Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-05-24
From tbs Rochester Democrat.
The Girl and the Tin Pail.

Some seventeen years ago prentice boy. in the
then city of mud the goody city OF Rochester The
business Of which obtaining knowledge. conduc
ted upon Exchange street, though boarded IL one of the
streets in the Western part Of the CITY.
In going tea. in the habit of meeting almost
every evening, for weeks ia small young
we'll dressed aud good-looking girl with lin pail in her
hand At length curiosity became excited. and re-
solved to if possible, the daily errand of the girl
Having her The following e%<nne, turned upon
heel and followed her distance tina, would excite
suspicion in any one. at length saw her enter
soemakers shop on South ST. street, subsequently
learned that the shop owned by industrious young
man. and an exceIen, mic and tina he was the grs
husband He had be rried few months. and possessing
other capital than good trade, good and ro-
bust and resolved economic in thesrtice Of
by hiring house in the surburbs of the city. His
breakfast always ready for him by dayb'eak, and
king his dinner with him. he saved the hour each day which
most persons spend in going and returning from that
meal Many economists would have boen satisfied with
the saving of much time his between the rising and
e also wished to save the hour usually devoted to tea
and therefore had that meal daily taken to him by his
pretty wife This arrangement enabled him spend the
whole day. and much of the evening he choose in the
shop.
The industrious habits Of the shoemaker soon dis
covered me, i'll, reward Customer. soon 4ocked
shop. but employ additional number of workmen.
Blu, the increase business did him from the
plan he hal early adopted of saving his tme-his third
meal . having been taken to him by his wife in the little
tin pail
About this time ef. the city, AMI did not return for
twelve had not however, forgotten the shoe
maker, having from my knowledge of him discovered
spot where his old shop stood. but it had given place
brick block In vain looked about for his sign
where to be was at length informed by
FRIEND that about years previously he had
Ohio
DO you any thing Of his circun inquired
Il do In the frs, place he took Ohio about FIVE thou,
sand dollars in cash, from three thousand of which,
ted real Cincinnati he has already realized
three times The other thousand he put
into pork establishment, and tina, has yielded
him large profit. But had he specu
laton added friend. she could but have succeeded
in life, thorough his business habits and especially
those habits seconded by such Industrious little
wife,
have recently returned from a visit Ohio. and have
again the shoemaker and his wife. lie but in
the prime of lfe and possesses ample fortune and
unsded reputation for proby. Never having had any
personal acquaintance with him. inquired him and
introduced myself to him Roches teronian. This
late in the afternoon and very cheerfuy accepted
vitation to take with him. Improving a moment of
silence at the table arked
81 fear, Mr. H.. that You great economist
of time used TO be-
'Why not!' he inquired.
'When first be acquainted with Mrs II YOU could
not afford time and she used
in ii''lo tin pail said she bursting into laugh.
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then made myself known as the former apprentice Of
Mr.. r., and was Immediately recognized by Mrs H.
of her earliest acquaintance in Rochester.
But that pawhat do you think has become of tha,!'
asked Mr.. H.
THAT, 1 suppose, long since numbered with the
things that wefe.' answered.
by MEANS sad he with smile, the time
tipping wink to his wife.
She from the table and left the and
need hardly say, that it bore papabe evidence Of
ages of time.
sBut what your object, Mr. H. in preserving that pail
Ats associa tons. We look upon Of the eari-
instruments which contributed life, and
such shall ever cherish it,
took my leave of Mr.. and Mrs H.
their interesting and happy family, and day
then. ha. mind been whou, its emembranccs of Tie
Girl and her Tin Pail.