Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-02
NO. g.
Yes, sir. / drove the AZ
ON here

q Yes, sir. 1 drove the ua ON here "a
Gran ntboro' good many times a. winter"
Then think You are just the msn / want
In few days | shall have some sauce TO sen q
into the city. and vet, ] have engaged no on .
to take charge of that department For the
past few years have lost considerable bv dis
honest men The man who carries my prcduce
TO market has considerable money TO collect
sometimes 1t will average q hundred dollars g
day, for week az q time. When I buy up
irnii and berries 10 send in. the receipts are
Considerable How should you like take the
place -
| could be with my mother at nights. sir ?!
Then should Ike it rerv n,uch-verv
You faithfully"
thompson with peculiar look &" am fully
satisfied Of your honesty. 1 saw you PICK ur
my purse
/ There a slight shudder starting through
( The youths soul, 1or he could not help thinking
what would have been the result had lie kept tn
money.
= You are not the first one have tried" re
surned the gentleman. First ! looked upon
Samuel Stephens He i poor, and | though
h.,. Inn eaIPgble- I dropped my purse: with ny
and be kept II. Next tried Lot Poole. and l.
oid the same Some might say ! ad no bus-
ness 10 place temptation ID a poor ,uth's way:
but would give employment TO those who mos
Z
work must have done. felt that | had a righ.
TO Try them. But you have proved yoursel.
trustworthy, and am glad Of l.. And now II
upon trlal You suit me- will pay you forty dol
lars and board you. What say YOU to that T.
But poor Abel knew not what 70 saw The
sum named seemed enormous 10 him. Fe won
dered II lie should get as much As fifteen.
Fortg he whispered, fearful he had noe
understood correctly.
Yes Forty dollar,a month. VIII moi thu
"oh-yes, sir. Il is moro than expected
much more.
Then you viii feel the better satisfied.
like for those who work for me 10 be satisfied
and then II they do wrong shall not feel tha.
am 10 blame. SO suppose you come up this
afternoon and look around and we will Com
meDce the frst month to-day"
The poor widow felt 1t her duty 10 saw some
thing before the kind man left, 50 she tuned
toward him, and attempted TO speak and th.-
began 10 cry. Mr. Thompson understood il
He took her BY the hand and bsde her De o.
good cheer, and then hastened away
Until the sound of the horses tramp had die6
away in the distance. both mother and child 81
III perfect silence At length the widow aruse
and sunk upon her sons bosom.
"Ol Abel-Grod has blessed Us wondrouslv T.
Suppose had kept the money g wh.s pered
the youth.
Not that-no. that, my son 0, ii was not
the money, though the money, Ike mirror.
reflected yourself 1t was the Stern integrity
OF your soul You couldn't have KEEP. IL TIL.
SIMPLE carrying back of ten dollars WIS iItIl.-
compared with the principal involved lie SAT-
your honor-you- truth. and for wLaI You a.
has he hired you.
Abel went Up TO The great house. aad -erv
soon lound something 10 do. " heu he yeturnet
nome ~ night. Mrs Thompson sent a coyere,t
basket lor ms mother, aud Mr.. Thompson CAV
hIrn an order or the taller to- Z new sL.t e-
clothes
The busy seasoa soon came OF and Nj .TLouor
soR was lot long II finding that he had So.i q
/ treasure IN bis new hand. Abel sold more py..-
duee than had ever been sold before from ~
place, and he got better prires o. a. ali event
I ne returned more money 10 has employer. A..
I tn. was not al. Tie business was kent soua--
/ even 10 the fraction Of a peany-eve-v dav
30 at any moment IL. Thornpsoo corld knt-v-
Just how he stood.
But, there Vas one difficulty The p-od,;c,-
often wished tor the assistance Of hIs pro,iuce
agent IN the evening, especially when he ha1
I az account 10 make ou'. So he talked with HI
wIie. and II vas sooai arranged that the wido,-
Morton should come and md a honDe beueath
I Their root She had grown slF-:.gr-. and tn.
hush Of health was ouce more upon lrr Chez
since her soa had afforded her the MANY com
forts she needed ana she accepted the otfs-
with pleasure
Abel could now spend al Lis time in his en-
pIoyeTs interests. and the happiness o. al CO...
cerned was greatly enhanced thereby.
saw wealthy man walk 70 his house. ar
as he stood and gazed arc 1 upon his brca7
acres, hall a dozen children broke away from =
old Lady, who had been playing With them .g
bounded II his a. and | could hear ham
voices saying, Pa "a, Papa"
+ 1t was Abel Morton. and the old lady W.
his moi her He was hoDored. happy n.a
Strict honor and truth b&d been his guide tEs
.lie-