The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-05-19
THE CARPENTERS APPRENTICES.
A story for Young People.
BY sYLyANUs c B8. JR

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all lashcd up ready for travel.
MARX. spoke the widow, you are tn
only child | have in the worI-the only BE-
ing l have lett to whom my hopeful love cal
cling"
The boy drew more closely to his mother
but did not speak tie hid hi, face, that sh,
might not see the tears thar came 10 his ewes
Thus far, my son. the widow resumed
keeping down her own tears, Il have done
for you the best | eoulI have taught YOU
what thought was right and have been more
than repaid by your loving kindness toward,
me. but now you are going to leave me. L
i, perhaps, hard for Us to part. but it is for
the best good. on must begin to prepare
for the business OF life, aud work out your
own support, since the means of supporting US
both are not within my reach. Before | bound
You 10 Mr.. III almond | assured myself that
he was excellent man-a man upright,
kind hearted, aud strictly moral So You
viii not fail to find a good example in your
master. Now, Mark, have one very i'm
portant question to ask you. Do YOU know
what kind Of man you wish to De when Won
grow up?'
Yes, mother the boy replied
And what kind is IL"
"A good man
"Ani yoI wopld BE- respected, and below
ed, and honored by all who know vou?" add
ed the mother
"Ges-yes."
"Tnen, my child. let this BE- the rule of
your ife untl that time. Ii YOU are ever
tempted to take step not in the ordinary
course OF your duty. ston and ask Yourself
this simple question VIZ Il ApLp make M,
aotat aofsh 10 be2 And then YOU may ask
Wo Ill my mother advise ms to 10 it? [
WDuI fap h&
still there IS proper care u b. exercised
over whatever sums of money may come ia,o
your possession. Remember taat there are
two kinds of ples,ure--there IS pleasure
which fades away with the ex :isen4nt which
produces 1t; and there IS a pleasure which
c"nduceS to our lasting good. "A / thus re-
mains with Us beyond the mere hour of is
bi'th. d. you understand M, my s,nl"
"Ge>. mother
''Tnen Shall not fear for my boy
In little while the stage rolled up and
stopped before the door, and the stout driver
put on the trunk and bound it ia its PLACE
Mark Roland kissed his mother, received her
blessing. heard one short prayer from her
lips. and then hurried into the stage, aud hid
his face away in his hands. Late in the At
ternoon e reached large village. aud was
set down at the door OF a fine house. He
wondered if he was to live in such dwellir.s.
It was larger and handsomer than any house
IN the town whence he had come, and he was
beginning 10 fear that he should never feel a,
home IN such place, when his ineditations
were cut short BY the appearance Of a middle
aged man, who had Just come out upon the
PIAZZA, and who asked ii this was " trk Ro
land
Mark recognized Mr. Hammond, As he had
seen him a. his mothers house once, and he
rephe that he was the boy His trunk was
carried into the house and he was then con
ductec into the dinin groom, where the family
were Just ready TO sit down to supper H
was Introduced to Mrs. Hammond aud to the
large children, and also to two other apprea-
tees. who were about his own age. lie could
eat but llttle, so he had more time 10 Iook
about him, aud observe the couatenances Of (,
those with whom he was to live He liked
the looks Of Mrs Hun non1. an he felt sure
that she must be kind and affectionate. And
then there was little gi,l, whom the hostess
called Caddy, but whose real name he after
wards found to be Caroline, that ha ,hought
he should like very much. She was Younger
than he was, and grest deal smaller. bu; She /
looked good and kind and pleasant, aud he
wondered If She would ever learn 10 love him
as has own sweet sister loved him before she
died.
lie cast many fugitive glsnces at Mr.. Ham
mond, but he could not tell ex4ctIv what TO
make Of him. Th4 man had very sober
look, and at times seemed to be stern but vet.
there was nothing unpleasant in his look. an
when he spoke, his voice was very kind and
cou>iderate in its tones.
When it came bed time. Mark found thai
he was to Sleep 10 room with the other two
apprentices Their names were Jtnes Prout
and Thomas Wilson. They seemed to bs
good natured boys, and our hero thought he +.
should Ike them very we'll Bat lie coalI i
not ak much that night. for he thought OF his
motheI--he had never been awav from hera
night before, an! he coul3 think OF nothing
else Before he slept. however. he remem
bered all the instructions he had received.
and be pied sed himself that h would live %
to ihen--he woalI be good man if he
lived
Mr. Hamm shop was verv large one
and quite number OF hand, worked in il
Tie wss the oaly house carpenter Of any en-
SEQ aence IN the place. and he had A. much !
business as he could attend TO- Mark soon
learned how g use the common tools, and at
the en3 of : week he hal the ~sti~ftc.i,a of
caring his master praise him fo- his ap3,lrq-
ION aud good behavior As soon as he %;
over his homesickneSs lie cane vary ha,,r
in his new home Mrs Hammond tres.ad /,
aim as though Re were child OF her osn.
'ad Caddy was not long in loving hin. ss h. :
bad hoped she would. He lii not then raj
q how much o. this wa owing to his own
geatlenssS and faithfs1ness. thaarh he di5
no. kno~ that he had resolved from the =, !,
g be sil that iAishiul by sh,ald BE-. !;
AZ length there came h,ljlay Tarr.
VAS nothing IN psr'ieulsr going oo in sh.r 4.
rilsge, but then il was holiday, AMI the An u
oreaticss were sll1s~d 70 have i 10 them
selves tosPend as they pleased aad their en- w
'ioyer gave them hsifa d9llar each 10 ,sa A. v
hey might thiak proper.
We'll Marx, sid Jsnas Pr5ut, AZ soon h
IS they had done breskfsst. what re -ofa' P