New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-02-22
ing himself up and glancing down at

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his stock-in trade with conscious pride
And how are you getting aloug?'
asked Harry, partly from real intere 81
and partly from indolent curiosity. Oh
nicely! We don't need to ask help
from any one now. get a good many
jobs of shoveling snow, splitting wood,
and such Things, in the mornings, and
all day I sell apples. 1t isn't such a
bad business either continued Bill,
with the American aptitude for COM
mercial terms. -...rso..s.,. ......,l
Butts it not very hard workp h.
Hard work! Yes to be sure. but do
not miud that. I keep looking ahead,
and that makes it easy. 7 mean to
make man yet, Harry said the boy,
who never dreamed Of adding a Mas
ter to the name of the playfellow, who
had coas,ed down hill with him many a
time. There's only one thing that
troubles me, and that is, how I'm ever
going to get the time for studying. If
l only had your leisure, now,'' "&1 F.
1T is study that makes fellow,
said Bill, pushing back his cap rehec-
lively. III had clothes decent, would
start for one of the ward schools straight
enough, and manage anyhow for time,
l might sit up late nights, you know,
and work hard. However, mother says
she guesses if we lay up every cent she
can save enough in two or three months
to get something tolerably nice to wear
Harry thought of the handsome calf
skin shoes he had scorned that morning
'Well,' said Bill, shoulderiug his bas-
ket again, Il mustn't stay talking, Or I
hall uever get ahead in the world
Goodbye, Harry'
Good bye, Bill, and good luck to you
said Harry, as the big basket and the
patched jacket dispatched to the tune
of the clamping boots, in which Bills
feet seemed nearly to lose themselves
at every step.
Harry sat thinking for some time, turn
ing round and round the apple he had
purchased from the young pedlar. He
looked very serious. Bills visit had
somehow opened his eyes to q good
many matters. ., .yu.-n.5 r3a
Father he said at leugth, II be-
lieve will 60 around to school, after
all, this morning" ..a.
"What, 80 late?7
Never too late for good thing!'
said Harry, laughing and rsddening.-
i guess you were right about the lazi-
ness after all, father
Harry went to school, in spite Of the
actual cold weather, the imaginary head
ache, and the real'disinclination for exer-
ton, and when he came home he did
not grunble once the whole evening,
greatly to the surprise and wonder
ment of his mother and the girls
For Bills simple story had taught
Harry lesson that gave strength and
coloring to his whole future life.
A MOTHERS GxAvE.-Earth has
some sacred spots where We feel like
loosening the shoes from our feet, aud
treading with holy reverence; where
common words Of pleasure are uniting,
places where friendships hands have
fingered in each others where VOWS
have been plighted, prayers offered,
and tears Of parting shed. @. how the
thoug hts hover around such places and
travel back through imneasured space
to visit them. But of all the spots on
the green earth, none is SO sacred as
that where rests, waiting the resurrec-
ton, those we once chcris he'd and
loved. Hence, in all ages the better
portion Of mankind have chosen the
loved spots for the burial OF their dead,
and in those spots they have loved to
wander at eyentide to mediate and to
weep. But among all the charnel
houses Of their dead, If there is one
spot moro sacred than all the rest, it
is a mothers grave. There sleeps the
mother of our infancy-the guide ofour