The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-04-27
Stories For boys and Girls.

There was good little boy, and his nam
was Johnny. He was a poor boy, bu
once he saw dollar lying ia his mother
workbox, and he picked it up and put it i,
his pocket, as-he was afraid she might los
it or waste it in buying something to eat
and went and set himself up in the boot
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working boy, and went on the good prnci
pie ofnev,r stealing anything he could no,
carry OIL. lie saved his money, as gooe
little boys ought to do, and when he was
sent TO the Prnitentiary for taking a coat
ne had great deal of money laid away
safe. All little boys should initiate the ex.
ample OF Johnny, so that when they come
out Of thePenitentiary they can have some.
thing to 60 on.
There was another good little boy named
Timothy. He had been told that penny
saved was two pennies earned, and he al.
ways remembered it, and saved up all his
pennies. Once vagabond old woman
asked hi'n to give her penny, just because
she happened to be poor and starving but
little Timothy had been taught better, and
Ee sad, In winning way:
mo you don't, old girl. 4 penny saved
Is two pennies earned, and it is better to
make Two coppers out of you than 10 throw
away one"
Timothy Is now a very successful Gov.
eminent contractor, and has chartered to
MS use great many vessels, belonging to
other people, which could not be used for
anyother purposes. If he can keep out of
PRISON, he is sure of makinga large fortune
very soon. ...,.... =.
There was ano Their little boy, named i,
Harry, who lived in Cincinnati. Cipcin.
matt is large city, and the streets are very
slippery, because there is so much 1--we lard |
running over them. Harry always had a
great and good idea Of doing well in the
world, and becoming rich, and, consequent.
iy, respectable. So, when he was sixteen
years old, he borrowed dollar, and com
menctd business at Fair ground, with a
jag OF whisky and tin cup. When this
was sold out, he bought some more, and
80 went on increasing his stock and his
money, until he was able to buy out cor.
ner grocery. He is now a very rich man,
and owns several large dis,ilrries which
are manufacturing great quantity of bald
lace wh'sky, and bringing happiness and
comfort, and wealth, to great many poor
families that are fond of whisky. When
the man who had loaned him the dollar
asked him to pay it back, because the man
was poor, Harry very properly told him to
do as he had done, to borrow dollar Of il
some other man, and commence business 5
Ike Harry had but as for paying him the
dollar, he should do 10 such thing. as he
made it rule to save all he got The man
thanked Harry for this valuable advice,
and is now one of the most promising in.
mates of the Ohio Penisen.iary.
There was little girl, named Sarah
Ann. who was poor girl when she com
nenced business, and had nothing except
what she could steal from the woman
for whom she worked. But she was very
and saved all she got, and she s m
now owns a large millinery establishment
n New York city, where she employs
great many girls, and she has made for
une by the vast deal of work she has got
'ut OF them. She is very good to the girls,
or she remembers that she herself was once
'oor; so she lets them work sixteen hours
lay, and sometimes gives them something
o eat: When they die, she buries the,.
hcaply, but decently. :