The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-05-28

while he explained how an apprentice could ac-
quire taste and the means for the cultivation
Of his intellect
<Edward,' said he, taking up his pencil, 'Pll
explaia 10 you in figures what seems to have ex-
cited your wonder, if you will permit me by the
way TO ask you few questions in order 10 solve
the problem. | sec you are very fond of smo-
king: how many Cigars do you buy aweek?
Oh, none of any account replied Edward,
anticipating some UNPLEASANT structures upon
his favorite practice; fafer working all day, it
is really comfort 10 smoke the genuine Hava-
ma; it does not amount toany thing--I only smoke
six in the course of the whole week.
six Havanas week. repeated Francis, put
ting it down upon paper, with as much formality
as if he was registering the date of problem.
six a week, at two cents piece, amount to
the trifling sum Of six dollars and twenty-iour
cents per annum. / suppose you spend trfe
at the fruit shops continued Francis.
Nothing worth mentioning continuing Ed
ward, rather startled at the aggregate of such
little items; 'all that buy--apples, nuts, raisns
| figs, oranges, &c.--do not amount to ninepence
a week Why, that is not half as much as Tom
Williams, the goldsmith's apprentice buys. Be-
sides, Francis, you know never taste drop Of
any kind of liquor--not even Of wine. You GER
tainly can't think that lack economy, Frank?'
'Ninepence a week for nuts, raisins, oranges,
and figs,' repeated Francis, in a low serious tone
pronouncing the items, one by one, as he wrote
them down, with all the precision and gravity of
a clerk in country store. 'Ninepence week
amounts to six dollars and fifty cents per annum
which, added to six dollars and twenty four
cents spent for cigars, makes the trihing sum o
twelve dollars and seventy four cents, for one
year Now, Edward, see what have obtained
for Just this sum- Here said he. taking down
several aeatly bound volumes of the North A.
merican Review and handful OF the knicker-
booker, Il have bought all these for a less sum
than you have paid for cigars, nuts, &c, during
the past year. And as for these other books
which you SEE here a my case, will tell you
how obtainedth them, and how any other apprcn.
tice can do the same, with only $36a year Too
You know our masters ace very Industrious stea,
dy men, and are attentive in their business, and
like to see their apprentices with a book in their
hands, when they have done their work, rather
than lounging about at the taverns, or in vicious
company. So when my master saw that 4 liked
to read every chance that could get, and spend
all the money could spare for books, he offered
10 give me ninepence an hour for all the time
would work from twelve to one o'clock, p. M
And this is the way, Edward, that have bought
my books which you thought had borrowed
begged, or stolen. | work every noontime hall
an hour, and earn every fortnight enough to buy
one of these books-Milton's Paradise Lost, fol
instance. TO be sure they are not bound il
calf, nor are they git-edged; but they contain
the same matter as if they were, and that's c
nough for me-
When Edward Saunders had listened TO this
very interesting and simple explanation of his
uncIe's apprentice, and had passed his eyes ovel
all the fine books in his little library, he arose
suddenly at the last words of Francis, and open
ed his little chamber window, took out of his ha
the halfdozen cigars which were to copsttutt
his weeks stock of comfort, and without saying
a word, tossed them INTO the garden. A new
fire of animation lit up his eye, as he darted ou
of the room, turning only at the door to say, III
try it Frank p
Edward Saunders, Esq, and the Hon. Francis
Wilson, never forgot, in their intimate inter
course in after life, their mutual computation o
the cost of nuts and cigars in the garret of the
latter.