "a miser, according
to the story book. But it is not often
in real life that these things happen.
For that reason this story will attract
attention and during the next few
days every boy will he polite to stran-
gers.
Jimmy Brcnnar is the name of this
hero. He is about 10 years of age and
the son of Police Officer Brennan, says
the Seattle Post Intelligencer. Yester-
day morning Young Brennan started
for Sunday school, He fell in with
several companions. While they were
standing Oh Yesler way a stranger
came along. He was not dressed for
| church. He was respectable looking
but the suit of clothes he wore was
rough looking. He looked like man
who had just returned from logging
camp
Boys" he said, addressing Jimmy
Brennan and his friends, "Where is
the Butler hotel?'' -.
"I'll tell You for a quarter. said
one of Jimmy S companions
"In show you where it is for ten
cents. " chimed in another
Say. I'll do it for five cents re-
marked third.
Mister,' said Jimmy II will point
out the Butler to you for nothing.'
''You're my man. said the rough
looking individual
Jimmy and the stranger went down
Yesler way together and Jimmy s
companions stayed behind to call him
q chump. Jimmy led the stranger to
the Butler
"Come in here said the stranger
to Jimmy and he led the boy into a
clothing store. 'Give this boy the
best suit of clothes in the house, said
the stranger. Jimmy simply opened
his mouth. Soon he had on fine suit.
Now give him an overcoat'' said
the stranger and Jimmys eyes tried
to pop out of their sockets The clerl,
adorned Jimmy with an ove1coat.
"Now a hat' said the stranger. jim
my wanted to Cry. He thought it was
Christmas time and that he was by the
side of grAte fire reading one Of An
dersen S fairy tales. Soon he was ar
rayed in new hat, new suit. new over
coat. The stranger paid for it all
Jimmy started to wander out Of the
store. He was so bewildered that if
several goblins had put in their ap-
pearance he would have joined them
in their fairy-land festivities.
"Just wait a minute. said the
stranger. Jimmy waited. If the strang-
ger had said. eco roll in the dust Of
the street, Jimmy would have done
it,. The stranger went down in his
pockets and closed his dealings with
Jimmy by giving him s. gold piece
and gold nugget worth about s..
Then Jimmy thanked the stranger
aud went off to tell his companions
about the man to whom be showed the
Hotel Butler "for nothing.'
The stranger was a Klondiker and
supposed to be Patrick Calvin. who re-
turned on the Rosalia Saturday night
with a fortune estimated at about *20, =
600. 1t pays to be polite. IF you don t
think SO, ask Jimmy Brennan.