Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-09-08

i 4ttt"fAA. A@t 14I 70 DIS lull444Ieo Slt(rs
sHd giving directions for bis l2tb on BIZ
waking We vert into Tie other room; ukieIi
F.s differently bit jast Is neatly s:rranaeas
LfNtE hung via pictures heads isl6iicsl
pieces and iahd So 6es al such as nan ofa
ta;in csnla select aud bus oheap. hat which
Ike e8d1 lIooks ana inrHlnal1e AID.
speaking q books, there was hA1ki6k libra
~ en eye side u he Chimney, Which single
glance assurea me ceptained the very rhsiceskI
treasures Of HE Epelish tongue.
Hhe nan zscnt a the duncan, opened q
drawer aud took cut yone m64ey. What
Is your iee, d5eteFr liz asked, kSiaiuc the
bills sa as 10 select ono to pay me.
Nov had made up NY min 4, lmfore
hha get halt way up tIe s,sirs. thst ] wsuld
haKs a wait for my pky, perhaps never gel
i hgt III this had changed, I esnla net,
ash often cid, inquire int the csreumstar4
ees Of The man, and graduate w price asa
cerdingly. There he stood, ready to pay
me, With mency enoaghs yet i was evident
that he Was hard working man, had
nothing te do but 10 name the lswess fee.
s0pt dollar does not seem enough said
he You have been al more trouble tkan Ia
merely write prescription
De- you work for your living y asked
looping TO solve the mystery
lie smiled, and held out his hanls which
showed the sunquestionable marks Of honest
tell a
! Yen ara mechanic y ! said, willing 20
know more Of him.
Z Take that said he, placinga two dollar
note id nay hand, with not-tc.bc. refused
air, and win crafty your curiosity for
there's no use pretending that yeu are not
llttla cuti0us.N ea Ea '4a
There was a hearty, respectful freedom
about this tbat was irresistible, I put the
note 10 ny pscket, and the maa, going to a
door, opened ii intO closet If moderate
size. and displayed the toelsef d shoemaker.
y. You must be an extraordinary wcrkman !
said Islsekiag around the room, which seem,
ed slmest luxufisus, hut when / looked 1T
each item, | found that il cost very little. Z
No nothing extra. / barely manage to
earn . little ever i dollar day. Mary
helps some With aAe housework to do and
our boy TO lock after, she earns esough to
make our wages average eight dollars week.
We began with nothing I'VE live as yoh see
All this comfort, this responsibility. this
alnest luvtrv fnr s;gl,s dollsr. !. ,vasl-lss II
avrrasSsi -; s,,y,,r;ss -. M ~ sis i
IN fha,iJ IS Tn $3.50 Il "
rueh i.ss;d hee 4 ~. h.rs nj =, ~ ,aa :
aged 70 live on that, but we have something
laid, UP in the savings bank
Will you have the goodness said /, Just
,eslly an-;ous T. bas sboa,. ~ ~
as-s;n ~. "a; IN S,,.'
eanld . M ,nase ~ $3.50 ~
sW;tS ~, NJ, ~. Il; VI ~.,,l;.a
nsrs,,daa rtbers ~ hsf,ar a "a ,bsa 49, ~
nal,a fba hest ~ their s;tn.t;ari s
49, sh..,a, ".
49, 80 $3.50 as 49, ~ &c; - nsau ~
,s s. M se. Nv ~ mns, go 800 = HI
l;,.rs 1v;Ii ~. s,, - III N
= sssS he ssia - IS
Nv father died When / was youag. and I
was bound apprentice te shoemaker. with
tie usual provision Of schooling. I did as
well al beys a. generally at school and al
/ wasyery fond Of reading. i made The most
Of nv snare time. and the Advantages Of the
Apprenttices, Library. ~ Probably Tie books
that helped me most were the sensible wri-
tings ofWiiIiam Goblet. FollowiNg his ex-
amItle. I determined IL give ii yself ! useful
education, and have 10 some extent succeed.
ed But a MANS education is Lifelong pro-
cess. and the moro i learn, the more / SEQ
befare me
90 was hardly outof my time when fell
in love with Mary there, when some people
think yer5s pretty, but whom know to BEL
very & geo. ,,'.'..a I. ]; i
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