The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-29

!. bored hard to secure the place for his sor
: and he would not give 1t up now. He ha
J, strained his slender means to the utmost
I doing what he had already taken upon hin
, sell, and he could do no more.
" Never mind my son." the parent said
when he and his child were alone. % fo'
have clothes enough to last you throug
the year, and you can get along withou
much more. Here is one dollar-it is al
that have over and above what must US
to get home with-that will find you il
spending money for sometime. But mind
and be honest, my boy. Come home to me
when you please, come in rags and flth, /
1t may be, but come with your truth and
honor safe and untarnished." e
The boy wiped tear from his eye as b,
gave the promhe, and the father felt assur'
cd. IL was arranged that Gilbert should
have two vacations during the year. Of a
week each; one in the Spring and the other
ut Thanksgiving, and then the parent left.
On the following morning, Gilbert Good
win entered the store to commence his duties.
He razed around upon the wilderness Of
cloth. and wondered where the people were
who should buy all this but he was dis.
tarbed in his reyerie by a spruce Young
clerk, who showed him where the water
ing DO. and broom were, and then informed
him that his first duty in the morning was
to sprinkle and sweep the door. So at il
the how went. and when this was done he
was set at work carving bundles of cloth
up stairs, where n man was pilins them
away.
And so Gilbert's mercantile scholarship
was commenced. Fora while he was home
sick, but the men at the store only laughed
ut him, and ere long he got rid Of the feel
ing. A month passed away, and ut the
end of that time his dollar was spent. He
had broken il first to purchase a pocket
knife, which he could not well do without.
That took half Of it. Then he had attend
ed scientific lecture, for which he paid
half Of what was leit, and the rest had
dwindled away, until now he was without
penny. But b" bore up for while
He saw that the boys in the neighbOring
stores had money to spend, but then he
thought they had rich fathers. He knew
that his father had nothing to spare. lie
knew that the generous parent had already
buriened himself with more than no was
really able to bsar with comfort to himself
SO he would not send to him. And yet 1t
was unpleasant to be without money; /; to be
in that great city where there was so much
for amusement and profit, without even a
pepny with which 10 uurehass n moment of
endowment, or a drop of extra comfort. MOI
bow could be more faithful than was Gil.
ber, in the store. The clerks and statesmen
all loved him and Mr.. Phelps often con.
ra,plated himself upon having obtained 50
excellent an anprcptice. He worked carly
and late and he worked hard-performc,i
NOR, of ,o,I ,bv.;call, l,bor than anv one else
:, ,ho .,o-o r. wa orc,n, Tho s.o,, Irish
no,,s,
Fou, month, ua.sed owov and then Mr.
Goodwin came 10 the city TO SEQ his son.
cuh.,, r,..,...a L.o, Discrimination
mind and h, knew that If be made com.
n,aint his pcpurv hi, father would be-
unbannv 40 be sa,d nothing Of il bu, only
rroe,sss5 % h. vo,v much ,lcoscd with b;s
.;,p,,;o, and tho ror,,, shod tcars os ;ov.
when he heard the wealthy merchant praise
hi, SON
al vopr dollar con, G;Ihe,t p, the
fatber asked becars he started for home
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