Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-02-06
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BY Walter Joseph Delaney
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ant bOokkeeper In a large printing
establishment, was dumbed. dazed and
then reused up into a new sense Of ex-
istence at receiving word that he had
been left legacy of ten thousand dol
lars, he was asked by coyetous
friend:
what are you going to do with all
that money!"
Some good in the world came the
prompt reply. I've had my dreams
now / am going to fulfil them"
Reuben gave up his position forth
with He bought himself a plain suit
of clothes. he treated his fellow EN-
ployees to a very good dinner; he dis
tributed few mementoes among those
to whom he had been most closely
/ drawn-the office boy with a widowed
mother the crippled elevator man, a
half-blind pensioner of the house.
Then Reuben started out TO see the
world and do good
He had been SO obscure that ii had
been no advantage to prosperous rela-
tives TO keep track of him.
There was old Aunt Mary pearce,
living alone from hand to mouth. He
spent a week with her. lifted five
hundred-dollar mortgage and helped q
second cousin on tie list so badly in
debt that il diminished his little for
tune an even thousand dollars. Every
| where Reuben went doing good"
meant n drain on his cash. He saw
much, learned more, was indulgent,
soft-hearted, helped out relations who
forgot him as soon as he had provided
for their waste, and one day at about
the end of year made "A dismaying
discovery-his check book showed the
last dollar of his deposit funds drawn
and some hotel thief had also
| relieved him of his purse.
He vas fifteen mixes from the city
he had left with such high ideals. He
was returning to it pauper. There
was but one thing to do-go back TO
his old employers and ask for work.
| Reuben had done many an act of
kindness in his liberal bestowal of
! charity. Summing up all those deeds,
! however, he wondered If it counted for
much He was hungry and had no
money. AS he neared small cottage
/ he was not ashamed 10 follow an i'm
pulse to apply for food Why not?
How many had he helped out? Surely
the world owed him free meal, until
he could get back into the old business
harness
As Reuben neared the open door Of
the little place he paused From be-
yond il came the echo of voices none
tones of woman sounded out: Il am
tired of working and supporting you in
idlenesS, For two years you have done
nothing but squander the little we have
on an impossible invention. Why don't
you get back to the city and seek
illustrator and engrayer. Have you
lost all ambitionY'
Eyes. the woman way abusing
man when he gets down to poverty.
I'll free myself Of you, since I'm so
obnoxious" and the next moment a
fellow hustled through the doorway.
Reuben followed him.
See here" said Reuben, you seem
to be in trouble. You're not going to
leave home this way, are you? It's
not my business, but maybe can give
yOu some advice
The result was that within an hour
Reuben had Arnold Wade in a new
frame of mind. He induced him to
accompany him to the city and seek
employment from the same business
house to which he hoped to return.
Both We're engaged. Reuben gradually
settled down into the old rut. Arnold
Wade made a brilliant success and
within year left his employers to fill
o high position with another firm.
Reuben toiled on three years lost
work through failure Of the firm and
made bare living doing odd jobs of
proofreading, One evening he was
crossing a busy street, a bundle of
proofs under his arm, when an auto
mobile grazed hsn, sent him PROSTATE.
but unhurt, and scattered his proofs
far and wide. The owner of the ma
chine gathered them up gave Reuben
one look and exclaimed.
Reuben Marsh Here, into the
auto, Don't you know me-Arnold
Wadeg
lie hustled the bewildered Reuben
into the rear seat of the machine. He
deluged him with half a hundred ques
tons I've been looking for you for
a year DO you realize that the good
deed YOU did in cheering me up and
getting me ggaFls has ted to my being
in business now for myself in a solid
way? VIE and children happy. hne
home, plenty Of money and Sayl You
did t."
"Why. I'm glad ! helped sou. YES
murmured Reuben, meekly, but it was
40 great thing
Wasn't it? And you're way down
In the world Ell? Well, Pm going tn
lift you up again understand? Nv
home shall be your home. and III SET
aside a fund for you TO follow your
own iaeas when you get tired OF the
family"
"Oh. you know I couldn't do thatr'