Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-09-08
: Finders and Losers 5
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ID into two great classes-the ones
1ho find and the ones who lose.
Meta is a girl who finds Ownerless
earrings and brooches and shirt studs
are scattered along her pathway. en-
treating her 10 pick them up. which
ever way she stroiis- and little things
ike horseshoes and four-leaved ciovers
-eem 10 leap up in the most unlikely
places az the first sound OF her step
Guess what ! found to-cay ?" Is her
regular form OF greeting. SO no one was
surprised when the question came that
day az Georgia. tea.
oh. don't know said Lillian. indif-
ferently. Probably = cotton bandker-
chief or somebody's other glove
Lillian IL one OF the girls who couldn't
end anything Il they would. Possibly
that's the reason she assumes the man
uer OF one who wouldn't IL she could
Meta gave whitening glace at the
zcoffer- Then she removed her Lady
smith hat and extracted from its crown
a roll Of money. which she spread upon
her lap a $50. q SO and a $40 bill
stared out.
Counterfeit gaSpec Lillian.
NO. sir Uncle Mac says they're as
rood a. any ever made
You oidn't dnd them. Meta: you're
joking protested Georgia
NO joke about IL / was walking
down WABASH avenue. and stacks OF
people were passing IN both directions.
TOO. but suddenly there was an open
place about q yard square right in
front OF me. aud straight ia the middle
* il lay this money. al rolled up. II
'ust seemed a. though the crowd parted.
and every boay looked the other way on
purpose 10 let ne have 81"
We'll. / neveT.~ sung the chorus.
what are you going 10 use II for,
aefag-' somebody asked. but Lillian.
s, hose interest had revived wonderful
U.s.. cicD't give her time 70 answer.
Use Il for2- she cried do you
s'Pose Meta would spend that money :
Think o. the poor woman who lost it,
Woman. indeed reforted Meta.
-Cncle Mac doesn't think that. lie
says there's a little pocket just Inside
tie waist band Of hi8 trousers where be
keeps a sad % biils-whenever he has
one-and that It's the easiest thing in
the world 70 slip the money ~ back OF
the pocket instead OF into IL. And !
asked him II that ever happened 10 him.
You ought 20 have seen how guilty he
.ooked ahen he said. -Once-bat don I
tell F,1sen,' That's my aunt. you know
Nell. w fhink-Uncle Mac and THAT
some rich club fellow lost II. and thai
ae'6 put il 70 some extrayagant vs.
even II be had 81 again
ONE poor old washer~omsn who
hadn't smother cent IN the world muir.
INJURED the blue-eyed innocent.
--NasEerwonen without another cent
are 70 likely % 20 sfrewing $50 roll.
.rounci~ said Meta
More likely twas q scbOol-teachel
.rith her months salary--and teaching
- such nervous work. suggested
I1iiaE-
-Or fagged-out woman clerk" add
q Georgia
Wei, / uouidn'f take IL from a Won
an any sooner than you would" de
dared Meta. -Of course ! voBlcn'
| a.ud 80 much II IL belonged 70 . man
| Rut intend 20 advertise ~. anyway
/ ..CerfainfS.~ exclaimed Lillian as I
<he'd been thinking OF that all tn.
| time. That's the proper thing TO do.
| znd blus-eyed Snnocenf sd6ed: =
shouid just use that money for adver
sissng every day Ia every paper unit
| there wasn'f . cent left"
Meta pursed her hp&. We'll, Fra tax
sne Uncle Macs advice abopt tkis." All
aid He ssys 90 study the papers
5ey or txo and zee II the loser etver
tissk Thens after thst, be Gays 20 e
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