Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-10-20
POLI'TEyEsS PAYS.

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"Seems to me you treat that ragged
little brat with more politeness than /
should said rough-looking man to
young shop-keeper, who had just done
up three cents worth Of sugar very
neatly, in brown paper, and tied it
carefully. m sq.ss.,. II. ..s-,.s..
The boy in question had presented a
marked physiognomy So Fran under his
rimless hat projected a, wide, full brow,
deep, sparkling ey and features full
OF energy and resolution. His face and
hands were scrupulously clean, but his
clothes we're poor and patched, though
not as ths man had insinuated, ragged,
his mother was ~ woman possessing
much force Of character--a hard-work-
ing woman, who had been reared to ap-
parcntly better circumstances than that
now surrounded her, for she was the
wife Of a drunkard. S a, 4.
The grocer was busy, and he evil
IDENTITY had not heard what was said, 50
the rough-looking man remarke ID again:
Il say, Wyman, you, are a queer
How queer, Grosss'' asked the
grocer. throwing scoop oftea into the
scales ,T u.
why you treat all the beggars
about here with as much consideration
when they come with their pennies, as
# they bought by the wholesale. z
a"And why shouldn't | !" said the gro
Ger. looking up with his honest eyes
wide open and clear. s.a ka,,s5,. I
20, | don't know; it's queer, that's
all; you're the only man that does it,
reckon, IN these parts. s. ggs,xsgf s
| "Well. I'll tell iyou,''' said Wymap,
deliberately iunwinding the spool Of cord
and twisting the string about a.package
IN his hand: 1.-THE factis, i'll WASH I nat
urally tender toward the. children, IA
should treat them as / do from motives
ofpolicy.s You see I'm hut q young
man, and these 'brats' as YOU call them,
are growing fast. Many of them, oil
little worth as they seenFnew,I will be-
come men ofbusiness, Nov, / want to
retain their custom;'lI he said laughing
ingly: their pennies 10 the course Of
few years will turn into pounds; their
three cents' worth of suganlwill change
into orders blythe barrel. III shall have
many q good customer among the
'brats -; besides, / have always found
that politeness pays well.'n'a sisl,ai
Something in thai, 81 calculated the
Goa rse man thrusting his hands Into hi.
pockets, something in that; but | ney
|er looked atl il 10 that light before .'',f
The boy.fthat bought the Sugar
continued theg grocergss'is one Of: 40 on
binary mind, if | am not mistaken Il
hls father was dead, Rdtake him wit
mo into the Store and make j. man
Thought reckon natSre win do Der.
Ter Tor him than / could; :! and the, "a,
seeing groecr smilingly handed q cent
worth Of pies tota little timid child who's
top curl jDst~eachsd To- Abe counter..s
Time verified ahe predictions .ofs NJ,
nan the grocer. There want I.
N the place where no much small cha.
was spent = IN bis: for the. childre.
loved to 20 whore they were not affaii.
oi,arongh saetions or rude spesches
they fsk themselves safe while maxim.
their iit'lsl purchasess they saw IA !.
tnear rights were rsspcctsd u and i
Won known that on suchlfrit1ine salle,
much pro6taccrues iaithos d crresafs a4ss.
~ pleasant face IL forsys yasrs j -
greeted every where. Evsry bodYspaf
!, IN ymAns Il ~ strange toiSk
ne trensfsrnx fion thar took PLACES e 's
gradtIallt ,iha iittlesdirty1fa iuyEn
TO- 8 lshct Ar INTO arkward youths learn.
W. trade, and then ID. "a besfeeuuc
Ea0'e business men. Wyman enlarred