Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-19
Gslflng Rltn:..storr for BOYS.

worn and poor, Harry Eldon thought, as
he louDged wbistliDg over his father
gate The breakfast bell rang Harry
Jumped off the gate, and turning Found
stuck his hands determine5lg in bis peck
cts, saying to himself as he went up The
walk, "f'll be rich when I'm a man.
When mzaixty years odd wont be a
carpenter, and work BY days labor, as
Mr.. Avery does ] don,tbelieve be went
TO work right when he was boy" Mr.
3 Eldonrwss dttipg on the piazza yah his
paper, and heard Harry's speech, but
said nothing to him about ii, as be arose
and walked into breakfast with bis son.
Harry was deep in speculation on his
way to school. Could his thoughts have
been put into words, they would have run
something like this; II have got ten
cents in my pocket Ed Smith will sell
me his cart for that | know, and have.
new wheel that wilt &c on in the place
Of the one that is on it, and can paint IL
up with the paint father gave me the
other day, and after il ia,donesit will be
worth twenty-five cents John Wood
wants cart, for he told me so awhile
ago, and guess be II buy It Of me. There
is one step towards rich" The school
door was reached and tbs session com
menced At recess time Harry rushed
out full OF bis new plan to find Ed. Smith.
Ali At once he observed George K
little friend Of bis, sitting on the side
walk, digging his fingers into wide
crack, and at the same time crying Bit
terly. ,-.a- ..s 90
"What's up, George p Vi eAt8ts
"Oh, Harryp and the litlle fellows
grief burst out hfresh, i've lost my new
glass alleys-two Of them-down this
hole, and ] cant get them out again, and
father says that be won't bny me. any
more, for I've lost so many before these.
"Pll see II caa't get EN- out for you,
aud Harry kBell down on the sidewalk
In vain he pat his eye TO tho creyice
and peered within il. In vain he poked
about it with sick He soon found
outthat there J~Ashouse OF trying longer.
The alleys we're irrevocable gone
"Oh, Harry try just once more,
George pleaded. II do want them so
badly" OLE = f5Ntt
Harry knew that it was no use to do
"How much did your alleys cost,
George2" Harry hardly knew what made
him ask the question. sl
Ten cents. They were such big
ones. ufu#N D
Harry Bit his lip hard. He was q
Christian. He remembered .sven Christ
pleased not himself"
well George, you may 90 and buy
some more apd be pulled the bit of gree q
paper out Of his pocket and gave it to
him. George was asiouuded He stop
ped crying from sheer amazement that
any boy would give him ten cents to
buy two new alleys with. While he was
knew what 10 do with himself for the re-
mainder ofthe recess. He did not care to
hunt up Ed. Smith, for he had no more
money wherewith to initiate his schemes
to trade Finally he joined a group Of
bAllplAyers, and remained with them til
the bell rang.
Noon came aud passed The after
noon session Of the school was over
Harry walked soberly home. Not tina
he'felt sorry that he had given the ter
cents 10 George. No, he was glad Of i
when be though definitely about il
at all, but he b d . troubled sort Of feel
ing, Is though he had not accomplish,
quite what he had wished that day
Mr. Eldon, zoo, had thought durin
the day Of the resolution which he ha
heard Harry express in the morning, an
resolved TO have talk with him about
stnigbL shoot
So, after tea, just as the sun was SCI
ing, he called him out to him upo
the piazza
How about getting rich, my bOyT'
what, sirf'
Come and sit down here, my son.
heard yen say this morning that 20
msnt to be rich when you were a mar
Hsve you thought anything more abou
il to day, and whatY'
Yes, sir ,ilihavs thought about it," al
swsrsd Harry, privately interrogatin
himself as to whether his father AWAY
heard everything
And have you thought how to go /
work. s..su =,
Il thought of beginning, but did nc
do it, - . -l'.5asssss - i.,~l
"Whyf' s.-..,,, ....s 49,
"You see, father, was going 10 d
this--"and Harry went on with the d
tails ofhis little plan up to the time /
saw George, X---cryiug on tb
sidswalk4-,'andt than fathsr,I thought fir
would not give it to him, but afterwar'
did.
WhvT,l4aia asis.s a
~ thought it would not be right if
did not for should have liked it vel
much if / had been in his place.
Mr.. kldon's face wore a pleased @
preston, but he made no comment.
And What were you saying abol
"onlS that 1shoald not like 20 wor
- he does when 1 am old .as
MIR; Avery sseae Of the richest men
"Why, fatherr 50 iaa bsess
'Yes, think SO, Did you never res
such a verse IS this in your Bible. al
say unto you, make to yoarselv
friends Of the msmmon of unriShteou
ness that when re fail, they may recsi,
you unto everlasting habitationsF"
ayes, sir, and I never quite kns
what il meant &ACE
DIR Avery was once a.member Of
very wealthy firm in New York.
knew him then. One time we We
walking along the street together, VII
we noticed a little crowd beginning
collect at corner Our way led
rsctly through il. When we came
we found two men in the midst Tn
faces were literally purple with P
sion. and they were fighting with
herceness that showed their purpo
were ds&alS, ~ Mrs5AseFy turned to Z
know one of these men. shall
and stop. the fight y / asked him u
for feared he might be hurt, and / s
policeman coming mp, ane thought
matter might be settled without his
references But be walked coolly NJ
the appernbst- man, and laid his b.
on his -shoHidsr.. Ny friend, won't
let Aisyman get mp and 20 away.