St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-21
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charity. Now, will you contrive it
Tor me ! "lli you try them on the
first opportunity, and let me know the
result "
Polly promised that she would, and
MIR. Hammond took his leave
n few days after this Polly Brun
met james Prout and Thomas Wilson
in the street They had done work,
ana were on their way to find amuse
ment for the evening. She stopped
them, and begged for charity. She
told her suforings and her wants, and
SAID that any sum, no matter how
small, would help her.
lou must go to somebody that's
got more money than we have said
James.
But few pence urged the wo-
man.
We haven't got it 10 spare, So
don't trouble us"
Even the money which ye paid
ior them cigars ye're smokin' would
help me more than ye can imagine"
pursued Polly.
And 1T will help us, too retorted
lom and then, with q laugh, he
! pulled his companion away, and they
went oil.
Shortly afterwards Polly met Mark
Roland on his way to the shop. She
stopped him, as she had done the 9th
ers, and told him the same story Of
suffering and want.
Really, ma'am," returned the youth
L haven't got much money, but /
should like to help you. | know you
are poor and need help. Would at
dollar hel Up yon!"
The Lo.d bless ye, | couldn't have
asked so much from you, my dear lad"
" Then you shall have dollar,'
SAID Mark, happily. just you wait
here q minute"
" lie ran to the house, and when ha
returned he had two silver half-dollars
Ia his hand, which he gave to her, re-
marking, as he di So
/ "lf should die, as all your clril.
dren have died, and my mother should
become poor and helpless, | should
hope that she might find friends"
" She would, she would" cried tho
Old woman, moved to tears by the
boys words. God won't suffer the
mother of such a son to be forsaken.H
Mark felt new kind Of happiness
as hc went at work that evening, and
as he reflected upon the event which
had transpired, he felt that he had
done right, and that his mother would
be happy if she knew it.
And while Mark was at work, Polly
went into the carpenters house and
told her story. Mr. Hammond listened
to her till she had finished, and then
he said
The boy is true, as | had hoped
he would be. can truly say" He
has been tried, and is not found want
ing
When Mark went to live with Mr..
Hammond he was fourteen years old
During the first year he had earned
but little, but on the second year he
laid mp sevcnty-tiyc dollars from the
proceeds Of his ovcr-work. After this
he Jared better. Mr. H. showed him
no undue parti&Gty, though the other
|. two apprentices thought lie did. They
t were conversing upon the subject i'll
the shop ore noon, when Mr.. Ham.
mond happened to come in just us 4
plain remark dropped from the lips
of James Prout.
What's that, boys ?" asked tho
carpenter. "Do you say that AIN
! partial to Mark Roland -
The two apprentices were confused.
and seemed 10th TO speak their opin-
ions but Their employer pressed them,
ana uhal'y James answered.
You give nm better work than
you 90 us, SIT.
W nat do you mean by that Z" dc.
manGed Ar; Hammond.
why he works on better work,
ana when he gets oyerwook he can
make more repiied James,
LOOK ye, boys am glad know
now you leei' Tor 1 can now set you
r'ght; Answer me this : Have de-
noteu one moment more time or attei1'
t,ch 10 Marx IIah nave to- You Now
'hlhk carei"iiy-iook over the time
-'
ana tneh answer me.
NO. sir, SAD James, i don't
NHoW 's you nave
:. U Uoh you Aiioi' 'A"I Aars 4's
@ res' SIT.
i.'en l's'9n iuttner l want Two
iiice iouI-panei doors mace ,or tAe new
sto,c. WIN give you tile dimensions,
anu you iicy ger OUT u'e STUN ana
llahe "'ii Nn'Si tnGin' ana "iieh t,iey
are zone you snail nave your pay
But, stammercd James, we
cant make door"
Why not 7!
We never learned
Who taught Mark to make it!"
don't know, Sir"
Yes, you do know" said Mr.. Ham.
mond, sternIy. You know that he