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From The Rocdester Democrat
The Girl WIGa the Hin Pail

From The hOCaetter Dem0crdt
Ehe Girl Witia the Hin Pail.
Some seventeen years ago, was an
apprentice boy 10 the then Cry oi Mud,
,ow the goodIy city OF Rochester. The
nus,uess OF winch WAS obtaining a
snowIedge. was conducted upon TX
change street, though | boarded IN one
Of the streets 10 the western part ol the
city.
In going to my tea, was in the habit
OF meeting almost every evening Tor
msny weeks IN succession, a small,
Young, well dressed aud good looking
girl, with a Dllle tin paIl N her hand.
At last my curiosity became e&cl'ed,
and resolved to ascertain It possible, /
the daily earrand OF the girl. Having
met her the following evening accord"
ingly turneo upon my heel, and follow"
ed her al distance thai would not eX-
cite suspicion IN any one. | at lenE'h
saw her enter small shOemaker's shop
on South Saraul street subsequently
learned thai the shop was owned by an
industrious young mao aud 40 eXcellen'
mechanic. and that he was the gDri's-
husband! lie had been married le"
months. and possessing no other capital
than good lIade, good name, robust
constitution, had resolved TO eeo0omlze
10 The arucIe OF rent, bJ hiring Il house
IN the suburbs Of the cny His break T.
fast was always ready Tor him by DAY
break, end taking his dinner with h'm,
he saved the hour each day which most
persons spend IN going 10 and returning
from that meal. Many economists would
have been satisfied with the saving o.
as much time as this between The rising
and going down OF the sun-bG' not so
with The young shoemaker lie also
wished to save the hour usually deVo'eo
10 tea, aud therefore had that meal dal'
" taken to him by his pretty little wife
This arrangement enabled him to spend
the whole day, and 50 much OI The even
lpg as he chose IN the shop.
The industrious habits Of the shoema
ker were soon discovered, and met w''t
their due reward Customers hoeEe
in upon him, and he was not only ooh'
ged to rent a larger shop, but 10 emplo!
, an additional number OF workmen' bu
The increase of business did not weat
him from the plan he had early adop'e
for the saving OF lime-hls third mea
4 srill having been taken 10 him by hi
4 wife in the little tin pail.
= About this time lett the city, ana dI
! no, return for some twelve years.
had not, however, forgotten tho shoe
maker, having from my first knowIedg
/ of him. discovered the germ OF succe'
in his manner OF lie. visited The 'p
-. where his old shop had stood. but it ht
h given place to new brick block
r vain looked about 10 see his slgn-
was nowhere to be seen. was
h Iengrh informed by friend, that abo
h two years previous he had remo'ed
10 Ohio.
!. "Do you know any thing Of his clrcu
Y stanccsG' ! enquired.
+. II do. In the first place he TOOK
Of Ohio about five thousand dollars IN ca'
5, three thousand ol which, he invested
Of real es,ate, near Cincinnati, he has
y ready realized twice that amount II
u other two thousand be put into Po
ID es,abIishmen and that sum yielded nj
10 large profit But even had he not r
IN sored Iu spucu.aIIon." aduod my lTIen
I'd ,ne could not bot nave succeeded 10 VI
III 30 thorough were his business hab'
d. and espacislIy as those habits we're ST
10 onded by suchan industrious little wife
y have recently returned from vi
as to Onio, aud have again seen The she
u maker and his wife He is now IN
s. prime of life, and possesses an am
10 fortune and an unsulied reputation
I'd probity. Never having had any pers
1t al acquaintance with him, ehqnl'
ed him out, and introduced myself to hun
Ie q Roches,eroplau. This Was late 10
va afternoon and | very Cheerlully acce
us ed an invitation to take tea w''h him
II Improving moment Of silence al
on table remarked:
all NJ fear Mr.. H YOU are rot so e.
IRE an economist as you used TO be SO
ne years ngo"
al "Wbj mott he inquired.