Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-12-10
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rious punch.
"What so much rs thatr
"lIil I'd like to show 'em TO ye, sir,
only they might have dirty faces. Seven
Of 'em, sir Seven Of tho best natured
children We ever saw, sir, and stout aud rug
ged, too"
"Ahl Imeant to ask you if you had not
managed to lay by a little money, my good
man. Ion seem steady aud Industrious"
"Money" repeated Jareb with conf
cal lcer. "Does a man lay by money when
he's building for himself houses and gar
dens9 No, sir Nor does man lay bv
money when no makes half crown day,
and rcars seven children. Them little ,uns
II take care Of me when am old, never
fear. No, no
Money Of gold. in boarded store
have none Of It'll have none;
live and bcathc-I 10 no more
To-day itsa crust, tomorrow bone,
Fol-de-rol.lol-lnl-je-ilo
Aud I'm the happiest man alive
Observation-Disclosures"
"Thcn You live contentcd upon your
scanty store r. said tho old man, regarding
the cobler rather cnviously.
"Just as contcntod as the day is long, sir
And why shouldn't |! | won't starye
whilo there's a crust in the house, or n rip
ped shoe in the village. | should like
money if could have it; but | wouldn't
pass ono day and night Of discomfort for all
the money in tho world"
"And if you had money what would you
do with itl'
For the first time Jareb looked sober
His awl was stopped in the puncture it had
made, and his eyes rested vacanlly upon
the floor. When he spoke, all his light
ness of manner was gone and his voice
was trcmulous.
"Wcll, III tell yc," he said, while a
twitching of tho ncthor lip told that he felt
dooply. 81 can't help thinkin' that my lit
tie ones aren't coming up as soma folks
little oncs arc. They are good, and honest,
and happy; but if they could have chance
ty get leetlc more larnin' than their poor
old fathers got, shouldn't mind | can't
help t:inkin' as howt there might be a
bright mind or two amongst them, that
might make n doctor, or q lawyer, or may
be minister. But never mind-they're in
Gods hands. l don't complain. Com
1 plqm| repeated Jareb, thrusting his awl
through and then pulling it out-"why
should II How many and many rich
father would give all he's worth if his chill
dion coull only be different from what they
are ?-Sckly and weakly, may be, or per.
haps bad and wicked. Hill
/ Tt,oros - = ,,,l, ,rort or .c-,,.1,;r
For by It we nothingcan gain
Save trouble and all mental pain,
With a--fol-de-rol-lol-de-lidoi
"No, no. sir I've got enough and that'
more'n everybody's got"
The boot was finished, and the old mar
took ont golden guinea.
1--WE no change for such n piece, sir
said Jarcb.
81 don't want any change. Take it all
A shilling is to pay you for mcnding my
: boot; and tho rest is for your wife and chill
dren, to pay them for the loss of their walk
Come, don't disappoiut me-"
,Iareb took tho coin, and though hi
; thankfulnoss was deep, yet its expression
was simple and polite.
The old man put on his boot and won
away The wife came in and Jareb show
ed his treasure. They were as rich as mon
archs now. They danced and sang, an'
, then each called the other fool
r However, after this they went and too
their walk-they and their children. TIL
v oldest child was only twelve, and the young
est was two. Tommy and Johnny wer
= twins. They were joly-looking family.
When Jareb returned and entered hi
i shop the first thing he saw was green sill
: purse. Ho picked it up and found it full c
I. gold. Quick as thought he put on his ha
: again and ran from the shop. He reache
r the hotel, but the stage bad gone, and tn
. old gentleman had gono in it. So tho cot
r bier returned to his cot, and there sat dow
t with the purse in his hand.
j, "Wha shall VIC do with it?' he said, ur
p easily.
The wifo pondered long while, and fir
a ally replied
:. "Lets take it down cellar and hide it.
n Then we shan't bo robbed of it, nor W
| shan't loso it; and when he comes we sha
. have it for him."
"But supposing he should never como
: HepPyr ,GT;
a and they may usO it."
5 Heppy, my delight, you are right"
So they went down into their narrow ceI
5 lar, and having looked all around, thOy fin
!" ally removed stone from the wall, put tn
5 purse in-having first rolled it up in man
0 thicknesses of stout paper-and then pu
tho stone back as il was before.
!. On the following day the eobbler watch
r Cd for the stage, and when it came ho wen
t up to tho tavern to see if the old genlema
d had como back. This no did every day 70
a two months, and no old man came.
: AT the end of that limo Jareb was ts
ken sick. Ho was very, very sick, and fc
}, long tmo the doctor despaired of his lift
r And Jareb was very poor too. Many
l night tho children went supperlsss to bee
o 'Jareb," whispered Heppy, with frighl
$ ened look, 'there's gold an tie cellar"
) "Don'tl don't! Oh! never speak of
again?" gasped Jareb, in agony. "rv
thought Of it, Ay-there's gold therO
but tisn't ours, 'lisn't ours, Heppyp
81 didn't mean we'd tako it % cried tn
n wife, 81 only thought you mustn't die
n "I shan't die, souls delight. But