Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-05-02

Ere my wholes glorious cause you'll quit"
An answer is requested. E.
THE GIRL WITH THE TIN PAIL.
Some seventeen years ago, was "a prentice boy
in the then City of Mud now the goodly city Of
Rochester. The business of which was obtaining
a knowledge, was conducted upon Exchange street.
though boarded in one Of the streets in the west
ern part of the city. f,H u ,Hs.:-sut. 'Is 93e..
In going to my tea was in the habit of meeting,
almost every evening, for many weeks in succession,
small, young, we'll dressed and good looking girl,
with little tin pail in her hand. At length, my
curiosity became excited, and resolved to ascer-
tain, if possible, the daily errand of the girl. Hav-
ing met her the following evening, accordingly
turned upon my heel, and followed her at distance
that would not excite suspicious in any one. Il at
length saw her enter email shoemaker's shop on
South ST. Paul's street. subsequently learned that
the shop was owned by an industrious young man
and an excellent mechanic, and that he was the
girl's-hus6Gnd He had been married few
months, and possessing other capital than good
trade, good name and robust constitution, had
resolved to econom2e in the article of rent, by hi
ring house in the suburbs of the city. His break
fast was always ready for him by day break, and
taking his dinner with him, he saved the hour each
day which most persons spend in going to and re-
turning from that meal. Many economists would
have been satisfied with the saving of as much time
as this between the rising and going down Of the
sun; but not so the young shoemaker. He also
wished to save the hour usually devoted to tea, and
therefore had that meal daily taken to him by his
pretty little wife. This arrangement enabled him
to spend the whole day, and much of the evening
as he chose, in the shop
The industrious habits of the shoemaker were
soon discovered and met with their due reward
Customers hocked in upon him, and he was Obliged
not only to rent larger shop, but to employ an
additional number of workmen. But the increase
OF business did not wean him from the plan he had
early adopted for the saving Of time-his third
meal still having been taken to him by his wife in
the little tin pail. ni
About this time left the city, and did not return
for some twelve years. had not, however, forgot
ten the shoemaker, having from my first knowledge
of him, discovered the germ OF success in his man.
ner Of life. visited the spot where his old shop
had stood, but i: had given place to a new brick
block In vain looked about for his sight was
nowhere to be seen. was at length informed by
| friend, that about two years previously, he had
removed to Ohio "a"
| DO you know any thing Of his circumstances /"
inquired.
Il do. In the first place, he took to Ohio about
| five thousand dollars in cash, from three thousand
of which, invested in real estate, near Cincinnati,
he has already realized three times that amount
| The other two thousand he put into pork estab-
lishment, and that sum has yielded him large
profit. But even had he not resorted to specula-
tion added nv friend, he could not but have sue
|
and especially as those habits seconded by such
an industrious little wife,
| have recently returned from visit to Ohio,
and have again seen the shoemaker and his wife.
He is but in the prime OF life and possesses an
ample fortune, and unsulled reputation for pro-
bity. Never having had any personal acquaintance
with him, inquired him out, and introduced my
| sell to him as Rochesteronian. This was late in
the afternoon, and very cheerfully accepted an in
vitation to take tea with him. Improving mo-
ment of silence at the table, remarked,
Il fear Mr.. H., that you are not 90 great an eco
| Romist of time as you used to be- i~
why not ? he inquired.
| when first became acquainted with Mrs. H.,
you could not afford time to go to tea, and she used
| to carry it to you ~
In little tin pail said she bursting into alaugh
! Exactly u" 4fF 'N
Indeed, Mr.. w., have you known US 80 long?
| then made myself known as the former APP
| prentice of MIR. r., and was Immediately recogni-
zed by Mrs. H. as one of her earliest street ac-
| quaintances in Rochester. .s ISL.
But that pail--what do you think has become
| of that " asked Mr.. H. tsN3if' -.'
| THAT, suppose, was long since numbered with
the things that were,' answered.
BY no means,' said he with smile, at the same
| time tipping wink to his wife.
She arose from the table and left the room, and
soon returned with the identical pail they both
assured me. need hardly say, that it bore palpa-
But what is your object, Mr.. H., in preserving
that pail
Its associations. We look upon il as one Of the
earliest instruments which contributed to our sue.
cess in life, and as sueh shall ever cherish it,
1 soon afferward took my leave Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. and their interesting and happy family: andnot
day since then has ny mind been without its re-
membranes of The Girl and her Tin Poll.
a tstH Rochester Democrat.
+s
The Nantucket girb are full Of inventions. They
first introduced the fashion Of knitting at Iyceum
| meetings, and now they have got up new kink
| that il working wonders When young man says
| TO one of them a. shs is returning from party,
evil you take my ARM ola, yes; and you
too, seeing it's leap year,, 10 the immediate reply
The sailor boys there never did their counting 80
easily before since the island was inhabited.
Queen Victoria will give renewed pledge Of her
regard for the British people, in the course of the
| approaching summer She il a. prolific as her
grandma, Old Queen Charlotte, who was most
] fruitful sine. z&f-1 |I' = .sF<2.- '