New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
From Tho cleveland Plain Dealer

,ouxxlr SQUARED HIS pEbr Nrt" MAN.
YEARS.
From Tho cleveland Plain Dealer. .-.,. .,..,,
rortv 1e,rs ago certain Clevelan9 lahnl IN IN
IN unron.sl close 20 The corner 81 il. M and
ron. w ~ rromiasnt Cieycandors resided IN thr
ne.rhbornood Tic lady OF ne nous. W a,ri,.d In
5ride, ann" ,',,',o recentiy In MHm-st. lived 4
f,uily in very Moderate circuns % ,in, hons
NE Ne hn, @au,d Johnnie tie was briShi man!
Tito fellow Of perhaps c.sht yeaIS ~" lie wogd
o'n' , oV horie every day and do her simple sr-
raTds and she always had Somc' m fro0, ~ the
mn oh home with some other boys Whcm H.
rhanced TO throw .'oMc NV Widow. The bri lie
hp to see The accident and az The le C
}m his face and he turned and took 10 ms
heo's lie never came again 10 me nuFoi. ,,',
~ him no more 4 few weeks later Johnnies lam.
lis let the city. and Johnnie was 500" ohiy i ''n'
The Bride is now p grandmother. and lives in
handsome house In Che suburbs. one day, no,
long a Ss oss o of JOHN Robnson She looked
il with "A puzzled air She had no acquaintance oi
But she went downstairs and confronted fine
looking poriIy sentleman NJ MOL aTss'' anu
He advanced to meet her ia, ,,, ,o,,. "a sbo
You wished to see me- inquired the lau! ~ S''
looked again al the card. 49,. -. -.
"Yes. madam" he answered ION "A shsh' matter
u She locked Up at him quickly ana drew back
10" he smilingly observed. 4 am not an agent.
The fact is madam. | have called 10 pay d'ht
that has been pccumuldthg interest an tnosS
wears and which / have neglected to pay before
because | have never sine" been IN the n,iGhbor-
"a debt" echoed the lady. There must be some
no mistake at ALL madam sq.d the stranger
Therc was 2 gold coin in It as he drew It forth
There. madam. he said. = want 70 pny YOU for
the window broke in your house IN huron-st one
Then il all came back 20 her
Yes medaai." he answered I'm Johnnie" And
thcr hands met In Ds Siss f IEnl uo oceo, al
these yeirsc'' shc said. Why, had forgotten II
fo Rap had better cause g rememter it," he
chains Then | somehow felt sure that YOU would
como and tell my father and he was 70, genie
hour, and you nd rot tom,, Lesen TO breathe a
little AGAIN and G!' yo3 cannot tell how gratctu
fcav Of possible consequences, but when We went
away made up my mind ihet some day ! would
pay every penny 1t cost L. mend that broken pane
The woman locked at him with glistcning eyes
Somehow Shc seemed 10 gee agaln the Iiyeiess
manly ;tlo boy Of that long-aao time
AAna you asys pro;peroGG fae 3i ;0 son.o a.
one Of tho goid men Of California; iive iust out
charming hon. beautiful wifi and two :inc boy
in ihc university And when have this lttlo debt
a. ssS Tel ;''" possess '"0'D"'", ''1' ''''''''V
AWAY money, John, SAID the woman
"Its worth a hundred times that to see you so well
and happy"
Il found out about you before came out here -
said John II inquired with some fear and trem-
hlirg-forty years bring many changes YOU know.
But I went direct the fountain head for jnfor-
nation I hunted UP your husband NJ his offico--I
had letter OF Introduction from the president OF
our road-and were great friends Bless
YOU. he had never heard OF Johnnie Robinson. bu:
that didn't make any difference; In fact nc qske1
early
When John Robinson left the house ihe next
morning-his stay in The city was shortened by
pressing businoss-he left behind him on the parlor
manie box containing n dainty orrarent of gold
and Jewels and this card:
My wfs picked out little gift. with the Arm
belief that Johnnie would surely find his early
friend. Please let It square the broken pane"