Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-08

in Identifying the bills. You see. But
he doesn't think III ever find the own
ct. and. say. girls. il he shouldn't turn
mp. what co you say TO a lake trip to-
gether or some kline OF n regular spree
with this money!"
Il couldn't enjoy it." said the right
eous Lillian.
Not unless you gave half TO a hos
pital." amended another.
'oh. I don't know dissented Geor-
gis. II think my conscience would take
I'm trip TO Nackinac~
Good for you,- replied Meta. rs she
rolled up her wealth and put on her hat.
wen spend il all for gum il we want
TO. Georgia: and we won't treat them,
either--see IL we do,''
They didn't see her again for three
weeks. and then she came flying into
luncheon az Lihan's with look in her
eyes as IL she'd just fallen heir TO mil
hon in gold.
I've had the loveliest experience in
,he woridi" she announced. "You re-
member that money fcund2 Well. I
waited a few days. a. Uncle Mac said.
and no one advertised the loss: so put
one In myself. Told them 10 address Y.
the newspaper Office. YOU know-the
way they do. Next morning / went
down TO get the returns. There were
nine answers. and Of all the pathetic
things Not one OF the people who
srOte had lost their money on the day
or at the place 1 found mine. but they
were just a. hopeful. fer all that. and
they actually made me feel responsible
for their losses.
First there was 3 man who had
dropped a small. fat. black book. with
a pawn ticket laundry bill and two
t0o-dollar bills in IL. And distressed
over III You'd think he'd lost a gold
mine. And he was SO sure twas his
money I'd found-poor fellow, Then
woman poured out whole sheetful
OF her heart. and drew picture of the
purse she'd lost. and tod me how the
money in IL belonged 10 her sister.
who was in the hospital and who need
&C IL freadfully. and how I'd be blessed
forever II ] only restored IL. Next
there was an old man who had dropped
TWO $50 bills. and he went on in a
shaky, feeble hand 10 explain that the
reason he was carrying IL was because
ne couldn't trust the banks; and then
another girl. who tod about an ALI
gator-skin pocket book containing a
latChkev and time pass over the Gin
cinnati. jackson & Mackinac road.
When / showed that TO Uncle Mac after
ward be said that road was a regular
Joke. because il didn't run 20 any Of the
| places mentioned in its name. and be
| just shouted over the pass. because
81 had expired September 90 1897. But
II wasn't funny 20 me. I thought the
| girl must he in q sad WAY 10 be hang
ing on 20 an expired pass over a road
Ike that for three whole years. BE
sides. she mentioned ia postscript
that there was a five-doilar bill in her
purse.
y got swfully worked up over those
/ letters. Then. suddenly. ] had a bril-
liant idea. just made up my mind 20
wait a week and then. IL no one claimed
that 50. 70 send for all those forlorn
| people aud pay them what they had lost
out % what had found. didn't dare
tell Uncle Mac the scheme until the
week had passed and bad really writ
ten notifying them ali 10 be az his Of.
fee al ten o'clock this morning Then
/ Just gave him the news all in one
/ piece. / don't believe in breaking
things. especially when you've set your
heart on doing them. Oh. he though
/ / was crazy. OF course, and wished he'd
answered my 'ad' himself and claimed
| the money. said he could have don.
it through some one else so I would
never have suspected. and then could
have kept the money for me until this
ft Of sentimental foolishness had
| passed off-and all that sort os talk
But the end OF il was that he tool
a chair over by the window in his Of
fee and let me have things all my owl
way with the people I had sent for
They al came. mind you. and OF al
TIE urprised-iooking beingsi Each
one was expecting 20 find the identica
purse be had lost. and at first every
one looked suspicious of everyone else
They eouldn't seem to grasp the situa
lion
Il had the money. all changed int
she right amounts and lying in tempt
ing little heaps on Uncle Macs desk
FIRST ! made a little speech and ther
! served gold and silver refreshments
IL took every cent Of the money. and
bad TO put in a dollar besides. 81
there goes our gum. Georgia; but yot
wouldn't grudge 4 If you'd been there
such Iarks. ] never felt so much Xix,
beneficent fairy in my life. Oh. deal
fun. Vaudevilles are nowhere-and
say. the man who lost the pawn tickle
VIII never get over his grud9e agains
me because / couldn't give that back
he thinks I've lost him a fortunel Blu
/ Il.