A SELL.

Kumara Times, Issue 735, 6 February 1879, Page 2

A SELL.

About two weeks ago, an rlie overland train was passing Chevcnne, the attention of the passengers \Vas attracted i>y the lamentations Of a poorltish emigrant, whoso limb had been daring the night, and every pennj of his scanty savings stolen, and \vh<*Sfei'family would therefore arrive -.beggars"- : $n a strange land; The charitable passengers at once began a subeeription, which finaly anion ited to over 250 dollars. When the money had been handed to the sulferer, a pious, plausible looking man, dressed in black, and adorned with a white cravat, drew him aside at one of tiie stopping placeSj and said, "My poor nun, lam tiuly sorry for you. Your sad Case touches me" I am myself well ]>rovided with this world's goods, however,- -and so will give you 250 dollars niore.Here is a 500-dollar n"te. Give me 250 dollars \ou have and keep the rest: May heaven bless you !" The pooi Irishman did as recj'i.-sted. with many blessings on the g nerous stranger, whd insisted that hi-* ttift should not be made known. Whe.i tbe passengers reached this sit! * of the bay tbe pious-look-ing p ila> fc rop'sfc w'is nowbeie to be found, he havi ig accidentally uottei oti' at Oakland for reasons of' his own. The nefct day the emigrant repaired to a bank to get bis note' changed. The t-ller picked no the bill and be_;#n narrowly examining it. "There—thereis nothing wrong with the' hill, is there ?" gaspe'd (he po' >r f>-l'ow.-{.Vow the' clever has seen ail along what wiU «oir.g to happen He has read lots of just siloh incidents as tliis—it is the old, old sfeol'y. Well/ we'll nee about that.) •' Nobbing in' the world is the matter with it," and be handed the man fifty tens.- That ended it.—San Francisco paper..