The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-08-31
THE BROKEN SAW.

| n OOy went 10 i've VIII man Wn'
was accounted hard master. He neve
kept his boys; they ran away, or gave no
tice that they meant to quit; so he wa!
half the time without or in search of ,
boy. The work was not very hard-open
ing and sweeping out the shop, choppinl
wood, going orrands, and helping round
At last Sam Fisher went TO live will
him. "Sam's good boy" said hi'
mother.
81 should like to see boy now-a-day.
that had a spark of goodness in him.
growled the new master.
IL is always bad to begin with a mar
who has TO confidence in you; because
do your best, you are likely to have little
credit for it. However, he would try;
the wages were good and his mother
wanted him TO 90. Sam had been there
but three days, before, in saving cross
grained stick of wood, he broke tho saw
He was little frightened. He knew he
was careful, and he knew he was pretty
good sawyer, too, for boy Of his own
age; nevertheless the saw broke in his
hands.
"And Mr.. Jones will thrash you for
it." said another boy who was in the
wood-house with him. "Why, of course,
| didn't mean TO, and accidents will hap
pen TO the best of folks" said Sam, look
ing with very sorry air on the broken
M Innaa ,,,al,no allan
ances," said the other boy, "I never saw
anything like him. That Bill might have
stayed, only he jumped into hens nest
and broke her eggs. He daren't tell Of
it; but Mr.. Jones kept suspecting, and laid
everything out of the way to Bill, whether
Bill was to blame or not, till Bill couldn't
stand it, and wouldn't" "Did he tell
Mr.. Jones about the eggs?" asked Sam.
No" said the boy; "he was 'fraid TO
Mr.. Jones has got such temper" al
think he'd better owned square up" said
Sam. "I reckon you'll find it better to
preach than to practice" said the boy
"Pd run away before I'd tell him." and
he soon turned on his heel and left poor
Sam alone with his broken saw.
1t was after supper and he was not like
ly to see Mr.. Jones that night. The
shop was shut, and his master had gone
to some town-meeting. The next morn
ing he would get up early, go into the
wood-house, and see what was done, for
Sam would never hide the saw.
Iuo poor 10Y uiu nuc ivoi 'viJ NO.-
Portable, or happy. He shut up the
wood-house, walked out into the garden,
and then went up to his little chamber
under the caves. He wished he could
tell Mrs. Jones; but she wasn't sociable
and he had rather not. 80, my God
said Sam, falling on his knees, help me
to do the thing that is right" Sam had
always said his prayers; but he had no'
put his own heart into his prayers as h'
did that night; that night he prayed.
do not know what time it was, but whel
Mr.. Jones came into the house the boy
heard him. He got up, crept down stairs
and met Mr.. Jones in the kitchen. " Sir,
said Sam, broke your saw, and | tho
I'd come and tell you fore you saw it ii
the morning" "What did YOU get VI
to tell me for?" asked Mr.. Jones; 6"
should think morning would be tim
enough to tell me of your carelessness.
/" Because" said Sam, Il was afraid if
put it off might be tempted to lie abou
it. I'm sorry broke it; but tried t
be careful"
Mr.. Jones looked at the boy from hea
to foot, then stretching out his hanC
"There, Sam," he said, heartily, "giv
me your hand. Shake hands; I'll trus
you, Sam. That's right; that's right
90 to bed, boy; never fear. l am gla
the saw broke; it shows the mettle's
you. Go to bed.
Mr.. Jones was fairly won. Never wei
better friends after that than Sam an
he; Sam thinks justice has not been dor
Mr.. Jones. If the boys had treated hi
honestly and "above board" he woul
have been a good man to live with.
: was their conduct that soured and mac
him suspicious. l do not know how thi
f is; l only know that Sam Fisher finds
5 Mr.. Jones kind master and faithf
friend"