The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-02-16


"You've laid by something, suppose, for
/ rainy day p pursued the stranger.
cay, thousands upon thousands Of dollars,
SIR" cried Jareb, giving his awl furious
punch.
! !" What so much as thats"
cha I'd like to show 'em to ye, sir, only
they might have dirty faces. Seven OF the
best natured children ye ever saw, sir, and
stout aud ragged too"
"Ah? ment to ask You if you had not
managed to lay by little money, my good
man. You seem steady and industrious"
.Money r. repeated Jareb. with comicai
leer. :" Does a man lay by money when ne
is building himself houses and gardens? No
sir. Nor does man lay by money when he
makes half crown a day, and rears seven
Them little 'uns will take care
Of me when am old, never fear. No, No
"Money Of gold, in boarded store
have none Of it'll have none;
live and brealhe--I DO no more
To-day its a curse, tomorrow bone,
Fol-de-rol-lol-de-ido,
And I'm the happiest man alive
Folde-rol-lol-de-lido."
"Then you live contented on your scanty
store !" said the old man, regarding the cob
Ter rather enviously.
"Just as contented as the day is long. sir.
And why shouldn't ! won't starve while
there's a crust of bread 10 the house, or a rip
ped shoe in the village. should like money
if | could have it, but wouldn't pass one day
and night of discomfort for all the money in
the world"
"And il you had money what would you
do with its"
For the first time Jareb looked sober
His awl was stopped in the puncture it had
made, and his eye rested vacantly upon the
foor. When he spoke, all his lightness of
manner was gone, aud his voice was tremu-
lous.
"Well I'll tell ye." he said, while the
twitchipg Of the neither lip told that he felt
deeply. +" can't help thinkin' that my little
ones arn't coming upas some folks little ones
are. They are good and honest, and happy ;
but il they could have chance to get lee.
tie more learnn' than their poor old fathers
got, shouldn't mind. | can't help thinking
as how's there might be bright mind OF two
amongst them. that might make doctor,
lawyer, or may be q minister. But never
mind-thcy're in Gods hands. don't com.
plain. Complaint repeated Jareb, hurst
ing his awl through, and pulling 1t out-''Why
should II How many rich father would
give all he's worth If his children could only
be different from what they ares Sickly and
weakly, may be, or perhaps bad and wicked
Iii!
"There's no such word as complain,
For by it We nothing can gain.
Save trouble and all mental pain,
With fu-Je-ro-de-Ji-do!
"No, no, sir. I've got enough, and that's
morn everybody's got"
| The boot was finished; and the old mar
took out golden guinea.
"rye no change for such piece, sir," SAT-
Jareb.
al don't want any change. Take il all
4 shilling IS to pay you for mending my boot
and the rest is for your wife and children
to pay them for the loss Of their walk. Come
don't disappoint me-"
Jareb took the coin, though his thank
fulness was deep, its expression was simpl
and polite.
The old man put on his bout and went away
The wife came in and Jareb showed his tfea
sure. They were as rich as mOnarchs now
They danced and sang, and then each calle'
the other fool.
However, after this they went and tool
i their walk-;hey and their children. Th
oldest child was only twelve years, and ih
Youngest was two. Tommy and Johnn..
were twins. They were a jolly lookini
family.
When Jareb returned and entered his shoT
the FIRST thing he saw was green silk purse
lie picked Il up and found il full Of gold
Quick as though be put on his hat again an
ran from the shop. lie reached the hot'
but the stage had gone, and the old gentle
man had gone in il. So the cobbler return
ed TO his cot, and there sat down with th
purse in his hand.
What shall we do with il: :" he said, IN
easily.
The wife pondered long time and fnall
replied -,
LETS take il down ii the cellar and hid
III. Then we shan't be robbed Of il, nor "
shan't loose it and when he comes we sha
have il for him."
:" But surprising he never comes, liePpy.
Then we will leave il for our children an
they may use it.
dlIeppy, my delight, you are right"
SO they went down into their narrow Gel
lar, and having looked all around they final
IL removed stone from the wall, put q
purse in--hasing first rolled II up in man
thicknesses Of stout brown paper-and the
put the stone back as il was before. On III
following day the cObbler watched the stag,
and when it came he went to see i the 81
gentleman had come back. This be d.
/ every day for two months, and no old ma
came.
AT the end Of that time, Jareb was take
sick. lie was very, very sick, and ior Ion
time the doctor despaired Of his life. Jare
was very poor. too. Many night the chi
! dren went supperlCss 70 bed.