Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-05-31
WHOLE No. ls6.
From the Rochester Democrat.
THE GIRL WITH THE TIN. Pill.

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Some seventeen years ago / was
prentice boy in the then city Of aud now
the goodly city Of Rochester. The busi-s
ness Of which was obtaining knowledge.
was conducted upon Exchange street,
though | boarded in one of the streets ia
the western part of the city. e 3e
10 going to my tea, Twas in the habit,
OF meeting almost every evening. for ,a.a,.
ny weeks in succession. small yoGng
well dressed and good-looking girl, with
tin pail in her hand. AT length my cue
riosity became excited, and resolved 10
ascertain if possible, the daily errand Of
the girl. Having me. her the following,
evening, turned upon my heel and ie.-
lowed her at distance tina, would not ey-,
cite suspicion in any one. atleng,h sa.
her enter small shoemaksr's shop on.
South St. Paul street, subsequently
learned that the shop was owned by an IN
dustrlous young man, and All excel.en.
mechanic. and that he was the girls las
band! He had been married few mouths,
and possessing no other capital than good
trade, good name and robust constitu-r
ton, had resolved to. economize in the ar.
ticle Of rent. by hiring mouse in The sub.
urbs Of the city. His breakfast was al
ways ready for hin, by daybreak, and ta-
ki1s his dinner with him, he saved the
hour each day which most persoKs spend
in going 10 and returning from that meal
Many economists would have been salts
fed with the saving of as much time a,
this between the rising and going down Of
the sun; but not so with the young shoe
maker. He also wished 10 save the hour
usually devoted 20 tea and therefore had
that meal daily taken TO him by his pretty
wife. This arrangement enabled him to
spend the whole day, and so much of the
evening as he choose in The shop.
The Industrious habits of the shoema
maker were soon discovered, and met with
due reward. Customers soon hocked
in upon him. and he was obliged not only
10 rent larger shop. but to employ an aid.
ditional number of workmen. But the in.
crease Of business did not wean him from
the plan he had early adopted of saving
his me-his third meal still having been
.-.." 20 him by his wife in the little tin
not. however, forgotten the shoemaker.
having from my first knowledge Of him.
discovered the germ Of success in his man.
ner of life. | visited the spot whore his
old shop had stood, but it had given place
10 new brick block. In vain looked
about for his sign-i, was no where TO be
seen. Twas al length informed by friend
tina. two years previously he had removed
to Ohio.
DO you know anything Of his circum
stances 2 enquired.
lido. In the first place he took 10 Ohio
about FIVE thousand dollars in cash, from
three thousand of which invested in real
estate near Cincinnati, he has already re-
allied three m las sylhs1ddsd Elm large prof
it. But even had he not resorted to spec
ulation,' added my friend. he could not
hut have succeeded in life, SO thorough
was his business habits, and especially, as
those habits y ere seconded by an INDUS
trious little wife,
have recently returned from visit 10
Ohm and have again seen the shoemaker
and his wife. He is now in the PRIME OF
life. and possesses an ample fortune ana
an unsullied reputation for probiiy. New
er having had any personal acquaintance
with him, inquired him out and in'roan'
ced myself as Rochesteron'an. ms
was late in the afternoon. and ! very cheer
| fully accepted an invitation 10 take LED
with him. Improving moment OF silence
!, the table. remarked:
Il fear, Mr.. H., you are not so mach =
: an economist of time as you used 10 De-
.Why no.s' he inquired. :.
when | first became acquainted VIII
Mrs. n. you could not afford .i'ne TO g
: to lea, and she used 10 carry it to YOU.
In little tin pail said she' burs""
{, into laugh.
: Exactly
h Indeed Mr.. W., have you known
= so long ~ =,
e then made myself known as the f''
il mer apprentice Of Mr.. r.. and was imm'
j! d;s,elv recognized by Mrs. H., as one
le her earlies, street acquaintance IN korl
ester.
y Blu. the pail-what do you think HI
g, h.come of ,ha,?' asked Mrs. II.
ID THAT, l suppose. was long since nuf
De bered among the things tina. were,' a
O. swered.
c. nv no MEANS said he, at the sap
v time tipping wink 70 his wife.
SIS ~ from the table and left the rool
\ and soon returned with the identical pa,
re- =. thew both assured me. need hard
for cav ,ha. j. bore palpable evidences Of
nd ravaQes Of time.