Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22
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NV Aen was six years old, !" says a WE'LL
know a merchant, my father died g, leaying5so
nothing to my mother but the charge of N.Y.
sell and two young sisters. After selling the
greater part OF the household furniture she
had owned, she took two small upper rooms
IN W street, and there, by her needle, 20
contrived in some way-how, cannot con- -
ceiye, when recolleet the bare pittance for 4
which she worked-to support US in comfort. .ls
frequently, however, remember that our VI
supper consisted simply of slice of bread,
seasoned by hunger, and rendered inviting
by the neat manner in which our repast was
served, our table always being served with a
cloth, which, like my good mothers heart,
seemed ever to preserve snow-white puri-
ty." .w -t 10 .a -d etsf 81 bra
Wiping his eyes, the merchant continued 10
q Speaking of those days reminds me of
the time when we sat down to the table one
evening, and my mother had asked the bless
ing OF our Heavenly Father on her little de-
fenceless ones, in tones OF tender pathos that
remember yet, and which, If possible, must
have made the angels weep, she divided the
little remnant of her only loaf into three g
pieces, placing one on each of our plates, bat 4
reserving none for herself. ! stole around to B.,
her, and was about to tell her that was not
hungry when a flood of tears burst from her
eyes, and she clasped me TO her bosom. Our
meal was left untouched we sat up late up
that night, but what we said cannot tell l q
know that my mother talked to me more es o e
companion than child, aud that when We 10
knelt down to pray, l consecrated myself to
be the Lords and to serve my mother. ..a.f..
but" said he ''this is not telling Won
how neatness made my fortune. 1t was some
time after this that my mother found an ad-
Vernsement IN the newspaper for an errand
boy in commission store in B. street.
Without being necessitated to wait and have
my clothes mended, for my mother always
Kept them in perfect order, and although on"
minute inspection they bore traces of more "a
than one patch, yet on the whole they had a rs
very respectable air without being obliged
to wait even to polish my shoes, for my moth
er always kept box OF backing with which 81,
my cowhldes must be set off before l took my
breakfast without waiting to arrange my
halr for L was obliged to observe from
my earliest youth the most perfect neatness in 20
every respect, my mother sent me 10 see if I 'fi
could obtain the situations. With a light step
started, for had long time wished my a'
mother to allow me to do something to assist
her.
My heart beat fast, l assure YOU, as turn
ed out Of W street into b street. and
made my way along to the number my moth
er had given me. summoned all the cour-
age could muster, and stepped briskly into ie
the store, and made known the reason Of my go
calling, The merchant smiled, and told me ssya
that there was another boy who had come in p,
a little before me be thought he should hire.
However, he asked me some questions and
then went out and conversed with the other
boy, who stood in the back part Of the office.
The result was, that the lad who first applied n
was dismissed and L entered the merchant's j
employment first as an Grand boy, then as
clerk, afterwards his partner, until his de-
cease, when he left me the whole business,
stock, SC. After 1 had been in his service
some years, he told me the reason he chose
me in preference to the other boy was, be-
cruise of the general neatness of my person,
while in reference to the other lad, he noticed
that he neglected properly to tuck down his
vast. 70 this simple circumstance has prob
ably been owing the greater part Of my sue
cess in business" We aat easssi' .aa