The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-04-09

james Prout and Thomas Wilson They
seemed 10 be good na.ured boys, and oul
hero thought he should like them very
we'll. But he could not talk much tha,
night, for he thought Of his mother
he had never been away from her night
before, and he could think Of nothing
else. Before he slept, howerer. he re-
,ncmhered all the instructions he had re-
ceived, and pledged himsef that he would
live up to them--he would Be : good
man if he lived.
Mr.. Hammond's .hop was very large
one, and quite number Of hands worked
in it. He was the only house-carpentel
Of any consequences in the place, and he
had as much business Ms he could attend
TO- Mark soon learned how to use the CON
mon tools, and ut the end Of week he
had the satisfaction Of hearing his master
praise him for his application and good
behavior. As soon 10 he got over his
houesickness, he became very b. ppy ia
hi, new home Mrs Hammond treated
him as though he we're child Of her own,
and Csddy was not long in loving him
as he had hoped she would. Ho did no,
then realize how much Of this was owing
to hi. own gen,lsness and fai.hfulpess,
though he did know that he had re-
solved from the first to be all thst faith
ful boy should be.
At length ,hsr came holiday. There
was nothing in particular going on
in that village, but then it was holi
day, and the apprentices were allowed to
have i, to themselves to spend ~ they
pleased, and their employer gave them
half dollar each to use as they nigh,
think proper.
well, Mark" said James Prout, a.
soon as they had done breakfast, "wha,
ye go,n' to do to, day"
"Why." returned Mark, .'"I thought |
should take walk down the river this
morning, and thcn come home aud 60 t.
work"
What cried Tom Wilson, in sur.
prise "Work on Lection Day! Didn',
the old man give you suy money!
Yes
Aud aren't you goin' to spend IL"
Not now" replied Mark. ats the
first money he has given me-the drs,
have earned at my trsde--and I'll keep
i, for some good purpose.
"Pooh. Wha. dye mean by that p
asked James. you're goin' to com
mcnce early to be miser."
"No, no-not that, James. l do no,
mean to save this for the mere gra,ifca
,ion of having money, but for the pur'
pose Of having something on hand in case
| may need it. 10 fact, Jim, you and |,
both Of US, hope to be men one Of these
days, and VIC may want to 60 into busi
ness, aud have good home Of our own
and We must have money to do this with.
Now we have got to le-in TO save a,
some time, know of no place so good to
begin as a. the very beginning of the
"pportunity.'
That's all very we'll TO talk, bu. i,
won't go down" said Thomas. Come -
we'll go TO the tavern, and see what's up
there, aud then go over to the oowling-sa
loon. Wen have a good time. Come
NO" returned Mark. II have no
d. sire to 81 to either Of the places for
am sure i, will do me no good, aud |
should take no pleasure"
The other apprentices both laughed,
and Jane. told him he ought to have
been a minister instead of carpent r
"A carpenter hit to be = good, up,
right, yir,uous man, aud a. far as man.
hood is o rcerncd, minister can be nc
more" said Mark, rather prom,ly.
The boys laughed again, but rot so
forcibly this time, and then went away.
Now it SO happened that this converse.
tien, had taken pace in the sink room,
aud a, Mrs Hammond was in the adjoin.
in. pantry a, work washing thc breakfas,
dishes. she overheard the whole of il,
and it WIS perfccly natural that she should
20 and tell her husband Of it.
In the meantime Mark walked away
down by the river, where the spring dow.
crs gr' v in wild luxurssnce, aud here he
sat down by the waters edge, aud reaec
cd upon the occurrences OF the morning
He threw chip into the river, and IS he
saw it sail away. lesson was suggested
to his mind How like human was
that tiny chip, aud how like human life
the water. The current was fortune, and
i, mus, bear man down to the great ocean
if he once gives up to tho tide. Was
it we'll to 90 to the ocean? 1t not, don,
venture upon the river. Ii it would b.
well, then take the current, and sail away
Mark was perfectly satisfied with the
conrsc he had pursued, and BY and-by he
arose from his seat, aud tucked lot o1
the sweet flowers that grew about him
which he made into two boquets, and
then went home One of the boquets ht
gave Mrs Hammond, and the other t.
Csddy. Caddy gave him kiss, and h.
thought that his mistress regarded hin
with more tenderness thaa usual. With
a light. happy heart he went to the shop
where he found his master.
"Whn.--as work to day ?" asked Mr.
Hammond.
"Yes sir" replied Mark. ~ woulc
rather work here then spend my time do
ing o,hi,g."
"Well, WE'LL" rejoined the carpenter
with look and tone of qualification, %,
am glad you feel so, for have work
wan. done, and for what you do to-day
will pay you. / wan, the rails got ou
for the doors Of Mr.. Richardson's house
II / give you the dimensions, do yo'
thick you could saw them ou. and plane
themy'
Mark said he would like to try, and h
was allowed to do so and by the middl
Of the afternoon he had them all done
and rad earned dollar. Mr.. Hammon
complimented him very highly upon tn
manner in Which the work Was done, an
! told him that ho should soon have an or