Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-05-11

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Williams Company offered
prize OF twenty dollars IN gold for the
beat name suggested BY an employee
for their new line OF graniteware.
Harry benton, salesman, and Amy
Werner. cashier, tied for the prize. The
boss handed each Of them ten-dollaT
gold piece. bat Benton knew that his
annual salary reached IN thousands
almost what Amy's did in hundreds
Wont yos let me add my gold 70
yours So you'ii have enough 70 Jinsle21
ho asked smiIingly.
Aoh. you couldn't think ] meant
really to take IL, could your
Wont your You really earned i
more than /. I've talked the goods 20
constantly for years that Il was nat
uraE for me TO think up name cas-
NY
'.Ah. now. said Amy with . tiny
pout, don't intimate that thinking
was such hard work for me; but
cant accept what You earned BY your
thinking even II II was easy to az.
win you have dinner with me this
evening and help me think out o way
10 do something nice for somebody
with that piece OF gold7F
sYe-es, hogan Amy slowly iii
help you Il yon'll let me contribute
my gold piece to the Happiness fund
And Harry agreed
A few hours later. over their dinner,
they discussed the possibilities Of their
fund.
II want our fund 10 bring happiness
10 somebody who doesn't dream Of It,
aud to bring II Just at the psychologi-
cai mement when II means every.
thing Amy was charming when she
was serious
That's the idea exactly, agreed
Harry, and the best way TO distribute
happiness 81 70 go where there Is
lack Of II. What do you say 10 our
taking a stroll through the oHtsklrtsy''
That's where there are extremes Of
happiness ana unhappinesa, I've heard. I
All right. let's 60 that is, II you think
We won't attract too much attention.
"oh. you'd attract your share Of at.
tentioR anywhere but I'm plain enough
10 Offset your charms. This was said
without any paiayer Of galIantry and
was accompanied BY such genial
smile that Amy laughed too. although
abe thought ffafry's clear eyes and
honest face ana broad shoulders very
satisfactory kind Of plainness
As they paaaed through the district
Of the downtown poor they distributed
various bits uf happinesa II unexpect-
"a dimes giyen 70 small tots who were
assasliss elsAEaiatalR Ia nf.
Isook who's here No need fof our
happlnepa fnnd IN that party. said
4 Harry. az they saw approaching tHem
festive party consisting Of an itat
ian girl still in her teens her swag.
rerlng young escort who pulled q ne
| snnhurned mustaehe. some dark
eowned women with scarfs over their
heads. few pioddiug men and chill
dren al assorted sizes and VARYING de'
Qrees Of nnoleanllness From one ofthe
children Harry learned that the young
couple had been married that day and
we're on their way 10 their now home
az Two rooms In a nearby roominl
house..
Al that instant. the clang 81 the lire
ben Was heard. and with each strok'
the sound grew louder until around ~
corner came the galloping horses AM
rafting hose wagons and tho scream
ing engine leaving its traIl Of spark
III tie uneven cobbiestones OF the nal
5 row street. Amy ana Harry stood o
. The curb. and down Amya spine wen
the chiily creep and into her eye
, came tho unshed tears that the sigh
! and sound af 0 fire department II q
; tion always brought to her,
j she became conscious, Ia tho mids
OF Il. that Harry was holding her arl
2 proteetngiy Two blocks away y
!, engine stopped, the wagons sought Il
curb. and the lately happy group
+ people began to scream excltedly, A.
/, young groom tried 10 enter the pur
n ing house and the protesting brio
6 threw herself before him to prevel
q the risk The hre was IN tho houl
d where their two rooms had been y
4 nished
The lamentations of the bridal par
made a babel but Amy and liar
II looked understanaingiy u each oahs
Gould We md d better place for
70 happiness fundg asked Amy
10 we WON'T look for better, Y
% weg And Harry put his hand Y :
: pocket where tho happiness fund
ID posed
nj mo: this II the psychploglcal z
II mont We wanted, answered Amy, q
at together they approached the q
BY tressed young couple
This Is hard luck, my boy Deg
Harry. hut this lady and had a
~ az good luck today and we'd like
ia. share il with you and your bfi
Ag. Won't YOU take this handing }
IN. the money and get other loagil
ne and such furniture as II win buy
he The outburst Of gratitude IRON y
Of the bride and groom and from q
ma kSnamen made Amy and Harry won
the how they could escape but Just the
sm. taxlrab came along anu Harry hal
the il and hurried Amy into i AZ Y
mt, bumped away over tho copplep g
ord was chorus Of cheers.
ruiz They looked At each other
'ees laughed happily and without emil
on raaaniant. for thai little happlr
vice fund had formed the nucleus of 2
III manent one and by the end q
"a month they had agreed to tie for
I Il Ahe prizes life might bring ~ thsal
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