Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-05-06

LORD can Tell WHEN our SlIts are wen
placed"
On Monday morning after Easter
Sunday Joshua Stamper WAS sitting in
the office OF his warehouse In the city
when be was told that a ragged boy
wished to see him. Mr.. Stamper was
easy of access. especially to persons OF
low degree, for he was Interested in
charitable work He gave an order that
the boy should be admitted The
youngster, who was in his fifteenth
year, approached the merchants desk
holding out folded paper. Mr. STAN
per took it, opened it, and Eve dollar
bill dropped ON his desk. Then be read
the brief letter he had written to his
niece.
where did you get thisY' be asked
the boy.
Yesterday morning left the farm
where | 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 ! fell asleep.
and when | woke up found this letter
and the bill In my hand
A curious but pleasant expression
came into the merchants face. He sat
conjuring up a picture of bis 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!
be asked the boy. You certainly need
1t, and the letter explains that 1t is an
Easter offering"
Il thought | would bring 1t to you.
sir, so that If you wished me to have it
you could give 1t TO me and thank
Dolly, whoever she Is. for leaving II
with me-"
Mr.. Stamper handed the bill to the
boy, keeping the letter.
You came to the city to get posi-
tion?"
Yes. sir
The merchant tapped a bell and
called for his manager, whom he d.
rected to set the boy % 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 IL and was surprised to
receive another letter addressed. as be-
fore, in her uncle's handwriting. TAX
ing 1t into the house, she opened 1t In
presence OF the Others and found In
closed a check for Sl0G. 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 ii for her own use. The
writer made no mention of his preyi-
GUS gift or its result
Ten years passed. Joshua Stamper
had given away a great deal OF money
for charity, but it seemed the more be
gave the richer he grew. Dolly mean
while had grown to be a woman and
was made her uncles agent in distrib-
uting a large portion of his benefac-
tons Shortly before the tenth Easter
since the one when he had sent her the
FIVE dollars he wrote that he would
spend the day at the farm and desired
her to have ready list of all the poor
and deserving persons she knew. that
he might relieve their wants.
Before making this visit Mr.. Stamper
called into bis office young man
whom be had recently taken in as a
junior partner and whom he intended
to make his successor and said to him:
Joe, you remember my letter to my
niece that was dropped in your hand
ten years agoT'
Il certainly do. Mr.. Stamper. I'm
not likely TO forget it,
well. you may get ready to so with
me on visit intend to make on
Easter Sunday, and | will introduce
you to Dolly. from whom you received
my gift at that time"
When Joseph KimbaIi 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 He,
uncle gave her a check for $4,000 to
distribute among the families OF whom
she had made a list. and young Kim
bah 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 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 con
sent to marry him, but they were all
unsuccessful. She told him that she
respected him and liked him. but she
was SO foolish-not TO say romantic
as to carry in her heart one whom she
had seen when 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.
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