The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-01-12

over I'll You'd think he'd lost geld
mine. And he was so sure twas his
mon,l I'D fouud--poor fellow! Then
I, q Woman poured out a whole sheetful
oEker heart, and drew picture OF the
Pdfso she'd lost, and tod me how the
moneS in 1t belonged to her sister,
who Was in the hospital ard who need
edit dread.uliy, and how I'd be blessed
forever If | cnly restored it. Next
there WAS an old man who had dropped
| two $40 b.ns, and he went on in
| shnly feeble hand to explain that the
reason he WAS carrying il was because
| he couldn't trust the banks; and then
sno;hsr girl, who tod about an a'li-
cato Kin pocketbook containing
latchl'ey and a time pass over the Gin
| cinnatj, Jacl.sou g. Mackirac road.
NheH showed that to Cncie Mac after
war lie ssid that road was regular
Joke, lccause it didn't run 10 ruy of the
trlacea neaaioned ia It's Gems, and he
just shouted over the pas, because
| 1t had expired September 20. 1887. But
1T wasn'; funny TO me. 1 thought the
Il girl must be in a sad way 10 he hang
ling on to an expired pass over road
like t.int for three whole years. BE.
sides, she mentioned in postscript
/ that here was fiye-dollar bill in her
purse.
81 get awfully worked up over these
letter, Then, suddenly, had brill
liant idea. just made up ny mind 10
wait week nd then, I no one c;sn
thai $50, TO send for all those forlorn
4 iv7a tn- hat hrpG ms.
lout OF what | had found. ! didn't dare
tell unc,e Mac the scheme until the
week had passed ard I had really writ
Item notifying them al: to be 4; his OF.
nee NJ ten O'clock this morning, Then
/ ! gust gave hini the news all in one
piece. | dcn't believe in breaking
things. especially when you've get your
hear on doug them. Oh, he thought
I was crazy. Of course. and wished he'd
ansv cred my 'ad.' himself and GAINED
the rIubry. Said he could have done
lit throyGb some one else 20 wcnld
never bayc suspected, md ,i.sn ccud
hAke !is p, he money for me aaii. th.s
1T Of scniiniertnl foolshncss bar!
passed OF aud all that sort OF t:!k
But III ecl Ct II was that he took
. chair over BY the window in his Of
hce and le; me have things al MY own
wsy w;'h the people haa sent for.
They ali came, mind you, and OF all
the surprised looking beingg! Each
one was expecting to find the identica.
purse lie rad lost, and at first every
one looked suspicious of everyone else.
They couldn't seem to grasp tie situa
tioh.
II Lad the money, all changed into
the righ. amounts and lying in tempt
-t4rs I'.tle heHpt on Uncle Macs desk
First I made little speech and then
I served gold and silver Refreshments.
IT took every cent Of the money, and
I had to put in dollar besides. SO
there goes our gum. Georgia; brit you
wouldn't grudge it Iii you'd been there.
Such larks: never felt so mach like
a bemeficent fairy in my ;fe. Oh, dear
fun! Vaudevilles are nowhcre--and
say, the man who lost the pawn :;e,tc;
,will never get over his grmdse asains.
me because l couldn't give tha; back
/ lie thinks Pse lost him a fortune. Eu;
| the rest were more Than sweet. Girls,
I've been blessed and hurgcd, and the
old man with the two SEQ gold pieces
actually kissed my hand. Think Of that
4 will you? And the woman with tie
sister in the hospital was SO happy.
And I cried. Ne crying-7cun you see
1t? And Unrle Mac needn't pretend
he wasn't wiaiag his own eyes, either.
But when they were gone he squared
around at me, stern as stern, and said
\ in a disgusted way:
We'll, of all the girly-girly per-
! formapces!'
Il looked straight back at him and
Just said: How would yon have girl!
/ Uncle Mac. II not siriy? Do you want
me mnnny?' And honest fact, he
didn't know a single thing what to
say."-Chicago Daily Record.
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