Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-05-09
n 1-- CLARKsBURG, FRIDAY. MAY 9th, Is5s.

week, at the end of which he had five
Idollars and seventy five cents in his pock,
let. besides having paid for all the food
had given them. Saturday evening he
met Mark Leeds. another binder who had
been discharged from work with himself
Leeds looked care-worn and rusty.
+" How goes it 2" asked Peter.
Don't ask me-" groaned Mark. "My
family are halfstarved."
I" But can't you find anything to do ?''
Nothing"
Have you tried ?''
Everywhere but it's no use. have
been to the bindery to>day, and what do
you suppose he offered me 2"
What was it?"
"Why, he offered to let me do his hand
carting He has Just turned off his Mig
ger for drunkenness, and offered me the
place ! The old curmudgeon I had a
great mind to pitch him into the hand
cart and run him to the i,
WELL" said Peter. if 1 had been in
your place, l should have taken up with
his Offer"
Mark mentioned the name of the same
individual again.
Why" resumed Peter, (" have been
doing the work of butchers boy for a
whole week"
Mark was incredulous, but his compan-
ion convinced him, and then they separa-
ted. one going home happy and content
ed, and the other going away from home
to find some sort of excitement in which
to drown his misery.
One day, Peter had basket Of provis.
isons TO carry to Mr.. w. 1t was his
former employer He took the load up
on his arm, and started off, and just as
he was entering the yard of the custom
er, he met MIR. w. coming out.
"Ah. Stanwood. is this you ?'' asked
his old employer. kindly"
i" Yes, SIR"
"What are you up to now ?"
i" am a butchers boy, SIR"
" a what 90
." You see I've brought provisions for
you. sir. I'm regular butchers boy,
sir"
And how long have you been at work
thus go
This is the tenth day."
"Bnt don't it come hard 2"
Nothing comes hard SO long as it is
honest and will furnish my family with
bread"
"And how much can you make day al
this ?'
Sometimes over dollar and some>
times not over fifty cents"
"Well, look here, SLanwood, there has
been no less than dozen of my old hands
hanging around my counting room for a
fortnight, whining for work. They are
stout, able men, and yet they lie still be-
cause I have no work for them. Last
Saturday, took pity on Leeds and offer
ed him the job of doing my hand>carting.
| told him would give him dollar and
quarter day, but he turned up his
nose and asked me not to insult him i
aud yet he owned that his family were
suffering. But do you come to my place
tomorrow morning. and you shall have
something to do if it is only to hold your
bench. | honor you for your manly in
dependence"
Peter grasped the old mans hand with
joyous, grateful grip, and blessed him
fervently.
That night he gave Mr.. Snow notice
that he must quit. and on the following
he went to the bindery. For two days
he had nothing to do. but on the third
day heavy job came in and Peter Stan
wood had steady work. He was happy
more happy than ever. for he had
learned two things first. what noble
wife he had, and second, how much res
source for good he held within his own
energies.
Our simple picture has two points to its
moral One is-no man can be lowered
by any kind of honest labor. The sec.
ond is-while you are enjoying the fruits
of the present. forget not to provide for
the future -; for no man is so secure but
that the day may come when he will want
the squanderings of the past.