Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-06-05

Lord can tell when our gifts are well
placed"
On Monday morning after Easter
Sunday Joshua stamper was sitting in
the ofIco Of bis warehouse In the city
when be was told that a ragged boy
wished 10 see him. Mr.. stamper was
easy Of access, especially 10 persons Of
low degree, for be was interested in
charitable work. He gave an order that
the boy should bo admitted Tho
yOungster. who was In his fifteenth
year. approached the merchants desk
holding out a folded paper. Mr.. SIAM
per took II, opened II, and a ave dollar
bill dropped on his desk. Then he read
the brief letter he had written 10 his
niece.
"where did you get thisT' he asked
the boy.
Yesterday morning I lett the farm
where l was working to come to the
city to get a position. The day was
hot / was tired and hungry and lay
down In the shade to rest l fell asleep,
and when l woke up l found this letter
and the bill In my hand"
A curious but pleasant expression
came into the merchants face. he sat
c%onJurng up a picture OF his little
niece dropping his gift into the boys
hand whether she had run away or
had hidden to see its effect upon the
boy he did not know. He was delight
ed with the success OF placing his East
er offering through the little girl.
why did you not Use this money!
he asked the boy. you certainly need
II, and the letter explains that It Is an
Easter Offering"
II thought l would bring Il 10 you,
SIR, so that II you wished me to have It
you could give It to me and thank
Dolly, whoever she IL. for leaving 1t
with me-"
Mr.. stamper handed the bill to the
boy, keeping the letter.
"YOu came to the city to get q posi-
t1on8"
"Yes, SIR"
The merchant tapped q bell and
called for his manager, whom be di-
rected to set the boy to work, first
clothing him properly and attending to
his other wants.
The next day Dolly when the post
man had dropped some mail In the box
went out for 1t and was surprised to
receive another letter addressed, as be-
fore, In her uncles handwriting. TAX
ing It into the. house, she opened 1t In
presence of the others and found in
closed a check for 800, payable to her
order. The letter said that he had
decided to give to charity another
amount through her, but she was to
keep half of It for her own use. The
writer made no mention Of his previ-
Gus gift or its result
Ten years passed. Joshua Stamper
had given away a great deal Of money
for charity, but 1t seemed the more he
gave the richer he grew. Dolly mean
while had grown to be a woman and
was made her uncle's agent in distrib-
uting a large portion Of his benefac-
tons. Shortly before the tenth Easter
since the u when be had sent her the
Eve dollars be wrote that he would
spend the day at the farm and desired
her to have ready a list OF all the poor
and deserving persons she knew, that
he might relieve their wants.
Before making this visit Mr.. Stamper
called into his office a young man
whom he had recently taken In as a
Junior partner and whom he intended
to make his successor and said to him:
zoe, you remember my letter TO my
niece that was dropped in your hand
ten years agoY'
II certainly do. Mr.. stamper. TN
not likely to forget IT"
well, you may get ready to 60 with
me on a visit l intend to make on
Easter Sunday. and l will introduce
you to Dolly, from whom you received
my gift at that time"
When Joseph Kimbal was intro
duced to Dolly Stamper she was sur
prised at the expression Of intense In
terest she saw on his face. But he
gave her no explanation Of It. Her
uncle gave her a cheek for $4,000 to
distribute among the families OF whom
she had made a Eft and young kim
ball gave her $500 for the same pur-
pose. A pleasant day was spent by
the party, after which the two men
returned to the city.
The happenings OF the next two
years must be condensed into a few
words. Kimball, who had resolved, II
possible, to win Dolly for his wife,
visited the farm frequently. He made
every effort to induce Dolly to On
sent to marry him. but they were all
unsuccessful. She told him that she
respected him and liked him, but she
was 80 foOlish-nOt to say romantic
as to carry In her heart one whom she
had seen when a child. Kimball press
ed her TO tell him about this dream
Of the past that interfered with his
present happiness. and at last she told
him Of the poor boy into whose hand
she had dropped her uncle's Easter
gift.
'That boy shall be my rival no
longer" said Kimball. "for be and l
are the same person"
BuS ha Waa Obliged 70 hiring Mr..