American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-02
THE GIRL WITH THE TIN-PAlL.

"A "Earth's blossoms thrive not in the shade:
Unbest by gentle showers frOEn heaven,
But that swee flower by kindness made
n To bud and bloom, will never fade,
And freely aIe its orders given"
Some seventeen years ago, was prentice
A " in the then City Of Mud, now the goodly
{py of Rochester. The business of which
Us obtaining knowledge was conducted up
Y Exchange street, though | boarded in one
&3the streets in the western part of the city.
TN going to my tea, was in the habit ofmeet-
Fla almost every evening, for many weeks in
Accession, small, young, well dressed, and
Nod looking girl, with tin pail in her hand.
length my curiosity became excited, and
Sssolved to ascertain the daily eIrand of the
HI. Having met her the following evening,
ziaccordingly turned upon my heel, and fol-
wed her at distance that would not excite
Spicions in any one. | at length saw her
tier small shoe makers shop on South st.
tul's street. subsequently learned that the
up was owned by an industrious young man
I'd an excellent mechanic, and that he was
e girls husband! He had been married a few
fonths, and possessing no other capital than
sod trade, good name and robust consttu-
#Rn, had resolved to economist in the article
trent, by hiring house in the suburbs OF the
Fly. His breakfast was always ready for him
y day-break, and taking his dinner with him,
d, saved the hour each day which most persons
send in going and coming from that NEAL
qany economists would have been satisfied
18th the saving of so much time as this be-
Seen the rising and going down of the sun;
Eat not so with the young shoemaker He
20 wished to save the hour usually devoted to
Ia, and therefore had that meal daily taken to
i'm by his pretty little wife. The arrange
cent enabled him to spend the whole day,
I'D as much Of the evening as he chose, in the
bop.
The industrious habits of the shoemaker
sere soon discovered, and met with their due
Inward. Customers focked in upon him, and
p was obliged not only to rent larger shop,
ut to employ an additional number of work.
ben. But the increase of business did not wean
i'm from the plan he had early adopted for
'hviDg of tlme-his third meal still having
cen taken to him by his wife in the tin pail.
About this time | left the city and did not
eturn for some twelve years. had not, how
kver, forgotten the shoemaker, having from
by first knowledge of him, discovered the germ
VI success in his manner ofli | visited the
lace where his old shop had stood, but it had
iven place to new brick block. In vain
BOXED about for the sign; it was nowhere to be
een. was at length informed by friend
slat about two years previous he lad removed
% Ohio
DO you know any thing of his circumstan-
gss?' Inquired.
4 81 do. In the first place he took to Ohio
sbout five thousand dollars in cash, from three
Thousand of which, in real estate near Cincin-
haiti, he has already realised three times that
smount. The other two thousand he put into
pork establishment, and that sum has yielded
him large profit. But even had he not re.
.orted to speculation" added my friend, she
Eould not but have succeeded in life, SO tho.
Dough were his business habits, and especially
As those habits were seconded by an industri
pus little wife. -
4 Ihave recently returned from visit to Ohio
|And have again seen the shoemaker and hi
'hwife. He is now in the prime of life, and pos
sesses an ample fortune and an unsullied repu
BATON for probity Never having any persona
acquaintance with him, inquired him out ane
introduced myself as Rochesteronian. Thu
6was late in the afternoon, and very cheerful
My accepted an invitation to take tea with him
lmproying moment Of silence at the table,
hremarked, al. - i.onosf 1r "-t N"
81 fear, Mr. H., you are not SO great an eco
sncmst Of time as You used to be.''
.ttWhy not?" he inquired.
aVhen first became acquainted with Mrs
III. you could not afford time to 90 to tea, an
tshe used to carry it to YOU"
! "In little tin pail" said she, bursting into
laugh.
Exactly"