Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-16
JAMES s1MpsoY---A STORY PoR BOYS.

/ V!vfd tan those OF one Wnoin VIII 1ai' o' 'r
Young and now an elderly man. whose years are ~. ,''
from my own He had been taught In MS cnio"ooa W
pous parents and knew his duty as well as any 'Oy
schoul to which he and were sent when we "ele
dozen years old James had tender conscience e
not do the wrong thing when he knew what was '"u
though the other bows laughed his squeamlsnness as
thew called it, he said that if the boys laughed al hl'
God was pleased with him, and he thought that oi m'e
consequence.
recoect Saturday afternoon, when we were all OIL j"
the woods gathering chesnus, and had received
10 pet as MANY as we wanted in the woods OF MI hcau'
but not finding them as abundant there as we e1Peceu'
we were quite dsposed TO the hill and try tne iar
of another man. to whom had made no application.
The whole party agreed 10 It except James ana one
hv stood ont decidedly and when it was urged lha' e
owner would have no objection to our getting hem James,
bo was ALWAYS ready with reason, said that was an ar
n,oeDt ao,ust stealing them 1t would be wrong to take
,bem he said from man who was stingy, and surey 1t
would be wrong and very mean to take them
from man who would give them to us we shoua asA
him. 90
"yes - the rest said, "but who is going to ask him =
Il is more than mile down to his house, and NOBODY Will
go that far 10 ask far chesnuts"
@. will uo said James, if you will all promise 70 stay
o- I'll, c,ne back or if you are in such hurry 10 get
the nus lust look out for me- and when come ou Vi ''
.,o down there at the foot Of the hill if swing my cap
go, nav star, and will come on and get as many as
want"
"Aoreed agreed" they all cried, and away went James
IN the fll run down The hill. fle was not long on 'e
woy he did not let the grass grow under his ee an" "
s not more Than twenty minutes before he made MS aP-
De,r,nce swinging his hat with all his might Inc ooys
cat IN sbou, that he might have heard, and were JUST
o or the woods when one of them said he thought
,o had ,o leave Jimmy to come alone when he had TAX
on so mncb trouble for them This was received WIN gem
ea} applause and all ran down to meet h'' anu ""e
we overlook him, he me, US win lace oeal''s WI"
smiles and said the old farmer told HIN we e"' ee' 90
manv as we liked, only must not break our hec1s-
This we had no notion of DOING and alter we aa PcNeu
&c maov as we cond well carry home, we e''' anu 'e'
with olr afternoons work, trudged back 10 schooi'
Az we were walking homeward, with less excitement
than we came up one of the boys said the chesnuS "e'e
heavy. c;.,.,n .s,s
"Rut thew are not so heavy said James Simpson, as
,bev would have been, if we had hooked 'heih
..Rpbt for you and you always rlgh''or ABOUT
tho other answered. and by common consent 1t was
that in all future expeditions, we would resPec' '"e
f nev and never enter the woods vi man u ge
bis frn, without first gaining his permission.
N,w This incident was very simple one, hut II haa
orv st,onp and very lasting effect upon the whoe sc'o'
NJ ono ~ ,bose boys but what thought more of james
,, ,bev did before and all Of them fell that tie
. . b. h.r,v and take real comfort in the pursuit oil
pleasure, was to do risht. 80, eu.,,
Rut lanes and the rest OF u.s. except one og"' e''"
tho me res, of that chesnu party who died IN the oou'
where he went as clerk when he was 10 years o''
with this exception and dropa tear as wrl'e' We al
GREW up to he men. James went INTO BUSINESS a"u
The same strict regard for the rights OF Others mas
him III the way through life, and gained lor him Inc co-
sdonco of III. whole community. He gave his lime 10 MS
orovers with the most scrupuuus integrity, Tor he sa'o
t;lr and sometimes he ventured to make The remark
., hnss wbo were with him in the sore it was quite as
no to take an employers time as 1t was 20 take MS o
ney. =, -. ~
This was being faithful in that which was the least and
lad who would not cheat his employer out OF minute ol
time would not be likely neglect his interests OF waste
his money This was observed and aid 'e iouhuao W.
that eminent reputation for integrity that now
es him among the merchant princes OF the oay' ie may
o NAV not have forgotten his early schoomate VINO LOOK
unite different turn in life, and became goSpe' P'ea'"e
and now writes this sketch of old times, but his mehoy
Of the past is as good mne he will not fail TO Teca'i e
chesnuts and his run down the hill.
Bovs there is lesson in this for you, and reckon 'a'
,i, learn il without the aid of sermon TO help you
Re- bones, and true DO the right thing in matters that a
nesr small and form habit Of integrity Not because
,bs is The hest policy though know s-but be hon.
49,, hoc,use God loves honesty. and it is rght-Prcsbye
rian.