The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-07-16
SEI.F.REt.iANCE.


said u little boy Of ten summers. TO a
tern faced merchant who WAS bu-ily ex
an.i,.inr we'll filed lc,!gcr. in retail es-
tabIiehment in the village Of T.
lie was small boy for his age, end
.oukcd more ike rambling over field j
w"od IN b"yish pursuits THAI fu flirg the
.apacity of clerk lie was habitc il
clothes that be-pake him acquainted with
some OF rurerty's prlvatlous--but they
we're scrupnlously clean. and bore the
Impress O. kind nothers solicitors care
IN the neatly nenied rents aud thread
barrne-s The straightforward manner
ID which he Intercepted the merchant,
showed him possessed Of perseverance
and courage.
The merchant finished the eutry he
vas making, aud turned with a refusal on
his lips; but seeing the pleading look
upon the applicants face, his curiosity
| Was aroused TO know the cause OF this
unex pected request for cmployaen: III one
80 ehildIike in appearance.
WAS it you who inquired for work! p
he commenced.
"Yes, sir, if YOU please 7" was the
prompt reply-and the little fellow look
Cd wisIfully in the merchants face for a
confirmation Of the hope that syeiled in
! his little bosom.
Ills honest manners prepossessed the
! man Of business in his favor, who con
tinued his questions.
"Why do ycu seek labor SO young, my
lsd!'
Because, sir, it would relieve my
mother, and"--dre piping his eyes to the
earn money myself
| l; was a simple answer and went d.
rectly to the merchants heart; for it re
called TO his mind period when he, as
! helpless and dependant az the applicant
before him. solicited work aud was sup.
piled by a benevolent merchant, who,
when his industry aud honesty sanction
ed il, gave him an interest III lis bust
/ hess.
lis your father liying'" inquired the
! merchant.
4 tear spranc from its fouotain. and
coursed slowly down the little fellows
check. "a lie answered, n low voice:
No, sir; he died Two months ago !"
Another chord was made IL yibrate IN
I the merchants heart, for bis father had
died when he was young, aud instantly
/ his last dyin. counsel flushed before him,
as If he bchelI it on a printed page.
| lie unused a moment
"What was your fathers name, my
boy
/ Thomas Melville, strand niue is
Willie :"
What labor do you think you can
engage in? like your appearance, and
If ypu cln be Of any service, will will
inrl, employ YOU
II can 90 on errands, sir, and carry
packages for the customers.
Well, that Will do. Come carly on
Monday morning, and ! vii! fnd work
for you =
A glad 'ihank you. sir escaped the
joyful little fellow, aH he sprang away to
convey to his toiins mother bis budget
Of good news.
The heartily uttered words sen. an adj
ditional thrill of pleasure &c bis benefac-
tors heart for those words sounded
nv like the same he had given utter
ancr to years gone by.
Bright and early Monday morning,
Willie Melville rrparrd TO his post aud
WIS immediately set to work by the he I'd
clerk Of the establishment; aud. before
nany weeks had eircled away. he was the
general favo.i 'e ofall the employees con
ncetcd with the firm
Years sped Onward. aud many Of them
witnessed the mercantile success of VII.
liam Melville. Ills benefactor, after
raising him TO the position Of junior part
ner, remained with him a few years; and
then, satisfied with the wealth his bust
ness had procured him, retired from ife's
great bustles. after selling to young Nell.
Vile his interest in the concern, On ad-
vantsgeous terms, who continued to amass