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meo 10 the place he owned very large
i.Im aud besides Supplying large amount
o. MIX TO customers, be raised large qu.bti,
ties OF garden ssuse aud zoe fruit, Hhich be
sent to a neigbboring city.
Oh bou easy be could spare it, whis-
pcred Abel. 1t would be no loss to
him
That - 80 10 . measure, my SON. said
the widow, solemnly His would not be
the loss but zoe should lose-ob, how
much =
We, moihsrf'
Aye my boy. Should you keep this
should tce keep it-where would our honor
Dc The next time you met Mr Thonpsou
you'd fear 20 look him in the face You
could not look at him with the happy con.
seiousness Of your own innocence. There
would be . tsiut upon your cbaracter-a
,iing In your soul.-oh, wOa.d you keep it
NO, my mother, would not No, no
Ill taksit back this very night
lou might wait until morning, for you
must get me some sood now
The purse Was laid away in a place of
safety, aud on the foilouiug moruiug Abel
started od bright and early, aud walked
With light buoyant step, for be was
satisfied with the work be vas doing.
Mr.. Thompson lived iu . hBs, large man.
sion, on the top Of gentle eaiuence, At
= short distADcs irou the road. aud vas
surrounded BY park Of noble trees Abel
took bis way up the neatly grayelsd walk,
aud met the owner upon the br sad piazza
DO yoa wish 10 see me siri asked the
host lie was kind, generous looking mao;
stout and cOrpu!ent, with face full of hsaltn
aud good nature.
Yes, sir, answered Abel promptly, at the
same time ascending the pIAzza. 4 found =
purse last evening, aud on opening iT we
found your name upon il.
And uho Is zee
M mother aud me, sir
Then you did not think you needed the
money!
'siir returned the youth, with an iDquir
log gaze
Seeing that you bring the money to me ]
suppose you had DO use foriG'
Use for lt, siri repeated Abel ut .
loss bow TO understand the man oh
God knows We bad u,e for il, but not
30 much IS We have for our honor and
truth
Were you afraid to keep hF pursued
Mr.. Thompson IN the same peculiar tone.
Afraid what do you meao. Do love
my mother because Am afraIl to bate her
l brought your money bAcl because its
yours aud not mine. Thus speaking Abel
handed the gentleman the purse aud turaed
away. ME- Thompson did not say W d,
aud the youth kept on, feeling glad he Ia d
done right; yet at the same tune almC.t
ready 70 cry aI the reception hs bad met
With.
Wien be reached home be sank into
chair, aid lCabed bis head upon his hand.
why, R!hat the matter Abel ? asGed his
mother, 70 sLarm.
Bat befVre be could answer, they Sere
both startled. by bearing ahorGe trot up TO
the door IL was MT. Thompson lie en-.
tered without ceremony. He babe the Wid.
oW cheerful & cd morning, aud thea took
a seat
i We come on business, aud may as well
proceed al OHee.' Thvu turning to ADel, he
asked:
Are you engaged at present.
No sir, replied The > yOuth eagerly, for the
msa spoke very kindly
'WVuidn'I you like something TO doT
Oh, yes SIR Spent all the day yesterday
10 looking sfter work Ny mother Is not
we'll, aud must earn something
Can you Wrlte7
IYes sir
Pretty uslli'
Yes, sir sly mother has taught me
more than ] shorld hHve learned az ssboel'
Yor css eJptef then =
Yes Sir 1 have besa pretty thoroughly
- far a. cube root
Can you drive tRo horses1'
les, sir l drove the stage from bere
TO Graetborosgb good macy times, last
winter
Then think you are Just the m.n I
Tant 10 teN days, | shall have some
sauce TO send TO the city, snd a. yet have
engaged no one 70 take charge Of that de
Partment. For the past tso years have
lost considerable by disbonsst men. The
~sn who UArriss ny produce 70 market hes
considerable money 20 collect sometimes
q will Ayefsgs = buudrsd dsy f5r q week
At time When | bay up fruit aud bsr
riss 10 send 10 the oity. the receipts are con
siserabls How should you Ike the place 2.
could Be uith ny mother a. nights.
sirr
'Yes'
Then I should like it very much -,sry
much sif And Il serve you, shall serve
you faithfully
i hsVs 20 fears on that aseouats s.id
Mr Ihompsou uith . psealisr look 4 40
tsiiy saiishsd u your honesty / nu you
pea up ~ Purse
There Has . slight shsdjsf psssirr thro'
ths youth sol. h5f b. could uot hello tling
ing shat woald bsvs bess che rssuit bad be
kept tts mousy
'f0a ato Dos ihs hrtt one ! have ttisd.
resumed ihe gshileman 'First ! looked up
90 aagzsl StePssss ils is pssr, aaa !
thougbt bim espabls dropped m batss.
uith my nsme plainly Hfiftsb upos lt. and
BE bePt t Neat tfisd L9t Pole Sod Be-
did ihe SANE. Soms niGbt tay had 10
sesiarss 70 piaes tsmptaton in psof
youth 10y tui / uoald give saplay rasr &
20 tsosc Eho moft hefd it. std ~ there is
ampls ismptstion b. ths Hork { must have
dene, tboueht had = riFht - try thsm
Bat you have pforsd JssfssH tfusisoftby
ana am glaa of a. Asd nos & ar1a tfisl
yau 'uit ne. ] vii psJ ysu forty dollars
= mottb, aha heard you Wtat ~ gou 70
ttsfs-
But poor Absl kosv hot shai ~ say 30
TIE tua aaas3 vas snsFnsus o. hsm Hs
- sondsFsd 4 be should gee - nush q.
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