St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-21

/ t'Soi houSc. IL give you
the dimensions, do you think you could
saw them ont and plane them 2"
Mark said he would like to try, and
he was allowed to do so and by the
middle of the afternoon he had them
all done, and had earned dollar. Mr..
Hammond complimented him very
highly upon the manner in which the
work was done, and told him that he
should soon have an opportunity to
earn something for himself.
After an early supper, Caddy came
running out into the yard, and asked
Mark if he would not like to go and
ride.
Papa says he would like to have
you go. There are two seats in the
carriage, you know, and papa and
mamma can have one and you and
can have the other
At first the boy hesitated but when
he understood that it was his masters
wish that he should go, he assented
The carriage was a very easy one, and
it was very pleasant to ride by Cad
dy's side. They rode through beau
tiful wood, and around through fine
village which Mark had never before
seen, and got home about nine O'clock
Well" said Mr.. Hammond, as Mark
started for his chamber, "don't you
think you feel as good as you would
if you had gone off and spent your
money and your time for triiling amuse-
ment ?"
"O-I feel a great deal better, sir
replied the boy.
IL am glad it is so,' added his mas.
ter And there the conversation end
ed
When the three apprentices had
been with their employer year, he
told them that, when his work was so
that it could be done, they might have
their stents set for them and he would
pay them for all the overwork they
could do. They were very much
pleased with this, and for some time
they were each able to earn from one
to two dollars n week
"What do you do with your money,
Mark ?" asked James Prout, as the
three apprentices came ont from sup.
per together one evening.
| am laying it up" was the an
swer.
"You never spend cent with u.s.
said Thomas Wilson.
Because | have no occasion TO
spend any, replied Mark.
But you'd enjoy good time as
well as any of us, if you'd only think
so."
Il do enjoy good times"
How, I'd like to know"
Why-in hoping that | may be a
man one of these days, and be able to
do some good in the world"
Observation-Disclosures i" cried
James, What a pattern you'll make
if you grow up
(" He'll make pattern that you'll
live to wish you had copied" said a
voice from the wood-shed, but the boys
did not hear it,
Come" added Tom, "go down to
the saloon with us, and let's have a
game of ten-pins. What's the use OF
being so mean with your money!"
| am not mean with it," replied
Mark, rather warmly, for it was not
the first time they had made the fling
at him. Tell me when you have
spent penny that was not for your
own amusement. When have you
laid out a siugle copper for the good
of anybody but yourselves ? Tell me
that
Well,' returned James, after con,
siderable hesitation, for the question
was knock-down blow to him, we
do spend it for our amusement, and
that's more than you can say"
No, no." rcjoined Mark ; II can
say just that, though | might better
use the word happiness than aEuse-
ment If thought should find more
happiness in some other course, l
should most certainly pursue it. l
would not ask you to spend penny
for my pleasure, nor would urge you
to do anything which | did not think
was for your good. You have asked
me to go with you to the saloon now
l ask you to go with me to the shop.
| am going to earn half-a-doltar to-
night"
Tom and Jim laughed at him, and
then went off, while he went to the
shop aud rolled up his sleeves, and set
about his work. ..............
Mr. Hammond went into the house
and told his wife what he had heard
and then he remarked
Il am going to give that boy one
final trial, and if he proves true in
that. he shall have all the care and
confidence could give to son.
He put on his hat and went out, and
when he stopped it was before a small,
mean hut at the outskirts of the vii
lage, in which lived an old woman
named Polly Brun. Mr.. Hammond
opened the door and went in and found
Polly sitting by her little shcet-iron
stove, sleeping some herb-tea.
"Ah, Polly, how d'you do? 2" said
the visitor.
"God bless We, Mr.. Hammond, Pm
les so as | was when l seed We last"
"Then you're no worse" added the
carpenter, taking a seat upon the old
chest.
No, sir,o replied the old woman.
While God gives me such noble,
generous friends as yon are, can't
get much worse and live. Heaven
knows what poor Polly would a done
the long winter that's passed if it
hadn't been for you, SIR
I'm glad you are grateful, Polly,
for that's part of the reward | get
for doing such things. But | have
come on business now. just listen
to me have three apprehension
know them -
Yes, sir-I have seen them often"
Well want to try them. They
all know you, and they know that you
are poor and worthy. They know
that you have suffered great mistor
tunes, and that you are fit object OF